Before the testing and bug fixing, before the technical design and product plan, before the business and technical requirements, comes the Product Roadmap. And as we speak, Product Managers are asking themselves the question: "Just what is a Product Roadmap?" It's a good question, one for which I'm not sure there is any single answer to ...
03037 Requirements: Like Lambs to the Slaughter
As your company gears up to start the next software release, a Product Manager reaches the point where carefully crafted requirements are ready to submit to the Engineering team. The Product Manager holds a long meeting with Engineering to review each and every requirement. Holding this meeting feels a lot like watching the beloved little lambs ...
03036 Two Good Product Management Websites
Articles from Product Management Challenges have been published on a couple of websites recently. These sites focus on product management and marketing, and have useful information and links for Product Managers. One has a salary survey for Product Manager positions, and the other looks like a good place for exchanging information with others in your field. Click ...
03035 Contracts: The Letter of the Law
When that lucky time comes where your company is drawing up a contract with a soon-to-be customer, the whole team is in a state of heightened anxiety. People are worried, tempers flare. What if we botch this sale? Are we being too picky? Are we betting the farm? If you're lucky, as Product Manager you have ...
