If you are PM at a startup you will often find yourself being the “go to” person for all G2M activities up to and including coordinating from requirements through First Customer Ship (FCS). Even though the Product Manager isn’t/shouldn’t become a Project Manager, you will often find yourself “owning” the date. Lots of [...]
Product Beautiful is a blog for Product Managers and Product Marketers about building successful Product Management and Product Marketing processes. Some topics that other people have found interesting include a three part series on using overseas manufacturing, an analysis of Google APM's and Dell outsourcing its product process, and how Product Management can work effectively with developers and software programmers on free and open source software. You can also find information about Product Management theory and tactics, such as using a RACI. Product Beautiful is written by Paul Young, a Product Management and Marketing professional with experience working in hardware, software, and services from Fortune 50 companies to startups.