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As you might have heard already, Forrester analysts such as Yours Truly have been asked to move our external blogs in-house. I've already been cross-posting at the official Forrester blog for product managers and product marketers, so just po
Jim Holland of Mission Creek Partners and I discuss the relationship between PM and executives in technology companies. What do executives really want from the PM team? Plus, some recent news about this week's Forrester open house, and this mon
Jim Holland of Mission Creek Partners and I discuss the relationship between PM and executives in technology companies. What do executives really want from the PM team? Plus, some recent news about this week's Forrester open house, and this mon
Forrester analyst Jonathan Penn describes nature of security threats, and how they affect tech industry company's product strategy. Will security ever not be in the top 3 IT concerns? Does that represent an opportunity for security start-ups, o
Chor-Ching Fan of Jackbe tells us how to build good mash-ups, the reasons for their adoption, and the kinds of solutions that are good fits for mash-ups. Plus, some quick research news (the Agile adoption doc is published!), and a great article
Brian Lawley of the 280 Group tells us how the PM profession has changed, and what it takes to be an exceptional PM. Plus, advice for taking your application to a social networking platform like Facebook. (c) 2010 Tom Grant
After an unintended hiatus, we're back! This week, Mike Marfise of Jive Software tells us how the tech industry's understanding of innovation has matured. Plus, a good example of how to use social media to share product details and plans with y
Stephen Liu and Petra Neiger of Cisco explain how their serious game, myPlanNet, illustrates Cisco's 25 years in the networking business. And it's an amazingly successful marketing tool. Plus, a quick pointer to a site that suggests how to get
Our guest, Marie Kalliney of Ultimate Software, describes their innovative PM team structure that just makes sense. Plus, some quick news about the PM open house and upcoming research. I also ponder a curious omission in some corners of the blo
April Dunford, who writes the blog Rocket Watcher, explains the product marketing challenges in the tech industry, and the special problems facing startups. We also talk about how PMs can embrace social media without a huge hit to their schedul
Forrester's Rob Koplowitz tells us how organizations adopt SharePoint, and the lessons learned for other technology vendors. But first, a recap of last week's open house on "social product management," and some musings on the product strategy f
Brian Drummond tells us how Agile adoption worked at Yahoo! How did it start? How did different teams share best practices? How do you make Agile the status quo in a big software company? Plus, news of the first PM open house at the Forrester o
Val Workman of Ryma Technologies talks about the professionalization of product management, by way of a visit to the metaphorical zoo. Oh, and Frank Capra is there, too. (You have to listen to the interview to understand.) Plus, for this week's
Ellen Gottesdiener of EGB Consulting tells us why requirements depend more on group dynamics than templates. On a related front, where are the cross-industry requirements blogs? (c) 2009 Tom Grant.
Catherine Connor and I talk about customer insights--how Agile adoption changes their significance, and how CRM systems can provide them. Plus, a review of one of the best little blogs about the best little innovations in the SaaS world. (c) 20
This week, our guest is a prime example of "inbound" social media, used to make smarter product decisions. Alex Bender of Archer Technologies describes how their community helps with the entire release cycle, from starting with the generation o
This week, Steven Haines, author of The Product Manager's Desk Reference, discusses the growth of PM as a profession, and the harmonic convergence that led him to found Sequent Learning. Plus, if you don't know who Karl Popper is, maybe you're
This week, Luke Hohmann of Enthiosys tells us why people in the tech industry should take games seriously as a way of generating ideas and understanding customers. Or would you rather roll the dice and hope you're building the product that peop
Hot on the heels of Agile 2009, I talk with Steve Johnson of Pragmatic Marketing, who has been training PMs for over a decade. Steve gives his overview of the PM track at Agile 2009, and I give a quick review of the event. (c) 2009 Tom Grant
This week, Forrester analyst Mary Gerush and I discuss product requirements, business analysts, and product managers. Plus, news from Day One of Agile 2009, and a review of a blog series on the future of publishing that should have known when t
This week, Rich Mironov of Enthiosys tells us what happens when the two worlds of Agile and product management collide. Plus, a look ahead at the Agile 2009 conference, a reminder about the two surveys we're running, and musings on why technolo
Stefan Ried and I discuss cloud computing, the technology and the business model. Plus, news of two surveys, and a prime example of inbound social media. Copyright (c) 2009 Tom Grant
Cindy Alvarez, ace product manager and fellow blogger, tells us why it's hard for tech companies to build a products that are easy to use. We also discuss product manager's responsibilities for identifying new markets. Plus, a review of a fasci
In this episode, Israel Gat illuminates the ways in which Agile adoption depends on organizational and cultural factors. We also muse about Helmut von Moltke, 19th century military Agilist. (Go look it up!) Plus, a brief review of an even brief
Dave West, fellow Forrester analyst, tells us how and why Agile adoption has spread. We ponder the ailments of software development that inspired Agile, and we discuss the overlap among Agile, Lean, and other methodologies. Plus, a thumbs up to
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