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5.0 out of 5 stars No fluff, just straight help for the SW PM, April 9 2004

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I really appreciated the terseness and honesty this book presented. It does not have any fluff and does not make any bones about its strong focus on small and mid-sized software companies, noting that bigger companies have different needs and many other books cover that space. I didn't expect this book to go deep into any one topic simply becuase it clearly is pitched as a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities of SW PMs. However, I was pleasantly suprised when I found that despite its short and easy read, Dver did dig into the details of several key topics such as product requirements, development processes, and cross-functional team management. While I have read many other books on product management, this one really kept close to the goal of giving me a number of very precise things I can do to be a better product manager - including providing actual templates such as an NDA and beta agreement. The price of the was easily book justified by those templates alone.

I plan on taking the Product Management Certification test soon and I agree with AIPMM that this book should be a part of every software product manager's collection. Unlike other generic product management books, it really gets to heart of software management within smaller, entreprenurial businesses.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Very thin on material, April 7 2004

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Dont waste your money on this one. As someone pointed out , it should be titled 'Software Product Management Topics'. Instead i found 'Product Managers Handbook' more detailed and relevant.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Product management commentary with the depth of a brochure, April 3 2004

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Key word here is "essentials" since it never gets past commentary that is just trivial. The best part of the book is the suggested readings and resources that I should had bought instead of this brochure.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
I recently read this book and unlike me normally, I felt it warranted my time to post a review and thank the author for making an otherwise uninspiring topic so easy and enjoyable... Read more

Published on Aug 31 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
I recently read this book and unlike me normally, I felt it warranted my time to post a review and thank the author for making an otherwise uninspiring topic so easy and enjoyable... Read more

Published on Aug 31 2003 by Eric Weinstein