Glen HolmesThe Ethics of Product ManagementIn Stephen’s Spielberg’s 1993 classic Jurassic Park, Dr Ian Malcolm, played by Jeff Goldblum, muses on the scientists’ decision to…Mar 4, 2020Mar 4, 2020
Glen HolmesHow understanding Behavioral Economics can help to build better productsIn April of this year I had the honor, and pleasure, to give a talk at Industry-The Product Conference on how understanding the principles…Aug 24, 2018Aug 24, 2018
Glen HolmesIt ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it..“Good words are worth much, and cost little.” -George HerbertMay 31, 2018May 31, 2018
Glen HolmesWhat type of Product Management do you do?The practice (and I emphasize the word practice) of Product Management can be perplexing. It is often a discipline (or indiscipline) that…Jan 31, 2018Jan 31, 2018
Glen HolmesinHackerBayYou are not your user! — Utilitarian Product Management“the greatest good for the greatest number” — Jeremy BenthamNov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017
Glen HolmesWhy Product Managers are crap at determining valueYou might think that the title of this post is classic clickbait. It’s a sweeping generalisation about Product Managers that is obviously…Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017
Glen HolmesIt’s good to talk — how even the simplest of requirements may be misinterpretedThe National Census of Ireland, last undertaken in 2016 showed that 17.3% of the Irish population was not born in Ireland. Indeed, in my…Sep 20, 2017Sep 20, 2017
Glen HolmesThe Product Manager’s Dilemma — Why you should disrupt your own ProductIn technology, we hear the term “disruption” frequently and tend to think of it as a recent phenomenon. Whole markets and industries are…Aug 21, 2017Aug 21, 2017
Glen HolmesJumping to conclusions — why good data doesn’t prevent cognitive biasRecently I decided to re-read one of my favorite books, Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman. A passage from the book that…Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017