The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For instance, think of the tech giant, Microsoft. A few years ago, the company faced significant challenges due to role overlap. Technological evolution: New tools and systems can create confusion about responsibilities, especially when there’s an overlap of functions. A classic example is the Run book. And guess what?

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Imaginary Cloud - Design

JULY 2, 2020

While interviewing a design candidate, I frequently ask about their preferred books on the subject of UI/UX or product design. It is not that those books are bad. Those books were an important step forward. And yes, these books were updated and re-edited, but their core remains pretty much the same). Why is that?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

I saw that in an organization that had management signoff for changes the technical people made. Over those 10 years, the technical teams created more robust testing and deployment scripts. The effects of that batching: Every change requires several days of delay because the managers need to review the changes.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Lara Hogan is an author, public speaker, and coach on management and leadership. Over the years, she worked in jobs such as Engineering Director at Etsy and VP of Engineering at Kickstarter, growing emerging tech leaders, demystifying public speaking , and championing engineering management. And the book was born.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Being one of the largest tech companies on the planet, it should come as no surprise that landing a job at Facebook is not necessarily a walk in the park. This is especially true if you're looking to join the technical program management team. The questions are both challenging and Facebook-specific.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

TL;DR Product managers often don’t get the due recognition for their work and their role is often marginalized by frustrated leadership or other teams. Instead of staying in the zone of most competence, divide your attention across all aspects of the product, like the business, tech, and UX. Book the demo! Let’s dive in!

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Throughout the year, we’ve talked with and learned from industry leaders, experts, and innovators about a multitude of topics: from facing the tech slowdown to the dawn of machine learning, from the trends transforming customer support to using human insight to create memorable experiences. You can’t just leave that up to us.”

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Without going into actual project-related detail, any sync I have in the AM would fall in the “catch-up,” “quick sync” or “review bad livesites” category. Sometimes I’ll still be in meetings, as there are occasional team or leadership calls scheduled for lunch. If I went into the office: 8:30 AM is when I wake up.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 18, 2022

Sarah Dayan is a staff engineer at Algolia , a “Search-as-a-Service” platform that helps developers build index and search capabilities into their own platforms through an API, and the host of two tech podcasts: Developer Experience and Entre Devs. How would she provide the right technical direction for the company? Brian: Super.

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Mironov Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And at least in public, Engineering and Product leadership need to be shoulder-to-shoulder , actively supporting each other at every turn.  So our first Overflow Team is immediately booked through 2024 and there’s demand for a second (third, fourth, fifth) team.  We  It’s turtles all the way down.  So

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 19, 2017

Challenging situations are great opportunities to grow as a human being and by doing so, you increase your leadership power. Additionally, keep an eye on market developments, new trends and technologies, and the competition. As Superman puts it, “You are much stronger than you think you are. Trust me.”. Strengthen Your Expertise.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

Startup product managers will learn a lot from the Review – blog from the First Round. Hacker Noon blog articles deliver a wealth of technical insights. The Reforge blog helps product managers with topics like analytics , team management and development, product leadership , or product strategy. First Round’s The Review.

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Mind the Product

JULY 28, 2020

That’s another level of difficulty and in her new book, The Team That Managed Itself: A Story Of Leadership, Christina Wodtke does just that. That’s another level of difficulty and in her new book, The Team That Managed Itself: A Story Of Leadership, Christina Wodtke does just that. Drawing [.].

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Mind the Product

MAY 20, 2020

Now an executive and leadership coach, she’s devoted a lot of time over the last few years to working with teams on [.]. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. His book, The Thick of It and W1A shows.

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Userpilot

MAY 30, 2024

Leadership support , shared ownership of outcomes, cross-functional training, and celebrating collaboration can encourage PM-PMM alignment. Book a demo to learn about its engagement, feedback, analytics, and self-service features. Book a demo to learn more. Product usage dashboard in Userpilot.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2019

Why are Product Management Books important ? The next best thing is to pick up a book. Whatever your level of PM experience, there’s a lot to be said for picking up a good book. Cracking the PM Interview has become the #1 interview prep book for aspiring product managers.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

I’ve gone from being able to spend all week focused on one task to having to cover the huge variety of contexts that come with growing a $10m+ revenue business, multiple important client relationships and projects, a number of ventures and different technology domains. Review your time : review where your time went.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 20, 2016

Whenever you are faced with an agile, dynamic environment—be it that your product is young and is experiencing significant change or that the market is dynamic with new competitors or technologies introducing change, you should work with a goal-oriented product roadmap, sometimes also referred to as theme-based. Have the courage to say “no”.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Lisa was a product manager we featured in a Product in Practice called Tackling Big Hairy Product Challenges with Continuous Discovery and in Chapter 13 of the book. Lisa and her team were able to convince their leadership to allow them to run a one-month beta launch with a limited set of customers to test out their new feature.

