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The truth hurts, but in many companies, product management is broken

Mind the Product

In this article, Dave Martin, Product Leadership Coach and Co-Founder of Right to Left, shares his take on the state of product management in wake of bold claims made by Marty Cagan in his latest book, Transformed.

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People leave managers, not companies – 4 ways to better support your team

Intercom, Inc.

Countless theories have tried to explain the “Great Resignation” we’re experiencing, but none have managed to pinpoint an exact cause. One thing that will always be on that list, however, is good management. The data suggests bad management is a real and significant issue. It’s the managers. Always ask for advice.

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8 Reasons Insurance Companies Must Up-Level Their Product Managers’ Skill Sets in 2021

280 Group

Download the Brief: Insurance Trends and Their Implications for Product Management & IT. In fact, according to 2021 research from Flexera, 54% of companies worldwide said they are prioritizing digital transformation, while 49% are prioritizing cybersecurity. 3: AI is Changing Claims and Risk Management.

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Product Strategy Depends on Company Strategy

Mironov Consulting

Expanding on a recent post ( Revenue Goals are Not Company Strategies ), I’ve been seeing lots of maker teams (product, engineering, design) struggling to form product strategies without a company strategy to hang them on.  OK, What’s A Company Strategy?   Product management malpractice.  

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The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Communication

Speaker: David Bard, Principal at VP Product Coaching

Gain inspiration from real-world success examples from top digital companies, offering invaluable insights into their winning strategies. Discover how the symbiotic relationship between product managers, UX/UI designers, and developers can transform pitfalls into opportunities, propelling your product outcomes to unprecedented heights.

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3 tips for product managers at companies learning how to do product

Mind the Product

For those who work at a company undergoing digital transformation, there's little advice out there on how to deal with some of the challenges that product managers face in places like that. Read more » The post 3 tips for product managers at companies learning how to do product appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower - Product Management

Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. In the 25 years that TechEmpower has been in business, we’ve seen thousands of companies come and go. This article will primarily focus on locating and evaluating development companies, rather than design firms.

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Driving Business Impact for PMs

Speaker: Jon Harmer, Product Manager for Google Cloud

Understand how your work contributes to your company's strategy and learn to apply frameworks to ensure your features solve user problems that drive business impact. Grow your user empathy skills: Better understand users and the problem space they are working in through Journey Maps that are customized for Product Managers.

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LLMs in Production: Tooling, Process, and Team Structure

Speaker: Dr. Greg Loughnane and Chris Alexiuk

Register today to save your seat! December 6th, 2023 at 11:00am PST, 2:00pm EST, 7:pm GMT

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Products for Product People: Best Practices in Analytics

Speaker: Andrew Wynn, Senior Product Manager, Looker

As a product manager, you know how helpful custom tailored data solutions can be to doing your job well. Learn product analytics best practices from Andrew Wynn, Product Manager at Looker. How to adapt solutions for different company sizes. Who builds products for the product people?

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How to Develop a Recession-Proof Product-Led Strategy

Speaker: Wes Bush, Author of "Product-Led Growth"

Zoom, Stripe, and Airtable are all examples of software companies with strong PLG strategies. Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association.

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Innovation Systems: Advancing Practices to Create New Value

As technology transforms the global business landscape, companies need to examine and update their internal processes for innovation to keep pace.

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A PM's Guide to Building a Culture of Product Innovation

Speaker: Bob Webber, VP Product Flow Optimization, Construx

There's a lot of innovation advice out there, but very few companies are recognized for their innovation. Innovation advice will not work if your company's culture does not encourage it. Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! This is an exclusive session that you won't want to miss!

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Best Practices for a Marketing Database Cleanse

Multiple industry studies confirm that regardless of industry, revenue, or company size, poor data quality is an epidemic for marketing teams. As frustrating as contact and account data management is, this is still your database – a massive asset to your organization, even if it is rife with holes and inaccurate information.

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Harness Your Product Data: Better Understanding User Behavior Across Channels and Devices

Speaker: Kate Owens and Megan Bubley, SpotHero, Diana Smith, Segment, and Erin Franz, Looker

As a product leader, you are tasked with collecting and synthesizing your customer’s interactions with your product.The great news is that there are many tools used across your company which collect unique parts of your user’s journey. Common data issues product managers run into and how they can be resolved.