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Patrick Tickle wants your IT department to get better at product management.<\/p>\n

In this age of digital transformation, when we all want to get closer to the customer and make our products smarter and more digital, product management is imperative. It requires a product manager who is externally oriented but can still work closely with engineering.<\/p>\n

In Patrick\u2019s debut blog for CIO.com, he outlines the first five tenets of Planview\u2019s Product Manager Manifesto and makes a strong case for IT organizations embracing a product management approach.<\/p>\n

He suggests that a focus on customers as well as technology will enable IT to define and drive business strategy, not just support it.<\/p>\n

Check out Patrick\u2019s Product Innovation and Technology Strategy blog<\/a> on CIO.com.<\/p>\n

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