Technology: it’s all about the people

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Michael Ray Hopkin

The first principle of the Five Factors of Leadership is that people are assets. Every organization, be it a technology company or a non-profit charitable organization, is composed of people. The people – not the buildings, equipment or intellectual property – compose the true assets of any company. Everything that exists in the world today, [...]

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The pace of change

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

Thanks to Dan for pointing me to this video about the fast pace of change. It takes about 5 minutes and will cause you to think differently about the world we live in. Hold on tight and pay attention! — The Product Management Perspective: The world of product management is changing too. Just when you [...]

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Service providers

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

In today’s language the term “service provider” is often used generally to describe the company or organization from whom you get your Internet, phone and/or TV service. The emphasis seems to be on ‘provider’ not ‘service.’ It seems, in many cases, the service providers have forgotten the importance of providing service to their customers. They [...]

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Building products on a platform

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

Many thanks to Jeff Lash for sending me another question from his Ask a Good Product Manager blog. The latest question he asked me to answer is “How can you best manage a product atop a platform?” Take a look at my response and let me know what you think. — The Product Management Perspective: [...]

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Upcoming webinar

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has been proven to work, and is increasingly becoming the mechanism of choice for software delivery. Most of the software in use today was developed as traditional client/server or on-premise software. On Wednesday I will present the webinar Product Management Best Practices – Transition to SaaS, for The Product Management View webinar series. [...]

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Technology is not enough

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

Just because you port or transition your product (software, hardware, etc.) to a model that is new/up-and-coming/exciting/proven/<fill in the blank>/ you have no guarantee it will succeed; technology is not enough to make a mediocre idea succeed. You must understand the market. If your product or idea is not what potential customers are looking it [...]

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The product management perspective

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

You have probably noticed during the last month the new feature at the end of each blog posting called “The Product Management Perspective.” I’ve added this new feature for the purpose of linking leadership principles to product management best practices. Effective product management is intricately tied to leadership; in the absence of effective leadership, product [...]

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Great ideas

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

The Leadership and Success section of Investors Business Daily provides an excellent source of ideas and information for leaders. One of its highlights is the IBD’s 10 Secrets to Success section, a short article about one of  ten traits they have identified in successful people from all walks of life. In today’s edition of IBD, [...]

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Before its time

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

My good friend Saeed wrote a great post on why Product Management is everything! He makes this claim based on a Harvard Business Review article written in 1991 by Regis McKenna called Marketing is Everything. Saeed does a great job describing how the claims McKenna made, about marketing, really pointed to product management; specifically technology-based [...]

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It’s all about the people

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Michael Ray Hopkin

The first principle of the Five Factors of Leadership is that people are assets. Every organization, be it a technology company or a non-profit charitable organization, is composed of people. The people – not the buildings, equipment or intellectual property – compose the true assets of any company. Everything that exists in the world today, [...]

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