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Mind the Product

JULY 23, 2019

At last week’s #mtpcon San Francisco Product Leadership Forum, senior product professionals got together to discuss the current hot topics of career paths, talent management, and psychological safety. Management Can’t be Learned From a Book. Books can help, but they aren’t a substitute to learning about management by doing.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 13, 2024

The Role of Portfolio Management Portfolio management is a decision-making process that involves continuously reviewing and revising the list of active projects to ensure that resources are allocated optimally and aligned with the organization’s strategy.

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In the spirit of “Staying Thirsty” we’ve compiled this list of books, blogs, Slack communities, and podcasts for product-obsessed people that want to develop themselves in and out of the office. So treat yourself to a book every quarter. Books for Product Managers. Books for Product Managers. design-review. #ux.

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People-First Product Leadership

MAY 6, 2024

With the release of Marty Cagan’s new book Transformed , empowerment is again top of mind for all. Reviews aside, word on the PM street is the book reflects an ideal picture that most organizations will not - and do not want to - achieve. Thanks for reading People-First Product Leadership!

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Imaginary Cloud - Design

JULY 2, 2020

While interviewing a design candidate, I frequently ask about their preferred books on the subject of UI/UX or product design. It is not that those books are bad. Those books were an important step forward. And yes, these books were updated and re-edited, but their core remains pretty much the same). Why is that?

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Here’s what we learned about product leadership. Another key function of product leadership is to drive collaboration with other parts of the business. Book suggestion: Product Leadership. Book suggestion: Radical Candour. Book suggestion: The Innovator’s Dilemma. Developing Your own Team.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It’s good practice to review previous reports and look for areas for improvement before you start writing a new report. Using simple language, without jargon or technical terminology, will make the report easy to understand by stakeholders from different backgrounds. Book the demo to find out more! What are progress reports?

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

A new leadership role is also a good opportunity to assess and evaluate whether you have the right skill sets and resource capacity in your team. By taking on more responsibilities, I need to demonstrate leadership and gain the confidence and trust of my stakeholders. Resource management. Stakeholder engagement. Educate stakeholders.

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Mind the Product

MAY 13, 2020

Jeffrey Fredrick and Douglas Squirrel know this well, and their new book Agile Conversations , focuses on the five critical conversations you’ll have and how to perfect them. Find out more about Jeffrey and Squirrel’s book, podcast and work at Conversational Transformation. Quote of the Episode. Quote of the Episode.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 5, 2018

It has been a while since the term Product Leadership has gained widespread adoption in blogs, articles and even books. It represents the intersection between Product Management and Leadership; which, in my point of view, have a lot to do with each other. PS: Doesn’t it sound a lot like leadership? #3

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Bain Public

MARCH 14, 2022

But unfortunately, in many companies, the product leadership team can perpetuate a negative culture — setting up product managers to fail. In essence, the product leadership team are those with influence on the product roadmap. Focusing on innovation on technology-enabled solutions. All resulting in a recipe for disaster.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Step 2: Become a Certified Technical Product Manager Many companies have their own internal training programs and certification processes. However, anyone pursuing a job as a project manager or a startup product manager will find it helpful to get certified in technical product management. And don’t forget to practice what you learn.

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SidsAvenue

AUGUST 19, 2016

The enterprise of today boasts of thousands of books on varied topics in its corporate library. The benefits of reading books is no hidden secret. You see the same old racks filled with books that are classified on the basis of topic, genre, author etc. They also get a chance to build leadership qualities.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

TL;DR Hard skills, like technical knowledge, are job-specific and enable product managers to perform their core responsibilities. Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. Book the demo! They enable PMs to apply their hard skills effectively.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2022

Working with Emotional Intelligence [link] Daniel Goleman’s book has now +20 years, but it’s a timeless reminder of how vital Emotional Intelligence is to succeed in your career. This article is not intended to be a book review, but I used the skills described in this bestseller to link them with our day-to-day Product Management life.

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SidsAvenue

AUGUST 19, 2016

The enterprise of today boasts of thousands of books on varied topics in its corporate library. The benefits of reading books is no hidden secret. You see the same old racks filled with books that are classified on the basis of topic, genre, author etc. They also get a chance to build leadership qualities.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

They are key inputs for your business and technology discussions around WHAT to work on. An Agile transformation is a rethinking and reworking of how your organization engages technology, people, and processes to achieve specific business outcomes. Reference: Harvard Business Review Analytic Services Survey, Sept 2018).

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