Learning, succeeding, and failing... again and again. These experiences of success and failure, across my many years in content-based product management for learning and research for the Higher Education market has informed this eight-part series. Intro: 8 Steps for Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research My focus is very specifically … [Read more...] about New Product Development Process (8-Part Series)
New Product Development
Learning Belongs in the Library — Supporting the First-Year Research and Writing Experience
In this edition's Against the Grain, my Learning Belongs in the Library column is focused on the challenges first-year college students face tackling the basics of information literacy, database use, and the importance of multi-media assets in enriching entry-level college learning experiences. Click to read the complete article: … [Read more...] about Learning Belongs in the Library — Supporting the First-Year Research and Writing Experience
Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research Part 8: Iterate
How many times have you heard a seasoned product manager describe their product failures as a learning experience? In job and client interviews, in podcast and press interviews, and over drinks at conferences, I told the story of an early product failure of my making. The specific product and the failure itself are less important than the larger lesson I … [Read more...] about Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research Part 8: Iterate
Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research Part 7: Go-To-Market
In part six of this series the concept of Product-Market-Fit was presented as a “market ready” product; that is a product that has the minimum necessary set of features and attributes required for a customer to begin using and/or begin paying. Of course this is not the end of product development (product improvement is iterative as will be discussed in part … [Read more...] about Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research Part 7: Go-To-Market
Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research Part 6: Product Market Fit and Minimum Viable Product
In part five of this series on new product development for content-based products for learning and research, I focused on the management of the road map. The overriding objective of carefully managing the road map is to ensure the delivery of a product that meets the most basic and essential requirements of a paying or using customer audience. If the road … [Read more...] about Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research Part 6: Product Market Fit and Minimum Viable Product
Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research Part 5: The Management of the Roadmap
Congratulations! The senior leadership team and the product leadership group have approved your business case and you are now ready to engage the product team, including engineering, user design and product ownership who, with your leadership, are responsible for delivering on the product concept. In your approved business case wire frames, mock-ups, product … [Read more...] about Developing Content-Based Products for Learning and Research Part 5: The Management of the Roadmap