In this special video, 280 Group Founder and CEO, Brian Lawley, talks with Consultant/Trainer, Bill Haines, about an invaluable system he invented. MORE
But making the transition from consultant engineer to a product engineer was a revelation – I realized that working as an engineer in client services and working as a product engineer are essentially two completely different jobs, bridged only by the common use of technology. By “consultant engineer”, I mean an engineer developing software for a client (which is again different from being an independent contractor). Being a Consultant Engineer. MORE
280 Group’s Director of Products and Services, Pamela Schure is here to talk with Consultant and Trainer JF Ouellette about the end of the Product Lifecycle. MORE
In this video 280 Group CEO and Founder, Brian Lawley, is joined by Senior Consultant/Trainer, Tom Evans, who is a Product Management and Product Marketing expert.The topic is why good product positioning is so critical for your product and your messaging. MORE
Different situations in my consulting work and with … Continue reading → Team Building clarity confidence courage decisiveness strength teamworkI’ve recently had several experiences that required me to get out of my comfort zone. The subject of courage has becoming particularly important and meaningful to me in recent weeks and months. MORE
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One of the first things that they did was to hire two food safety consulting firms to assess their standards. Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. Chipotle has food safety issues that are hurting their sales Image Credit: Mike Mozart. MORE
Every few months or so, we will bring you a new interview with a featured 280 Group Consultant/Trainer who discusses a number of Product Management issues. The post Featured Product Management Consultant Interview: Phil Burton appeared first on 280 Group Product Management. MORE
Just before we started working with Teresa, a consultant from a well-known company came in to talk about agile product processes. Amy sketched out how she spent her time and then how a consultant suggested she should be spending it. MORE
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. Will it be possible to make Starbucks even more upscale? Image Credit: By Source. Doesn’t it seem as though the Starbucks coffee shops are just about everywhere by now? MORE
EST with Peter Hughes, founder and lead consultant at Ascest. March’s Box of the month is use scenarios. MORE
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. NASCAR needs to find ways to once again gain fan interest Image Credit: Joe Loong. Once upon a time (about 10 years ago) the American racing system called NASCAR was at the top of its popularity. MORE
Here’s what he writes: Some decisions are consequential and irreversible or nearly irreversible – one-way doors – and these decisions must be made methodically, carefully, slowly, with great deliberation and consultation. MORE
The post Prags Have a 40% Off Thanksgiving Sale appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. The Pragmatic Bookshelf is having its annual Black Friday sale, starting Nov 22, and running through Dec 1. All ebooks are 40% off. Yes, all of mine and everyone else’s. MORE
Nir’s Note: This guest post is written by Jeni Fisher, a London-based Googler who consults startups on applying behavioral insights to achieve business and user goals. Early on in my role as an Apps partner manager at Google Play, I was drawn towards the Self-Improvement apps space because their persuasive influence transcends screen-level interactions. Their mission is […]. The post How Apps Can Shape Your Future Self appeared first on Nir and Far. Behavioral Design In Actio MORE
280 Group CEO and Founder, Brian Lawley, is once again joined by the prominent author, consultant and trainer, Greg Cohen. MORE
Every few months or so, we will bring you a new interview with a featured 280 Group Consultant who discusses a number of Product Management issues. The post Featured Product Management Consultant: Leslie Bixel appeared first on 280 Group Product Management. Consultant Interviews MORE
Greg Cohen is the author or Agile Excellence for Product Managers, and a Lean Product Management expert, as well as a consultant/trainer for 280 Group. MORE
Greg Geracie is the President of Actuation Consulting , a global provider of product management training, consulting, and advisory services to some of the world’s most well-known organizations. Contributed by Greg Geracie. MORE
The post Feedback and Feedforward for Continuous Improvement Posted appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. I’m a monthly contributor to the Gurock blog. MORE
Therein lies the opportunity for a product management consultant. Consulting on a part-time and freelance basis may be a viable option for you, depending on where you are in your career. marketing acumen to promote the nascent consulting business. MORE
Instead, I believe in the power of deploying (product) skills in whichever domain is necessary and staying close to some core values … Continue reading "The biggest difference between product and consulting work". The post The biggest difference between product and consulting work appeared first on Tim Herbig. MORE
For this topic we have brought in one of 280 Group’s senior consultant and trainers, Bill Haines. In this new video and blog post we discuss something that is exceedingly important in the product world: messaging. MORE
