Archive for April, 2010

Look for This When Hiring a Product Manager (Bonus Video!) »

If you’re a Director/VP of a Product Management team or otherwise responsible for hiring PMs, there are many qualities to look for in candidates.
Analytical ability, communication skills, technical competency, ability to lead without authority, and organization skills are - and should be - at the top of the list.
But the one skill I look for […]

“Reason Why” Approach to Managing Requirements »

I was reading a recent, excellent post by Tom Grant over at Forrester.
One sentence in particular caught my eye:
“Managing the enhancement list is not the same as understanding the reasons behind those requests.”
I feel this is such a critical (yet routinely overlooked) point, I’m writing this short post to share my thoughts on it.

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