You can learn more about release planning and product roadmapping by: Attending my Product Strategy and Product Roadmap training course ; Reading my book Strategize: Product Strategy and Product Roadmap Practices for the Digital Age. What is a Release Plan? MORE
You can learn more about agile product roadmaps by: Attending my Product Strategy and Product Roadmap training course ; Reading my book Strategize: Product Strategy and Product Roadmap Practices for the Digital Age. 1 Focus on Goals and Benefits. MORE
BIGP Book BIGP Course and Workshop Newsletter Dave MORE
Lin , the author of PM Interview Questions , about his favorite books for expanding a product manager’s skill set in the following areas: Product design. ACTION : Read and analyze interesting books, newspapers, advertisements, or anything new you come across. MORE
Scaling and the Product Life Cycle. To understand if and when the product owner role should be scaled, I find it helpful to consider the product’s life cycle stage. MORE
The post books appeared first on Spice Catalyst Foundations in Successful Management of Products. MORE
Writing a book is a complex and at times challenging endeavour: it took me over two years to write and publish my latest book. At the same time, I wanted to test that the product would create enough value for its readers before writing the actual book. Minimum Viable Product #1. MORE
Nir’s Note: My friend Jake Knapp just published a fantastic book titled, Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. The book details a process he and his colleagues at Google Ventures use to quickly go from idea, to prototype, to live test. Jake put together an exclusive excerpt from the book for NirAndFar.com […]. MORE
This sounds like a text-book product management responsibility to me. As you may know, the product owner originated from Scrum, where the role is responsible for maximising the value the product creates. MORE
Read books, keep tabs on blogs, follow people on Twitter, listen to podcasts, be a massive consumer of ideas and then see what resonates most with you. Here are some of the first books I read after getting into product management. As a bonus the book is now available online for free. MORE
A monthly newsletter with book recommendations and worthy reads from around the web. I’ve got a pet peeve to share with you. If you’ve been following along with the growth of the Lean Startup and other experimental methods, you’ve probably come across this hypothesis format: We believe [this capability]. Will result in [this outcome]. We will have confidence to proceed when [we see these measurable signals]. If you aren’t familiar with this format, you can learn more about it here. MORE
You can learn out more about the product backlog by attending my Product Owner training course and by reading my book Agile Product Management wit Scrum. Tip #1: Complement your Product Backlog with a Product Roadmap. MORE
Our New Product Management For Dummies Book is Now Officially Available We are proud to announce the release of the brand new Product Management For Dummies book, written by Brian Lawley and Pamela Schure of the 280 Group. MORE
You can also use Kanban for product discovery and strategy validation activities, as I recommend in my book Strategize. The book discusses the product life cycle model with its impact on product strategy and it shows how Kanban can be used for strategy validation. MORE
Nir’s Note: This guest post is an excerpt from the new book Invisible Influence: The Hidden Factors that Shape Behavior, written by my friend and Wharton School professor, Jonah Berger. Being different, the notion goes, is the route to success. Think different was even Apple’s motto for a period. And Apple is often held up as a […]. The post “Think Different” is Bad Advice appeared first on Nir and Far. Business Lessons Design engagement Guest post MORE
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As part of the session, he gave away a copy of each of his books via a raffle. One of his books was new to me, The Product Manager’s Survival Guide , geared to the new product manager, who finds themselves needing to come up to speed rapidly. The Layout of the book. MORE
Now Available as an Audio Book: “Building Insanely Great Products: Some Products Fail, Many Succeed…This is their Story”. The post Now Available as an Audio Book: “Building Insanely Great Products: Some Products Fail, Many Succeed…This is their Story” appeared first on Spice Catalyst. MORE
How to set good outcomes is a book in and of itself, but at a minimum, make sure that: The team knows to focus on a measurable outcome. I’ve been thinking about the challenges of managing product teams by outcomes. MORE
and leading a discussion for the UX Book Club. It has been QUITE the year already, and I’m only half way in! This year I’ve changed jobs, graduated from Babson College with my MBA, gotten promoted (at my new job), and done tons of customer experience research. MORE
In their new book, The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech […]. Having a hard time focusing lately? You’re not alone. Research shows interruptions occur about every twelve minutes in the workplace, and every three minutes in university settings. In an age of constant digital interruptions, it is no wonder you’re having trouble ignoring distractions. The post Your Ability to Focus Has Probably Peaked : Here’s How to Stay Sharp appeared first on Nir and Far. MORE
A book caught my attention recently, and when I investigated the author, I was even more intrigued. The book is “Building Insanely Great Products,” written by David Fradin. BIGP Book Newsletter Dave Product Management Product Marketing MORE
