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Waterfall’s Steady Decline and Evolution

In 2014, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Uncategorized, Updates by [email protected]Leave a Comment

While Waterfall is far from dead there is no doubt that it is on a steady decline. In fact, a little over 10% of this year’s survey respondents indicate that …

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Is Your Product Team Part of the 10%?

In 2013, 2014, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, Mojo, News, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Training, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, The Study of Product Team Performance, Updates, User Experience by [email protected]1 Comment

Each year Actuation Consulting conducts a global study of product team performance. This will be the third year we have conducted our study. As I write this, we are putting …

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What is the Difference between an MRD and a PRD?

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The terms MRD, or Market Requirements Document, and PRD, or Product Requirements Document, are often used interchangeably. However, both documents are actually intended to serve a separate and distinct purpose. The core purpose of …

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Want To Be A Product Manager? Here Are Five Tips To Help You Succeed

In 2014, Agile, Business Analysis, Lean, Product Management, Product Management Consulting, Product Management Facts, Product Management Toolkit, Product Management Toolkits, Product Management Training, Product Marketing, Product Owner, Product Teams, Project Management, Recruitment, Scrum, Take Charge Product Management, Uncategorized by [email protected]Leave a Comment

Many people aspire to become product managers. However, individuals can find it difficult to make the initial jump into the role. Unlike, project management or finance, the actual skills of …

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10 Workplace Skills That Are Increasingly Important To Your Success

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Recently the Institute for the Future published a study* identifying key workplace skills that are essential for professional success. The IFTF believes that there are 10 skills that top the list. While I …