So you want to be a product manager? Congratulations, you’ve got some brass. This isn’t an easy job, in fact it’s one of the hardest jobs in the business world, because everyone wants a piece of you and everyone blames you when the ship takes on water. But, it’s a rewarding career and one of…
How to Measure Your Product Profitability
How do you really measure product profitability? This is a question which gets a lot of answers by different professionals and business people, and honestly, it’s hard to say any particular answer is right or wrong, with the exception of obviously preposterous ones. So, in light of that, is there a sure fire, generally applicable…
Product Management Process and Flow Best Practices
The product management process can seem like a bit of a confusing concept to those who haven’t worked in that particular field for any length of time, if at all. You’ll find that even within a business atmosphere, only those who have to deal directly with the product management field actually really get what it…
Important Product Management Team Tips for Success
If you’ve worked in business for a long time, then you know how important a competent and solid product management team is to the success of your company. While you may not be a product manager yourself, you may have had to build such a team. If you are yourself a product remember that you’re…
Most Important Product Manager Skills to Acquire
What are some of the more important product manager skills to focus on? Especially when hiring a product manager? Or when working to become a competent one yourself? Product management is a challenging field entailing many complicated sciences. It includes a cocktail of marketing, business logistics and mercantile skills. It’s one of those fields that…
Some More Online Product Management Tips
Is online product management a lot different from traditional product management? Well, like anything going digital, there are constants that don’t change, but yes, it’s a different ballgame for a number of reasons. E-Commerce is a unique environment, as far as commerce in general goes, because of how it works, and the attitude of convenience…
Free Product Management Software – Pros and Cons
Free product management software enables production managers to increase their output – risk free- and the compare it to their previous production rates. Some examples include WalkMe, or Sugar CRM and Gnucash – which are both open source and free. So, let’s get down to it. What are the pros and cons of using free product…