Bøger af Frank Lemser

The book »Technical Product Management« is the continuation of the series Product Management according to Open Product Management Workflow and is aimed at Technical Product Managers and Product Owners. Note: the tools and templates, which are mentioned in the book, are deliberately not included, but will be issued in the trainings, as their application needs to be explained and exercised under guidance in practical examples.Additionally, you can also download the book »Technical Product Management« for free in PDF format on the proProduktmanagement website.You will learn how to use the information gained from the book »Strategic Product Management« in product development.First of all the book »Technical Product Management« deals with the set up of the technical product team. You will learn which different roles exist and who takes which tasks in this technical product team and why.To prioritize the requirements for product development, based on market facts, you will learn how to develop a rating scheme, taking into account time-dependent sales, long-term strategies and economic aspects. Read about the advantages of user persona in communication in product development and learn how to set up user persona as well as clear requirements for product development.You will learn more about the exemplary product »SelfBackup«, which was already introduced and explained in the book »Strategic Product Management«.As mentioned above you can download the book »Technical Product Management« on the proProduktmanagement website for free and read about preprototyping and numerous other topics relating to product development from a Product Management perspective.

The book »Strategic Product Management« is the introduction to the topic of Product Management according to Open Product Management Workflow. Note: the tools and templates, which are mentioned in the book, are deliberately not included, but will be issued in the trainings, as their application needs to be explained and exercised under guidance in practical examples. Additionally the book can be downloaded as PDF for free on the proProduktmanagement website.Besides general questions about tasks and how to organize Product Management as well as roles in Product Management, the book offers a step by step explanation of how to get to a decision proposal or business plan, which is based exclusively on market facts. This way bad investments are avoided and discussions about strategies and future products are reduced. The exemplary product called »SelfBackup« shows comprehensibly, how you develop an innovative product on the basis of market facts. Starting from interviews with market participants, identifying problems and persona and simple analyses you are enabled to derive all strategies required for the consolidated business plan which is the end result of the workflow. In addition, the book »Strategic Product Management« contains numerous other tips and practical examples. This book is the first one in the series and the basis for the subsequent books »Technical Product Management« and »Successful Go-to-Market« according to Open Product Management Workflow.As mentioned above you can download the book »Strategic Product Management« on the proProduktmanagement website for free and read about the importance of strategic and market-driven Product Management. Thus, you create the basis for further steps such as Technical Product Management as well as Successful Go-to-Market.

Both companies and HR consultants consider communication to be the most important social skill for the future. For you as a product manager, good communication skills are decisive, both for your career and to ensure that you deliver a successful product. Yet we often still hear complaints about communication not functioning well with other departments and about the lack of acceptance of product management in many companies.Using examples from the real world of business, this unique self-help guide looks at the typical communication difficulties which often arise and highlights potential solutions. There are also several exercises for you to test your new knowledge. The communication skills you acquire will simplify your everyday working life: You will improve your communication skills. You will learn how to convey information more effectively and how to convince stakeholders of your ideas.You will enhance your ability to pose tactical questions in order to increase your knowledge of the market. You will build up skills which will enable you to deliver customer-focused product management.Your company will benefit in different ways: senior management will be able to make decisions faster and development teams will be able to carry out their development work according to real market requirements. In addition, the sales team will find selling easier and employees will get more enjoyment out of their work. I wish you every success in putting these ideas into practice. You will soon find you are experiencing more acceptance from the various departments you deal with.