Towards a Product Management Manifesto (part 1.5)

Posted in Collaboration, Culture, Innovation, Interaction, Leadership, Manifesto, Product Management, Saeed - 20 January 2009 - 6 comments

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A comment by Steve Johnson on another blog made me realize that before I start talking about *my* views on the problems in technology product management, I should do a little field research first. Steve quoted the phrase on his coffee mug:

Your opinion, while interesting, is irrelevant.

So, taking that to heart, I’m going to forego my opinion (for now), and collect some “market data” (i.e. your opinions!) about what problems need to be addressed in the technology product management profession.

You can do it in whichever of the following ways suits you best.

Leave a comment on this blog.
Click the following link and submit your words via the anonymous survey. (click here)

And TELL ALL YOUR PM FRIENDS to do the same. Really, the more input, the better.

I’ll let this percolate for a few days, and when enough input is gathered, I’ll consolidate it and use it in part 2.

Saeed

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Richard says:
January 20, 2009 at 12:52 pm
While I’m not a product manager (developer by profession) the biggest problem that I experience is making the tradeoff between stablising a product and introducing new features.
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links for 2009-01-20 (Jarrett House North) says:
January 20, 2009 at 4:43 pm
[...] Towards a Product Management Manifesto (part 1.5) (On Product Management) Saeed at On Product Management is asking for feedback about the problems that need to be addressed in technology product management. Go comment! (tags: productmanagement) [...]
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Revisited: Product Management Manifesto | Write That Down says:
January 22, 2009 at 12:30 pm
[...] of my friends, Saeed, has begun the journey of taking this to the next level – I encourage everybody to check out his post and contribute to [...]
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Roger L. Cauvin says:
January 22, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Great survey. Concise, but allows for open-ended responses.
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Roger L. Cauvin says:
January 22, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Saeed asks us to voice our opinions about problems in technology product management in a 3-question survey. http://tinyurl.com/dzfcak
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saeed says:
January 22, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Thanks Roger. At this point, I want to make it as easy as possible for people to speak out on issues. The answers we get depend on the questions we ask so I’m trying to minimize barriers.
Identifying problems is the initial step. Then the hard work comes trying to define and implement solutions.
Pass the word on to others please. The more input we get the better as the process moves forward.
Saeed
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