Tools used by Product managers: Discussion of the Product manager's toolbox

Article Description: Product Manager's toolbox, what to put?

Today on the Internet to see a discussion topic "Product Manager's toolbox, what to put?"

User questions:

Please answer three questions separately. I'm a developer, and today the product manager told me that I really want to have a tool that shows axure generated prototypes on the ipad (that is, local HTML browsers). It occurred to me that this was not a good idea: to be a tool for creating and displaying prototypes on the ipad. ipad easy to carry, long standby time. It doesn't make much sense to do a local HTML browser alone. Or as a prototype display tool, you can show the files generated by the product manager's commonly used model tools.

Some netizens answer:

Xiaoguang

The ipad already has a lot of prototype tools, let your PM back to check, a lot of.

Prototyping tools are always personal, tools are just means, and you can't forget the purpose of using tools.

Some people like to use axure, some like to mock, the purpose is as long as the clear display, logic is clear enough.

Tools are important, but don't be kidnapped by tools.

Rowan:

No, although the company is required to use this, but I basically do not need, may not be directly with me now to do the prototype, shame =

Like the small words, people do not be kidnapped by tools, tools are tools, is used to reflect the mind in the brain, so I usually use the Whiteboard, quickly draw the things I want, and then the iphone to take a picture, and then continue to the next. I think this is the most fidelity way, if you draw a button to consider the right angle or rounded corners, you must not draw a few pictures ~

Well, if I have a need, that's what I see, I always wanted to have a handy prototype on the pad, so just drag something in, Box a big, double touch, something, something, I think the touch screen is second only to the pen and paper expression.

Finally, when it comes to show, your fidelity is very much related to your efficiency, you spend so much effort to output that you don't necessarily know what you mean, whether you use a axure or a mockups or a variety of mocks, or visio,ps, or even a drawing board, is OK, How to come in handy, these are just expression tools, the fastest, and then add a whiteboard and face-to-face instructions to each of the details, and then in the process of continuous interaction, if it is a large company, it is difficult to be so direct, it is also best to do some checkpoint, together for a moment, such as the Daily station. I believe that communication is better than any prototype tool.

Alas, the last bitter forced to say, but the company requirements of the process, have to use AH ~

Chen Haibo

1, the domestic "product manager" group is still very large, the use of axure as a daily tool of the proportion is also very high.

2, "If not, you have any needs", this topic, suggested that the idea of a buddy don't do it. A more successful example is Balsamiq, interested in learning the background of software authors and software. Also, doing prototype and Mockup's foreign software is really a lot of classes.

3, speak clearly.

Personal supplement:

1, "The ipad on the display of Axure generated prototype tool" This is the easiest to do, even, this app may have it? You should let this pm yourself think of something to do first.

2, the use of the scene dislocation, a professional designer will choose Pc/mac, not the ipad.

There are really a few good 3,ipad to draw the class of the app, the interactive way of operation is pretty cool.

Zhang Pengfei:

In the company, indeed, as you say, whiteboard hand-painted, wall stickers are floating clouds, but in the not-so-cool company, what do you have to convince you to do the sale of the general manager to do not understand the Internet? What system do you have with the technical team and the Art of communication? I rub, this is really a pain in the egg, it is estimated that this is one of the reasons for the existence of the prototype:

In addition, on the page layout, column architecture, especially in vertical columns, write a bunch of page elements of the document, it is better to draw a prototype. You can interact with the prototype, layout it, and make a list of the details. Don't like to write documents, this is the second reason I use the prototype. Of course, except for functional documents.

The shortcomings of the prototype is what, I think the first is time-consuming, not conducive to agile iterations; the second is to bind the art of thinking, the impact is still very large. I've used Visio and axure to get a lot of prototypes, and I personally feel that Visio is static without any interaction, but it's pretty, and Axure supports interactivity, but not as good as Visio.

If the next development project, no more high-fidelity prototype, wireframe + document try it ~

The above information is intercepted from "know"

I also say the Product Manager tool uses:

Tools are designed to improve the efficiency of work and not tools for tools.

For product managers, prototyping: Axure is indeed a good tool for product managers has been the use of the threshold of the prototype to the minimum, do not understand the code does not understand the painting can use Axure to do the prototype.

From the above some of the product manager's point of view can be summed up: Product managers to choose their own tools, under the premise of the upstream and downstream links (research and development, design) effective communication, for them, what kind of tool output to facilitate the three-party communication, on the use of which.

For new products or new tools, the product manager should have a heart to try, don't be afraid.

The following are the tools used by other product managers:

Product manager's plan management tools: Google Calendar, Project, ToDoList can all

Product Manager's thinking Tool: MindManager or txt

Product manager's Process tools: Visio

The product manager's use of office is very high, especially to remind, a good product manager, the ability to write report material will be very strong.

Author: Xiu Ze