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Moving at the Speed of Demand

Product Management Unpacked

UPMC’s ability to respond quickly to market demands boils down to how its teams are aligned with its enterprise-level strategies – a primary focus of Claire’s role. Unlike traditional product managers, Claire is less involved with the technical aspects of product management. From marketer to product management leader.

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Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan on mastering product strategy

Intercom, Inc.

And so, in 2014, he founded Productboard , a product management system that incorporates customer feedback and insights to help product teams build better products. You have frameworks, look at market dynamics, do practical research, and advise companies on how to use these frameworks.

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Take Charge Product Management

Product Bookshelf

The vignettes at the beginning of each chapter tell the story of Sean who begins the book on the sales team and is recruited by the CEO to be the company’s first product manager. Geracie describes three methods for understanding the customer: voice of the customer, workflow analysis, and outcome driven innovation.

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On skepticism and storytelling: How PMs can become more data-informed

Mixpanel

Rohit Gossain: I started off my career in 2010 as a technical analyst working with a product manager. At the time, product analytics software didn’t really exist—we were very much relying on Google Analytics. If you’re a PM, I’d advise that you have discussions with various teams (marketing, data, operations, finance, etc.)

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How to Hire a Great Product Manager

BrainStation Product Management

Speak to a Learning Advisor. Before posting the job, talk to your fellow stakeholders about what your dream Product Manager’s role will look like. Perhaps you need someone with an uncanny design eye, or razor-sharp technical skills, or deep experience in analytics? Do Some Soul-Searching. The Personality Test. “I

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On skepticism and storytelling: How PMs can become more data-informed

Mixpanel

Rohit Gossain: I started off my career in 2010 as a technical analyst working with a product manager. At the time, product analytics software didn’t really exist—we were very much relying on Google Analytics. If you’re a PM, I’d advise that you have discussions with various teams (marketing, data, operations, finance, etc.)

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How to Hire a Great Product Manager

BrainStation Product Management

Product Management is fundamentally a white space role, so the skills you need will depend on what skills you already have and what your company does,” advised Jackie Bavaro, Head of Product Management at Asana. PMs do best when the team they’re joining really wants them there.”. What Skills to Look For.