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Competitive Product Updates

So, we covered how to create Competitive Maps and Competitive Product Profiles the last two weeks. Both good ways to start mapping out the competition at a high-level. Now, lets get into the weeds and talk about product vs. product... read more...

Posted by Peter Ganza on July 7, 2008 11:46 AM

The Product Management Manifesto

There is no question, Adam is a motivated individual. While stuck in Philly he launches a monster post titled "The Product Management Manifesto."

Next Product Management Webinar, July 9, 12:00pm EDT : Ten Traits of Good Product Managers with Jeff Lash

Jeff Lash
Product Manager
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Effective product management is more than just visiting customers and writing requirements. Good product managers posses certain traits that allow them to excel in their roles. While it may seem that some people are just born with these abilities, most have them in some degree and just need to learn how to express them effectively. This presentation will cover ten important traits that good product managers possess and offer specific suggestions on how to emphasize your natural traits while addressing those that do not come as naturally.
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Taking Stock of the Competition

A product profile allows you to get to the basics of your product, and then see how it compares to your competition. read more...

Posted by miranda on July 3, 2008 3:49 PM

Competitive Product Profiles

Last week, I introduced the Competitive Map as a high-level organizational tool to map out our competitors. Now that we have them mapped out, let’s give sales some ammunition! This week, I’d like to introduce the Product Profile. Product Profiles... read more...

Posted by Peter Ganza on July 2, 2008 9:12 AM

Product Feedback from Twitter

Been playing with Twitter all week. I found this today. Someone made a comment about Quickbooks and someone from Intuit found it, acknowledged it and passed it on to the Product Management team. Slick. read more...

Posted by Stewart Rogers on June 27, 2008 6:56 AM

Competitive Maps

This is the first, in what will hopefully be a series of postings related to Competitive topics. In my time here at Ryma, and other leading software vendors, I've come across a host of great information related to gathering and... read more...

Posted by Peter Ganza on June 26, 2008 1:07 PM

Past Webinar : Need Innovation? Then “Creative” is the Wrong Word! You Need to be Ideative! with Robert Siegel

Robert Siegel
Senior Product Manager
EarthLink

Are you Creative? Most people; highly talented, successful people, respond, "NO!" Yet ideas are your future. Do you want to develop Ideas for: Products, Services or Solutions? Then Creative is the wrong word! You need to be Ideative, the ability to: Proactively, Regularly, Successfully produce unique and valuable Ideas for products, services, and solutions. Ideative people collect learning, travels, education, parenting, business, social experiences; • Combine these “building blocks” in unique configurations. • Work intensely to reshape their blocks and add new blocks. read more...

Posted by Glenn Imperial on June 25, 2008 12:00 PM

Twitter and Product Management

Anyone using Twitter for any of their Product Management activities?

Getting Things Done With Innovation

"Getting things done" (GTD) is applied knowledge. read more...

Posted by miranda on June 20, 2008 9:58 AM

SVPMA Event: A Product Manager's Guide to Surviving the Transition to Agile Development

The Silicon Valley Product Management Association (SVPMA) is having its next session Wednesday, July 2nd. Rasmus Mencke, Senior Product Manager at SalesForce.com, will be providing A Product Manager's Guide to Surviving the Transition to Agile Development. Agile and Product Management... read more...

Posted by Peter Ganza on June 19, 2008 8:24 AM

Past Webinar : A Practical Approach to Market Insight: Voice of the Customer with Lynne VanArsdale

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Lynne VanArsdale
Manager, Market Development
Seagate

Innovation involves new thinking to realize new value from the customer's point of view. Voice of the Customer (VoC) techniques enable innovation teams to see opportunities for new value. This session presents a practical overview of VoC and offers a simple approach that has yielded great results for Seagate. read more...

Posted by Glenn Imperial on June 18, 2008 12:00 PM

CNBC and the Business of Innovation

I really enjoyed this last year and they are doing it again.

This year CNBC will show you how to transition from merely "getting it" to "getting it done!"

The 2008 series is currently being aired but the two previous episodes are online here and here.

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