The document outlines the key responsibilities of a product manager, including identifying new product opportunities by understanding customer needs and the market, defining the product functionality and scope, determining pricing and placement strategies, and managing the product throughout its lifecycle from launch to end-of-life. It also provides resources for product managers, such as relevant Twitter accounts and professional groups.

1. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

2. Product Development!

3. WHAT IS PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Identifying & Driving New Products Gathering Market requirements Defining Behavior & Functionality Product Placement & Pricing Managing the Product Lifecycle

4. Identifying & Driving New Products Understanding the market Competitor Analysis Technical & Domain Expertise

5. Gather Market Requirements Listen to Customers Identify Gaps Competitor Studies

6. Defining Behavior and Functionality Scope Usability Priority

7. Product Placement and Pricing Promotions Plugging the Gaps Versions / Variants

8. Managing the Product life cycle Launch Time Future Releases Getting Out

9. Snap Quiz : Who is the Product Manager?

10. Resources List of Product Managers on Twitter http://twitter.com/sridharo/prodmgmt Silicon Valley Product Group http://svpg.com/ Pragmatic Marketing http://pragmaticmarketing.com/ Business of Software http://network.businessofsoftware.org/video/video Rich Mironov's Product Bytes http://www.mironov.com/articles/

11. Thanks Sridhar Oruganti @sridharo