Product Lifecycle
The product lifecycle marks the journey from a product’s first introduction to consumers until its, eventual, departure from the market. Every product potentially has a lifecycle of growth, maturity, and decline. As product managers, we have to manage that lifecycle.
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In her keynote session at #mtpcon London 2022, Sharon Anne Kean, Product Lead and Head of Global Expansion at Wise, talks about the tools she finds most useful to deliver maximum impact when she doesn’t have much time for product management work. Read more »
Product value: what it is and how to deliver more of it by Etienne Garbugli
In this ProductTank Waterloo talk, Etienne Garbugli, Author of Lean B2B and Solving Product, dives into the challenges that need to be overcome and how to deliver product value. Read more »
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Managing mature products — Simple steps to success
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Managing Manufactured Products: Growth and Decline
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Product Lifecycle Management - Beyond the Early Adopter
Craig Strong, VP of Product Lifecycle Management at Pearson, talks about the work they have done to evolve their product lifecycle management and the key learnings that have taken place along the way. Pearson are a long established global company with multiple brands and acquisitions., and product lifecycle management has been a catalyst for changing Read more »