https://maisonbisson.com/tags/product-management/ Recent content in product management on MaisonBisson Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:30:14 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/product-management-advice-from-ford/ Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:30:14 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/product-management-advice-from-ford/ People can&rsquo;t always tell you why they like something. And when they do, they often point to things they can describe—or feel comfortable describing—rather than the real reasons. https://maisonbisson.com/post/b2c2b-is-the-new-b2b/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 01:07:45 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/b2c2b-is-the-new-b2b/ The most recent StackOverflow developer survey shows 77% of developers prefer to use a free trial as a way to research a new service. https://maisonbisson.com/post/design-exercises-for-product-leadership/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:00:42 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/design-exercises-for-product-leadership/ In a way, my career in tech started with graphic design. And as a not very good graphic designer, I eagerly looked for ways to improve my work. https://maisonbisson.com/post/excellence-on-deadline/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:37:22 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/excellence-on-deadline/ <h3 id="quality-over-deadline">Some people see deadlines as guidelines to aim for, not absolute dates by which a deliverable is expected by</h3> <p>This view of deadlines as flexible guidelines can be seen throughout western culture, as exemplified by the ongoing, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/08/24/deadline-britain-eu-agree-brexit-deal-delayed-four-weeks-new/">oft delayed</a> <a href="https://qz.com/1571189/what-happens-now-that-theresa-may-lost-her-brexit-deal-vote/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=daily-brief">Brexit negotiations</a>. However, deadlines also compete against other factors in any project. Consider the three constraints in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management_triangle">project management triangle</a>:</p> https://maisonbisson.com/post/on-asking-the-right-questions/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 07:00:28 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/on-asking-the-right-questions/ Long before digital cameras killed film, Kodak and Fuji were locked in a desperate battle for market share. https://maisonbisson.com/post/explore-for-inspiration-then-test-and-focus/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 08:04:26 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/explore-for-inspiration-then-test-and-focus/ Cultivate exploration: As a leader, you want to encourage people to entertain “unreasonable ideas” and give them time to formulate their hypotheses. https://maisonbisson.com/post/who-controls-the-menu/ Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:17:21 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/who-controls-the-menu/ When people are given a menu of choices, they rarely ask: “what’s not on the menu? https://maisonbisson.com/post/maintenance-and-renewal/ Sat, 01 Sep 2018 15:15:03 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/maintenance-and-renewal/ Abby Sewell, with photographs by Jeff Heimsath, in The National Geographic: Every spring, communities gather to take part in a ceremony of renewal. https://maisonbisson.com/post/good-enough-satisficing-and-meeting-market-demand/ Tue, 02 Jan 2018 23:19:16 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/good-enough-satisficing-and-meeting-market-demand/ <p><a href="http://www.nandakusumadi.com/blog/2017/12/31/2017-when-designing-for-good-enough-made-great-products">Nanda Kusumadi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Companies tend to over-serve customers in their products to the point that the <strong>surplus of performance metrics cannot be consumed</strong>. This leads to waste in R&amp;D, build and operational resources, basically a waste of human capital. Over-serving products have been optimised well beyond what a user can consume.</p> </blockquote> https://maisonbisson.com/post/dave-wascha-on-product-management/ Sun, 22 Oct 2017 20:37:48 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/dave-wascha-on-product-management/ Dave Wascha (LI) speaking at Mind the Product in San Francisco on advice he wished he had as a younger product manager: https://maisonbisson.com/post/vcrs-that-rewind-faster/ Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:19:06 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/vcrs-that-rewind-faster/ A story, possibly apocryphal (i.e. I can no longer find the source), tells of electronics manufacturers asking customers what features they wanted in their home video equipment. https://maisonbisson.com/post/continuous-disruption/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 22:57:47 -0700 https://maisonbisson.com/post/continuous-disruption/ Trains were once seen as icons of freedom. They freed riders from the dust and bumps of horse or stagecoach travel, and dramatically shortened travel times. https://maisonbisson.com/post/user-stories-are-documentation/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:48:28 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/user-stories-are-documentation/ While writing up the draft docs for Joyent&rsquo;s Container Name Service I leaned heavily on the user stories and use-cases for the feature. https://maisonbisson.com/post/echoes-of-product-management-advice-in-declarative-vs.-imperative-programming/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:39:14 -0800 https://maisonbisson.com/post/echoes-of-product-management-advice-in-declarative-vs.-imperative-programming/ The following line in a post about the difference between declarative vs. imperative programming caught my attention for the way it echoes product management best practices: