PMTK Action Model Merits
The following table summarizes the methodological merits of the PMTK Action Model.
| Blackblot PMTK Action Model (Merits) | |
| Challenge | PMTK Action Model Merit |
| Methodology | |
| Does the model represent a complete managerial approach to product management? | The PMTK Action Model was designed as a comprehensive product management methodology (tasks, processes, deliverables, and roles). |
| Is the model standardized on fundamental concepts? | The PMTK Action Model is uniformly guided by two key principles. |
| Is the model both process and task oriented? | The PMTK Action Model is innately both process and task based. |
| Practicality | |
| Is the model practical and useable? | The PMTK Action Model was created to address the practical, detailed elements for applying product management in real-life. |
| Does the model identify workflow inputs, tools/techniques, and outputs? | The PMTK Action Model is a practical work model that is comprised of linear and definitive processes. |
| Disciplinary | |
| Does the model clearly identify the two main disciplines in product management? | The PMTK Action Model identifies and shows how the product planning and product marketing disciplines are linked. |
| Can the model be used to realize the relationship between product planning and product marketing? | The PMTK Action Model clearly demonstrates the internal flow and interaction between product planning and product marketing deliverables, and maps them to the entire product management process. |
| Coverage | |
| Is the model fully supported by task templates and supplemental models? | The PMTK Action Model is fully supported by a collection of cohesive task templates and auxiliary models. |
| Is the model aligned with supporting product management team structures? | The PMTK Action Model is intrinsically aligned with both the product management and product definition team structures. |
| Adaptability | |
| Can the model be applied in a stage-gate/milestone-based process? | The PMTK Action Model can be easily represented in a stage-gate manner. |
| Does the model clearly separate corporate and product level tasks? | The PMTK Action Model uniformly differentiates corporate and product level tasks. |
| Evolutionary | |
| Does the model contain professional feedback and improvement tasks? | The PMTK Action Model contains three self improvement tasks. |
| Does the model promote and help improve process efficiency in product management? | The PMTK Action Model depicts essential tools that promote process efficiency since product management, done well, is comprised of extremely well-ordered and well-disciplined processes. |
| Support | |
| Is the model supported by comprehensive documentation? | The PMTK Action Model is fully supported by the "Product Manager's Toolkit" book, published by Springer publishing. |
| Is the model suitable for use by domain experts? | The PMTK Action Model allows managers to inter-correlate tasks for maximum effect and apply proper sequencing and job planning. |