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[poll id=”7″] The question this past week was “For your product, who gets to deal with angry customers?” I suspect that there won’t be too much surprise to learn that the Customer Service team is on the front line when it comes to dealing with angry customers. However, the Sales and Product Management teams were … Read more

[poll id=”6″] The question this past week was “What part of being a product manger do you dislike the most?“ Talk about clustering! Only two of the possible answers got votes this week and they were neck-and-neck for most of the week. In the end, my personal favorite won out: pricing is the most disliked … Read more

[poll id=”5″] The question this past week was “Have your customers started buying again?“ Ouch! Clearly nobody really cared about this question because only three of you took the time to answer. Hmm, looks like I got it wrong this week. I don’t have enough data to draw any conclusions from this sample, but I’m … Read more

You’ve heard me talk about the free Product Management training that’s been offered at ProductCamp meetings before, but have you gone? If not (or even if you have), then I’ve got some good news for you: there’s more! John Peltier reached out to me the other day to let me know about a series of … Read more

[poll id=”4″] The question this past week was “What industry is your product designed for?“ Although we had a low take rate this time out, it’s not so much surprising what industries won (healthcare and “other”), but perhaps more interesting that some industries that I though would do well didn’t. The one that really caught … Read more

[poll id=”3″] The question this past week was “How Did You Learn To Be A Product Manager?” and the winner of this poll was no surprise (to me). It turns out that most of us have really had no formal training to be product managers — we seem to accidentally “fall” into the position. What … Read more

What if there was a way for you to get all of the information that you needed to become a better product manager for free? I’m talking about the stuff that you can’t find anywhere online because all of the blogs are too busy trying to cover a little bit of everything and can’t take … Read more

[poll id=”2″] The very first The Accidental Product Manger reader poll is now closed, the results are in, and the winners have been tallied. The question that had been asked was what is your #1 priority as a product manger right now. I must confess that I thought that I knew what the answer was … Read more

47. Well, maybe that’s the answer to someone else’s biggest question, but the only reason that I don’t have an answer to yours is because you haven’t asked it yet. Why not? I can only answer for myself, but one of the biggest challenges that I’ve always had as a product manager is finding other … Read more

You’ve got opinions, lots of ’em, but nobody at work (or at home) really cares to hear what you think about product management. Well good news, that all changes as of today: announcing the brand new The Accidental Product Manager weekly poll. Unlike those annoying old ladies who come up to you in the mall … Read more