The Productologist

You may have noticed that my posts have appeared a bit less frequent lately. It’s not an illusion.

When I started this site, my plan was to post 4-7 times per month and for the first few months, that went on according to plan (ah, the best laid plans of mice and men). Unfortunately in life, as with any product plan, there are variances such as staffing changes, market adjustments, resource allocation changes, and the like.

My life has had some variances recently, which have prevented me from spending as much time as I would like writing here and on the other blogs that I visit regularly. I will be returning to my regularly scheduled program soon.

At my company, it’s annual review time, which means that I get to spend quality time writing about what I have accomplished over the past 12 months and how it relates to my role as Product Manager. Now, as an individual contributor, I like the annual review process (I’ve been on the management side, too, and that’s not as much fun). It gives me an opportunity to reflect on how far my product has come from a year ago, identify areas for growth and lets me campaign for a salary increase. But in a role like Product Manager, what are the best ways to evaluate success?