Nir’s Note: Buster Benson is a product manager at Slack who worked previously at Twitter and Habit Labs and is working on a new book about cognitive biases. MORE
Written by Brian Lawley, the top man at the 280Group , a consultancy, and training organization with deep product management and product marketing skills and reputations, I was at first put off by how thin the book was. My first pass through the book seemed to bear this out. MORE
The long awaited book Product Leadership is finally about to hit our Kindles, iPads and possibly even our hands. It’s a book that shows product leadership to be a mentality and style, rather than a set of rules. This is a book that shows Product Management has come of age. MORE
If someone came to you and asked you to make a book store become successful in this day and age, would you take on the challenge? One of the first things that they did was to reduce the amount of space in the store that was dedicated to displaying books. Do bookstores even still exist? MORE
I read 61 books last year and it was easier than I thought -. At the beginning of last year I decided to try reading more books. It’s much easier than you think to read about a book a week I set what seemed like an unreachable annual goal: fifty. I ended the year with sixty-one, and a conviction that anyone can do it. MORE
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Click Here to check this book out on Amazon. The post New Book: What Product Managers Need To Know About World-Class Product Development appeared first on The Accidental Product Manager. What Product Managers Need To Know About World-Class Product Development. MORE
BIGP Book Newsletter Dave Product Management Product Marketing Product PlanningTo view on Amazon, click on the image above. MORE
In the book Agile Project Management with Scrum , the meeting is changed to allow product owners to contribute (see pp. Tip #1: Know what it’s all about. The Daily Scrum meeting, sometimes also referred to as stand-up meeting, wants to help the development team manage its work. MORE
Not just for dummies, this book is for everyone. Whether you’re new to product management, want to add to your skills, are hiring product managers, or creating a product management process this book has something for you. MORE
The long awaited book Product Leadership is finally about to hit our Kindles, iPads and possibly even our hands. It’s a book that shows product leadership to be a mentality and style, rather than a set of rules. This is a book that shows Product Management has come of age. MORE
Friend David Fradin has written a new book on product management called Building Insanely Great Products and he quotes me on the Amazon page. David is officially launching the book today with a one-day promotion: get the book free. MORE
When I was booking [… I’m finally going home from a long business trip and I’m very excited. But my experience with United Airline’s customer service this morning completely killed my good mood. They keep blaming me for their mistake. It’s a story I know well because I see it so commonly in Product Management too. MORE
This exclusive book excerpt is from Vanessa’s new book, Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People, which was recently named as one of Apple’s Most Anticipated Books of 2017. Behavior Design In Action Book Reviews consumer behavior personality psychology MORE
When I happened upon the book and Eric’s method, I [… If you’re interested in learning more about MVPs, I’m running a one day workshop in Paris on June 14, 2016. More information here. A Successful Start I learned about Minimum Viable Products like 99% of other Product Managers – through The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. MORE
Anders Ericsson summarizes the differences between experts and novices in the book Peak. He wrote the book Peak , which is a summary of his life’s work trying to understand the differences between novices and experts. This past week I was in London speaking at Mind the Product. MORE
In Daniel Pink’s book To Sell is Human , he refers to this skill as the ability to “move” people from one mindset to another. Most of the product leaders we interviewed for the book echoed sentiments like this. “A Good, because there’s an entire book full of this stuff! MORE
What’s the best way to get someone to read your book? Let’s face it: selling books is tough work. The Art Of Giving Books Away For Free. The way that this works is that every day BookBub sends out more than 7 million emails to their list of registered book readers. MORE
You have Barns & Noble who has 640 stores, you have Books-A-Million who has 255 stores and then there are a lot of smaller independent book sellers out there also. Amazon has already entered the physical world of book selling. We buy from Amazon online, right? MORE
Kathy Sierra’s latest book is a must-read for any product person. These ideas are then broken down in detail over the course of the book. That is also one of the perks you’ll get from this book: a great reading list to keep exploring these subjects. Books Opinion MORE
It’s working so well that I feel compelled to write a book about it. I hope to have the book ready by early 2017 and I’ll be blogging bits and pieces along the way. I’ve written twelve blog posts about this book—you can find them here. A full answer will require a book. MORE
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I read 61 books last year and it was easier than I thought -. At the beginning of last year I decided to try reading more books. It’s much easier than you think to read about a book a week I set what seemed like an unreachable annual goal: fifty. I ended the year with sixty-one, and a conviction that anyone can do it.
