Product Management University

JULY 23, 2020

Agile is a software development methodology. It’s not a way to do product management. It’s not how you do product marketing or sales. Agile development is a methodology for building software, and it’s a good one! There is, however, one critical part of product management that got lost in the shuffle!

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The Secret PM Handbook

MAY 5, 2017

One of the most challenging questions about product management has been – in my experience – “What is Product Management?”. In this post, I share a simple model or framework to answer this question. We’re called “product” managers. We’ll start with a box labeled “Product.” Product manager =?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 5, 2024

Challenging an emerging myth that Agile is dead, and providing insight on key principles & tactics to finding success with Agile-based product teams. Nowadays it seems to have an opinion of Agile product methods like Scrum. Agile methods like Scrum are not a one-size-fits-all framework.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. It put all the activities I do as a product manager into perspective. We find and validate market problems for which customers will pay for a solution.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. It put all the activities I do as a product manager into perspective. We find and validate market problems for which customers will pay for a solution.

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Product Management University

MARCH 5, 2024

The definition of product management has been changing and evolving over the past 10 years and I’m not sure it’s for the better. I make it a regular habit to have conversations with product management directors and VPs. In other words, the agile development process is redefining what we call product management.

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Product Management University

JULY 23, 2020

Agile is a software development methodology. It’s not a way to do product management. It’s not how you do product marketing or sales. Agile development is a methodology for building software, and it’s a good one! There is, however, one critical part of product management that got lost in the shuffle!

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In the previous article, I discussed in detail about Agile Product Life Cycle and its different phases and outcomes that allow an organization to function end to end in an agile product life cycle. In image 1 I have listed some practices in sticky notes below each of the phases to drive the Agile product life cycle.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2020

In this talk from #MTP Engage Manchester consultant Itamar Gilad takes us through his GIST (goals, ideas, steps, tasks) framework. Itamar has over 20 years of product management experience working with industry leaders such as Google and Microsoft. If we take a macro view of this process we see that nothing about it is agile.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set. This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. PMs need to know how to use product analytics tools to gain actionable insights.

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Alchemer Mobile

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Despite the wild ride that 2020 was for all of us, our team here at Apptentive continued to produce high-quality content for product managers, mobile marketers, and C-suite executives interested in digital transformation. If you think your product roadmap is running on fumes, let’s end that today. Chat with us today !

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 9, 2023

These multi-product organizations need a way to make economically rational choices regarding managing their product portfolios. Decision model for product portfolio management Inputs: Market and customer analysis: Detailed information about the target market segments, customer needs, and preferences.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Agile UX is a design methodology based on the principles of Agile software development. Agile is a proven software development approach that emphasizes flexibility, collaboration and efficiency. Agile UX adopts the same values, reframed in the context of digital design projects. What is the Agile UX Process?

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Mind the Product

JUNE 7, 2019

When you have one team learning Agile, another learning Lean, and yet another learning Design Thinking, how are you supposed to get to alignment? There are so many frameworks and tools to choose from, so how do you make them work in the real world? What is Agile Really About? These can then flow into Agile. What is Lean?

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BrainMates

MAY 28, 2019

SnapComms is a medium-sized New Zealand software company who wanted to evolve its sales-led culture into a market-led culture. After hearing Rich Mironov talk about the slippery slope of sales-led companies , they decided to learn about Product Management. Facilitating a market-driven way of thinking.

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Guest Post by: Alex Hsu (Mentee, Session 4, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Addi Regev]. Why do I need a framework? A research conducted by Alpha UX found that 25% of Product Manager surveyed wished for a clearer product roadmap and strategy. But why did I choose this framework? Research article.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Now more than ever, being a principal product manager is a job title that most product professionals aspire to attain. Product management has established itself as one of the leading fields for career development today. According to Glassdoor , the average salary for a product manager is $155,611 as of 2024.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

Product management is equal parts art and science – and it’s vital to the success of your SaaS. TL;DR Product management describes the continual process of overseeing the development of a product across its entire lifecycle. Product teams are staffed with various skilled professionals.

