Questions I’m asked about product management, and my answers to them
» Recommendations for automated infrastructure monitoring
» Safe presentation of medical data in Femtech apps
» Trade-offs of cloud versus local AI deployment for agricultural technology
and more
» Why it’s important to check assumptions before embarking on a costly product build
» Keeping customer data segregated in the right way while avoiding over-engineering
» When on-premise servers are a more cost-effective bet than cloud services
As a freelance product manager, think about two things: how you can deliver value as quickly as possible, and how to ensure you do at least the one main thing they brought you in to do.
“I want to change my pricing strategy to cater differently for SMEs and enterprise customers. Where do I start?”
“My product roadmap is not getting the right information across to other people in my company. How can I improve it?”
“Juggling all our metric tracking has become increasingly overwhelming.
“How do other teams effectively prioritize and process this information?”
“Hi Jock, I’m currently applying for loads of product manager jobs. I’ve received an offer from a sales-led company where the Product team reports in to Sales. Should I take the job?”
“Hi Jock, You talk about doing user research directly with users – does it matter that the Operations and Process tracks are telling me what their users want instead?”
“Hi Jock,
There’s plenty that needs doing. As head of product I could focus on the hiring process and delegate, or I could get stuck in with the products as a player-manager. What’s the right balance?”
Hi Jock,
How would you describe ‘measures of success’ versus the ‘definition of done’? I’m trying to explain the difference simply to my team.
