Comments on: Nine elements of a good functional spec http://productmanagementtips.com/2008/05/08/goodfunctionalspec/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:06:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Apurva http://productmanagementtips.com/2008/05/08/goodfunctionalspec/#comment-584 Apurva Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:43:10 +0000 http://gopalshenoy.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-584 Great post! Do you have any example of specs that you can post. That would be very helpful. Thanks! Great post! Do you have any example of specs that you can post. That would be very helpful.

Thanks!

]]> By: gopalshenoy http://productmanagementtips.com/2008/05/08/goodfunctionalspec/#comment-413 gopalshenoy Fri, 09 May 2008 11:23:04 +0000 http://gopalshenoy.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-413 Gnan, I agree. You can have all brainstorming sessions with customers, engineering, other PM's etc. to figure out how to best solve the problem. Once you figure this out, the spec will document the solution that everyone has agreed to be the best way to solve the problem. Gopal Gnan,

I agree. You can have all brainstorming sessions with customers, engineering, other PM’s etc. to figure out how to best solve the problem. Once you figure this out, the spec will document the solution that everyone has agreed to be the best way to solve the problem.

Gopal

]]> By: Gnan http://productmanagementtips.com/2008/05/08/goodfunctionalspec/#comment-412 Gnan Fri, 09 May 2008 03:31:42 +0000 http://gopalshenoy.wordpress.com/?p=105#comment-412 Gopal, As always, your tips are not only highly thoughtful but also damn practical. On the second element, proposed solution, do you make an assumption that the PM has strong business domain expertise and medium-to-high technology knowledge? Otherwise, what are the odds of PM proposed solution being very practical and cost effective? In my opinion, the proposed solution would be superior if the PM arrives to it through "brainstorm" collaboration with the development and other stakeholders. Gopal,

As always, your tips are not only highly thoughtful but also damn practical.

On the second element, proposed solution, do you make an assumption that the PM has strong business domain expertise and medium-to-high technology knowledge? Otherwise, what are the odds of PM proposed solution being very practical and cost effective? In my opinion, the proposed solution would be superior if the PM arrives to it through “brainstorm” collaboration with the development and other stakeholders.

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