Having seen so many standard non-standard answers, I would like to ask myself, what do the product managers I understand do?
So I gave myself an answer-- balance . The number "Eight" refers to the multi-party, these four words sounded a great deal of potential, and then the fact that the product manager can not only sit in the tent, must have to run the quartet's heart, can win the Heng. As shown in, the product manager is like a small ball, around the product in the user, the company, development and other objects rolled in the roll, specifically described as follows:
1. Products and Markets . To consider making a product, you have to find a product in this market positioning, not too floating, do not connect to the atmosphere, and can not be stacked, no difference, to the product's positioning point and the market gap perfect docking.
2. Products and Users . User needs can not be a basket of all receive, nor can pick, product demand can not be fixed dead, nor can change, product managers should find a balance between products and users, the needs of users into real user needs, and then into the product demand.
3. Product and development . Development process, there will always be and product requirements can not reconcile the place, then the product manager needs to consider whether it is necessary to make this demand, if so, how can not be a straight line to the national salvation in the local curve, so can not do can do in another direction.
4. Product and Design . How to solve the needs of the solution to the perfect presentation in front of the user, to the user, like a hungry person, you have to do is not only to provide food for him, but also not only to provide color and taste of food, but also to provide tableware for him to enjoy easily.
5. Products and companies . The value of the product is in line with the company's business value, strategic planning, the product is for the user Service, but also for the company to create value, the need to cost too much or create a very low value of products ultimately difficult to escape the fate of the cut off.
6. People and people . Around a product there are many people, product early, how to coordinate the design and development testers to complete the product goals, this process may also need to coordinate with the boss or other department personnel, product launch, product operation and feedback optimization also need communication and coordination.
Here's Alex's work-meditation. May we all be able to keep quiet thoughts in this noisy world.
"Random Thoughts" I understand what the product manager is doing?