Why Product Management Doesn't Work Anymore

Service provider product managers essentially have lost control of their products, says Al Brisard, Vertek VP. Instead, product managers essentially have been reduced to setting service definitions and pricing. Operations and finance pretty much control the rest. As often is the case, that isn't necessarily the best way to match features with end user demand.

If you want to know why service providers sometimes cannot create compelling new products, much less get them to market quickly, perhaps this is one reason why.

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