Product Management
The Roadmap from Great Idea to Great Product
This is the first post in a series about a product manager’s perspective on the phases of new product development: idea to product, product to first customer, and first customer... read more
Is Your Invention Novel Enough to Warrant a Patent?
I began this series by talking about the importance of having an IP Co-ordinator on the team and how this role fits into an organization. Then I addressed what it means to... read more
So You Have the Right Invention, Do You Have the Right Circumstances?
In a previous post, I talked about the importance of having an IP Coordinator on the team and how this role fits into an organization. Part of the responsibilities of such an... read more
Project Management – The Light On The Critical Path
2The mysterious critical path notion seems to put project managers in difficulty and especially the novice ones. However if anyone would take just a few minutes from his precious time... read more
Sustainable Viable Product: The Next Step
Up until now I’ve talked about getting to your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and creating your Market Validation Plan. To re-cap, MVP is your product with the minimum set of features and capabilities... read more
What an IP Coordinator Should Know
As part of our ongoing series examining the ecosystem necessary to bring technology to market, David French, a senior Canadian patent attorney with 35 years of experience, now provides the... read more
Feeding Our Pleasure Zone: Evolving Digital Products From Storytelling to Story Experience
Product design, management, and marketing starts with solid storytelling, but the goal is to have it evolve into an immersive story experience. Feed me I love a good story. Whether... read more
What is your Market Validation Plan?
Here’s the situation: Your development team is busy creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). You have people off in all directions trying to secure some funding. But do you have a Market... read more
Who is the Custodian and Guardian of Intellectual Property in Your Firm?
As part of our ongoing series examining the ecosystem necessary to bring technology to market, we asked David French, a senior Canadian patent attorney with 35 years of experience, to... read more
Why Intellectual Property is Profitable
As part of our ongoing series examining the ecosystem necessary to bring technology to market, we asked David French, a senior Canadian patent attorney with 35 years of experience, to... read more
Time Management In Project Management
1Time management is the act of planning, controlling and finally executing specific activities, especially to increase efficiency or productivity. It applies to a wide usage area starting from personal time... read more
Effective Ways for Managing Risk in Project Management
Uncertainty, leading to threat or opportunity, is one of project management’s core characteristics. Poorly managed risk can ultimately lead to failure in delivery of objectives and a reduction in, or... read more
Advantages and Benefits of Project Management Software
Some time ago project management was represented by three things: a pencil, a piece of paper and a methodology. But the time flies and the technology evolves… so why stop here?... read more
Project Scheduling – The Central Piece Of A Project Management Software
5Project scheduling should be considered the central piece of any project management software. Without the possibility to easily schedule all the tasks of a project there would be little expectation... read more
What Are Typical Problems In Project Management?
2Unfortunately in project management there are nothing but problems that need to be solved; without problems then projects would simply run themselves. It’s how issues are created, eliminated or dealt... read more
