Managing Feature Bloat in Enterprise Products
Not everything is bloat. Some features are meant to be rarely used. Let’s talk about feature usage and adoption. What is common across these household products? That’s right. These are items you rarely or never need and yet you need to have them handy. Pray there is never a fire and you never have to […]
Factoring Opportunity Costs in Product Decisions
Opportunity cost is the biggest cost a PM is responsible for Do you what is opportunity cost? If not, then buckle up. Because this is the most important cost that you are responsible for as a product manager. In this article What is Opportunity Cost Understanding Opportunity Costs as a PM How to determine Opportunity […]
Is it complex or complicated?
It’s important to know the difference between complex and complicated, especially in the age of AI Are Complex and Complicated synonyms? Have you been in a situation where you are trying to explain some logic in your product to stakeholders or executives, or you are listening to an engineer explain something to you. You go […]
What’s the M in product management?
Turns out PMs have to manage a lot If you’ve been keeping up with social media posts from product management experts, you’ve probably noticed a common theme: everyone’s trying to define what product management really is. With no universally agreed-upon definition of PM, two new trends have emerged. First, there’s the famous talk by Brian […]
The conundrum of release planning
Crafting a perfect release plan that is aligned to business objectives. As you plan your work with your engineering for an upcoming release release or upcoming quarter, you will likely be faced with this conundrum of selecting the right set of product priorities. Without a proper framework for prioritization, there will be endless debates on […]
How to do a great product review
Ingredients for a success product review with stakeholders Do you do product reviews with your executives and stakeholders on a regular basis? If not, you will find value in this article where we discuss the details on conducting a successful product review. Why should you do product reviews? As a PM, you are making some […]
A Guide to Product Planning Mastery
Where do you focus your product priorities A new year or a new quarter brings a new round of product planning. How should you think about prioritizing to build your product plan and get alignment. Based on your recent customer and market discovery, you have – brand new product ideas new feature capabilities new […]
What is not changing in 2024 for product managers?
Some universal truths for PMs Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends. This year, 2023, we witnessed significant changes. The economy, interest rate, inflation, unemployment had some significant swings. On the other hand, there were exciting new technologies, namely AI and LLM, that took our world by storm. There were […]
Understanding JTBD to create friction free products
Use jobs to be done framework I was in Scottsdale, Arizona for a weekend getaway. We stayed at this large resort spanning multiple acres. You had to drive from your room to get to the reception area. On Sunday we were to check out and I was dreading the experience.The traditional check out process at […]
The Crucial Role of Customer Feedback Systems in B2B Product
Building a system for the Voice of the Customer. Today we will deep dive into the world of Voice of Customer, which is a fancy way of saying gather customer feedback. But there is more to it. B2B Product teams shape their products with input from a variety of sources. One of the key sources […]
