Comments on: Why the Cranky Product Manager Really (Honestly) Loves Product Management http://crankypm.com/2006/08/why-the-cranky-product-manager-really-honestly-loves-product-management/ Product management, product marketing, and the ugly side of software product development. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bob Corrigan http://crankypm.com/2006/08/why-the-cranky-product-manager-really-honestly-loves-product-management/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Bob Corrigan Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:47:07 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2006/08/why-the-cranky-product-manager-really-honestly-loves-product-management/#comment-839 <p>Producing a high-quality build is no guarantee of success - make sure your market-facing side of the business has a similar commitment to quality and to process. Just be aware that the creative-types that lurk in marcom are managing what is unfortunately a very subjective counterpart to your very objective product - so be patient with them and give them the time they need to be successful. Nothing $*#s up a release more than good product dumped on an unprepared sales team and a less-prepared marketplace.</p> <p>Getting to the point where the entire organization understands what it takes to serve customers is the ultimate goal - getting PM on board is a critical first step. So congrats. You have exactly one minute to feel good about this. Now get back to work...(grins).</p> Producing a high-quality build is no guarantee of success – make sure your market-facing side of the business has a similar commitment to quality and to process. Just be aware that the creative-types that lurk in marcom are managing what is unfortunately a very subjective counterpart to your very objective product – so be patient with them and give them the time they need to be successful. Nothing $*#s up a release more than good product dumped on an unprepared sales team and a less-prepared marketplace.

Getting to the point where the entire organization understands what it takes to serve customers is the ultimate goal – getting PM on board is a critical first step. So congrats. You have exactly one minute to feel good about this. Now get back to work…(grins).

]]> By: Scott Sehlhorst http://crankypm.com/2006/08/why-the-cranky-product-manager-really-honestly-loves-product-management/comment-page-1/#comment-840 Scott Sehlhorst Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:32:16 +0000 http://crankypm.com/crankypm/2006/08/why-the-cranky-product-manager-really-honestly-loves-product-management/#comment-840 <p>I've been lurking for a while - really enjoying your writing - you do a great job of putting personality into the articles. Keep it up.</p> <p>I was with a small company as it quadrupled in size and quintupled in maturity over about 8 years. Watching and helping the company introduce repeatable quality processes created a believer of me. A decade ago, we would have killed for half a dozen euphoric days. In the last couple years, the ratio has been inverted.</p> <p>Release content was driven by strategic requirements management. Release quality controlled via continuous integration (linked to my name for this comment). Release content and delivery managed via timeboxes and communicated with use cases.</p> <p>Track me down through my 'about the author' post at Tyner Blain if you decide you want to retitle your blog as "The Formerly Cranky PM".</p> <p>Either way - congrats on a great day, revel in it, and I hope it lasts for you!</p> <p>Scott</p> I’ve been lurking for a while – really enjoying your writing – you do a great job of putting personality into the articles. Keep it up.

I was with a small company as it quadrupled in size and quintupled in maturity over about 8 years. Watching and helping the company introduce repeatable quality processes created a believer of me. A decade ago, we would have killed for half a dozen euphoric days. In the last couple years, the ratio has been inverted.

Release content was driven by strategic requirements management. Release quality controlled via continuous integration (linked to my name for this comment). Release content and delivery managed via timeboxes and communicated with use cases.

Track me down through my ‘about the author’ post at Tyner Blain if you decide you want to retitle your blog as “The Formerly Cranky PM”.

Either way – congrats on a great day, revel in it, and I hope it lasts for you!

Scott

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