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By: saeed

saeed — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:47:31 +0000

Tom,

There is an Arabic saying that I think applies here. I don’t remember the exact words, but it goes something like this:

Debate a learned man and you may to win. Debate a fool and you are guaranteed to lose.

By: Tom Grant

Tom Grant — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:03:45 +0000

If only he had the good sense to stop talking before he buries himself in a deeper hole. Whoops, too late.

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By: PuristProductManagement

PuristProductManagement — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:17:17 +0000

Yes, Rick certainly had my blood boiling with that post. However, I think it’s important for people to air their views on what they believe product management as a function does (or does not do) as Rick has done. That way, we can debate the point and set the record straight. I’d like to see if Rick has a rebuttle

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By: David Locke

David Locke — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:32:44 +0000

Yes, it seemed to me that Rick Chapman was talking about product owners. The Agilists can take some of the blame with claims that the product owner is the product manager. No, a product owner is some subset of the product manager.

As for Rick’s comments being aimed at installed software, I don’t think so, because the product manager training classes preach things that run counter to what is needed in an installed application business.