SiriusDecisions 2017 Summit is Next Week!
I’ll be in Las Vegas next week for the SiriusDecisions 2017 Summit, which runs from May 16-19. If you’ll be there, let me know and it will be great to meet up in person. If you’re not attending — why not? It’ll be a great experience for product management leaders — in fact, it’s been named one of “7 events no product manager should miss this year” and a “product management conference not to miss.” I’ll be presenting on a few topics, including Product Strategy on a Page: Possible, and Practical and Next Generation B-to-B E-Commerce, and participating in an analyst panel on Friday morning. If you’re still not convinced, even after looking at my picks for the top sessions that product management leaders should attend, then maybe you’ll be enticed by our opening keynote speaker Jewel and our Green Tie Gala featuring Counting Crowes!
If you can’t make it for the whole 4 days, we have a special discounted 2-day (Wednesday and Thursday) pass available for product management leaders — contact the SiriusDecisions events team for more information.
Hope to see you there, and if you can’t make it, you can still follow along at home — follow me at @jefflash and follow the hashtag #sdsummit.
2017 SiriusDecisions Product Management Tools and Technology Study
I’m pleased to announce the findings from our 2017 SiriusDecisions Product Management Tools and Technology Study, which looks at what tools and technologies are being used by b-to-b product managers. While product managers traditionally have not used technology nearly as much as their counterparts in product development, marketing and sales – nor have they had as much technology available to them – the results from this study show that this is changing.
You can download a copy of the 2017 SiriusDecisions Product Management Tools and Technology Study to see the full results, which includes information on what technologies are used most often by product managers, how many product managers are using product management-specific tools, their satisfaction level with such tools, and much more!
What’s Hot on Twitter
Here are a few of my tweets that have generated the most interest recently; to get these in real-time, join the 8000+ others who follow me at @jefflash:
Also applies if you change "founders" to "product managers" and "business" to… well, you can probably keep that nowthatIthinkaboutit https://t.co/YDSNfHuhzq
— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 21, 2017
"Focus on users—but don't forget the buyers"; I'm featured in this post on Expert Opinions on User-centred #prodmgmt https://t.co/V0iQMzfjph
— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 13, 2017
Just updated: Top Priorities for #b2b #Product Management Leaders, from @siriusdecisions https://t.co/qBgiswBuyd #prodmgmt
— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 10, 2017
If I had $1 for every time MVP was used incorrectly, that would actually be a great way of learning a lot w/little investment. #leanstartup
— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 10, 2017
A #prodmgmt haiku:
An awesome product
people love but won't pay for
is not that awesome.— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 6, 2017
A #prodmgmt haiku:
"Talk to customers"
works only if you know HOW
to interview them.(And if not @SiriusDecisions can help)
— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 5, 2017
A #prodmgmt haiku:
Product strategy:
Audiences and their needs
first, BEFORE product.— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 5, 2017
A #prodmgmt haiku:
If you want USERS
to love your product, make sure
first BUYERS buy it.— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 4, 2017
A #prodmgmt haiku:
If you boast and say
"We have no competitors"
you're in for a shock.— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) April 3, 2017
A #prodmgmt haiku
The best way to learn
About your customers' needs
Is not a survey— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) March 31, 2017
Buyers don't care whether your product is "new" or not; they care whether your product solves a pressing need. #prodmktg #prodmgmt
— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) March 13, 2017
Some design the best user experience & build #product to support it. Others figure out tech, then design product. I can tell which is which.
— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) March 9, 2017
Aah, the fun of managing parallel development efforts for a new platform and a legacy platformhttps://t.co/K1rYr5ZQd3 #prodmgmt pic.twitter.com/9Va1aaciey
— Jeff Lash (@jefflash) February 23, 2017