Filed under product management

When to takeoff with a new product

When to takeoff with a new product

This post is instigated by Adobe discontinuing mobile Flash. With this move, Adobe did one of the bravest, most difficult moves a company can do: venturing away from a safe market and into an uncharted future. It is also clear this move affects every one – it will dictate how video and all other rich … Continue reading »

The hidden costs of the installer package

So you have a successful SaaS business, and you come across that first customer who has a unique security need, demanding an “On Premise” version of your product. Before you start off that path, a few important things to consider: You may say that today’s world is shifting towards SaaS, and you may point at … Continue reading »

The product owner

Many publications about product management mention the concept that “the product manager is the CEO for the product” – but what does that mean, in practical terms? For many organizations, most especially ones that are project driven, or just any company with customers    – the product manager becomes the epicenter for many decisions regarding … Continue reading »

Deep in user feedback

Too often, we fall into the human fallacy of remembering only the one who shouts loudest and latest. By countering this with numbers, you can provide your users with a better product and a better service. By using good analytics, you can get the answer to which feature most resonates with your user base Continue reading »

Defaulting – not always a bad choice

“… in the past decade scientists have developed the laser, an electronic appliance so powerful that it can vaporize a bulldozer 2000 yards away, yet so precise that doctors can use it to perform delicate operations to the human eyeball, provided they remember to change the power setting from “Bulldozer” to “Eyeball.” ” [Dave Barry] … Continue reading »