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Why Your Busy Team Isn’t Getting Much Done

Everyone at this product company is always busy, but we keep falling short of our goals… I call this the ‘hamster-wheel’ problem.  Everyone on your team is busy doing lots of stuff, but you’re not getting any closer to the success you need for your product company. This problem happens when you and your team…

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Is Your Company Ready For a Product Manager?

Your product company has some traction (perhaps even some paying customers), but otherwise you feel stuck.  Whenever you task someone with figuring out why, it always seems to fall down the list and you wind up in the same spot you were in before.  Similar symptoms may include: Consistently missing traction goals Poor communication between…

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8 Ways To Keep Your Product Development Team Motivated

As working environments continue to become more flexible the size and shape of our product development teams seem to be constantly changing.  The good news is that regardless of those concerns what matters most is the productivity of your team.  For many businesses today, your product is your business and motivating your product development team…

8 key skills great product manager

8 Key Skills of a Great Product Manager

If you’re building or managing a software product you need a product manager.  If your project isn’t quite ready for a dedicated product manager then whatever your current teams consists of needs to have certain skills to make your product successful.  Whether you’re looking for a product manager to join your team or just hoping…