Good Product Manager

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Last Chance: Product Management Leader priorities survey. Product Management Excellence: What World-Class Product Management Teams Do Differently. In my last post , I mentioned that I was going to be presenting at the August 22 ProductTank SF meeting , as part of an evening focusing on product leadership.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

For years now loyal readers have been asking me to package up my learnings on product management into a cohesive course on the subject. So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role.

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Mind the Product

MAY 21, 2023

This week’s Sunday Rewind goes back to a 2020 post from product coach Petra Wille that explains her framework “The PMwheel”, and how to use it to understand a product manager’s responsibilities.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 2, 2020

From pursuing purpose-driven profits to the applying product principles to leadership development. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 18, 2020

After hosting the 2020 virtual summit for product managers and product VPs, I’ve been asked many times for my lessons learned: what made it great, what would I do differently, what advice I have, what I learned about launching a product, etc. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:38]

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Leadership without authority is product management 101. But as a product executive, you must take it to the next level?—?and and this time use it with the entire management team. Last week’s learning session in the CPO Bootcamp was dedicated to product strategy. You have what it takes to do it well.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 25, 2020

With these new leadership roles comes a lot of organization-wide change. So that leads us back to the purpose of this post: Redefining the role of mobile product managers. What are mobile product management responsibilities? READ: 14 Common Mobile Product Management Challenges.

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Userpilot

MAY 13, 2020

See the best places to learn and network for product people in May and June 2020! . Product Drive by Userpilot – 1-2 June 2020 . If you’re a product marketer/ manager/owner and want to drive the growth of your business through your product – Product Drive by Userpilot is for you!

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If you don’t have a Head of Product you may suffer from: narrow focus on engineer/development productivity; underpowered product management teams; customer benefits misaligned with actual features; and lack of a realistic product strategy. But it’s hard to hire a Head of Product.

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 14, 2020

Recorded: 14 April 2020. Product404 is an Atlanta-based product community, normally hosting in-person events. What: Product404’s podcast, hosted by Kent Keirsey. Length: 46 minutes. Kent Keirsey is turning this into a podcast series (for now). Give a listen.

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Mixpanel

MAY 14, 2020

Sophisticated product teams that are able to merge business needs, user feedback and business objectives—all while proving ROI— are a rare find. Here’s what we learned from these passionate product teams, and what the future may hold as they navigate a new world brought on by COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The year 2020 shifted the world in fundamental ways. In fact, 2020 brought us so many shocks and surprises that it made identifying top trends in product management more challenging than ever. My team at ProductPlan has worked with hundreds of product professionals this year.

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Alchemer Mobile

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The role of the product manager is changing faster than ever. What was once a fairly siloed role has transformed into a high-impact leadership position within the most innovative companies. Here are some of our favorite product and product management quotes from the top product leaders over the years.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 6, 2021

I joined Aircall in March 2020 as Head of Product. The growth and product ambitions were huge and my role as a Head of Product was to help make this happen. We had agreed with the Leadership team that we wanted to hire a senior team. You think getting a PM job is difficult? What profiles?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 15, 2021

Good Product Managers make decisions based on the world as it is today. Great Product Managers make decisions based on how the world is going to be tomorrow. 2020 has been a year of upheaval, challenge and opportunity. The good news is, this trend is likely to necessitate further demand for Product Managers.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We’re well overdue a conversation about Product Managers and technical skills. It doesn’t seem to matter how many times the industry tries to reassure newcomers that you don’t need to be a full stack software engineer to be a good Product Manager. That being said, Product Managers are still part of the tech industry.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2020

What : “Moving Up Into Product Leadership” half-day workshop. When : April 6, 2020 (morning and afternoon sessions). In this half-day workshop, we’ll dig into the role of Product Leader ( aka VP of Product Management, Director of Products, Head of Product, Chief Product Officer).

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2020

What : “Moving Up Into Product Leadership” remote workshop. When : April 6, 2020 — 930am Pacific / 1230pm Eastern. We’ll dig into the role of Product Leader ( aka VP of Product Management, Director of Products, Head of Product, Chief Product Officer).

