The Product Bistro

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

My original entrance into Product Management I was an early 30’s applications engineer who jumped into the that role from life as an analytical chemist and process engineer at a wafer fab. I was intrigued when the recruiter reached out to me, and I liked what I heard. But she pointed them at me.

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Product Talk

JULY 19, 2023

If you’re a product person, you’ve developed a set of skills that help you in your job. It can also provide snapshots of how your thinking has evolved over time while helping you remember what you’re working toward—the outcome at the top of your tree. Has anyone used the opportunity solution tree outside the digital product context?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 15, 2024

The roadmap to becoming a UI/UX designer is less about following a strict path and more about embracing a mindset of continuous learning. Let’s review the UI/UX roadmap, what UI and UX are, and how you can get into this career path. To save you time, we’ve built a no-code platform for product designers.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I recently had a conversation with a product manager who felt stuck. It’s a scenario many face, often viewing their career trajectory through the lens of dependency on others—what I’d call a passive mindset. It’s high time we shift from a passive to an empowered stance on career development.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

That’s certainly the case for Kelsey Terry , who’s sharing her story in today’s Product in Practice. In her former role as Director of Product at Going (formerly known as Scott’s Cheap Flights), Kelsey was tasked with running a pilot product trio. This would be a much shorter blog post if that were the case!

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

At Intercom, we believe the best products are built with the market in mind. That’s why some of Intercom’s first marketing hires were product marketers and why we’ve had a “seat at the table” from the early days of the company. . In fact, only 4% of PMMs think other teams in their company fully understand what they do. .

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 18, 2022

There’s project management, mentorship and teaching, decision-making, relationship-building, and the value you bring to the company is no longer measured by the quality of the lines of your code but rather by driving the engineering org forward. Before accepting a new job, ask what is expected of you to avoid misunderstandings down the line.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 27, 2021

The secret to acing a product management interview isn’t just knowing what questions to expect. It’s getting inside your interviewer’s mind, and understanding why they’re asking you these questions, and what they want to know. What main changes would you make to [our product]? How do you stay user-focused?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 22, 2021

There’s a lot of chatter about data and Product Management…we should know, we’re currently the ones chatting about it! So instead of picking one big meaty topic to dive into, today we’ve combed through our community for the most frequently asked questions about Product Managers and data. How do Product Managers Use Data?

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Userpilot

MARCH 6, 2020

As a team supporting diversity and women in tech – we decided to use the International Women’s Day as an opportunity to showcase some of the best talent in the industry – and interviewed the top female Product Managers, Product Owners and SaaS founders and CEOs. Women in Product. Women in SaaS.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 28, 2021

The internet is rife with advice on how to become a Product Manager – often written by people who have never worked as a Product Manager themselves. So if you’re looking to switch careers and become a PM – you will for sure find some insights in this blog. Here are some tips from experienced PMs!

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The Product Guy

MAY 21, 2020

Guest Post by: Nikola Mojic (Mentee, Session 11, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Yogesh Sharma ]. On top of those things, this is a story that shows you how that pint helped me, and how it most definitely can help you, on your path of learning and growing as a Product Manager. Motivation.

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The Accidental Product Manager

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

TicTok product managers have to deal with new rivals Image Credit: HS You Is there any app that is hotter than TicTok? This would be a great product manager job to have. This would be a great product manager job to have. However, there is starting to be a problem. were using TikTok.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

I first met Petra Wille, a fellow product coach, at Mind the Product and was immediately impressed with her work. While I tend to focus on helping teams, Petra’s work centers around helping product leaders—the people who manage product managers. I actually have a pretty common career path.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 9, 2022

With so many social media posts, blogs, videos, ebooks, and podcasts, it’s hard to keep up. To help you get over your FOMO on any amazing content from your friends at ProductPlan, we’ve pulled together the most-viewed articles, blogs, and glossary entries this past year. 10 Great Questions Product Managers Should Ask Customers.

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Product Talk

JULY 8, 2020

Our customers’ stories are rife with gaps between what they expect and how the world works. Even if you worked tirelessly addressing opportunity after opportunity for the rest of your career, you would never fully satisfy your customers’ desires. This is why digital products are never complete. John Dewey , How We Think.

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The Product Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2024

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. ☕ Thanks for reading Product Café Newsletter ☕️! They're all about bringing out the best in you.

