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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Performing market assessments. Managing tight deadlines, revenue targets, market demands, prioritization conflicts, and resource constraints all at once is not for the faint of heart. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role? Running design sprints. Feature prioritization and roadmap planning.

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Do You Have the IT For the Coming Digital Wave?

Harvard Business Review

Cloud-based services are also now being bought directly by functions like HR and marketing, resulting in IT losing its control over technology purchase within the organization. It requires strong leadership from all senior IT executives, as well as new business acumen. Adapt your governance model according to your digital maturity.

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IT on Steroids: The Benefits (and Risks) of Accelerating Technology

Harvard Business Review

While not as old and not yet as mature as cloud systems, it warrants a closer look. After four years, systems had been tinkered with so much that new product launches became not only prohibitively expensive but also needed a very long time to market. Agile projects have focused on standard, non-critical systems.