PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A common question for product managers, project managers, technical program managers, and software developers alike is what methodology to use given a project. There is plenty to choose from, whether it be Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, or Kanban. Let's get started with Agile vs. Waterfall. So what are the differences?

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People-First Product Leadership

JULY 17, 2023

Similar to tech debt, there will be undesired consequences later on. For existing employees, when conducting performance reviews, consider if they listen with patience and go into situations seeking to understand or is their style to belittle, intimidate or control. In product companies, we live for these disruptive technologies.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Are you looking for crucial technical program management skills to become a successful technical program manager? Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. Well, you’re in the right place.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Guest post by Angus McDonald, Senior Product Manager at Terem Technologies, and Kayla Li, Delivery Manager at Terem Technologies Word from Scott: Over the years we’ve helped many different teams uplift in different ways. These should be the basis of your product development technical practice.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Guest post by Rebecca Monfries, Head of Delivery at Terem Technologies, and Nathan Bruce, Lead Business Analyst at Terem Technologies. During Definition you want to focus on moving past the discovery concepts, making detailed choices (about tech, design and requirements) and obtaining enough clarity to start developing solutions.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Today, more and more businesses are looking for product managers specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. AI product managers share several responsibilities and functions with technical product managers. This is a plus when coordinating with the technical team.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

Did you know you can maximize your chances of achieving desired business outcomes by combining DevOps with an Agile transformation? When you hear “Business Outcomes,” “DevOps,” and/or Agile transformation” – what comes to mind? They are key inputs for your business and technology discussions around WHAT to work on.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

so my investor said that I need a product manager to do our product roadmap?”. When I worked as a product management consultant clients would often talk about “needing a product roadmap ASAP”. In reality, asking for a product roadmap was shorthand for “please help me with my strategy”.

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Userpilot

MAY 22, 2024

To help you, we’ve listed the 10 best customer lifecycle management platforms in the market, including key features, user reviews, and pricing. To choose the right customer lifecycle software, you should identify your business needs, research options, and review its integrations. Review available integrations. Customer.io.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 14, 2023

He is convinced that product is the single most important success driver for tech companies, which is why he founded Prodify to share what he learned from being an advisor to over 50 tech companies to realize their full potential. Ben has led successful technology products for the last 25 years. He

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

"Digital transformation" is the process of using technology to redefine processes, products, and services to create more value for customers and organizations. Digital transformation (DT) is the process of leveraging digital technologies and data to create value and gain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly changing digital economy.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Imagine a tool that not only automates tasks but also learns, adapts, and innovates — genAI development company, a technology that is already capturing significant attention. GenAI can fundamentally transform how businesses operate, fostering agility, efficiency, and innovation. What sets GenAI apart are its real-world applications.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. But for sprint review meetings , you may also want to invite (selected) users and customers to collect their feedback. Review and adjust product roadmap; check potential impact on the product strategy.

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Pragmatic Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Everyone wants to see the product roadmap. Sales wants to use it to drive bigger deals, engineering wants to know what is coming next to make technology decisions and other teams want to feel like they are part of a long-term strategy that will take the organization to the next level. Agile Loves Roadmaps and Plans.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 13, 2024

I am deeply familiar with their common refrains of endless roadmap review meetings, repetitive PowerPoint presentations, and the strain of constant context shifting. Their importance shouldn’t be overlooked or dismissed as not technical enough. Learning to pivot is not just a skill but a survival necessity.

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

After being disrupted by nimble, agile players for decades, large enterprises are fighting back with significant investments in digital initiatives. This is primarily due to increased departmental silos, making it difficult to strategize cross-functional digital initiatives. They just need to realize that. .

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The Basics of Product Management

JULY 21, 2020

Smart Glasses are the latest craze in the world of wearable tech. We will review each smart glass available today, including the newest entrant, Jio Glass. However, the product roadmap continues to remain hazy. How can an oil company pivot to technology? And now, Reliance is pivoting Jio to become a tech major.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As a project manager at an IT company working with many non-technical startup founders, our clients, I often get to resolve a variety of interesting issues that relate to technology and communication. They had spent a lot of time choosing the technological stack and discussing technical solutions with outside consultants.

