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3 Empowerment Levels in Product Management

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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The Biggest Difference Between Product Management and Portfolio Management

Product Management University

The biggest difference between product management and portfolio management is product management focuses specifically on the success of each product whereas portfolio management focuses on the success of the company (the portfolio) in chosen market segments.

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Product Management for Higher Education

ProductPlan

The product management function in higher education is in a unique spot in its industry. At first glance, higher education may not seem like an industry that needs a product team filled with product managers. However, universities and colleges are the perfect places to employ product management principles.

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Product Manager Career Path: Positions, Responsibilities, and How to Advance

Product Management University

Product management is one of the hottest careers in high-tech right now with tremendous career growth. If you’re considering a career in this industry, you’ll need to know exactly what will be expected of you as a product manager. What Does a Product Management Career Path Look Like?

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The Problem with Product Market Fit (and What to Use Instead)

Speaker: Daniel Elizalde - Product Executive and Advisor

There is a big problem with the term "product market fit." Launching successful products requires a rare combination of market understanding, iterative development, and a lot of luck. Our role as Product Managers is to eliminate confusion, not add to it.

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Product Development Process: A Breakdown for Aspiring Product Managers

The Product Coalition

Let’s take a look at what product development is and what are its stages. Product Development is the process of conceptualizing, designing, developing, testing and launching a new product or service. It involves a set of activities that are performed to bring a new product or service to the market.

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Staff Product Manager vs Senior Product Manager – Which Role is Right for You?

The Product Manager Coach Blog

Navigating the world of product management can be overwhelming, especially when trying to understand the different roles and responsibilities. Two positions that often cause confusion are Staff Product Manager and Senior Product Manager. What is a Staff Product Manager?

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Product Market Fit: A Lesson from Sephora’s Head of Product

Speaker: Sneha Narahalli - VP, Head of Product at Sephora

Only 20% of these companies attain product market fit, despite years of excruciating effort by founders, early employees, and investors. The first and most important step in product development is finding PMF. Creating an iterative process to identify Product Market Fit.

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The Product Symphony: Orchestrating Success with Storymapping

Speaker: Jamie Bernard - Senior Product Director at Launch by NTT Data

In today’s dynamic business landscape, successful product management hinges on a keen understanding of customer needs and market dynamics. It serves as a catalyst to better align your entire organization, setting the stage for impactful, customer-centric product management.

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Cracking the Code to Product Team Success: Data, Empathy, and Extraordinary Communication

Speaker: Donna Shaw - Senior Product Manager & Eric Frierson - Director of Innovation for Public and School Libraries

Product management goes beyond product development; it involves nurturing a cohesive team. Nonetheless, by leveraging foresight and valuable insights, you can cultivate a thriving product management team that works together harmoniously to craft customer-centric products.

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The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Strong and Effective Value Proposition

Speaker: Robin Zaragoza, Product Coach and CEO of The Product Refinery

Every product manager has heard, “Keep the customer at the heart of everything you do". But what strategy do managers use to keep the customer and their key problems at the center of the product development process? How do product managers instill this knowledge of the customer across the rest of the organization?

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Shaping the Future: Product Strategy in the Age of Uncertainty

Speaker: William Haas Evans - Principal Consultant, Product Strategy Practice Lead, Kuroshio Consulting

A value-driven product organization optimizes team structures, funding cycles, processes, and metrics to drive traction and growth across the entire product adoption curve by identifying opportunities to solve valuable customer problems and closing those market gaps for either over-served or under-served markets.

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Fuel the Engine of Product Growth with an Impeccable Framing Model

Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst - President, Tyner Blain

An approach to tackling the interdependent decisions of which problems to solve, to what degree, and for whom in a competitive market. The importance of retaining as well as acquiring customers to succeed in a product-led business. Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours!

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Power of the Platform: A PM's Path to a Winning Product Experience

Speaker: Marcus Andrews - Director of Product Marketing & Keren Wexler - Sr. Director of Product

Leveraging a single platform that combines product analytics, in-app guides, and feedback management solutions can be the most effective way to deliver digital experiences users love. Marcus Andrews, Director of Product Marketing, and Keren Wexler, Sr. This is an exclusive session you don't want to miss!

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Navigating the Product Tightrope: Balancing Innovation and Current User Demands

Speaker: Jason Brett - Founder & Chief Product Officer, Product Coffee

In today's rapidly evolving market, product managers face the challenge of driving innovation while also meeting the needs and expectations of their existing user base. This webinar aims to equip you with strategies and insights to successfully navigate this delicate balancing act.