Actuation Consulting has been conducting research on what separates high performance product teams from the pack. In a second post, which will be published on Actuation Consulting’s website, I will take a closer look at what executives can do to help their product teams be successful. MORE
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. Amazon rolled out a product that went away very quickly, who screwed up? Image Credit: Canonicalized. Let’s face it, Amazon is a very big company that has done a lot of things correctly. MORE
For this video, 280 Group CEO and Founder, Brian Lawley, talks with Bill Haines, who is not only a Product Management Consultant and Trainer, but an expert in positioning, messaging, and influencing people. MORE
Her consulting work, personal life events and her business partner emphasized that the lessons as “Ms. MORE
EBG Consulting. She is founder and principal of EBG Consulting , which helps organizations adapt how they collaborate to improve business outcomes. Contributed by Ellen Gottesdiener and Jeff Sutherland. Deliver Value Sooner. Backlog refinement prepares your backlog for development. MORE
Do regular research, attend trade shows and conferences, and consult journals, magazines, and user forums, for example. Increase Your Referent Power. Your first power source is your ability to influence others based on your personality and interpersonal skills. MORE
She owns Facilitated Change, an independent consulting firm in Harrisville, NH. An Agile Product Open meetup recap. By Lisa Sieverts – The BPMA sponsors many different groups that provide practical educational and workshop type events. MORE
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills™. Home Depot product managers are not giving up in the fight against Amazon Image Credit: Mike Mozart. MORE
Coming really soon Product Warrior Podcast supported by MindTheProduct & KnowIt. For the last few months I have been busy questioning if and why the world needs another product management blog or podcast. MORE
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. Gillette product managers are having to change their focus Image Credit: Naotake Murayama. All right, how about a quick show of hands out there. MORE
For this video we are joined by Tom Evans, a Senior Consultant and Trainer with 280 Group who has over 25 years of Product Management experience and helped develop the Optimal Product Process framework. MORE
Joe Leech, Product Strategy Consultant. Joe Leech is a Product Strategy and UX consultant with 14 years experience helping companies and startups with product design, building the right stuff in the right order, and applying psychology in design and user experience. MORE
The post Women in Product Management: Jennifer Lyons, Product Management Consultant appeared first on 280 Group Product Management. MORE
Every few months or so, we will bring you a new interview with a featured 280 Group Consultant/Trainer who discusses a number of Product Management issues. The post Featured Product Management Consultant: Greg Cohen appeared first on 280 Group Product Management. MORE
Blue Elephant Consulting –. Image Credit Take A Week To Celebrate Your Independence. Loyal readers & subscribers, here’s hoping that this upcoming week is a great week for you — I’m taking it off! Blogging will resume next week…. For my readers in the U.S., MORE
Tom writes, This episode features Steve Johnson, a thought leader, speaker, and product management consultant. I was interviewed by Tom Cooper for his podcast. Tom & I tackled the issue of product management roles, titles, and responsibilities. MORE
In this video Brian Lawley, CEO and Founder of 280 Group, will talk with Tom Evans, a Senior Product Management Consultant and Trainer. Today Tom will explain how as a Product Manager, you can really help Salespeople tell the story of your product. MORE
In a recent webinar, Stephen Fleming-Prot, Senior UX Research Consultant for UserTesting, reviewed some of the CX trends we saw in 2017 and how they can inform your 2018 research plans. In this webinar, Steve discusses how different organizational teams … The post Insights on 2017 CX trends and 2018 predictions appeared first on UserTesting Blog. Culture CX Design Marketing Popular Product Research MORE
As a founding partner of Rock Health and seasoned consultant, Leslie Ziegler has helped brand dozens of startups. Here's what the success stories had in common. Continue reading at First Round Review » MORE
Our third featured interview in this series is with Ken Feehan, who talks about how he broke into Product Management, what the most rewarding part of being a consultant is and how Product Managers can be more strategic. Consultant Interviews MORE
Consulting Related Topics 280 Group
MARCH 14, 2018
Every few months or so, we will bring you a new interview with a featured 280 Group Consultant who discusses a number of Product Management issues. The post Featured Product Management Consultant: Leslie Bixel appeared first on 280 Group Product Management. Consultant Interviews
280 Group
APRIL 18, 2018
Our third featured interview in this series is with Ken Feehan, who talks about how he broke into Product Management, what the most rewarding part of being a consultant is and how Product Managers can be more strategic. Consultant Interviews
280 Group
MARCH 21, 2017
Every few months or so, we will bring you a new interview with a featured 280 Group Consultant/Trainer who discusses a number of Product Management issues. The post Featured Product Management Consultant Interview: Phil Burton appeared first on 280 Group Product Management.
