The confidence element is the thing that hooks the mark and makes a good score possible,while at the same time it reduces the possibility of trouble resulting from the swindle. ProductManagers need to have the confidence of customers and internal product investors. I'm sureI'm not the only one, who after evangelizing a product for two days at a user conference orbudgeting & roadmapping session, might begin to wonder who they really were.The tip is a game for con men who are also gamblers, fo...

It's fun to say, "Product Management Teams should be ranked by producing successful products -Themore successful the product, the higher ranked the team." In reality, there's more to the success of aproduct than the Product Management Team. So how do you rank the Product Management Team?Maybe more importantly, "How do you nurture and grow your team?"I've identified eight elements that all successful Product Management teams have in common. It's thework of every team member to ensure the existenc...

I find that sometimes the artist and craftsman in me tries to manafest itself in my product managementactivities. It comes out in the form of various attitudes. One attitude that seams to surface regularly isa deeply instilled obligation to do new work. I feel obligated to create stuff that people have never seenbefore.For one thing, in execution, this standard requires constant exploration and reinvention, but also a certainamount of ignorance for what's considered right and proper. There's a b...

I am happy to announce that today marks the release of FeaturePlan 2012, the latest version of Ryma's industry-leading product management solution. Designed to improve product managers’ efficiency and effectiveness, FeaturePlan 2012 serves as a central knowledge base that stores all product-related information and streamlines product management processes. With the introduction of Document Center, users are provided an easy-to-use document editor that allows them to rapidly build documents, such...

Product Managers are at the core of the innovative products that change our daily lives. They are the unsung heroes of every successful product release – masters in the art of capturing customer feedback and insight, aligning the wide array of stakeholders across their company, and setting teams in the right direction to define product roadmaps and strategies. Product Managers are driven by passion and a desire to innovate – often with a unique blend of creativity and technical expertise. Havin...