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Special: The 7 Knowledge Areas of Product Mastery in 2025 – with Chad McAllister, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

Professional Development Opportunities There are various ways for product managers to continue their professional development: Method Description Benefits Certifications Formal recognition of product management expertise (e.g.,

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Everyone Thinks They’re Managing by Outcomes. Here’s How to Actually Do it.

Product Talk

Last month, I spoke at the Business of Software (BoS) conference in Boston. A big thank you to Rich Mironov who referred me to BoS organizer Mark Littlewood, and to Jeff Merrell , my co-instructor at Northwestern , who helped me develop many of these ideas. Managing by outcomes has been a popular topic for quite some time.

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Bottoms Up With OKRs | Whitney O’Banner, Medium | BoS USA 2019

Business of Software Conference

Whitney O’Banner (Software Engineering Manager, Medium) – Bottoms Up With OKRs from Business of Software Conference. So, if you have not heard of medium I highly encourage you to sign up, create a free account, and share some of the brilliant ideas that you’re hearing today at this conference.