Here are some tips from Founders of South West tech scale-up businesses, taken from the 2019 series of Threads meetups, helping you determine how best to identify the right person to look after your product.
If you’re in or around Bristol and are a tech founder or leader, I’ll be hosting the February Threads meetup again. Like you, I have no idea why they invited me back. We’ll be talking about when and how to …
I’ll have the pleasure of visiting L’viv in Ukraine again this Saturday to give a talk on ethics in product management. Hope to see you there :-) Update: Slides from the talk are available after the break.
This month’s topic was on product management in general. For most around the table, it was a completely or relatively new concept, so our lively discussion started with the fundamentals.
People ask me from time to time about how they can get into freelance product management. Here’s a recent question: Hi Jock, I’ve been working as a product manager for 5 years now. I worked in different industries (financial, loyalty, …
What skills do I need to be a freelance product manager? Read more
What does it mean to be a good product manager in 2018? It’s not just about being agile and creating products users need – we need to be more human.
Hello! I’ve not published a great deal on the blog recently. In my defence, I’ve been doing a fair amount of paid writing work and my brain has run out of words temporarily. If you’re interested, I’m writing (then delivering) …
Here’s a question I’ve been asked recently: Hi Jock, I’d appreciate your advice on working for the GDS and different ministries. I have recently applied for senior positions (Deputy Director and Head of Product) at GDS and another UK government …
How do I make myself more suitable for a senior product role in UK government? Read more
Good product managers are agnostic of technologies (and markets).
“Agile” is a term that has been abused by organisations to such an extent that its original meaning is all but forgotten. Here’s a reminder of what it should mean.