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bpma ProductHub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

By John Zilch – This blog post is based on an interview conducted with Brian Lawley, the CEO and Founder of the 280 Group. Brian will be hosting the next BPMA event titled “Becoming a Phenomenal Product Manager and Getting to the Next Level” on September 14th, 2017 at Wayfair, 4 Copley Place, Boston MA.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 16, 2020

If you speak to five product managers about how they got their jobs, you’re likely to receive five different answers. Transitioning from a functional role such as marketing or engineering to product can seem daunting, especially if your education and experience aren’t specifically tailored to product, but it can be done.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Luckily, if there’s anything product people are built for, it’s moonshot ideas! Product Management is about facing problems or pain points, no matter how big or small, and building the right solutions for them. But what about the biggest problems that the world is facing? How do product people respond to those?

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Becoming a successful product manager requires a unique set of skills and expertise. It involves being able to identify customer needs, understand market trends, and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to develop and launch successful products. First, let’s make sure you understand what mentoring is.

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bpma ProductHub

APRIL 10, 2017

By Garima Painuly- One of the constant challenges a product manager faces is creating a focused product roadmap that is aligned with expectations of all stakeholders, and defending that roadmap against distractions. The discussion topics were inspired by a blog post from Fresh Tilled Soil on Building a Product Roadmap.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

So you are a Product Manager. Have you thought what skills do you need to succeed at your career though? Shobhit Chugh – Ex-Google Product Manager helping PMs fast-track their career – says it’s time to treat your career like a product! It was long. But see, that’s the thing.

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Antwak Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

Product Management could be your key to move out of a stagnating career. Make a career switch into a career of your choice. If Product Management is your likely choice, then this is the right blog for you. If not, then why not explore what is it like to be a PM! Wearing multiple hats.

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bpma ProductHub

MAY 22, 2017

The Path to Product Management. By John Zilch – I recently stumbled across a thought-provoking question posted on the Boston Product Management Association group page. Justin asked: “Is an MBA a pre-requisite for Product Management?” I thought that was a fascinating question. How can one fix it?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Strategies for switching into a product management role when you don’t fit the cookie cutter qualifications. Getting into product when you’ve already started your career Product management requires, above anything else, good judgment. It shouldn’t be a prerequisite for product management jobs either.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 13, 2020

For such an integral part of product, it’s amazing that nobody seems to know what Product Ops is! As a skill on LinkedIn, Product Operations has grown 80% in the last year. So why is no one really talking about it the way they talk about things like Product-Led Growth ? What Does ‘Product Ops’ Mean?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 3, 2022

The product management career path can be incredibly fulfilling as you build and work on products used by millions of users around the world. However, a PM career looks different than other roles in tech. The success of a product, or even an entire company, rests on the product team.

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Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 25, 2017

I'm often asked what's the best way for a new product manager to learn the fundamentals of the role or for an experienced product manager to continue to master their craft. I've organized this collection into several sections, starting with product management 101.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Product designer vs UX designer—how do these two roles measure up against each other? While product designers and UX designers often have intertwined responsibilities, they are not the same. This article will walk you through all you need to know about a product designer vs a UX designer. Product designer vs UX designer.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Looking to become a SaaS product manager? The need for SaaS product managers is skyrocketing with each passing year. More and more businesses develop Software as a Service (SaaS) products to remain relevant in their respective markets and grow their income streams. How to Become SaaS Product Manager?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 22, 2021

We’ve talked about cross functional collaboration a lot on this blog, but only ever in passing. It’s such an integral part of a Product Manager’s job description, that it’s just kind of a given that everyone knows what it means and how to do it well. What Do Cross Functional Teams Look Like in Product Development?

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Product Management University

MARCH 25, 2019

The transition into product management from a technical role is one of the most difficult. Of all roles that touch the product, technical roles are the furthest removed from the market and the customers. The textbook product manager is a problem-finder by default. So what about all that technical product knowledge?

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ProductPlan

JUNE 5, 2020

Continuing education plays a crucial role in long-term career success in just about any profession. Product management is certainly no exception. Product managers and leaders need to find ways to keep learning and growing in an ever-evolving product environment. We’ve scoured the certification landscape.

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Ronke PM

JUNE 4, 2023

When observing the thoughtful, productive, and transformative individuals we surround ourselves with, we can see they have a village or a personal board of directors that influenced their lives. In past blogs, I have reflected on the extraordinary impact, effect, and influence women mentors have had and continue to have in my life.

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The Accidental Product Manager

JULY 17, 2023

Patient medical records may be a new product area Image Credit: Kevin Spencer Nobody ever wants to go to the hospital. However, if we do find ourselves there, we would like to think that the doctors know exactly what is wrong with us and that they have a way to fix us. It includes patient diagnoses, treatments and outcomes.

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Userpilot

MARCH 11, 2022

To help you in your first 90 days on the job, we’ve compiled a collection of some of the best product management resources. The collection includes our favorite conferences, podcasts, blogs, books, newsletters, courses, and Slack groups for product managers. o get the sponge mode on and dive in!

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