Lean process improvement is currently being viewed as the new way to approaching speed, or even simplifying and optimizing business processes to enhance productivity. The concept applies to every industry, and is viewed as a crucial strategy to achieving success in the workplace. So what exactly is lean process improvement, and how does it affect…
The Week’s Best in Product Management
In this week’s best in product management, we look into the future for a Product Management movement, look at a roadmap for balance and outline some basic laws for PM and life. 1. The Future of Product Management is in a Movement In this article by Gabriel Steinhardt he looks into the need to create…
Agile Software Development With Scrum – What You Need to Know
Agile Software Development with Scrum is a development technique used by many software developers to design and create entirely functional products for their clients. Each agile methodology skillfully combines traditional and modern ideas in a way that is quickly understood and accepted by developers. Scrum, better recognized as a framework, is an agile methodology to…
How Much Should the Customer Matter to Product Managers?
Project Managers must understand customer needs. It is all about knowing when to involve the customers and how to cater to their needs. Making customers an integral part of the product lifecycle ensures that you will receive the proper feedback and be able to implement improvements in the products. The significance of Customer Feedback For…
Extensive Agile Scrum Methodology Guide
Agile Scrum methodology as most software developers know it today began with the need for more flexibility in the options for software design. Agile refers to a movement that offers alternatives from traditional project management. It is recognized by most developers in the software industry today and valued for the flexibility it offers businesses today.…
This Week’s Best News in Product Management
In this week’s best in Product Management, we look at some new and exciting product management rules, some rules to live by and even some great product management career moves. 1. Product Management Rules of Thumb 2: The Three Boxes Rules In this article by Nils Davis, he runs through some of the rules he…
Inspiring TED Talk: Technology’s Long Tail
Chris Anderson’s talk covers four stages that define a technology’s life and how they affect technology trends. An interesting instance is in the lifetime of the DVD. When they first came out, they were expensive compared to the current standard of VHS. But when they became cheaper and more widely owned, they reached a critical…