Gender Bias in the Annual Product Management and Marketing Survey Results
 By Scott Sehlhorst

Does gender play a role in product management compensation? Does experience make a difference? A detailed analysis of results from the latest product management and marketing survey provides some interesting results.

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 Analysis of the Annual Survey from an Agile Perspective
 By Adam Bullied

"Agile" means different things to everyone. To me, it really means being efficient - and leveraging the best parts of a team. Of course, there are many different facets and "things" to agile - scrum, extreme, DSDM, getting real, etc. But what do these all mean to organizations and product managers? The annual survey can definitely shed some light on it.

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 What Would You Say to Your Company President?
 by Steve Johnson

In the latest product management and marketing survey we asked what you would like to say to your company president. Some surprising responses were provided and we compiled a cross-section of the feedback.

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 The Pragmatic Marketer Digital Magazine
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2008-2009 Annual Product Management and Marketing Survey

Career Growth and the Product Manager

Practical Rules for Product Management (Part 4)

Winning in a Down Economy

Changing Jobs in Product Management

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Our webinars are currently on a short hiatus while we work on a number of exciting, new initiatives for online offerings in 2009. Here are some of the most popular webinars in recent months...

The Eight Rules of Successful Win/Loss Analysis

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The Strategic Role of Product Management

Product Companies Need Product Managers, Not Product Owners


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Practical Product Management
Feb 17-18 (19) San Jose, CA
Feb 17-18 (19) Tampa, FL
Feb 25-26 (27) Vancouver (Burnaby), BC Canada
Mar 2-3 (4) Minneapolis, MN
Mar 9-10 (11) Reston, VA
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Feb 19 San Jose, CA
Feb 19 Tampa, FL
Feb 27 Vancouver (Burnaby), BC
Mar 4 Minneapolis, MN
Mar 11 Las Vegas (Henderson), NV
Mar 11 Reston, VA
Mar 18 Boston (Bedford), MA
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Mar 25 Atlanta, GA
Apr 1 Philadelphia, PA
Apr 1 San Diego (Del Mar), CA
Apr 22 San Francisco (Burlingame), CA
Apr 23 Ottawa, ON, Canada
Apr 29 Chicago (Des Plaines), IL
May 20 Austin, TX

Effective Product Marketing
Feb 11-12 Boston (Bedford), MA
Feb 17-18 San Diego (Del Mar), CA
Mar 4-5 Toronto, ON, Canada
Mar 18-19 San Francisco (Burlingame), CA
Apr 6-7 Raleigh (Durham), NC

New Rules of Marketing
Feb 19 San Diego (Del Mar), CA
Apr 9 Boston (Bedford), MA

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 Product Camp Boston







February 28, 2009 in Cambridge, MA

ProductCamp is a collaborative, user organized unconference, focused on Product Management and Marketing topics. At ProductCamp everyone participates: by presenting, leading a roundtable discussion, helping with logistics, securing sponsorship, or volunteering.

ProductCamp is a great opportunity for you to learn from, teach to, and network with local professionals.

No agenda, no selling, and best of all, no registration fee!

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 IBM - Tough Times, Tough Choices Roadshow








March 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 2009 in London, England

In the current economic climate the pressure to deliver successful products and projects has never been greater. Companies that survive are those that align their product and project investments with their business goals. Effective project and product management is now essential for every organisation. The Tough Times Tough Choices Roadshow is a series of complementary seminars tailored to specific discussion topics. Network and share best practices with your peers on the subject of your choice.

• Product Management
• Project Management
• Product Portfolio Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Lightweight Requirements Management

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 P-CAMP Silicon Valley



March 14, 2009 in Sunnyvale, CA

P-CAMP is a collaborative, user-organized unconference, focused on Product Management and Marketing topics. At P-CAMP everyone participates: by presenting, leading a roundtable discussion, helping with logistics, securing sponsorship, or volunteering.

P-CAMP is a great opportunity for you to learn from, teach to, and network with local professionals.

No agenda, no selling, and best of all, no registration fee!

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 New Product Management Track at Agile 2009




August 24-28, 2009 in Chicago, IL

The "Agile Product Management" stage will share real-world experience and guidance to teams on delivering successful whole products.

The event is currently looking for submissions on topics like:
 

• How to design the roles and responsibilities of Product Managers and Product Owners, and any organizational experience/lessons.
• Best practices for prioritization/ROI.
• Experience reports on what's worked (and not worked) in agile product management.

Formats can include papers, workshops, individual talks, or panels with divergent viewpoints.

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