Hi, Many have asked for professional articles and here is an interesting one that could serve as basis for discussion. The article written by the capable...
Gabi, Seems a traditional Stage Gate process. We work that way but we have tweaked it a little bit to be even more effective, especially when you have...
Hi Marcel, Yes, you are correct. Brian's whitepaper describes something that is similar to a gated process. Also, the process you outlined is essentially a...
Hi Paul, Your breakdown between product management and product marketing seems to be based on deliverables and that is ok, but prior to assigning deliverables ...
Going against common convention, I contend that the title "Product Manager" is ploy used by an executive management to save money. Here is the explanation... A...
Most small software and high tech companies looking to grow don't usually have time to worry about "ploys." They have stuff to sell and a company to run....
I have been following the MSF model for almost 5 years now. This is a great white paper for anyone in the hi-tech industry. This white paper clearly defines...
Hi Dan, MSF is a very good approach and it's greatest strengths are that it is consistent and relatively complete. Indeed, MSF isn't an executive ploy but...
Well, MS IS about $30B or so in revenue, and I have a feeling that what is appropriate for them may not work for smaller companies. That said, once you strip...
Daniel Shefer's latest article presents a guided tour through of some of the literary resources available that offer guidance for Product Managers in the day...
[DM]1. How should P/L accountability be built in and managed for Product Managers? I believe that P/L accountability does not belong with product managers. P/L...
Hi Dan, I would view any established practice with caution and diplomacy, especially if you have just moved in to a position of authority. Sometimes fixing ...
Terabeam Thursday, April 15, 2004 By JOHN COOK SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Redmond-based Terabeam Corp., a heavily funded telecommunications start-up ...
Earlier on this week, Dan highlighted the challenge Product Management's is faced with concerning building credibility with Development. This is an interesting...
Four product management and product marketing positions are now available with RadiSys in Hillsboro, Oregon. A ZIP file containing the job descriptions can be...
Hello, Our company is looking for improving the development processes with the goal to be compliant with CMMI (Capability maturity model integration) level 3. ...
Recognize that any quality or process improvement will delay the delivery of everything you have on the drawing board. The process typically take over 12 ...
If you are starting from scratch in terms of process, you should check out http://www.scrumalliance.org/ . SCRUM is an easy, lightweight development process...
A very nice website by Andrew Scaife, where one can literally learn the marketing discipline. See http://straightforward-marketing.p5.org.uk/index.html He has...
I have been tasked to come up with an RFI to evaluate a 3rd party vendor whose technology we would like to embed within our software offering. I was wondering...
Dan: I don't have a checklist or form, but can talk you through some things to consider. Contact me off-line to set up a phone call if you wish. However, a...
Having done this quite a few times, here are a few brief ideas: * structure payments proportional to the revenue realized, i.e. off of net (after discounts, of...
Just a few things off the top of my head - General Part of the OEM agreement should detail the exact functionality that the product/software provides. ...
Daniel: Thanks for this excellent input. These are some excellent points. This allows me to calibrate my current checklist and other valuable input that I have...
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