Event: The "Product Management University" is a two-day interactive workshop taught by ZIGZAG Marketing. Target Audience: Product managers, functional...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the PSPM group: There are industry recognized certifications in the IT world such as Microsoft's MCP...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 11, 2003 3:27 am
Here is a quick status update about the "Puget Sound Product Marketing" group: * Members - We currently have 173 individuals registered. * Feedback...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 14, 2003 1:21 am
Due to technical considerations, it seems some of PSPM's members need a way other than Yahoo to answer the "Product Management Certification" poll. Therefore,...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 16, 2003 8:13 pm
The following is a request made by Brian Gahran [bgahran@...], a researcher and PhD. candidate at UCSD, who is conducting a "Study on Managing Experts...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 16, 2003 8:32 pm
This one is not going away...:-) I need more votes so please answer the PM Certification poll and help shape your career and the face of your profession. Only...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 16, 2003 8:56 pm
Hi Brian, I am glad I could be of help. By the way, here's a small anecdote for you with a bit of humor... While at MBA school I was conducting a marketing...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 22, 2003 7:30 pm
The NPDP (New Product Development Professional) by the PDMA (Product Development and Management Association) is the closest thing to a product management...
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Spinacia <spinacia...
spinacia1
Jan 25, 2003 3:21 am
Please cast your vote if you haven't done so yet. I will close the poll this Sunday night and publish the results. You can vote at: ...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 27, 2003 7:56 pm
My thanks to all those who contributed and answered the poll. Here are the final results: a.. Respondents - A total of 112 respondents. b.. Poll Question -...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 28, 2003 12:00 am
TeraBeam had advertised last week two new open positions for a Marketing Manager and a Product Marketing Manager. However, only three weeks ago TeraBeam...
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Bill Lemon
bxl4
Jan 28, 2003 2:01 am
I too, have noticed this apparent schizophrenia. I wonder if the task for these folks will be related to marketing the company and it¹s technology to a...
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Jennifer Kuba
jenn_kuba
Jan 28, 2003 4:55 pm
It is possible... though not always the most forward thinking way to go, that bringing in new people in marketing/sales can help the company. I also agree with...
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Richardson, Robb
acenzaboy
Jan 28, 2003 5:33 pm
Great point there. One company I was at has gone through four or five massive marketing restructuring iterations in two years. It was almost as if the...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Jan 29, 2003 12:29 am
Indeed great comments by all and funny ones too...:-) Anyway, the positions were advertised and may be valid or not. Reasons for invalidity can be the usual...
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Jennifer Kuba
jenn_kuba
Feb 4, 2003 5:23 pm
My reason for posting to the group this morning is three fold: 1. I would like to request any information/examples/direction with regard to good account...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Feb 5, 2003 6:27 pm
I need to ask an MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) a question. Please respond directly to me if you are an MCT or can refer me to one you know. Thanks, ...
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bjblackham
Feb 26, 2003 7:11 am
Can anybody help me with contacts (ideally marketing and/or product management) at any of the following companies in the Seattle area? If I can quickly arrange...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Mar 6, 2003 7:24 pm
In many job interviews for product management positions, the topic of MRD skills comes up quite often. It is my impression that interviewers spend a...
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Mary Nurrenbrock
mnurrenbrock
Mar 11, 2003 6:30 pm
As many of you know, a lot of high tech jobs are being outsourced.. out of the US. As a recruiter I'm concerned how this will affect my business and as PMs in...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Mar 13, 2003 6:46 pm
Thanks to all those which took the short survey. The majority (58%) of respondents thought that interviewers do not spend a disproportionate time on MRD's,...
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PSPM@yahoogroups.com
Mar 19, 2003 8:13 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PSPM group. File :...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Mar 19, 2003 11:16 pm
Hi Lori, Indeed your experiment has reiterated that MRD skills are of key importance to recruiters and hiring managers. MRD skills are also more tangible to ...
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amsims-jones@...
Mar 20, 2003 3:11 pm
Can you share a list of the specific questions being asked for MRD skills? Anna Sims-Jones RHIA International Regional Markets Manager, Europe 3M Health...
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Spinacia
spinacia1
Mar 24, 2003 6:56 am
Hi Anna, Sorry for the late response. Here are several basic questions asked when querying on MRD skills. Some are obvious. 1. What is an MRD? 2. How is an...
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George Khadder
RED_prince1
Mar 31, 2003 11:55 pm
Hi, Does anybody have a sample MRD and template MRD, specifically for software products, that they feel is a good representation of a great / ideal MRD? ...
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lukehohmann
May 6, 2003 8:17 pm
In your experience, what is a good/defensible IRR for enterprise class software? Do you think you could sell a solution that promised an IRR of: * 5% * 10% *...
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Richardson, Robb
acenzaboy
May 22, 2003 6:15 pm
Besides using a homegrown solution are there any viable software PM tools available? I don't need a large enterprise beast either. I am looking for something I...
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Saeed Khan
saeed_w_khan
May 22, 2003 6:51 pm
Hi While I've only started evaluating it, I'd suggest taking a look at Traction Software's product. It is not specifically designed for requirements gathering,...
