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4 Product Management Certifications that are Worth Your Time

ProductPlan

Books, podcasts, conferences, and in-house mentorships are all great channels for building your product management knowledge and expertise. 280 Group also offers financing options upfront and communicates total course and test pricing for several training options. 280 Group is a great option for AIPMM certification completion.

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429: Innovation practices of the best companies – with Sally Kay

Product Innovation Educators

After working in R&D, Finance, Sales, and Marketing she focused her career on various areas of innovation and new product development. When a company achieves a sustained and quantifiable innovation success, PDMA will give them an award if the company will present their lessons learned at the annual conference.

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Count The Digits

Mironov Consulting

But this crude method can help us differentiate ¥24M from  ¥60M, create some daylight between A$ 50k and A$700k, sort 2 lakh tickets from 80 lakh tickets.  we might grab 30 or 40 ideas for configuring permission and throw them onto a conference room table.  Now (finally!),

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Intercom on Product: The intersection of company and product strategy

Intercom, Inc.

” Unique activities : Find the differentiators that make sense for you. I was at a conference last week and I was talking to somebody who manages Ikea’s mobile product, which has fancy augmented reality stuff in it and everything you’d expect these days. And the reason for this is that you need differentiation.

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How to Implement Competitive Intelligence the Right Way

ProductPlan

The sales team wants the nitty-gritty details of a competitor’s pricing and terms (tactical), whereas finance needs to understand the total projected market size over the next five years (strategic) to triangulate revenue forecasts shared with investors. Different stakeholders will want different types of competitive intelligence.

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Product Launch Timeline

ProductPlan

Launch teams must differentiate the new offering from what’s already available and tailor messaging for each vertical market. Sometimes launch dates are set far in advance to coordinate with a major user conference or other industry-specific rhythms. Select a launch date. Create content.

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When Innovation Programs Fail by Brant Cooper

Mind the Product

To innovate effectively, you have to be able to differentiate between the known and unknown problems you are trying to solve, and adjust your operations accordingly. Finance, HR, IT, Legal, and Compliance all need to be able to apply the entrepreneurial spirit to enable innovation. Known vs Unknown.