PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In this post, we'll review a case study submission from one of our Exponent members, Sholanki Sarkar. If you want to brush up on the basics of answering Product Design Questions, check out Exponent’s lesson on how to ace the product design interview question. Question : Design a Smart Fridge. That’s a wrap!

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

For years now loyal readers have been asking me to package up my learnings on product management into a cohesive course on the subject. So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role.

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Userpilot

MARCH 13, 2023

It’s really a blank canvas for our product managers to get creative.’ That’s good when you’re delivering your core product functionality because you want to make sure your product is well-tested, but it’s not that great if you’re trying to test an upgrade dialogue.

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Mind the Product

JULY 13, 2017

One of the main reasons why products fail is because they don’t meet customer needs in a way that is better than other alternatives. That is the essence of product-market fit. In this talk at ProductTank San Francisco, I share advice from my book The Lean Product Playbook on how to achieve product-market fit.

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Userpilot

JUNE 9, 2021

Are you thinking about a career in product, but you’re not sure whether you should pursue Product Marketing or Product Management? To explain the difference in the simplest of terms: Product Managers build product features and Product Marketers promote them to their audience and users.

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BrainMates

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Having spent several years playing both Marketing and Product Management roles, I can confidently suggest that every Product Manager who wants to make a significant impact on the overall success of the business should switch to Product Marketing roles several times in his career. The Unknown Unknowns.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? We’ve put together a list for you with a few staples from every product manager’s bookshelf and some new releases too. Product-Led Growth by Wes Bush is the ultimate book on how to implement product-led growth and build winning products.

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Good Product Manager

MARCH 29, 2016

In this SiriusDecisions blog post , I share some insights from our research, including whether product managers and marketers felt they had a consistent process for understanding, prioritizing and applying needs, and what their roles and responsibilities were for uncovering needs. This is shaping up to be a very busy spring!

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The Product Coalition

JULY 6, 2022

Most of our readers would have heard of Agile product management. In fact, the biggest advantage that you can leverage from a startup perspective is Lean product management (‘Lean’ or ‘LPM’). This is why it is important to follow a set of principles that can help you manage your product’s lifecycle better.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Strategies for switching into a product management role when you don’t fit the cookie cutter qualifications. Getting into product when you’ve already started your career Product management requires, above anything else, good judgment. It shouldn’t be a prerequisite for product management jobs either.

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Userpilot

MARCH 22, 2021

The world of software is crowded with a variety of product marketing tools that are ‘supposed’ to transform your workflow. Product Marketing tools that can add real value to your business do exist, but finding the right software in such a noisy environment can be challenging. Product Marketing Tools Overview.

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Product Talk

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Are you looking for the 2022 Product Conferences list? ProductCon London: The Product Management Conference. Front UX & Product Management Case Study Conference. New York Product Conference. Product-Led Summit | Amsterdam. ProductCon San Francisco: The Product Management Conference.

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Userpilot

MARCH 11, 2022

To help you in your first 90 days on the job, we’ve compiled a collection of some of the best product management resources. The collection includes our favorite conferences, podcasts, blogs, books, newsletters, courses, and Slack groups for product managers. What does product management include?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Product Marketing is a fairly new domain and the role of ‘Product Marketing Manager’ differs greatly from organization to organization. You may want to jump to a relevant section: Who’s a Product Marketing Manager? What should be the KPIs of a Product Marketer?

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Product-market fit case studies. Product-market fit is about finding an area where value is created for a group of customers – a market.

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Good Product Manager

MARCH 29, 2016

In this SiriusDecisions blog post , I share some insights from our research, including whether product managers and marketers felt they had a consistent process for understanding, prioritizing and applying needs, and what their roles and responsibilities were for uncovering needs. This is shaping up to be a very busy spring!

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Mixpanel

MARCH 30, 2020

Latest studies note that only 35% of product manager roles are filled by women, and most of those roles are entry-level positions, meaning they are often removed from influential decision making. Meanwhile, if you’re looking to start or advance your career in product management, check out AWIP’s job board.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 27, 2023

Evaluative research, on the other hand, tests how good your current product or feature is. Why is conducting evaluation research important for product managers? Ongoing evaluation research is essential for product success. It allows PMs to identify ways to improve the product and the overall user experience.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2020

Emerging Product Strategy Product Management in the Time of COVID Part I: Stopgaps & Scaled Retention Strategies This first article in the series highlights customer retention strategies for products adapting to changes in customer behavior. In March I set out to help product leaders answer this question.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 31, 2022

Great product managers never stop learning. That's why we scoured our bookshelves to make a list of the best product management books we could find. Fortunately, there is a cornucopia of stellar books perfect for product managers who want to learn everything from user-centric design principles to advancing their career.

