Is collaboration an act of betrayal?

For some product managers, collaboration can be the source of inspiration and ideation, where teams work harmoniously to deliver company goals, on time and on budget. But for others, it invokes images of Satan’s babies. It’s no wonder this simple word can provoke such extremes when one considers the actual meaning of the word.

A little Wordpress love…

Wordpress, you never cease to amaze me, and kudos to Kriesi and your amazing ability to make WP even easier to use!
A friend asked me to put together a little website for his new short film. The obvious choice was to use Wordpress as the CMS so my friend could have total control over the [...]

Product Mavens: 18-Mar, 8.30am

If you’re a Product Manager (or if you’re interested in finding out more about the dark art of product management), drop by Cook & Archies this Thursday to connect with product peeps and share your Product Management insights.

25 February #pmm – Innovate

It’s time for another #pmm meetup (all Product peeps welcome)!
Details:
Cook & Archie’s
1a/4 Buckingham St, Surry Hills
Thursday, 25 Feb
From 8.30am onwards

Topic: Innovation – how (not) to kill it!

By now, most of you will be well settled into the new year, with new objectives, new recruits and new deadlines… but have you allowed [...]

Product Tools: Have a plan, and be brave.

Join us for Product Mavens, Thurs 21 Jan at Cook & Archies, Surry Hills.

Meet the Mavens!

We enjoyed the recent Product Mavens Meetup so much that we’d like to get everyone together again before the year ends!
In keeping with all other social gatherings at this time of year, we’re moving from the cafe to the bar (tis the silly season after all!)
Here’s the details…
When: Wednesday 16th December, 12.30 for lunch (or [...]

Product Mavens Meetup – 18 Nov – Surry Hills

If you’re working in a Product type role and looking to connect with other Product Mavens, you should join us for the first Product Mavens Meetup!
It’s a casual coffee catchup – nothing planned… just an opportunity to chinwag with product peeps.
When?
Wed 18 Nov, 8.30-10am
Where?
Cook & Archies, 4 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills map
For more details, click [...]

Product naming hell

I don’t think it has ever been easy to come up with a name for your brand new product, but I think it is probably getting harder as the number of products explode, combined with limited domain names, trademark issues etc. So, I think it’s safe to say that for some (especially marketing and [...]

product planning with pesto goggles

Sometimes, I find it easier to understand a process when I don’t apply it to my ‘area of expertise’. Whether my product is the next Twitter of Facebook, or if I’m simply planning to make a birthday cake, the process is essentially the same.
You’re probably wondering at this point how pesto fits into product planning? [...]

If you’re not focused, frack off.

I recently helped facilitate a brutal FOCUS session on Day 2 of #bootupcamp, led by @liubinskas.
It was interesting to watch the unbridled optimism shift toward defeat and mediocrity as small, tangible (and most importantly realistic) goals were set.
The session’s main aim was to focus on the…