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What is Product Management<\/strong>?<\/strong>\u00a0(part two)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perhaps a better way to think about product management and its critical role in\u00a0ensuring organizational success is to envision three pillars. These three pillars\u00a0make up the entirety of the organization. The first pillar is Operations. The\u00a0operational pillar encompasses the executive leadership team, shared services\u00a0such as finance and human resources, and the remaining staff who spend most\u00a0their time ensuring that the organization runs smoothly. This operational group\u00a0generally makes up the smallest percentage of the organization\u2019s total head\u00a0count.<\/p>\n

The second pillar is the Value Creation Team. This pillar includes all the individuals in the organization who contribute to creating and sustaining value. This is achieved by producing new products, enhancing existing ones, or simply supporting the value that has already been created.<\/p>\n

Depending on the size of the organization, a value creation team will be led by one or more product managers that are held accountable for achieving the company\u2019s product objectives. Although product managers are responsible for achieving results, no product manager can do it alone<\/em>. Effective product managers work closely with cross-functional product team members from across the organization. These include project managers, business analysts, engineers, quality assurance staff, research and development personnel, and customer support. The Value Creation Team pillar usually makes up the largest percentage of employees on a head-count basis.<\/p>\n

The third pillar is the Revenue Capture Team. This team includes most of the marketing organization that supports the activities of the sales organization. These activities include lead generation, collateral development, and outbound marketing programs. The Revenue Capture Team also includes the entire the sales organization, whose mission is to contractually capture the revenue that results from the value of the products.<\/p>\n

When viewed from the perspective of the three pillars, product management\u2019s value becomes clear. The product management organization acts as the focal point for value creating and sustaining activities.<\/em><\/p>\n

Communication and alignment are<\/em> important to product management\u2019s success, but they\u2019re secondary to product management\u2019s real mission \u2014 creating and sustaining value throughout the entire product life cycle. This role fully differentiates product management from all the other business functions and demonstrates why product management is so critical to company success.<\/p>\n

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Greg Geracie<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a recognized thought leader in the field of product management and the President of\u00a0Actuation Consulting<\/a>, a global provider of product management consulting, training, and advisory services to some of the world\u2019s most well-known organizations.\u00a0Greg is also the author of the global best seller\u00a0Take Charge Product Management<\/a>. He is also an adjunct professor at\u00a0DePaul University\u2019s College of Computing and Digital Media<\/a>\u00a0where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on high-tech and digital product management.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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