Posts relating to market research and sizing, analysis of revenue opportunities, creating business cases and P&L models, evaluation of technologies and so on
AI is:
» accelerating the design of novel proteins, enabling a new wave of vaccines and drugs
» predicting extreme weather events, helping to protect residents
» listening to the rainforest and sends real-time alerts for chainsaws, trucks, cars and signs of incursion
» monitoring the world’s oceans for illegal fishing activity
“Hi Jock, What’s the difference between a product manager and a business analyst?”
At best, organisations do a bit of user research up front and no more, then set off on their journey to create the product – they might as well have a blindfold on.
3 questions and answers: What exactly is a “Freelance Head of Product”? What is a great product? What are the key criteria for a great team?
The more closely we examined the problem, the more complicated it became. When this happens to you, it can feel overwhelming. Don’t quit your research too soon.
I was recently asked this question:
Do you have a rule of thumb for deciding how much evidence is sufficient for decision making? I often see decisions made on the basis of a sample of one.
Here’s my answer:
One of the challenges of being a product manager is that it’s sometimes difficult to read between the lines of what your (potential) customers want in order to determine what they actually need. This article explains how to identify and differentiate between needs, features and benefits.
This is not “Field Of Dreams” and you’re not Kevin Costner. If you build it, the users will not come – unless they have a strong motivation to do so.
I’ve been talking to web developers, engineers and product people about APIs. After all, they’re the ones using them. From our discussions, it’s clear that the best web APIs share some common traits. Would you like to know what’s going to make yours more successful?
What should product managers keep an eye on in 2011?
