aktually » Miscellaneous http://www.aktually.com the art of the rethink, where business meets design Fri, 14 May 2010 15:55:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 BarCamp / ProductCampNYC http://www.aktually.com/miscellaneous/barcamp-productcampnyc/ http://www.aktually.com/miscellaneous/barcamp-productcampnyc/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:08:08 +0000 Andrew http://www.aktually.com/?p=176 ProductCampNYC was a fantastic event where I met likeminded individuals and enjoyed a day that’s dedicated to the amorphous blob of a role/function that is the Product Manager.  I highly recommend going if it’s offered in the future!

I’m particularly interested in the product manager function both from an improve-my-everyday-work perspective as well as this-could-be-the-next-step-in-my-career point of view.  And what found today is this:

  • Product Managers are the customer/are not the customer.
  • Product Managers occupy a very interesting intersection between senior management, marketing, and development (mind you, this is biased towards my background in software development, YMMV when it comes to physical goods).
  • Product Managers communicate a lot/do not communicate enough.

What do I do with this as a project manager in a Engineering organization (not a rhetorical question)?  More on this topic later!

]]> http://www.aktually.com/miscellaneous/barcamp-productcampnyc/feed/ 0 A Cappella Documents Well! http://www.aktually.com/miscellaneous/a-cappella-documents-well/ http://www.aktually.com/miscellaneous/a-cappella-documents-well/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:14:51 +0000 Andrew http://www.aktually.com/?p=164 sounds_good_to_meSlight departure from my typical project/product management entries: I hope you’ve seen this film!  If not, you’re missing out on a quirky, wonderful, real, and touching exploration into the little-known subculture of college a cappella.  I went to see the film a little over three weeks ago, but it still sticks with me now.  I think it just speaks to how creative college students can be, and how, when left to their own devices, freedom of expressing ideas and personality can end up with something wonderful like this.

Recommendation: Go ‘C’ the film!

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