Tom Grant, Ph.D.Senior Analyst
Agile Methodologies, Application Development, Application Development Processes & Tools, Computer Hardware Industry, Computer Software Industry, Customer Experience, Design & Usability Processes, Enterprise Collaboration, Go-To-Market Strategies, High-Tech, Information & Knowledge Management, Innovation Best Practices, Innovation Networks, Market Research, Pricing Strategies, Product & Solutions Strategies, Product Portfolio Strategies, Research & Development, Sales, Marketing, & Product Strategy, Serious Gaming, Social Computing & Web 2.0, Social Technographics, Tech Marketing Strategies, Tech Marketing Tools & Best Practices
Tom serves Technology Product Management & Marketing professionals. He helps these individuals succeed and helps technology companies better use product management resources. Product management varies widely from company to company. It can include product road maps, requirements collection, internal and partner product training, competitive analysis, feature planning, early demos, productization, release management — you name it. Therefore, Tom's job is to help product managers in TI companies hone these critical skills and help the company decide which areas the product management organization needs to emphasize.
Tom has broad experience in different segments of the technology industry, such as content management, collaboration, Web 2.0, databases, application servers, compliance, portals, BI, and data warehousing. He also has extensive experience in making these technologies part of other applications, including CRM. Tom has helped launch several products and product lines in many of these areas.
Tom has been a part of the technology industry for the past 15 years at large and small companies such as Informatica, Oracle, Platinum, and PostPath. Just before joining Forrester, Tom was vice president of product management at Xythos Software. He has worked in the trenches of product management and product marketing and also built and ran product management teams.
Tom holds a Ph.D. in political science from University of California, Irvine. Effective product management, he argues, requires a mix of computer science and social science skills.
Tech Industry Labs Provide Critical Innovation Support July 14, 2010 BookmarkPDF
Requirements Tools Market Overview, Q2 2010 June 24, 2010 (Rating: 9) BookmarkPDF
Case Study: Sterling Commerce Increases Alignment Through Product Management May 14, 2010 BookmarkPDF
Product Management And Marketing Core Processes May 10, 2010 (Rating: 6) BookmarkPDF
Tech Vendors Supporting Agile Must Be Adaptive May 05, 2010 BookmarkPDF
Breaking Down The Walls Between Customers And Dev Teams July 2010 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Increasing The Odds Of Agile Adoption In Technology Companies August 2010 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Best Practices For Product Roadmaps October 2010 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Innovation (Adoption) In The Tech Industry October 2010 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
Are Product Managers Working On The Right Things Yet? September 2010 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
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