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 …
How Much Time Do Product Managers Spend In The Field?
Time spent with customers is precious. Organizations often talk about the importance of capturing “the voice of the customer” and product managers are directed to collect meaningful customer input. This …
Four Factors That Contribute to High Performance on Product Teams
This week we released our fourth annual Study of Product Team Performance. As always, we gleaned a wide range of valuable insights into what enables some teams to overachieve and others …
Who Really Owns the Requirements Backlog?
It’s often assumed that product owners and product managers are singularly responsible for the requirements backlog. While this is true in many instances – this assumption does not hold true in all …
Satisfaction: Just How Satisfied Are Product Team Members?
There’s no getting around the fact that product team members have been under pressure to do more with less for a sustained period of time. While the pressure brought on …
Blended Product Development Methods Continue to Rule
For the last four years we have been tracking the adoption rates for various product development methodologies. Our annual Study of Product Team Performance has documented Agile’s continuous rise (through …