280 Group
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The post Women in Product Management: Jennifer Lyons, Product Management Consultant appeared first on 280 Group Product Management.
Speaker: Nir Eyal, Author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Hooked, the book, is based on Eyal’s years of research, consulting, and practical experience. Why do some products capture widespread attention while others flop? What makes us engage with certain products out of sheer habit? Is there a pattern underlying how technologies hook us?
Tim Herbig
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Instead, I believe in the power of deploying (product) skills in whichever domain is necessary and staying close to some core values … Continue reading "The biggest difference between product and consulting work". The post The biggest difference between product and consulting work appeared first on Tim Herbig.
280 Group
OCTOBER 24, 2017
280 Group CEO and Founder, Brian Lawley, is once again joined by the prominent author, consultant and trainer, Greg Cohen.
First Round Review
OCTOBER 26, 2017
As a founding partner of Rock Health and seasoned consultant, Leslie Ziegler has helped brand dozens of startups. Here's what the success stories had in common. Continue reading at First Round Review »
280 Group
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
In this video 280 Group CEO and Founder, Brian Lawley, is joined by Senior Consultant/Trainer, Tom Evans, who is a Product Management and Product Marketing expert.The topic is why good product positioning is so critical for your product and your messaging.
280 Group
JULY 26, 2017
For this topic we have brought in one of 280 Group’s senior consultant and trainers, Bill Haines. In this new video and blog post we discuss something that is exceedingly important in the product world: messaging.
280 Group
JANUARY 3, 2018
In this special video, 280 Group Founder and CEO, Brian Lawley, talks with Consultant/Trainer, Bill Haines, about an invaluable system he invented.
280 Group
AUGUST 30, 2017
For this video we are joined by Tom Evans, a Senior Consultant and Trainer with 280 Group who has over 25 years of Product Management experience and helped develop the Optimal Product Process framework.
280 Group
OCTOBER 4, 2017
280 Group’s Director of Products and Services, Pamela Schure is here to talk with Consultant and Trainer JF Ouellette about the end of the Product Lifecycle.
280 Group
OCTOBER 17, 2017
In this video Brian Lawley, CEO and Founder of 280 Group, will talk with Tom Evans, a Senior Product Management Consultant and Trainer. Today Tom will explain how as a Product Manager, you can really help Salespeople tell the story of your product.
Nir Eyal
MAY 1, 2018
Nir’s Note: This guest post is written by Jeni Fisher, a London-based Googler who consults startups on applying behavioral insights to achieve business and user goals. Early on in my role as an Apps partner manager at Google Play, I was drawn towards the Self-Improvement apps space because their persuasive influence transcends screen-level interactions. Their mission is […]. The post How Apps Can Shape Your Future Self appeared first on Nir and Far. Behavioral Design In Actio
bpma ProductHub
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Actuation Consulting has been conducting research on what separates high performance product teams from the pack. In a second post, which will be published on Actuation Consulting’s website, I will take a closer look at what executives can do to help their product teams be successful.
280 Group
JUNE 28, 2017
Greg Cohen is the author or Agile Excellence for Product Managers, and a Lean Product Management expert, as well as a consultant/trainer for 280 Group.
Product Talk
MARCH 14, 2018
Just before we started working with Teresa, a consultant from a well-known company came in to talk about agile product processes. Amy sketched out how she spent her time and then how a consultant suggested she should be spending it.
Pragmatic Marketing
MARCH 1, 2018
EST with Peter Hughes, founder and lead consultant at Ascest. March’s Box of the month is use scenarios.
bpma ProductHub
MARCH 6, 2017
Greg Geracie is the President of Actuation Consulting , a global provider of product management training, consulting, and advisory services to some of the world’s most well-known organizations. Contributed by Greg Geracie.
Johanna Rothman
JANUARY 31, 2018
The post Feedback and Feedforward for Continuous Improvement Posted appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. I’m a monthly contributor to the Gurock blog.
Product Talk
APRIL 11, 2018
Here’s what he writes: Some decisions are consequential and irreversible or nearly irreversible – one-way doors – and these decisions must be made methodically, carefully, slowly, with great deliberation and consultation.
