Each year Actuation Consulting conducts a global study of product team performance. This will be the third year we have conducted our study. As I write this, we are putting …
Product Development Methods and Their Adoption Rates
For the last two years we have been asking survey respondents about which product development methods their organizations utilize with an eye toward the trend line. We have found that …
Product Launch – Five Things Product Team Members Would Change
As discussed in last week’s post, product launch continues to a be a consistent pain point for many organizations. Based upon the responses from our 2013 Study of Product Team Performance there …
The Most Commonly Cited Reasons for a Failed Product Launch
Since 2012 we have been investigating the various aspects that enable product teams to achieve high performance. Each year product launch is consistently cited as a problem area. There are …
The Most Utilized Product Development Methodologies in 2013
Methods Used for Product Development Our market research in 2013 illustrates that Blended (one that incorporates some waterfall and some Agile) is chosen most often (43%) by our survey respondents as …
How Well Defined is the Product Manager Role in Your Organization?
Interestingly, this year’s Study of Product Team Performance illustrates a direct correlation between high performance and how well the role of the product manager is defined. When the role is …