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Product Management University

JUNE 26, 2017

The B2B Product Manager Magazine June 2017 is now available. This month we look at the customer value chain from start to finish using the relay race analogy and how your organization can consistently win that race and dominate the market. In This Issue: Blog: High-Octane Product Management.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2022

At the beginning of any software development project, managers think of which methodology is between waterfall and agile. Software outsourcing services company states that there are two major development methodologies regarding waterfall and agile. Waterfall and agile: A smart method or bad solution?

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 3, 2022

How product managers can use the Modified Agile for Hardware Development Framework. Many teams have tried adopting Scrum for developing hardware products, not always successfully. Dorian has a deep background in product development, starting in engineering and then moving to business leadership roles.?

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

This sounds like a text-book product management responsibility to me. Nevertheless, the product owner is often regarded as a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog, detailing requirements, and interacting with the development team. Having two different product owner roles makes the confusion worse.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 6, 2022

Most of our readers would have heard of Agile product management. In fact, the biggest advantage that you can leverage from a startup perspective is Lean product management (‘Lean’ or ‘LPM’). This is why it is important to follow a set of principles that can help you manage your product’s lifecycle better.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

For new product managers or in startups with newly formed product teams, the building roadmap is their first kick at having the influence of the company direction. You might be super excited to go away for 2–3 weeks, conduct market research and come back with a colourful looking roadmap. So what can you do?

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Melissa Perri

JUNE 29, 2017

“What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager?”. Let’s look at where these terms and disciplines originated from and how some common frameworks explain them. Honestly, I did very little of what I teach as Product Management now either. I liked this name. I’m confused.”

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 30, 2022

When to use Agile and when to consider other options – for product managers. Today we are talking about when to use or not to use Agile for your product projects. Products need to get released quickly and correctly, creating more value for customers. Is Agile the answer? charset=Ascii.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

In this keynote from #mtpcon London, Jonny Schneider, Product Strategy and Design Principal at ThoughtWorks, discusses how using all of design thinking, agile, and lean means we can build better products. Key points: You should try to use design thinking, agile and lean when building your products.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Have a hard time choosing between product prioritization frameworks? As a product manager , deciding how to spend your time and resources can be difficult, especially as you are bombarded with meetings, feature requests, new customer data, shifting objectives , and more. Why use a product prioritization framework?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. This team consists of a product owner , a Scrum Master , and several developers, which are also known as development team. But what Scrum lacks in my mind, is a way to involve the key stakeholders in strategic product decisions and the product discovery work.

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Sequent Learning

JANUARY 21, 2020

The first and second editions of The Product Manager’s Desk Reference has been a faithful companion to tens of thousands of product managers around the world. In that new edition, I’m introducing an update to the Product Management Life Cycle Model. These include: Customer and Market Insights.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

A Product Framework from Concept to Delivery: Part 1 Why “FE²AR” As a technology executive, I have seen my share of successful and not-as-successful products. The best products fail nowadays due to a lack of consideration of Ecosystems, an example that I will walk through in Part 2 of this article. Markets need solutions.

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Product Management Unpacked

APRIL 10, 2019

If you’re reading this, you’re exploring how to become a Product Manager and you’ve undoubtedly concluded that you will be in high demand. The role of Product Manager is in the top 10 hardest-to-fill jobs across the entire information technology sector, which makes them among the highest paid, too. You’re right.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Leading as the Person in Charge of the Product When you hear the term leadership , you might first and foremost think of a senior manager like the head of product, Director of Product Management, VP of Product, or Chief Product Officer.[

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Want to become an AI product manager? This guide shows you how to prepare for a career in AI product management. Today, more and more businesses are looking for product managers specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. If so, then you’ve come to the right place.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the value a product creates is ultimately determined by its users: No product will be successful in the long run if it does not solve a specific user problem, create a tangible benefit, or help the users achieve a specific goal. Myth #2: The product owner is a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog.

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CardBoard

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It’s a practical, hands-on framework that’s designed to make your role as a product owner more manageable and more effective. In this guide, we’ll unpack what Scrum is, delve into its origins, and show you how it can revolutionize your approach to product development. That’s where Scrum comes in.

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The Basics of Product Management

APRIL 29, 2020

OKR stands for “Objectives and Key Results” To be a successful Product Manager, you need to fully understand the OKR Framework – a must know strategy. To clarify, OKR is not a skill that can be learnt (unlike other critical product management skills ), it is simply a style of functioning.

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