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Mixpanel

APRIL 18, 2024

B2B products often have to appeal to many different personas. We have a wide range of user types, from marketers to engineers to product managers and more. Stage 4: Continuous customer feedback You’ve successfully launched your product (congratulations!), Take Mixpanel, for example. but the work isn’t done.

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bpma ProductHub

JUNE 30, 2017

” A list of requirements might represent logic, long case studies might represent art, but user stories represent the best of bringing the two together with context. BONUS : You’ll also learn the value of high-fidelity user stories for marketing and sales – without changing a thing! Benefits: More usable products.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Find our other Product in Practice posts here. Ask 100 product managers how they ended up in their roles and you’re unlikely to hear the same career trajectory repeated twice. Ask 100 product managers how they ended up in their roles and you’re unlikely to hear the same career trajectory repeated twice.

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Roy Madden

JANUARY 29, 2021

Collaborate with the product management team to conduct user research and develop market positioning and messaging for key verticals and customer personas. Develop marketing assets (presentations, blog posts, case studies, white papers, and webinars) for our demand generation campaigns and sales process.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Get ready to dive into insightful discussions, practical strategies, and real-world examples that will empower you to create and manage products that meet user needs and leave them truly satisfied. Product Drive is Userpilot’s FREE online event where experts from top companies come to share growth and marketing insights.

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Good Product Manager

MARCH 6, 2016

One of the most important things that product managers need to do is understand customer needs in order to drive new products and enhance existing offerings. However, we know that that’s often a major area where companies and product teams struggle. Recent Product Management Interviews. SPRuBSAe5P.

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Good Product Manager

APRIL 21, 2015

One of the key responsibilities of a product manager is to decide what features and enhancements should be added to an offering. It’s fairly common for product managers to come up with their own spreadsheets or formulas to do this evaluation. Three Questions About Product Management.

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Product Bookshelf

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

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. Product Management For Dummies by Brian Lawley and Pamela Schure. Product management as a topic is vast.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2019

Why are Product Management Books important ? In the old times, it used to be the case that you would learn side-by-side with another professional. Equally, there is more competition than ever to land those practical experiences in Product Management. The next best thing is to pick up a book.

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Product Bookshelf

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

PM Interview Questions: Over 160 Problems and Solutions for Product Management Interview Questions by Lewis Lin. The product management interview is hard. Even without these extra requirements, interviews are heavily weighted towards case studies.

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Good Product Manager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Here are a few of my tweets that have generated the most interest recently; to get these in real-time, follow me at @jefflash : Product manager vs. product owner: one person or two? The Product Roadmap is Not the Project Portfolio; good tips for planning epics across an #agile portfolio [link] #prodmgmt.

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Good Product Manager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Here are a few of my tweets that have generated the most interest recently; to get these in real-time, follow me at @jefflash : Product manager vs. product owner: one person or two? The Product Roadmap is Not the Project Portfolio; good tips for planning epics across an #agile portfolio [link] #prodmgmt.

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Good Product Manager

DECEMBER 4, 2016

On December 4, 2006, I published my first post on this blog , where I wrote, “If you want to be a good product manager, share your knowledge. I’ve heard from people who’ve realized they wanted to go into product management in part by reading this blog. Ten Year Anniversary! Nearly 850,000 sessions.

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Good Product Manager

DECEMBER 4, 2016

On December 4, 2006, I published my first post on this blog , where I wrote, “If you want to be a good product manager, share your knowledge. I’ve heard from people who’ve realized they wanted to go into product management in part by reading this blog. Ten Year Anniversary! Nearly 850,000 sessions.

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

Here are some bonus books that enable you to effective product management: Inspired by Marty Cagan emphasizes understanding users, collaboration, iterating, and refining based on feedback. 1 Product Rantz by Userpilot Product Rantz by Userpilot. Userpilot's Product Rantz is a new release from last week.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The authors relied on their intuition or professionalism, and didn’t account for the most important factor in product creation?—?the the product/market fit. Everpix and Google Wave didn’t satisfy the market. Case Study Now, let’s get down to details to grasp the theory better. Be ready for it.

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Good Product Manager

MARCH 6, 2016

One of the most important things that product managers need to do is understand customer needs in order to drive new products and enhance existing offerings. However, we know that that’s often a major area where companies and product teams struggle. Recent Product Management Interviews.

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