Innovative vProductManager™ services provided by an experienced and successful Product Manager.

The true Product Manager fulfills the role of the consumer advocate.  That demands they not only think like the consumer, but represent them as though they were employed directly by them.  Properly executed, this role often leads to an adversarial relationship between the Product Manager and all but Customer Services–with whom they often form a very strong bond.  Under no circumstances should software development activities ever be pursued without a formal request from the individual fulfilling this vital role.

This is a position of tremendous responsibility.  The very success of any software development initiative rests on the quality of work performed at this level.  If the target consumer's pain is not properly identified, and realistic and necessary solutions are not carefully crafted, the end result will be entirely a matter of luck.  The processes and methodologies for accomplishing the goal are some of the most poorly understood in the entire software development industry.  Here at bektek™ solutions, inc. we have yet to encounter a successful Product Manager who did not possess both a natural talent and extensive training in the art of extracting true requirements from potential consumers.  They must not only be experts at actually 'hearing' what the customer is communicating, but know precisely what to ask, and when to ask it.  This skill is not one that can be learned from a book.

All software development activity revolves around this role.  The Product Manager must assume responsibility for crafting a solution that achieves the following:

Fits within the bounds of the allocated development budget,

Meets the expectations of the consumer of the solution, and

Is realistically attainable.

Fortunately, there do exist proven means by which this position can yield world-class results.  We have been the beneficiary of what we believe to be the finest best-practices education and training services available today.  Don't mistake the full scope of this role with that of requirements definition.  The latter represents only a small subset of the overall responsibilities of this position.  Surprisingly few software development projects begin with a genuine professional grade requirements definition process.  And of those, only a very small percentage leverage the immense value of a true Product Manager.

Key Benefits

• Virtual - No need for a full time - and fully compensated - Product Manager.
• Mature - Leverage the skills and experience of an actual Product Manager.
• Flexible - Purchase only the services you actually need.

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