Comments on: VP Engineering has a mandate. You need one too. http://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/ Thu, 24 May 2012 01:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Guest Post: Measuring Product Management (part 1) « On Product Managementhttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3803 Guest Post: Measuring Product Management (part 1) « On Product Management Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:32:39 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3803 [...] VP of Engineering has a mandate. You need one too. [...] [...] VP of Engineering has a mandate. You need one too. [...]

]]> By: Be gentle, it’s my first time « Theprodmgr's Bloghttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3791 Be gentle, it’s my first time « Theprodmgr's Blog Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:45:29 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3791 [...] the blog posting VP Engineering has a mandate. You need one too. Alan Armstrong of the On Product Management blog writes that Product Management needs a mandate.  [...] [...] the blog posting VP Engineering has a mandate. You need one too. Alan Armstrong of the On Product Management blog writes that Product Management needs a mandate.  [...]

]]> By: Greg Akinshttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4643 Greg Akins Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:29:21 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-4643 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Mandate? Or at least a vague hint http://bit.ly/fItET</span></span> Mandate? Or at least a vague hint http://bit.ly/fItET

]]> By: John Wuhttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3792 John Wu Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:17:56 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3792 A problem with product management is that what defines a product varies so much from company to company, it is hard to have a single fast rule for it.Unlike technology (dev, IT etc.) the mandate is simple, they're objective is to lower cost, and be responsive to change.But product is different, depending on the definition of product and the life cycle of the company/product the goal could be market share at all cost, or profit margin at all cost, so finding something generic enough to meet those two divergent needs without being too watered down can be difficult. A problem with product management is that what defines a product varies so much from company to company, it is hard to have a single fast rule for it.

Unlike technology (dev, IT etc.) the mandate is simple, they’re objective is to lower cost, and be responsive to change.

But product is different, depending on the definition of product and the life cycle of the company/product the goal could be market share at all cost, or profit margin at all cost, so finding something generic enough to meet those two divergent needs without being too watered down can be difficult.

]]> By: Alanhttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3793 Alan Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:03:59 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3793 David: Can you expand on your comment? There's no 140 character limit here. David: Can you expand on your comment? There’s no 140 character limit here.

]]> By: Product Management Metrics part 1 « On Product Managementhttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3794 Product Management Metrics part 1 « On Product Management Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:55:07 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3794 [...] Contact Us ← VP Engineering has a mandate. You need one too. [...] [...] Contact Us ← VP Engineering has a mandate. You need one too. [...]

]]> By: davidwlockehttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3801 davidwlocke Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:59:16 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3801 Biz is seats and dollars, sometimes just dollars, but then there are costs. Add, timing of revenues, so you keep your cash flows covered. Biz is seats and dollars, sometimes just dollars, but then there are costs. Add, timing of revenues, so you keep your cash flows covered.

]]> By: Stewart Rogershttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3800 Stewart Rogers Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:00:24 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3800 It is all much clearer now. Stewart It is all much clearer now.
Stewart

]]> By: Alanhttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3799 Alan Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:23:20 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3799 Stewart: "I love you man", the movie ... talks about a "Man Date". Mandate for PM ... Man Date... a little too obscure I guess. :) Stewart: “I love you man”, the movie … talks about a “Man Date”. Mandate for PM … Man Date… a little too obscure I guess. :)

]]> By: Alanhttp://onproductmanagement.net/2009/08/30/vp-engineering-has-a-mandate-you-need-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-3798 Alan Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:22:49 +0000 http://onproductmanagement.net/?p=2815#comment-3798 John: I like where you're going with this. Good breakout. John: I like where you’re going with this. Good breakout.

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