Most organizations are risk-averse. No one likes throwing away money for no good reason and no one enjoys failing. Yet, risk is a part of life, especially a part of… Read More
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Product Management Skills
In recent posts, we have compared and contrasted the roles of project managers and product managers. At a high level, project managers are responsible for the execution and implementation of… Read More
Project, Product, and Portfolio Management
Watch the short video summary (< 1 minute) and then read on. Today’s news is packed with references to the “Great Resignation.” This was a primary topic for a panel… Read More
What Do You Call Yourself?
Watch the short video summary and then read on! I have been thinking about names a lot lately. I was assigned to discuss Nathanael for my Bible study group where… Read More
Managing Disruption
Watch the short video and then read to learn about organizational change and added customer value. Recently I disrupted my cat’s routine. He liked to drink water out of a… Read More
Evaluating Your Competitors
Successful product development requires several elements. First, you need to address a market need with an appropriate technological solution. Next, you must ensure that features and of the new product… Read More
Hybrid Product Development
There is an interesting difference in how software folks talk about product development and how “hardware” people do. Note that I am lumping traditional, tangible products into the category of… Read More
The 3Es of Disruptive Innovation
Watch the short video summary (30 seconds) here then read on! Over 20 years ago, Clayton Christiansen coined the term “disruptive innovation”. In a very specific definition, he identified disruptive… Read More
Why WAGILE?
WAGILE product development is a hybrid methodology to plan and execute innovation projects. It is a blend of traditional waterfall (“W-“) and Agile (“-AGILE”). The WAGILE philosophy is: Move fast,… Read More
Four Elements of Great Teams
We work in teams because teams accomplish more, have higher creativity, and bring more satisfaction to workers. However, since we work in groups so often, we often fail to build… Read More
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