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What’s the best way to get someone to read your book? Let’s face it: selling books is tough work. The Art Of Giving Books Away For Free. The way that this works is that every day BookBub sends out more than 7 million emails to their list of registered book readers.
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Written by Brian Lawley, the top man at the 280Group , a consultancy, and training organization with deep product management and product marketing skills and reputations, I was at first put off by how thin the book was. My first pass through the book seemed to bear this out.
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This exclusive book excerpt is from Vanessa’s new book, Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People, which was recently named as one of Apple’s Most Anticipated Books of 2017. Behavior Design In Action Book Reviews consumer behavior personality psychology
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You have Barns & Noble who has 640 stores, you have Books-A-Million who has 255 stores and then there are a lot of smaller independent book sellers out there also. Amazon has already entered the physical world of book selling. We buy from Amazon online, right?
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Now Available as an Audio Book: “Building Insanely Great Products: Some Products Fail, Many Succeed…This is their Story”. The post Now Available as an Audio Book: “Building Insanely Great Products: Some Products Fail, Many Succeed…This is their Story” appeared first on Spice Catalyst.
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The long awaited book Product Leadership is finally about to hit our Kindles, iPads and possibly even our hands. It’s a book that shows product leadership to be a mentality and style, rather than a set of rules. This is a book that shows Product Management has come of age.
The Accidental Product Manager
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When I was booking [… I’m finally going home from a long business trip and I’m very excited. But my experience with United Airline’s customer service this morning completely killed my good mood. They keep blaming me for their mistake. It’s a story I know well because I see it so commonly in Product Management too.
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A book caught my attention recently, and when I investigated the author, I was even more intrigued. The book is “Building Insanely Great Products,” written by David Fradin. BIGP Book Newsletter Dave Product Management Product Marketing
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Scaling and the Product Life Cycle. To understand if and when the product owner role should be scaled, I find it helpful to consider the product’s life cycle stage.
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Roman Pichler
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This sounds like a text-book product management responsibility to me. As you may know, the product owner originated from Scrum, where the role is responsible for maximising the value the product creates.
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You can also use Kanban for product discovery and strategy validation activities, as I recommend in my book Strategize. The book discusses the product life cycle model with its impact on product strategy and it shows how Kanban can be used for strategy validation.
Roman Pichler
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How to set good outcomes is a book in and of itself, but at a minimum, make sure that: The team knows to focus on a measurable outcome. I’ve been thinking about the challenges of managing product teams by outcomes.
Under10 Playbook
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Friend David Fradin has written a new book on product management called Building Insanely Great Products and he quotes me on the Amazon page. David is officially launching the book today with a one-day promotion: get the book free.
Nir Eyal
JULY 28, 2016
Nir’s Note: This guest post is an excerpt from the new book Invisible Influence: The Hidden Factors that Shape Behavior, written by my friend and Wharton School professor, Jonah Berger. Being different, the notion goes, is the route to success. Think different was even Apple’s motto for a period. And Apple is often held up as a […]. The post “Think Different” is Bad Advice appeared first on Nir and Far. Business Lessons Design engagement Guest post
Roman Pichler
JUNE 19, 2017
In the book Agile Project Management with Scrum , the meeting is changed to allow product owners to contribute (see pp. Tip #1: Know what it’s all about. The Daily Scrum meeting, sometimes also referred to as stand-up meeting, wants to help the development team manage its work.
Product Talk
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Anders Ericsson summarizes the differences between experts and novices in the book Peak. He wrote the book Peak , which is a summary of his life’s work trying to understand the differences between novices and experts. This past week I was in London speaking at Mind the Product.
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Not just for dummies, this book is for everyone. Whether you’re new to product management, want to add to your skills, are hiring product managers, or creating a product management process this book has something for you.
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In their new book, The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech […]. Having a hard time focusing lately? You’re not alone. Research shows interruptions occur about every twelve minutes in the workplace, and every three minutes in university settings. In an age of constant digital interruptions, it is no wonder you’re having trouble ignoring distractions. The post Your Ability to Focus Has Probably Peaked : Here’s How to Stay Sharp appeared first on Nir and Far.
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and leading a discussion for the UX Book Club. It has been QUITE the year already, and I’m only half way in! This year I’ve changed jobs, graduated from Babson College with my MBA, gotten promoted (at my new job), and done tons of customer experience research.
Nir Eyal
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