Comments on: Understanding Product Management Role (and the ‘Discipline’ to Build Kickass Products) http://www.pluggd.in/product-management-role-discipline-to-build-kicass-product-297/ We Heart Startups! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ranjan http://www.pluggd.in/product-management-role-discipline-to-build-kicass-product-297/comment-page-1/#comment-147090 Ranjan Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:21:46 +0000 http://www.pluggd.in/understanding-product-management-role-297/#comment-147090 What entry level qualifications does a Product Manager should have? Or can a grad be trained in Product Management (in a workshop like yours) if he has the willingness to learn? Thanks, What entry level qualifications does a Product Manager should have? Or can a grad be trained in Product Management (in a workshop like yours) if he has the willingness to learn?

Thanks,

]]> By: Vishwajeet Sukhija http://www.pluggd.in/product-management-role-discipline-to-build-kicass-product-297/comment-page-1/#comment-127621 Vishwajeet Sukhija Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:53:26 +0000 http://www.pluggd.in/understanding-product-management-role-297/#comment-127621 Hi Ashish Nice post. I agree with some of the points and I disagree with some One important aspect which has been missed here and is especially applicable to SaaS based application is the Usability Quotient. I agree a lot of companies have Ux teams, but the term Usability is so generic that it really become important for the Product Manager to take logical calls on it, since it changes from domain to domain and user to user Also on aspect which I partyly disagree on is that Product Management is not Product Marketing Agreed they are two different functions but a Product Manager need to have a good marketing aspect in his DNA I also feel since we refer to Product Manager as a CEO of the product, I feel more focus of his funtions should be on strategies and only supervise operations. That can be taken care by an Analyst or a Project Manager Anyways the article was very well written Regards Vishwajeet Sukhija - vishwajeet.sukhija@gmail.com Hi Ashish

Nice post. I agree with some of the points and I disagree with some

One important aspect which has been missed here and is especially applicable to SaaS based application is the Usability Quotient. I agree a lot of companies have Ux teams, but the term Usability is so generic that it really become important for the Product Manager to take logical calls on it, since it changes from domain to domain and user to user

Also on aspect which I partyly disagree on is that Product Management is not Product Marketing
Agreed they are two different functions but a Product Manager need to have a good marketing aspect in his DNA

I also feel since we refer to Product Manager as a CEO of the product, I feel more focus of his funtions should be on strategies and only supervise operations. That can be taken care by an Analyst or a Project Manager

Anyways the article was very well written

Regards
Vishwajeet Sukhija – vishwajeet.sukhija@gmail.com

]]> By: Dash http://www.pluggd.in/product-management-role-discipline-to-build-kicass-product-297/comment-page-1/#comment-115455 Dash Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:24:30 +0000 http://www.pluggd.in/understanding-product-management-role-297/#comment-115455 Great Post Ashish! In a STARTUP - I guess the roles are all mixed up - as everyone tries to or has to do everything. Certainly this helps to understand the clear roles of a Product Manager! Dash Great Post Ashish!

In a STARTUP – I guess the roles are all mixed up – as everyone tries to or has to do everything. Certainly this helps to understand the clear roles of a Product Manager!

Dash

]]> By: S K Prasad http://www.pluggd.in/product-management-role-discipline-to-build-kicass-product-297/comment-page-1/#comment-113729 S K Prasad Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:20:38 +0000 http://www.pluggd.in/understanding-product-management-role-297/#comment-113729 Nice post Ashish. Working as a Product Manager at MoneyWorks4me I can relate to the article. But I think you have missed out the very important role a Product Manager must also excel in, Testing. Regress testing of both the requirement as well as the finished product is a must. I myself have gone through hell not having any expertise in Testing. Working out user scenarios and testing them on prototypes makes you realize what is required and what is not. Nice post Ashish. Working as a Product Manager at MoneyWorks4me I can relate to the article.

But I think you have missed out the very important role a Product Manager must also excel in, Testing. Regress testing of both the requirement as well as the finished product is a must.

I myself have gone through hell not having any expertise in Testing. Working out user scenarios and testing them on prototypes makes you realize what is required and what is not.

]]> By: naman http://www.pluggd.in/product-management-role-discipline-to-build-kicass-product-297/comment-page-1/#comment-112601 naman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:53:26 +0000 http://www.pluggd.in/understanding-product-management-role-297/#comment-112601 Great post Ashish. The art explains it all perfectly. But is it not good for businesses to do this, “Because they ’said‘ they need this, we will build this”. I am specially talking about SaaS products. A regular update based on customer feedback would be really helpful in creating an environment where they believe we are listening and also may be give us an excuse to increase the fee from time to time. Not that we do this for all features they request but if 10% of your customers are asking for something is it not fine to go ahead with the implementation without digging much into reasons and research? Great post Ashish. The art explains it all perfectly.

But is it not good for businesses to do this,
“Because they ’said‘ they need this, we will build this”.
I am specially talking about SaaS products. A regular update based on customer feedback would be really helpful in creating an environment where they believe we are listening and also may be give us an excuse to increase the fee from time to time.
Not that we do this for all features they request but if 10% of your customers are asking for something is it not fine to go ahead with the implementation without digging much into reasons and research?

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