Your company makes its money from the products it sells. Not from products in development, but its existing products. The money made on these products...
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kathleencassels
Oct 6, 2009 5:35 pm
Summer is an excellent opportunity to complete some of the"important but not urgent" tasks that typically fall to the bottom of the product manager's queue....
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Brian
brian_lawley...
Oct 19, 2009 6:03 pm
Recorded webinar is available at http://bit.ly/kk8g8. Slides are at www.280group.com/cert.pdf. Complete comparison of 280 Group certifications can be found at:...
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kathleencassels
Oct 24, 2009 2:11 pm
What You Must Do To Sell Your Business Case The projects that are selected for development in 2010 must be clear winners. Many organizations expect to remain...
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kathleencassels
Oct 30, 2009 10:23 pm
The October Pivot Point Newsletter – Prevent the"Mystery No" In this month's issue we provide some insight into this immutable fact- your business case can...
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kathleencassels
Nov 5, 2009 6:22 pm
Product Owner/Product Manager: Can You be Both? Agile's changes ripple through the organization beyond the Development group. Chief among the big questions...
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kathleencassels
Nov 12, 2009 5:43 pm
One of the things many product managers do best is "sweat the detail."But getting lost in the trenches can leave you in the shadows of theorganization. If...
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kathleencassels
Nov 20, 2009 4:47 pm
We all need to learn new skills and expand our horizons to stay successful in our careers. What's your favorite way to - in Stephen Covey's words - "sharpen...
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Shimrit Marom
shimrit.marom
Nov 22, 2009 9:10 am
Hi, I have joined your group in yahoo, and would like to send messages to members in the future. Thanks, Shimrit Marom Marketing Manager www.blackblot.com ... ...
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kathleencassels
Nov 24, 2009 4:53 am
In the U.S. it's the week when we amateur chefs roll up our collective sleeves and apply our best project-, product-, and program management skills toward...
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kathleencassels
Dec 4, 2009 12:13 am
Good news on the paycheck front. Results from Pivotal Product Management's recent "Paycheck Predictions"survey indicate a majority of respondents expect to...
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kathleencassels
Dec 10, 2009 6:22 pm
The retrospective is an important part of the product manager's job. Some take a pragmatic "rear-view-only" approach: focusing on product delivery, revenue and...
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kathleencassels
Dec 21, 2009 3:19 am
What's your preferred way to get "out of the trenches" and be a strategist? A recent survey by Pivotal Product Management indicates three popular methods for...
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kathleencassels
Dec 23, 2009 12:24 am
It's the week in December when our thoughts turn to family, friends and food. If your holiday centers around a big meal, it can require your best project-,...
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kathleencassels
Dec 31, 2009 4:50 am
What happens in your company when things don't go right for customers? For most, a suboptimal customer experience is the rule, and is usually the result of...
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kathleencassels
Jan 7, 2010 8:57 pm
If you could teach your boss ONE THING about product management, what would it be? And conversely, if you're in charge of a Product Management team, what's...
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kathleencassels
Jan 14, 2010 5:32 pm
For most of us, January brings a flurry of activity preparing for the annual Sales Kickoff. Your Sales team is an important "window" into what's going on in...
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kathleencassels
Jan 23, 2010 6:24 am
In the course of a product's life cycle, product managers sometimes confront the issue of cannibalizing an existing profitable product. If you're looking for...
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kathleencassels
Jan 29, 2010 2:08 am
Not every product or product line carries the same weight with Sales. So how do you get Sales to focus on what's important? Learn how to build a legendary...
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kathleencassels
Feb 5, 2010 10:46 pm
Which are the key metrics for a product line that's in the growth stage of its life cycle? We believe that Sales, R&D and Operations numbers are at the top of...
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Kathleen Cassels
kathleencassels
Feb 16, 2010 9:13 pm
Which product management practices can make the greatest difference between your product becoming a cash cow or an "also-ran";? There are many, but we've...
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kathleencassels
Feb 16, 2010 9:15 pm
Which product management practices can make the greatest difference between your product becoming a cash cow or an "also-ran";? There are many, but we've...
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kathleencassels
Feb 19, 2010 4:08 am
Many product and project managers get stuck in the no-win situation of owning all the responsibility for product success with no authority to make budget or...
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kathleencassels
Feb 26, 2010 3:31 am
What's the best way to cope when you're held accountable for performance against the company strategy, but nobody seems able to clearly state it? If your...
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kathleencassels
Mar 5, 2010 6:41 am
With an economy that's shifting toward expansion, many of us will have opportunities to propose new business cases in the coming months. If you're working on...
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kathleencassels
Mar 11, 2010 7:20 am
A recent survey asked what product-related investments Product Managers will propose this year. The good news: even in this erratic economy, the majority of...
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kathleencassels
Mar 18, 2010 8:06 am
Leading product managers are great at balancing focus between internal and external product priorities. The best product managers also play a role as a key...
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kathleencassels
Mar 25, 2010 3:29 am
TOOL OF THE WEEK: PRODUCT MANAGER VS. PRODUCT OWNER – THE BRIDGE FROM AGILE TO BUSINESS There's lots of discussion on how to fit Agile or Scrum Product ...
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Brian
brian_lawley...
Mar 25, 2010 4:55 pm
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ALL PM'S YOU KNOW. We are excited to announce the third book in the 280 Group Press series: "Agile Excellence™ for Product Managers:...