Lead on Purpose
JUNE 5, 2017
Different situations in my consulting work and with … Continue reading → Team Building clarity confidence courage decisiveness strength teamworkI’ve recently had several experiences that required me to get out of my comfort zone. The subject of courage has becoming particularly important and meaningful to me in recent weeks and months.
Under10 Playbook
MARCH 22, 2017
Tom writes, This episode features Steve Johnson, a thought leader, speaker, and product management consultant. I was interviewed by Tom Cooper for his podcast. Tom & I tackled the issue of product management roles, titles, and responsibilities.
The Accidental Product Manager
JULY 3, 2017
Blue Elephant Consulting –. Image Credit Take A Week To Celebrate Your Independence. Loyal readers & subscribers, here’s hoping that this upcoming week is a great week for you — I’m taking it off! Blogging will resume next week…. For my readers in the U.S.,
bpma ProductHub
JUNE 21, 2017
She owns Facilitated Change, an independent consulting firm in Harrisville, NH. An Agile Product Open meetup recap. By Lisa Sieverts – The BPMA sponsors many different groups that provide practical educational and workshop type events.
The Accidental Product Manager
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills™. Home Depot product managers are not giving up in the fight against Amazon Image Credit: Mike Mozart.
UserTesting
JANUARY 18, 2018
In a recent webinar, Stephen Fleming-Prot, Senior UX Research Consultant for UserTesting, reviewed some of the CX trends we saw in 2017 and how they can inform your 2018 research plans. In this webinar, Steve discusses how different organizational teams … The post Insights on 2017 CX trends and 2018 predictions appeared first on UserTesting Blog. Culture CX Design Marketing Popular Product Research
Mind the Product
JUNE 13, 2018
Joe Leech, Product Strategy Consultant. Joe Leech is a Product Strategy and UX consultant with 14 years experience helping companies and startups with product design, building the right stuff in the right order, and applying psychology in design and user experience.
bpma ProductHub
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
EBG Consulting. She is founder and principal of EBG Consulting , which helps organizations adapt how they collaborate to improve business outcomes. Contributed by Ellen Gottesdiener and Jeff Sutherland. Deliver Value Sooner. Backlog refinement prepares your backlog for development.
Roman Pichler
APRIL 19, 2017
Do regular research, attend trade shows and conferences, and consult journals, magazines, and user forums, for example. Increase Your Referent Power. Your first power source is your ability to influence others based on your personality and interpersonal skills.
280 Group
OCTOBER 10, 2017
For this video, 280 Group CEO and Founder, Brian Lawley, talks with Bill Haines, who is not only a Product Management Consultant and Trainer, but an expert in positioning, messaging, and influencing people.
Johanna Rothman
NOVEMBER 22, 2017
The post Prags Have a 40% Off Thanksgiving Sale appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. The Pragmatic Bookshelf is having its annual Black Friday sale, starting Nov 22, and running through Dec 1. All ebooks are 40% off. Yes, all of mine and everyone else’s.
The Accidental Product Manager
JUNE 4, 2018
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. Gillette product managers are having to change their focus Image Credit: Naotake Murayama. All right, how about a quick show of hands out there.
The Accidental Product Manager
JUNE 11, 2018
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. Will it be possible to make Starbucks even more upscale? Image Credit: By Source. Doesn’t it seem as though the Starbucks coffee shops are just about everywhere by now?
The Accidental Product Manager
JANUARY 15, 2018
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. Amazon rolled out a product that went away very quickly, who screwed up? Image Credit: Canonicalized. Let’s face it, Amazon is a very big company that has done a lot of things correctly.
The Accidental Product Manager
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
One of the first things that they did was to hire two food safety consulting firms to assess their standards. Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. Chipotle has food safety issues that are hurting their sales Image Credit: Mike Mozart.
The Accidental Product Manager
APRIL 23, 2018
Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World Product Management Skills. NASCAR needs to find ways to once again gain fan interest Image Credit: Joe Loong. Once upon a time (about 10 years ago) the American racing system called NASCAR was at the top of its popularity.
bpma ProductHub
APRIL 30, 2017
Her consulting work, personal life events and her business partner emphasized that the lessons as “Ms.
Product Warrior
JANUARY 27, 2018
Coming really soon Product Warrior Podcast supported by MindTheProduct & KnowIt. For the last few months I have been busy questioning if and why the world needs another product management blog or podcast.
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