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 …
Waterfall’s Steady Decline and Evolution
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 …
Is Your Product Team Part of the 10%?
Each year Actuation Consulting conducts a global study of product team performance. This will be the third year we have conducted our study. As I write this, we are putting …
9 Principles That Product Managers Can Learn From Navy SEALS
I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Life Lessons from Navy SEAL Training*.” The article is based upon a commencement speech given by Admiral William H. …
How Embedded Is Product Marketing In Your Product Development Process?
We are nearing the finish line on this year’s Survey of Product Team Performance and as we prepare to begin the regression analysis I noticed an interesting comment from one …
Product Development Methods and Their Adoption Rates
For the last two years we have been asking survey respondents about which product development methods their organizations utilize with an eye toward the trend line. We have found that …