A 5 step way to getting better outcomes from discussions. As it happens often, my corporate organization is on the brink of change. Which means, consultants are flooding in from every corner of the world — trying to make sense of the change and impart their wisdom for a fee. As such, in the cacophony […]
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Product Management is hard.
Photo by Kyle Broad on Unsplash — A product manager consider their life choices, maybe. The glamour of product management is alluring to subject matter experts & fresh graduates alike. Makes them think that they can control. The thinking is: if I can be the person assigning me the work, figuring out what should be done next, I can probably […]
9 Lessons learned by being the Product Manager, the Developer & the Designer on my photography website project
Note: This article was written when the website was still being developed (~28th Dec). It is currently live and has gone through 2 iterations of bug fixes. Check out photography.rkakodker.com. Your feedback is welcomed! I’ve been a tinkerer all my life. Technology fascinates me, like nothing else. I also like to photograph. I thought, over the […]
Comprehensive Guide to Change Management
Managing change is a difficult aspect of Product Management, often looked over. As Product Managers, we’re all about change. Any constant is boring! There is always an opportunity to optimize, improve, or experiment! However, with every change that we bring, there is a change that might have an impact on the way of working for […]
Negotiation Do’s & Don’ts in Product Management
Getting away with an Yes, without saying a No! A common question I get from new product managers is how do they get the development team/stakeholders to agree to the terms they’re proposing OR how do they negotiate the terms of product feature and scope? These should sound familiar if you’re already handling products: “The designs […]
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Your First 90 Days as the ONLY Product Manager
Establishing yourself & your product function in the first 90 days Mature product organizations have it easier than their newbie counterparts. Established product organizations have a semblance of a framework, established value for product, a support structure for new product persons joining, and product mentorship. However, as the ONLY product manager in an organization, you have […]
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4 Basic Communication Elements for Product Folks
Communication is an intricate part of Product management. If you’ve been reading my articles, you’ll know that I emphasize the following adjectives to describe your communication: subtle, concise, and correct. Over the last 10 years, I’ve spent honing my communication skills as much as I have spent developing my product skills. And it has reaped […]
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Negotiation Do’s & Don’ts in Product Management
A common question I get from new product managers is how do they get the development team/stakeholders to agree to the terms they’re proposing OR how do they negotiate the terms of product feature and scope? These should sound familiar if you’re already handling products: “The designs submitted cannot be completed within the given time! […]
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6 Principles of Product Management
Product management is, essentially, managing chaos. The chaos could be problems faced by customers, business goals, or decisions to be taken. The chaos itself is deafening and as product managers, we’ve to filter out the noise and resonate with the signals. To help us achieve that, I’ve identified 6 primary principles for product managers. These […]
Simple guide to managing heavy server load – PM Guide
Originally published on Medium on the October 2, 2018. Interestingly, not all websites are hosted on the cloud, which helps in managing heavy server load. Some of us still use VPS hosted PHP based frameworks, using CMSs like Drupal/Wordpress. And sometimes, we get requests to expose our APIs to enable our shiny new mobile apps […]
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