Product Manager vs. Business Analyst

Posted by Marty Cagan on October 27, 2008

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In certain companies, mostly those that have an IT heritage (see http://www.svpg.com/blog/files/moving-from-it-to-product-organization.html), there may be an additional role somewhere in the product organization ­ either in product management or in the product development organization ­ that may be called 'Business Analyst.'

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Laid Off; Now What?

Posted by Marty Cagan on October 17, 2008

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Many of you probably saw that eBay recently had a lay-off, and given the condition of the economy they are not likely to be the only one doing so. What I wanted to talk about in this article was what to do if you find yourself in the same boat.

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Product Managers vs. Business Owners

Posted by Marty Cagan on October 13, 2008

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In some companies, mostly larger companies with multiple business units, there is an additional role in the product mix.

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Moving From Enterprise To Consumer

Posted by Marty Cagan on October 6, 2008

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Occasionally a company starts its life as one type of business but then finds that they need to change into another type of business. The most common such transition I see is to start by building products for very large companies (enterprises), but then decide you need to switch (or expand) to sell to consumers and/or small businesses.

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