News and Resources from Pivotal Product Management August 2009
Nine quick ways to get your act together for fall
It's August and hopefully your product team is in"vacation mode." Summer's slow pace makes it a perfect time to get organized for the inevitable fall flurry of activity. Here are some of the things we do at this time of year.
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Product Management Intensive™ 9/30-10/1
Learn and immediately apply the seven best practices with "PM training that works™".
Join us at Product Camp Seattle October 10
Business Case Secrets - 4-session Distance Learning Course 10/28-11/6
Build and present a watertight business case for your next product or project.
Tool: Pivotal Product Management's "Best Ways to Make Your Job Easier" tip sheet! Take this month's 30-second Hot Button survey to get your copy!
Plan: Individual Development Plan for leadership - register on our templates library for your copy.
Good blog on marketing and life: dotconnectorblog.com
Good source of planning docs: docstoc.com
Sharpening Your Tools
We all need to learn new skills and expand our horizons to stay successful in our careers. What's your favorite way to, in Stephen Covey's words, "sharpen your saw"? Take this month's survey to get Pivotal Product Management's "Best Ways to Make Your Job Easier" tip sheet!
Last month's survey asked what animal, plant or inanimate object best represents your favorite Product Development colleague. See the results
Contact us to suggest a future Hot Button topic!
Calling all frustrated creative writers for PM haiku therapy
Oh, the product management stories you can tell in just 17 syllables!
Submit yours today for a chance at fame in the next Pivot Point newsletter.
Summer Lament
Summer months are for
Relaxation. Too bad work
Still needs to be done!
Everyone gone on
Vacation so work delayed.
Sad; markets don't wait.
Summer months are for
Relaxation. Too bad work
Still needs to be done!
Everyone gone on
Vacation so work delayed.
Sad; markets don't wait.
