Ninja daggers can’t solve every business problem. Many, yes. But not all.
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Product Management Meets Pop Culture
Welcome to Product Management Meets Pop Culture, or PMMPC for short. This is my blog where we use movies, comics, and other pop culture ephemera to illustrate product management lessons that anyone can start using immediately.
Dive right in, won’t you?
Introducing Ninja Rally: Ninjas, For Your iPhone & iPod Touch!
Shameless self-promotion as I introduce everyone to my company’s first-ever iPhone game: Ninja Rally.
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And Then There’s That Time John Lennon Met The Daleks
I paused the DVD and jumped online to see if I could find some context for the image. I couldn’t. But, if you play Hard Day’s Night backward, you can hear Dalek Caan ranting about exterminating the Doctor.
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Solving Problems: Crank For Product Managers
Sometimes that temptation needs to be resisted for the good of the product and the team.
Read More Crank… In 10 Screencaps Or Less
Today: We’re recapping the 2006 action movie Crank, starring Jason Statham… in 10 Screencaps Or Less™.
Tomorrow: We’ll use this story recap as a springboard into a discussion of the importance of strategic problem-solving.
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How To Escape The Phantom Zone Of Development? Provide Context
Product Managers need to provide enough context so engineering (or any group touching the product) can make appropriate decisions based on good data.
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