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Product Vision: Driving Organization Alignment

In Agile, Alignment, Disruptive product, Innovation, Marketing, Organizations, positioning statement, Product Management, product manager, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, User Experience by greg@actuationconsultingllc.com

Throughout the previous few posts, I’ve discussed the process of building and sharing your product vision. In this post we’ll explore how product managers can get employees vested in the …

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Are Organizations Effective At Decision-Making?

In 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, Innovation, Lean, Marketing, Organizations, Product Management, Product Management Facts, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Strategy, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience by greg@actuationconsultingllc.com

There is no question that effective decision-making is an important element of success. However, in our latest market research it appears that organizations are not as effective at making and …

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Voice of the Customer: Why Are Organization’s So Poor At Acknowledging Customer Feedback?

In 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, Organizations, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Training, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Sales, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, Uncategorized, User Experience, Voice of the Customer by greg@actuationconsultingllc.com

Organizations around the world tout their desire to listen to and capture customer feedback and suggestions. Listening to the “voice of the customer” is widely regarded as the de facto …

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Why Are So Few Product Management Organizations Proactive?

In 2014, Agile, Organizations, Product Management, Product Management Facts, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Uncategorized by greg@actuationconsultingllc.com

Why are so few product management organizations proactive? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word proactive as: “controlling a situation by making things happen or by preparing for possible future problems“. Successful product …