Greg Geracie, President, Actuation Consulting, Discusses The Compelling Findings Of The 3rd Annual Study Of Product Team Performance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog - Sep. 15, 2014 - ALBANY, Calif. -- Actuation Consulting conducted the third annual global study of product teams with the goal of continuously improving our understanding of why some product teams excel while others struggle. "We also sought to expand our knowledge of the factors that drive or influence the best outcomes," states Greg Geracie, President of Actuation Consulting, that has conducted the study of Product Team Performance for the past 3 years. This survey is unique in that it receives support from a constellation of industry associations and market players – groups that generally don’t collaborate on such endeavors. Greg Geracie is the featured guest on the live broadcast Global Product Management Talk with host Cindy F. Solomon on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the simultaneous times of 10:00 AM Pacific Time, 11:00 AM MST Denver, 12:00 Noon CST Chicago, and 1:00 PM EST Boston. Participants are welcome to listen live at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prodmgmttalk and/or call in to talk on the show (323) 927-2957 and participate on Twitter by following @ProdMgmtTalk and using the hashtag #ProdMgmttalk (Best live listening quality is to call in to listen on the line during the show.) Listen! http://bit.ly/Znggz6 About The Study Every year, Actuation Consulting conducts a global study of product teams with the goal of continuously improving our understanding of why some product teams excel while others struggle. We also seek to expand our knowledge of the factors that drive or influence the best outcomes. Each year the survey findings were so intriguing and relevant to improving product team performance, that a wide range of industry associations and companies have been working to support broader awareness of the findings through live meetings, webinars, and other events. Download Whitepaper: The Study of Product Team Performance 2014 http://www.actuationconsulting.com/the-study-of-product-team-performance/

1. Global Product Management Talk On Findings From The 2014 Study Of Product Team Performance
Greg Geracie, President, Actuation Consulting, Discusses The Compelling Findings Of The 3rd Annual Study Of Product Team Performance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog - Sep. 15, 2014 - ALBANY, Calif. -- Actuation Consulting conducted the third annual global study of product teams with the goal of continuously improving our understanding of why some product teams excel while others struggle. "We also sought to expand our knowledge of the factors that drive or influence the best outcomes," states Greg Geracie, President of Actuation Consulting, that has conducted the study of Product Team Performance for the past 3 years. This survey is unique in that it receives support from a constellation of industry associations and market players – groups that generally don’t

2. collaborate on such endeavors. Greg Geracie is the featured guest on the live broadcast Global Product Management Talk with host Cindy F. Solomon on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the simultaneous times of 10:00 AM Pacific Time, 11:00 AM MST Denver, 12:00 Noon CST Chicago, and 1:00 PM EST Boston. Participants are welcome to listen live at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prodmgmttalk and/or call in to talk on the show (323) 927-2957 and participate on Twitter by following @ProdMgmtTalk and using the hashtag #ProdMgmttalk (Best live listening quality is to call in to listen on the line during the show.) Listen! http://bit.ly/Znggz6 About The Study Every year, Actuation Consulting conducts a global study of product teams with the goal of continuously improving our understanding of why some product teams excel while others struggle. We also seek to expand our knowledge of the factors that drive or influence the best outcomes. Each year the survey findings were so intriguing and relevant to improving product team performance, that a wide range of industry associations and companies have been working to support broader awareness of the findings through live meetings, webinars, and other events. Download Whitepaper: The Study of Product Team Performance 2014 http://www.actuationconsulting.com/the-study-of-product-team- performance/ About Greg Geracie Greg Geracie is the President of Actuation Consulting, a world-class provider of product management advisory services and training courses to some of the nation’s most well known organizations. Mr. Geracie is the author of the global best seller Take Charge Product Management© and the Editor-in-Chief of The Guide to the Product Management and Marketing Body of Knowledge© (ProdBOK). This is an industry-wide effort to standardize the practice of product management sponsored by the Association of International Product Management and Marketing (AIPMM). He is also an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University's College of Computing and Digital Media where he teaches a course on high-tech

3. product management. Mr. Geracie earned undergraduate degrees from the University of Vermont and continued his executive education at Harvard, MIT, and the Wharton School. Mr. Geracie is a Certified Product Manager (CPM) and Certified Product Marketing Manager (CPMM). He has been nominated to the Certification Standards Board for The Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM). Contact Chicago http://www.actuationconsulting.com Greg@ActuationConsultingllc.com Twitter: @greggeracie About Global Product Management Talk The Global Product Management Talk is a top 10 business podcast on the BlogTalkRadio network. Regularly scheduled broadcast discussions of vital issues affecting professionals passionate about product excellence, product management, startups, marketing, innovation, and methodology. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prodmgmttalk
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