Comments on: 10 Things The Cranky Product Manager Has Learned About Product Management

By: Meg Bear

Meg Bear — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:23:10 +0000

You are my new hero! This is the best summary I have read ever. Says the blonde girl in the skirt…

-Meg

By: working girl

working girl — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:23:29 +0000

#2 made me laugh out loud! My loud male colleagues want to know what’s so funny. And I love the word Cranky.

By: Links 11/10/2009

Links 11/10/2009 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:30:39 +0000

[...] 10 Things The Cranky Product Manager Has Learned About Product Management | The Cranky Product Manag… [...]

By: Neelika

Neelika — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:28 +0000

Absolutely love it.

By: Paco

Paco — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:41:17 +0000

3. On dumbassery: If your VP of Engineering thinks the target customer is just lik him (notice the lack of “/her”), you’re doomed.

The “/her” part is pure gold :)

And to G Gillen, I hope all our careers ultimately lead to hot cave women. Sounds like a good goal to use in my next one-on-one review.

By: Lynnette Reese

Lynnette Reese — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:22:18 +0000

Most of this I have also experienced in some form or another, but there is a saying that says it all: “Life is not fair. Take advantage of it.”
So go out there and kick ass like you know you can do. You are She-Ra, dammit…. Maybe I will never get taken seriously by some, but I continue to wear make-up and skirts anyway. (Eff-em’.)

We adapt whether we know it or not. I myself have noticed that I speak in a deeper voice for technical explanations. And I use engineer-speak (never say “thing” … say “device.” And if you can fit the words ‘flange’ or ‘instantiation’ in there, do so. Heck, throw the whole O’Reilly library in there.)

By: Cranky PM

Cranky PM — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:27:12 +0000

G Giller, The Cranky Product Manager HEARTS your mammoth analogy.

By: Geoffrey Anderson

Geoffrey Anderson — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:43:21 +0000

@Gillen – And, if the hunt should be unsuccessful, the PM Shamen will be burned to atone for the damage caused to the tribe…

By: G Gillen

G Gillen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:16:36 +0000

Caveman analogy:
As PM, you may:

1) Know the ways of the Mammoth
2) Make the best spears
3) Know the mammoth feeding grounds
4) Know how to lure the Mammoth to your hunting party
5) Know how to serve mammoth (after cooking)
6) Know how to make clothes and tools from Mammoth leftovers

But the caveman who threw the spear to bring the Mammoth down will always get the hot cave women and the glory. That is the way of the PM Shaman.

By: Henrik Kenani Dahlgren

Henrik Kenani Dahlgren — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:06:35 +0000

True story!

One of the best post, i was laughing out loud when I read it. I am a former PM who turned Solution Architect (call me a traitor…) and every line above is true :D