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Pragmatic Marketing

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Everyone wants to see the product roadmap. Sales wants to use it to drive bigger deals, engineering wants to know what is coming next to make technology decisions, and other teams want to feel like they are part of a long-term strategy that will take the organization to the next level. Agile Loves Roadmaps and Plans.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

That said, this position demands proficiency in both technical and social areas within the role. By enrolling in a product manager course, you have the opportunity to learn fundamental technical skills. By enrolling in a product manager course, you have the opportunity to learn fundamental technical skills.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 13, 2022

In Part 1 , I said that customers need a different kind of roadmap than teams do. One thing to remember: you might not need a customer-facing roadmap at all if you release often enough. And, customers might want different information from the roadmap. This is Geoffrey Moore's technology adoption curve, with the chasm.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2021

E.g., you need to look for experience in the industry you target and the technology stack. We recommend you use the Agile software development methodology for this. He/she needs to document the architectural decisions, and this needs a structured review. You need to decide on a pricing model.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 2, 2018

An effective product strategy process should ensure that a valid product strategy and an actionable product roadmap are always available—that a shared and valid approach to achieving product success is available at anytime, as the picture below illustrates. Why a Product Strategy Process Matters. What would help your product perform well?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 31, 2022

The different specialization categories: core product manager, growth product manager, technical product manager, platform product manager, and innovation product manager. Technical Product Manager. A product manager building a SaaS product of some sort, working in Agile software development practices. Technical Product Manager.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Companies can slash operations costs because they no longer have to account for infrastructure, office space, seat costs and technology for the new team. Regardless of the stage the project is at, companies can hire remote engineering teams to create more agile workflows.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 11, 2019

And now product managers are communicating the strategy using data-driven roadmaps. Cloud computing and technological advances make it cheaper and faster to bring a viable product to the market. Technical product managers are common within larger organizations as one of the original subcategories of product management.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 20, 2020

The recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “ The Agile C-Suite ” 1 and Forbes article “Agile Isn’t New: What’s New Is The C-Suite Embracing It” have prompted some good discussion around the Agile Velocity virtual water cooler. . Balancing the Agile Enterprise . that allow us to respond to change.

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 24, 2022

I’ve written a lot about the organizational and conceptual gap between product/engineering teams and the “go-to-market” or sales/marketing side of tech companies.  (See  We shout past each other using secret keywords (“agile”) and assuming bad intent. Horribly wasteful and frustrating!  At

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ProductPlan

JUNE 11, 2019

An outcome-based roadmap sounds like a good idea. Instead of a long list of context-free features and enhancements the roadmap is constructed to accomplish specific goals critical to the success of the business. The Problem With Outcome-Based Roadmaps. Any company can create new technologies.

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Userpilot

MAY 27, 2024

This practice also invites you to think of your business goals and current technology limitations. It also allows you to create user-centric designs, foster agile iteration, promote scalability, and enable continuous product learning. All, by having a strong understanding of your current technology limitations.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2019

There will be a threshold where the disruptive product meets the base needs of the customer, at which point the customer will switch due to the better cost. This can cause a business to lose interest in their initial niche market, as due to their increased cost structure they begin to lose money on small deals. Is Bigger Better?

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

At times, tech companies that require a master’s degree also accept people who are in the process of completing their master’s program. Evaluate industry-standard technology and focus on implementing it into current products. Create new products by adopting new technology and processes. If you don’t, you need to start with one.

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Ronke PM

JUNE 21, 2023

Internal Sales and Customer Success/Relationship Management Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) meetings. Customer Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) meetings. Engineering Demo Review Meetings. 3iab (product manager, design lead, and tech lead) weekly sync. Customer Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) meetings.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general. Basic technology execution is becoming easier too. There are more technology jobs than ever before. Choose standard technology. Choose standard technology.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 9, 2023

However, even if you’re sick of hearing about this already notorious artificial intelligence tool’s strange adventures, it’s likely here to stay, and we’re only scratching the surface of the impact of this cutting-edge technology. Our hypothesis: An AI tool like ChatGPT can help product managers save time when setting up a roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 9, 2018

I find it helpful to form a product discovery team that consists of: Development team members: user experience (UX) designer, developer, tester; Key stakeholders , for example, people from marketing, sales, and support; A ScrumMaster or agile coach. The UX designer, developer, tester should work on the development team.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 14, 2020

How deep does your understanding of the technology go as a PM? And how much do you try to be, like, a subject matter expert from a technological standpoint compared to your engineering team? How do you manage executive expectations, customer expectations, and technical resources? So that’s me. Christy : Awesome.

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