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The Definition of Product Management Is Shrinking. It’s Not Good!

Product Management University

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. It keeps me current on the landscape of the product management profession without any slant or bias to what we do.

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Product Manager vs. Product Owner

Melissa Perri

“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. It’s an interesting question and one that takes time to unpack.

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4 Tips to Adapt Agile Product Management to Your Team’s Processes

Amplitude

It’s one of the most widely used and trusted frameworks for the modern technology company. Debuted in the 2001 Agile Manifesto , the Agile method was created in response to outmoded software practices that didn’t scale with changing technology. Tips for Adapting the Agile Framework: Encourage Experimentation.

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When 2 Become 1: The Roles of Product Manager and Product Owner

bpma ProductHub

But since this is the BPMA, we’re thinking about the oft-merged roles of Product Manager (PM) and Product Owner (PO). On January 23rd, Pragmatic Marketing hosted a webinar entitled “Six Ways Product Management’s Role Will Change in 2018.” And we’re not alone. In case you missed it, a full replay is available here.

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Why designers fail to integrate into Agile teams

UX Planet

Prescriptive Agile frameworks make it hard for designers to add valuable contributions to the team. After failing to convince my manager to change our waterfall methodology, I joined a company where Agile was deeply ingrained in the culture. Scrum is an Agile framework that puts a lot of emphasis on speed and efficiency.

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The Collision of Product Management and Product Ownership

The Product Coalition

One signal I’ve been giving much thought too of late is the collision of two roles, Product Management and Product Ownership. The agile manifesto turned eighteen this year, the Scrum framework is even older?—?have The origins of the Product Manager Product Management theoretically started back in 1931 after Neil H.

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What is Agile UX? Methods & Process

UX Planet

They consist of members from all avenues of the product design process, including product managers, UX designers, front-end developers, back-end developers, Quality Assurance (QA) engineers, etc. They are broken down into small, manageable tasks that can be completed and improved upon during each sprint.

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