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Cranky Tweets for the Week Ending 2010-03-02

by The Cranky Product Manager on March 2, 2010

in The PM Profession

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Cranky Tweets for the Week Ending 2010-02-23

by The Cranky Product Manager on February 23, 2010

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  • Why does DysfunctoSoft have these post-release retrospectives when it NEVER takes action on any of the feedback? #prodmgmt #
  • Nice rvw of Steve Haines's Product manager Desktop Reference in March JPIM (Journal Prod Innovation Mgmt). #prodmgmt #
  • Everyone Cranky PM has met from IIT (India Inst Tech) has dropped the "I" bomb within a day of meeting. Why? #prodmgmt #software #
  • Fyi…"I bomb" = mentioning casually u went to IIT & were ranked #x on the admissions exam, of millions of applicants #software #prodmgmt #
  • #prodmgmt and #prodmktg are at war again here at DysfunctoSoft. Y can't we all just get along??? #
  • Advice to #prodmgmt Don't get all Process-Nazi w/ Mktg & Sales.Else they won't help, u'll end up doing it urself & the product suffers. #
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Cranky Tweets for the Week Ending 2010-02-16

February 16, 2010

Travaeling again… Every Embassy Suites has that same mildewy smell in the lobby/atrium. Gak. #
Stop whining, shut up & reg for P-Camp Silicon Valley, already! & vote for sessions too! http://tinyurl.com/ykxaok3 #prodmgmt #
Jr. PM, where do you think you are, at P&G? Do your own market research! With no budget! And no time! [...]

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Cranky Tweets for the Week Ending 2010-02-09

February 9, 2010

HOW could Star Trek not be up for Best Picture?!? INJUSTICE! #
Ugh, how embarassing. Meeting with a customer, knocked over my purse, and out tumbles Elmo underpants. #workingmom #
Argh. Product look/feel is being redesigned b/c CTO doesn't like colors! 2 weeks from release! From a man whose clothes never match! #
The Generic News Story [...]

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Cranky Tweets for the Week Ending 2010-02-02

February 2, 2010

GREAT. Another "stress ball" given as the wicked awesome giveaway at Sale Kickoff. Why does DysfunctoSoft waste $ on this crap? #prodmgmt #
Vegas, the Cranky Product Manager loves/hates you. Her hotel room 1/2 mile from where she must present the roadmap to da Droids. #Prodmgmt #
Product marketers: the most introverted extroverts you'll meet. Product managers: [...]

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Power Post #2: Hoarding Features & Products

January 22, 2010

(OK, another 5 minute Power Post.  An attempt to break through the procrastination and writer’s block that has been plaguing the author of this blog.)
The Cranky PM has recently become obsessed with the TV Show Hoarders.  If you are unfamiliar, it is a reality show that profiles people who hoard stuff — tons of worthless [...]

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Power Post: Quickie Observations on Life in the Software Industry

January 22, 2010

The Cranky Product Manager has been neglectful of this here blog, once again. Good thing she’s not being paid to do it or anything, or else she’d be so totally fired.
Anyway, to break through the Huge Writer’s Block that has been in her way for the last 7 weeks or so, the Cranky PM [...]

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Translation of The Cranky Product Manager

November 16, 2009

Like all product managers who’ve lasted more than a year or two, the Cranky Product Manager has learned a few key phrases that keep her out of trouble. We all do it. Don’t kid yourself. “Weasel words,” some call them.  The Cranky PM calls it “PM-Obfusco-Speech.”  And here’s a “secret decoder ring” [...]

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The Cranky Product Manager Sez Go Big or Go Home

October 20, 2009

Oy.  Product managers create business cases and business plans all the time.  The Cranky PM has created and seen a bajillion of them in her day.  Lots.
But, cripes, so many of them suck.  In particular, so many business cases use a device that is a major peeve of the Cranky Product Manager.  Oh yes, you know it.  You’ve [...]

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10 Things The Cranky Product Manager Has Learned About Product Management

September 29, 2009

Here’s some stuff the Cranky PM has learned during her (not that) long and (wicked) illustrious career.
Readers, add your own “10 things” that you’ve learned about product management in the comments.
1. On overly-complex pricing models: If the sales force wants you to give them a training class on the pricing model, then your pricing model [...]

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