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The Perfect World and the Real World of Product Research

The Product Coalition

Twenty five mini-research ideas for finding something meaningful to work on. In the perfect world, product managers have all the time, resources, and skills to do impeccable, in-depth market and user research. So let’s talk about mini-research. Think of research as digging for gold.

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The Secret Product Management Framework

The Secret PM Handbook

One of the most challenging questions about product management has been – in my experience – “What is Product Management?”. We’re called “productmanagers. We’ll start with a box labeled “Product.” By the end of this post you’ll have a much better context for thinking about “the product.”.

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The Secret Product Management Framework

The Secret PM Handbook

One of the most challenging questions about product management has been – in my experience – “What is Product Management?”. We’re called “productmanagers. We’ll start with a box labeled “Product.” By the end of this post you’ll have a much better context for thinking about “the product.”.

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This Framework Gives You Product Management Super Powers

The Secret PM Handbook

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. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” Breakthrough!

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429: Innovation practices of the best companies – with Sally Kay

Product Innovation Educators

Lessons for product managers from PDMA’s Outstanding Corporate Innovators Award Every year the Product Management and Development Association (PDMA) recognizes an organization with the Outstanding Corporate Innovators Award (OCI). Corning has a discovery process called Magellan.

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Mental Models for Product Managers – Part 2

The Secret PM Handbook

In this part we dive into what you really came here for – product management-specific mental models. Why are product management-related mental models different? The mental models I’m going to talk about share two key characteristics: They are about about products. Who the product is for (the market).

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TEI 290: What product managers must know about Customer Development and Lean Startup – with Steve Blank

Product Innovation Educators

How product managers can boost innovation in companies large and small. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [6:13] Investors told startups to act like smaller versions of large companies—coming up with a business plan on paper without talking to customers or testing prototypes.