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 …
Which Executives Do Product Teams Work Most Closely With?
In our 2013 Study of Product Team Performance we wanted to know which executives product teams work most closely with. Survey respondents indicate the following roles are most prevalent. The …
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 …
Product Team Member Onboarding is Strongly Correlated to High Performance
For two years in a row, the importance of onboarding product team members efficiently has emerged as a key theme in the regression analysis derived from our annual Study of …
The Importance of Product Launch
Companies often spend millions of dollars on product development efforts and carefully monitor and control the entire process only to treat the product launch process as an afterthought. It is …
The Importance of Aligning Product Strategy with Corporate Strategy
Aligned Strategies? Consistent with last year’s findings in the 2012 Study of Product Team Performance, the importance of having a corporate strategy that the product team can link to and …