Tag Archives: product manager

The Three Innovation Drivers

| August 23, 2012

Employing experiments is a powerful technique to facilitate the creation of new products and new features. But to experiment effectively, we need to be clear where innovation takes place and uncertainty resides. Is it the user experience, the business model, or the technologies? Without the right understanding, it’s difficult to ask leap-of-faith questions, formulate meaningful hypotheses, and carry out helpful experiments. This blog posts introduces a simple model that helps you effectively innovate.

Focus on the User, not the Product!

| March 7, 2012

Getting lost in the product details and struggling to decide if a feature should be implemented is a common challenge for product owners. This post helps you focus on what really counts: creating value for the people using the product and the organisation developing it.

Two Common Ways to Apply the Product Owner Role

| October 25, 2011

Applying the product owner role can be challenging, as no two products are the same. While products and projects vary, I have found two common ways to employ the role: Asking the customer or a customer proxy such as a product manager to take on the product owner role. This post discusses when which option is more appropriate.

How much Product Strategizing is Necessary?

| April 26, 2010

Product discovery, exploring the value proposition, market, differentiators, business goals, and business model of a new or updated product, is crucial to achieve success. But getting the product out as quickly as possible is often equally important. In this post, I explore the question how much product discovery is required and how to best balance the necessary discovery work with reducing time to market.

Is the Product Owner the Product Manager?

| March 16, 2010

This blog post explores the differences between working as a product manager and playing the product owner role.