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 7, 2020

Getting a job in product management is easy. But, there are easy steps that you can follow to become a Product Manager. So, how to become a product manager with no experience? Steps to Become a Product Manager. Product Management Skill Set. Product Manager Certification.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 15, 2020

One of the latest buzzwords in the Product world is ‘Product Led-Growth.’ And does focusing on a product-led growth strategy make you a Growth Product Manager? Let’s examine this “new” trend… What Does Product-Led Growth Mean? A product-led growth strategy. Effective leadership. The secret?

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

Women are still underrepresented in the Product Profession – with only 33.3% of US Product Managers being female in 2021, according to a metastudy of 30 million profiles conducted by Zippia : Source: [link]. Melissa Perri – Speaker, consultant, and teacher in Product Management. CEO of Product Labs.

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ProductBoard

AUGUST 20, 2020

We’re giving away a free pass to INDUSTRY: The Product Conference and 10 product management prize packages. Though demand for product managers is rising fast, the profession is still young and relatively ill-defined. How do product managers carry out their core workflows? Here’s why.

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Mironov Consulting

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Cyrus Eslamian hosts the “ Product Manager Hub ” podcast. He invited me on to talk about product leadership, organizations, working across departmental silos. Key questions: What are the main sets of challenges for Product Leaders that are different from managing individual products and how to tackle each.

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Melissa Perri

OCTOBER 31, 2019

At the end of this, the candidate put together something that looked like the following: When I saw this, I immediately told the CEO, “this is not your VP of Product.” “They helped us get some order into a very messy situation. these are techniques I would expect a new Product Manager to use. That is not leadership.

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Amplitude

DECEMBER 7, 2020

According to the 2020 State of Agile Report , 95% of organizations say they’ve adopted Agile development methodologies within their team. Product and development teams needed a way to keep up. The Agile product management methodology helped teams respond and react to change faster and more efficiently. Trust Your Team.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 2, 2021

How product managers can gain influence, solve problems, and propel their organizations to success. What would you do if you were the first product hire in a rapidly growing company? Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:34] As a product person, know that smaller is bigger.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In 2020, Gap Inc.’s Prior to her role as the Program Manager on the Consumer Insights team, she held various customer roles within the company within the Store Operations department. Additionally, Nicole serves on her Women in Leadership board at Gap Inc. For example, Gap Inc. The post Gap Inc.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

While some may say that a Product Manager is ‘the CEO of the product’, that’s not entirely true. As a Product Manager, you have very little authority. While the buck stops with you when it comes to product decision making, the overall health of the company doesn’t rest on your shoulders.

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Mind the Product

MAY 26, 2020

Prioritization techniques such as RICE, MoSCoW and Value versus Effort are not complicated in theory but in practice, most Product Managers struggle with prioritization and research such as The state of Product Leadership 2020 shows that we’re not especially good at it.

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Mind the Product

JULY 24, 2020

In this #mtpcon Digital 2020 keynote, Christian Idiodi, Partner at SVPG, explains why problems within organisations are people problems, and what leaders can do to tackle them. Or read on for an overview of his key points: People problems are leadership problems How to dismantle dysfunction [.]. Watch the video to see his talk in full.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 12, 2021

I joined Aircall in March 2020 as Head of Product. The growth and product ambitions were huge and my role as a Head of Product was to help make this happen. My first focus was building the team, but not just any team: a passionate team of PMs and designers that make the product magic happen.

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Bain Public

OCTOBER 4, 2022

(Montreal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian , Founder and President/CEO of Bain Public joins Cyrus Eslamian, host of the PM Hub Podcast , to talk about stakeholder management for AI products! If you’re interested in building or designing tech products, make sure you don’t miss out on his discussion with Paul! About Paul Ortchanian.

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Bain Public

MAY 22, 2020

Paul’s unique experience brings together the necessity of great engineering and the beauty of product strategy. With this, he has identified an actionable process that enables him to offer concrete messages about product management and operations. In order to help grow more Canadian headquarters, jobs and equity.

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Lessons on innovation and product management from the pandemic. Dr. Joseph Michelli is a returning guest, having previously brought us insights for creating incredible customer experiences with products and services in episodes 147 and 251. Much has changed in 2020. 8:58] What have you learned about managing uncertainty?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2021

In March 2020, due to the covid outbreak, Aircall’s employees started working remotely. Two weeks later, I joined the company as Head of Product and manager of a team of 15 people I have never met before and I would not meet in person for at least the next 3 months. The answer was: ‘You talk to the Product Manager’.

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