Steven Haines Books

Product management is crucial for any organization's profitability, especially in today's globalized and competitive landscape. The newly introduced Product Management Life Cycle (PMLC) model equips product managers with essential knowledge, tools, and insights for success. This fully revised edition serves as a definitive guide, illustrating the entire product life cycle from inception to retirement. It offers best practices and strategies for efficiently managing products, including how to choose and justify product development, plan for profitable creation and deployment, launch products effectively, manage them in the market, and gracefully retire them when necessary. The resource is designed for anyone involved in product management, marketing, or business development across various industries. Praise from industry leaders highlights its significance: Amanda Noz emphasizes its classic status in product management literature, while Brian Weber commends its clear definitions of roles and responsibilities. Dan O'Day notes its systematic approach to a complex topic, advocating for product management as a formal discipline. Mark Elliott sees it as a vital reference for product management teams, and Deborah Lorenzen appreciates its role in promoting consistency and positive outcomes. This comprehensive guide is an invaluable resource for successfully marketing and managing products and services.

Java 2 From Scratch walks you through the analysis, design and implementation of a functioning application using Java 2. Learn all the critical programming concepts and techniques associated with the language in the context of creating a functioning Stock Market Tracker/Analyzer. Each chapter builds on the previous with a casual tone, in-depth examples, and detailed steps to ultimately create a working stock market tracker. Key areas addressed are user interface design, SWING user interface, Internet communication, file I/O, painting/drawing, and brief introductions to JDBC and RMI.