FeaturePlan and Ryma Technology Solutions Expand The Product Management View Blog; Becomes Largest Resource for Product Management Professionals

Growing Webinar Library and Ongoing Blog Create a Community of Learning and Knowledge Sharing -- Enables Software Product Managers to Communicate Experiences and Improve Product Innovation and Management

Montreal, QC (PRWEB) July 27, 2007 - FeaturePlan, the leading requirements management software for software product management, today announced the expansion of sponsored blog The Product Management View (http://community.featureplan.com/community/), a one-stop source of best practices and commentary for the software product management community.

Consisting of more than eighty educational webinars and an interactive blog where a team of product managers and industry thought leaders share ideas and experiences, The Product Management View is designed to help software product managers and marketers create better products, as well as world-class product management organizations.

We're always open to ideas for discussion, posts or opinions related to product management. That's why we have created the industry's largest resource center for software product managers who seek to learn from their peers, avoid potential pitfalls and benefit from industry best practices.

Recognized as the leading source for up-to-date product management information, The Product Management View enables members to explore, read, post, comment, submit, and share ideas with fellow technology product managers. Sample webinar and topics can be found at http://community.featureplan.com/community/ and include topics and speakers such as:

• Pragmatic Marketing 2006 Compensation Survey Results with Steve Johnson
Speaker: Steve Johnson Instructor, Pragmatic Marketing.
http://community.featureplan.com/community/2007/02/past_webinar_pragmatic_marketi.php

• Agile Methodologies: How Product Management's role is shifting
Speaker: Laureen Knudsen, Process Improvement/ Reengineering Manager, Hewlett Packard
http://community.featureplan.com/community/2007/01/past_webinar_agile_methodologi.php

• Understanding Requirements Methodologies: How Product Management's role is shifting

"Coming from various industries and backgrounds and representing several product management associations, The Product Management View community consists of like-minded professionals who always have something to say," said Robin Lowry, VP of Product Management for FeaturePlan, at Ryma Technology Solutions. "We're always open to ideas for discussion, posts or opinions related to product management. That's why we have created the industry's largest resource center for software product managers who seek to learn from their peers, avoid potential pitfalls and benefit from industry best practices."

The Product Management View webinar library is an ideal source of information for product managers who are unable to attend in-person seminars and events due to scheduling conflicts, yet are interested in learning from real-world experiences. Each pre-recorded session available for download in flash or podcast format, and is free of charge. Users are encouraged to submit webinar or speaker suggestions or blog entries to lowry.r@rymatech.com

About FeaturePlan
FeaturePlan™, created by Ryma Technology Solutions, delivers requirements management solutions for the software product management community. FeaturePlan is based on the industry-standard product management framework from Pragmatic Marketing® and uses a best practices approach to collect and organize market inputs for product management and strategic innovation. FeaturePlan is used worldwide by leading organizations such as Reuters, Autodesk and Trend Micro to gather and analyze market requirements, instantly generate fact-based documents and roadmaps, and support strategic business-critical decisions throughout the enterprise. For more information, please visit www.featureplan.com, read our Blog at http://community.featureplan.com/community/ or call + 1 (866) 796-2832.

###

• FeaturePlan's Russell Foy and Peter Ganza to Speak at Softletter's Marketing and Selling SaaS Seminar on "The Strange Case of Dr. SaaS and Mr. License: Managing Both SaaS and Licensed Product Lines" 2007-09-06
• The Product Management View and FeaturePlan Announce a Special Installment in Their Weekly Webinar Series: "The Basics of Agile for Product Managers." 2007-04-21