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Product Development Methods: Is Agile The Most Widely Used?

In 2014, Agile, Lean, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Training, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, Updates, User Experience by [email protected]

We began tracking product development methodology adoption rates back in 2012, the first year we launched our global Study of Product Team Performance. Much has changed since 2012. Over the …

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Sales and the Product Team – How Strong Is Your Relationship?

In 2014, Agile, Alignment, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Training, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance by [email protected]

How Do Product Teams Perceive Their Relationship With Sales? In our recent study of high performance product teams we asked a question regarding how product teams view their relationship with …

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ROI – Less Important Than Many Think?

In 2014, Agile, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Training, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized by [email protected]

Return on Investment (ROI) is the lifeblood of everything your organization does, right? Or is it? Product managers and product executives often relate how they spend time and energy developing …

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How Actionable Are Your Product Team’s Requirements?

In 2014, Agile, Business Analysis, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Training, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized by [email protected]

Where Does Your Team Fall On The Requirements Continuum? Regardless of methodology used only 15% of product teams indicate that they benefit from consistently actionable requirements. Nearly two-thirds of survey responders indicate …

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Training’s ROI According to Andy Grove

In 2014, Agile, Business Analysis, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Training, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, Updates by [email protected]

I recently started a book by Ben Horowitz entitled “The Hard Thing About Hard Things.” Ben covers a wide range to topics which are particularly pertinent to CEO’s and entrepreneurs …

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Waterfall’s Steady Decline and Evolution

In 2014, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, Updates by [email protected]

While Waterfall is far from dead there is no doubt that it is on a steady decline. In fact, a little over 10% of this year’s survey respondents indicate that …