Building Products for the Enterprise: Product Management in Enterprise Software

I really enjoyed this book because it felt relatable and applicable to my role as an enterprise software product manager. I already knew most of what they explained about market focus on users vs customers. Still those parts were described in such an interesting and concise way. I am motivated to apply more of what I knew about field support and product leadership teams but too frequently ignore in the rush for the next release. The other quarter of the book that was truly new and unique were the perspectives on product measurement and testing. I have just started to apply their advice and it is already starting to pay off significantly.

Great information for those of us struggling in the world of B2B enterprise applications. Some good nuggets of wisdom in there. Found myself nodding in agreement a lot. If anything, this book will confirm you're either on the right path already or you're not.I only wish there was more to it! It was like you guys were just getting started. Pretty short read. Write a sequel. I'll buy it!P.S. If you're looking for a step-by-step guide, this isn't it. But it does give you some basics to keep in mind as you plan, make decisions and execute.

I highly recommend the book for all beginners in Enterprise PM. I wish I read it 3 years ago.The book elaborates on difference between customer vs users needs and the importance of other teams beyond Ux and Dev you need to leverage for overall product success in Enterprise environment.I was expecting more examples and how-tos for various Enterprise situations. Authors skipped description of how to recognize product oriented enterprise and how to drive the change from within. I think the book is more relevant for Feature Product Owners.

I enjoyed Blair's book on product ownership. It is a short book full of insights and examples of how the product owner role works. As a software engineer it was useful to understand what Product Owners are doing when they are not asking us to build things for them.

"Building Products for the Enterprise" is a guide to Product Management, especially focused on B2B software companies. The authors of the book are PMs at Adobe and SAS, two of the largest companies by revenue in that category, and throughout they include some interviews with other PMs from other companies of various stages. The reason I enjoyed the book is that it covers what makes enterprise product management special/weird/complex, while also providing insights that could only come from hard-won experience. I particularly enjoyed the section on how to form the "product leadership team", and the trade-offs of decision-by-committee vs nimble-but-silo'ed in roadmap planning. To me, this book belongs on a bookshelf alongside other material like Making Things Happen (Berkun); Peopleware (DeMarco, Lister); and The Mythical Man-Month (Brooks). Also a quick-and-easy read. Highly recommended.

This is a very good description of the product manager role but missing the practical tools.I hoped this book had more detailed examples

This is the book I've been looking for since taking my first role as a product manager in an enterprise company. Not only does it help identify ways that enterprise PM is unique compared to consumer PM roles, but it goes into depth on various practices that are essential to these enterprise roles (including market sizing, working with sales, etc). I also really appreciated the PM Profiles with PMs from various enterprise companies.

From my experience working in large organizations this book is spot on! It will help new Product Managers to navigate the corporate jungle easier.

I was expecting a book on product management for enterprise software. But this is basically a book written by someone working IN an enterprise company.Not much useful information, you won't discover how to manage stakeholders, how to maintain growth, how to test your user, how to know if you are building the right software. The only thing that you won't find in another product management book, can be sum up in one sentence: PM building for enterprise company have two kings of customer, exec and day to day analyst, and you always need to balance your product into these two kings of people to have the best product

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