It’s Halloween season, and that’s the perfect time to get that crystal ball out and look into the future of your business. If the prospects seem seem a bit gloomy, it might be a good idea to draw those tarot cards and start reading your customers’ minds. The key to driving customer satisfaction and loyalty […]
Involving your customers in product development naturally has many advantages. For one, it enables you to develop and bring to market more targeted, successful products. It also provides you with great opportunities to develop more meaningful and mutual relationships with your customers. Marketing a new product and understanding customer needs Sometimes, the product marketing process
New Webinar Series: Organizing Teams and Projects Product managers have to make sense of an enormous amount of information delivered to them from different angles. Their ability to guide their teams, measure results at a granular level, is critical if they are going to make data-driven decisions about their products and services. The next generation
I received a good question from one of our readers. He wanted to know how to decide which methodology to follow for Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). He was also debating whether it is better to use Waterfall or Agile for big projects. His hunch was that Agile should be used for big project as they
Here at OneDesk, we understand the importance of teamwork. We also know that it’s important to stay current on project management trends, gain inisghts and valuable tips to help guide us along the way. Great project management skills are not built overnight – working with teams requires patience, agility and a keen understanding of the
Good teamwork doesn’t magically happen. Just like every aspect of an organization, good teamwork often requires a leader to encourage its development within the team. Thus, as a project manager or leader, you need to constantly promote a cooperative and trustworthy environment and get your team to work together effectively. A few tips on encouraging
What is an innovation funnel? The Innovation Funnel is a highly adaptable and flexible system that allows ideas (from various channels and sources) to be carefully analyzed and asessed for viability through a structured set of filters and gates. The model is simple: Ideas are evaluated at each stage in the idea management process. These
It’s easy to stay focused when everything is going well. However, things may not always be going well at the office, especially since the need to deliver projects or products faster than ever are bound to lead to chaotic times. No matter how dedicated your team is to delivering projects smoothly, it always helps to
I got to thinking about our generation, and how content shapes our thoughts and beliefs about products and services these days. More specifically, how quickly we change our focus from one product to the next. We always want the next best thing, the newest release, the latest innovation. With this in mind, how on earth
You know the drill – you come in to the office in the morning ready to breeze through all your tasks. You sit down at your desk knowing exactly in what order you will work on things. Your day officially begins as you sort through emails and voice mails and get the morning tasks out