Write That Down - Latest Comments in Where Product Mgmt Sits

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

adambullied — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:46:07 -0000

It's so fantastic to hear from a PM in another industry besides Web /
tech! Thanks so much for commenting on this.

One of my thoughts for a while now (hence my "manifesto" post) is that
product mgmt, regardless of industry, has to have a similar set of
fundamentals and a singular philosophy. So it's great to hear.

I wasn't even aware that productmanager.com existed, so thanks so much
for pointing it out. There are some of us working behind the scenes on
these blogs a bit to make some standard information more available /
reference-able (as opposed to the blog format, which is much more post-
to-post). A couple of us are also working on some different mediums
for the deliver of the information, which again, will hopefully make
this stuff a bit more within reach for those that are hunting for the
knowledge.

Thanks for the comment!

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

pjhtaylor — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:14:10 -0000

In the telecom industry we have product management roles (e.g. Director, Head of, etc.) reporting to CEO equivalents. I believe you'll find similar positions advertised (or referred to) over at ProductManager.com. I too, believe the role should be addressed in MBA coursework and/or electives.

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

adambullied — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:32:21 -0000

Sridhar - I think that's great! I actually have a friend that's headed to Boston for her MBA in the fall...

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

Sridhar Oruganti — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:38:27 -0000

Adam,
Check this link
http://www.isb.edu/media/UsrSiteNewsMgmt.aspx?t...

Its not exactly Prod Mgmt,but sounds like a distant relative.Thats why I am targetting this school for my mba ;-)

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

adambullied — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:09:04 -0000

Exactly, Scott. There is no sense in having any one of the functional teams
enforce their own personal bias on the product overall. They are all going
to want something different based on their own unique interests, and it's
product management's job to transcend those opinions / take the in to
account and deliver something that's best for the market.

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

Scott Sehlhorst — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:33:31 -0000

Hey Adam, great! article.

As we've talked about before, you're spot on. Product Management needs to work in concert with multiple disciplines - sales, engineering, marketing. If it is subordinate to any one of them, the system becomes biased against optimal decisions. Doesn't make them impossible, but why go out of your way to set up something with a baked-in bias?

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

adambullied — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:12:03 -0000

Thanks for the comment, sridharo. Maybe eventually we'll see this
happen, but unfortunately, I don't think it will be something that
goes in to these types of programs for the foreseeable future.

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

sridharo — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:34:35 -0000

You've hit the nail when you say
"Personally, I think a start to this is to get product management to be an actual subject / role / element taught to business students in MBA programs. Finance is. Marketing is. Sales, strategy, “organizational behavior,” etc…. Why not product mgmt?"
Aye!

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

Saeed Khan — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:54:47 -0000

Adam, no problem. It's an important topic and I'm happy to see others thinking about the same thing.

Saeed

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

adambullied — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:23:14 -0000

Oops! I didn't see that post, Saeed - it's a great series, for sure.
Sorry to have doubled up...

Re: Where Product Mgmt Sits

Saeed Khan — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:34:05 -0000

Adam,

Good post. I've blogged about this exact topic and have asked VCs the Product Management question you pose. The answers can be found near the end of this post.

http://onproductmanagement.wordpress.com/2007/0...

Saeed