Ten New Product Manager Tips
As my new job is a product manager, it's nice to see things like this. Tyner Blain points to Ten New Product Manager Tips: from Adrienne Tan on brainmates.
Welcome to product management! Over the the better part of three months, Adrienne Tan at brainmates, product management people, put together a series of posts with ten tips for new product managers.
- Speak to People and Listen to What They Say
- Use Your New Product
- Review Your Key Performance Indicators
- Understand What Your Market is Saying About Your Product
- Locate and Review All Documentation About Your Product
- Be the Best
- Review Your Predecessor’s Task List
- Plan to Update Your Skills
- Enjoy Yourself
- Take Steps to Be a New Product Manager Again
As I start my new position, I think I am touching upon most of these. I have the great benefit that my predecessor is still with the company and is happy to do as much of a brain dump as possible. We also have a bunch of customers coming in for usability testing (!), which will give me the opportunity to interact with them.
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Helpful, He need to keep young feel to the product portfolio and brand portfolio
These are good, simple tips. I wrote a similar article recently that I would like to share with folks:
http://www.4bearsonline.com/sumitg/myEssays/TipsForProductManagers.shtml
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Good luck Jack! Product Management is fun, challenging and at times, frustrating. I hope the tips help.