Common question to product managers, “Are you more technical or more business driven?”. I say, for a successful product manager, you should have knowledge of both. Confusing, I know but…
Success in goal setting
If you are building a product, you should always set specific, measurable goals. Measurable goals are good for morale and give your teams something to work for. All your defined,…
Product: What does it mean to “Listen”?
In this first part of a two part series on product management core functions, I want to discuss one of the most fundamentally important parts of the job, listening. So,…
Know Your Users and Test Often
By using agile methods to continuously improve and move your product(s) forward, you can understand who your consumers are through investigation and experimentation. Knowing your consumers is essential to having…
What does a product manager do?
I get asked all the time “What does a product manager do?” Got me thinking, why not a blog post! Just about every company has their own definition of expectations….
5 things every visualization should have
I cringe when I see beautiful maps, charts and graphs that provide no value. For a truly valuable visualization, you need to make sure you account for the aspects that…
Strategic Analytics – Validation, Accessibility, Innovation, Repeat
I’ve written posts before on the four stages of product analytics. The four stages are Collection, Validation, Enhancement and Accessibility. To be strategic with your analytics programs, you need to…
Conquering Analytics: Collection, Validation, Enhancement, Accessibility
In the SaaS world, analytics powers existing development and should determine the next steps in the path for the future of products and services. So if I asked the question,…
Analytics: Storytelling not data reporting
So often I get requests like “I need this metric.” or “When can we have this report?” Part of the job is enablement and facilitation but there is also the…
UX: Why is Amazon so bad at user experience?
Chances are, you have used Amazon.com, purchased many things, or watched Prime movies over the last few years. The amazon.com site has changed over the years, but the user experience…