May 12th, 2008

Your Problem Statement is The Problem

under the hood

Problems are the reason why we create software. We solve problems. For the business. A “Goal” is an acknowledgment that you are going to try and address the problem. One mistake people commonly make is to describe problem manifestations and not problems. Read on to see the difference.

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May 11th, 2008

Flashback: This Week in the Past on Tyner Blain [May10]

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A look back at the best from this week in the past.

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May 8th, 2008

Interview with Woopra’s John Pozadzides

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Woopra is a new hot web-analytics product in beta release.

There is a lot of discussion around the differences between product management in startups and product management in enterprise companies. In this article, we take a look at the product management around Woopra, and gain a little insight into how things work at iFusion Labs. I had the great privilege to interview John Pozadzides, CEO of iFusion Labs.

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May 5th, 2008

Making Offshore Development Work

offshore oil rig

Economic pressures are driving most companies in high-developer-salary markets to explore using offshore development teams as part of their approach to developing software. Developing software with a global team presents new challenges as well as new benefits. If you do it right, you can have a more cost-effective team. If you do it wrong, you can have a disaster.

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May 3rd, 2008

Flashback: This Week in the Past on Tyner Blain [May 3]

reflection

A look back at the best from this week in the past.

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May 1st, 2008

ProductCamp Austin 2008

camp tent

No, not that kind of camp.

Product Camp

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April 28th, 2008

Don’t Build a Stupid Product Roadmap!

roadmap

Logic is a funny thing. People can make the following argument: “Building a stupid product roadmap is bad, therefore, don’t build product roadmaps!” Ahem. [Author cracks knuckles] Read on for a rant.

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April 24th, 2008

When Do You Update A Mature Product

old suitcase

When do you update a mature product? When it is more profitable to update it than to let it ride. This question was recently asked at Ask a Good Product Manager, and we have our own take on the answer.

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April 21st, 2008

Tyner Blain Supports Gravatars!

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Gravatars Make Your Comments Stand Out!

A GR avatar is a globally recognized avatar. This is an image that you’ve associated with one or more email addresses - and when you make a comment on a blog or in a forum that supports gravatars, your comment will appear like this:

comment with gravatar

When you don’t have a gravatar, your comment looks like this:

no gravatar comment

And even though you may say something brilliant, it loses a little something, so set up your gravatar today - it’s free and easy!

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April 20th, 2008

Flashback: This Week in the Past on Tyner Blain [Apr 19]

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A look back at the best from this week in the past.

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