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Take Part in Our 5th Annual Study of Product Teams

In 2016, Agile, Business Analysis, Product Management, Product Management Facts, Product Marketing, Product Owner, product team assessment, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience by [email protected]Leave a Comment

A week ago we kicked off our 5th annual study of product teams. This year’s study is sponsored by our partners; Accelerance, Planbox and Project Connections. Our continuing market research enjoys the …

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Product Development Methodology Utilization in 2015

In 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, Product Management, Product Management Facts, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Updates, User Experience by [email protected]Leave a Comment

In 2012 we began tracking product development methodology utilization by product teams and their organizations. It has been interesting to watch the exponential rise of Agile (Scrum in particular) and the precipitous fall …

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Blended Product Development Methods Continue to Rule

In 2015, Agile, Lean, Product Management, Product Management Facts, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, User Experience by [email protected]Leave a Comment

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 …

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Where Should User Experience (UX) Report To Be Most Effective?

In 2015, Agile, Lean, Marketing, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Connections, Project Management, Ron Lichty, Scrum, Sean Van Tyne, sensor six, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience, Voice of the Customer by [email protected]2 Comments

Two weeks ago I wrote a post on the importance of product management and user experience collaboration entitled “Where is the Line Between User Experience and Product Management?“. I’m a strong …

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Global Study of High Performance Product Teams

In 2014, 2015, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Marketing, Product Owner, product team assessment, Product Teams, Project Connections, Project Management, Ron Lichty, Scrum, Sean Van Tyne, sensor six, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, User Experience by [email protected]Leave a Comment

For the past three years Actuation Consulting, along with a wide array of sponsors and industry associations, has conducted a global study of product team performance. The findings from our annual study …

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Are Project Managers Valued Anymore?

In 2014, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, 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, User Experience by [email protected]Leave a Comment

The project management profession has been evolving alongside the emergence of Agile methodologies, such as Scrum, which has forced a degree of professional self-reflection on the role of the project manager in an Agile …