Product Management Survey Results and Discussion

Product Management Survey 2010

Below are popular topics that were suggested and will be considered for next year.

• Licensing approaches (subscription, perpetual etc.)
• Pricing (unit, seats, users, site, consumption etc.)
• Communication tactics (with customers and between departments)
• Software vs. product vs. services (impact on product management)
• Software-as-a-service (SaaS) product management
• Survey length
• Features per product
• Web 2.0 technologies and how they are (or can be) used by product managers
• Time allocation (R&D, existing products, customers, research etc.)
• Product management specific training (benefits etc.)
• Quality of life (work balance)

In the coming months we encourage feedback and discussion around the survey.  We will follow the "online" discussion and continue to solicit ideas for future surveys.  Alternatively, suggestions can be forwarded by contacting us directly.