We’ve written a lot about Product Management. Nikki wrote a blog post about how to find a good position when you’re searching. There is another post about how the title “Product Manager” can mean so many different … Read More
Sharpen Your Axe: How Slowing Down Can Help You Speed Up
MAN VS TREE A young man was walking down his street and saw his neighbor chopping down a tree in his yard. The young man stopped and watched for a while and noticed his neighbor getting very … Read More
So You Want to be a Product Manager
So you want to be a Product Manager? And not only in title! You aren’t looking to write requirements, hand them off to the development team, release, and repeat. You’re looking to discover the right problems and … Read More
Crushed by a Product Management Cool Wave: How to Navigate Hiring and Interviewing for Product Management Jobs
Last quarter, we hired a new Product Manager to support our growing team. After navigating a sea of candidates, we were lucky to hire a great fit for our team. However, the process was not easy, and … Read More
The Most Powerful Interaction Design Tool
Part of a product manager’s job is to study the problems presented to us – to learn about them from every angle – to make informed decisions. We need to understand the history of the problem, identify … Read More
The Road to More Modern Technology
Deprecating the oldest part of the product – a part users have known and used for two decades – can be intimidating even when you have a brilliant team, and the benefits are clear. Did you know … Read More
7 Lean Principles at Realtracs
The Realtracs’ product development team applies the seven Lean principles to our software processes. These principles – based on the Toyota Production System and adapted for software by Mary and Tom Poppendieck in Lean Software Development – … Read More
Your Product is Speaking. Do You Like What It’s Saying?
Part of creating a usable product is expressing the character of your brand through the user experience (both interaction and visual design). It includes the tone and voice of the text, the atmosphere conveyed through the use … Read More