To create a new product in the company’s product line, a team of experts will go through product development steps. Starting with the idea generation stages, the team moves through a number of stages to get all the details needed to come up with a tangible product. A new product development also goes through the…
Great TED Talk: Are we in control of our own decisions?
Using visual illusions as a metaphor, behavioral economist Dan Ariely shows that we’re not as rational as we’d like to think we are when we make decisions. One poignant example of irrational behavior Ariely uses is in the disparity between organ donators between different countries in Europe (5:08 in video). While some may think that…
My 5 Favorite Articles in Product Management This Week
Here a few of the best articles I found this week. They provide some great tips on strategy and information managing, as well as how to optimize teamwork and the shift in product packaging occurring in the application world. #1 Here’s Your Focus for the First 30, 60, and 90 Days as a Startup Product…
How Product Managers Can Avoid Design by Committee
We have all heard of Design by Committee the most frustrating of situations where too many opinions need to be heard and too many egos spoil what could have been and excellent product or project. It is something that Product Managers must deal with as they work to get their product approved by the required…
My Four Favorite Articles in Product Management This Week
This week I found some great articles full of valuable product management information. This includes Designers learning from Product Managers, relevant metrics to analyze and product launch tips. I highly recommend each one. What Designers can Learn from Product Managers This article Facebook product design director Julie Zhou speaks about traits that product managers have…
Great Video: The Era of Open Innovation
Charles Leadbeater, in this TED talk, proposes that the traditional method of thinking about creativity and innovation is becoming increasingly wrong. The traditional idea is that organized groups of special individuals are able to spark ideas, and then companies will pipeline them to passive consumers. The era of open innovation suggests that the user and…
April Fool’s Day: What Do People Think Product Managers Do?
The “What people think I do” memes are really hard to ignore nowadays, but it wasn’t until this week that I’ve found one especially for us, Product Managers. So, on this April Fools Day, I think it’s time for us to truly ponder- What do we REALLY do?