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Product Management as Garbage Collector
Product Management often is the dumping ground of orphaned tasks, and responsibilities. Learn when and how to push back
Geoff Anderson
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The Product Manager as CEO of the Product
The Product Manager as the CEO of the product? Hogwash. That myth is dispelled in this post, and good riddance!
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What if Other Groups Set Pricing?
Pricing is crucial, and this is a look at the repercussions of other groups being in charge of pricing. Don't let that happen!
Existential Blues
As the organization matures, it is natural to decide what it wants to be, and what you will say "no" to. Part of growing up, and an important stage in the lifecycle.
Dinner with the Boss
You've been invited to dinner with the boss (or higher), and you aren't sure how to behave. Relax, read this post, and nail that event with aplomb!
The Exit Interview
So, you've decided to leave. How to handle the exit interview, and why you shouldn't go too negative. Your career will thank you.
UX Observations
Lessons for product management can be found everywhere. Even in a fountain drink machine at a fast-food outlet.
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Strategic Marketing
Strategic Marketing sounds sexier than it is. That said, Product Management is a key participant in the analysis of markets, and by extension, strategic marketing
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Product Management Truths
There are some hard truths that you learn in the product manager role, lessons that can be painful, but once learned, you can manage better
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Sunken Costs
Ah, sunken costs, the reason why projects that should be allowed to die gracefully are flogged like a rented mule.
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Scope Creep
Most projects get delayed, and when those delays pile up, it is often required to reexamine the scope and adjust to a changing market.
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Dog Whistles
There are some subvocal phrases that get your product management hackles up. How to identify them, and recognize them for what they are and what they imply