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The Product Interview?—?A Technical Exercise

The Product Coalition

A Technical Exercise In this post, I’ll offer my idea of the sort of technical abilities expected from a product manager. My take on it: while I love ex-developer PMs, and find that their teams often execute better, this is by no means a requirement. A real-life scenario This exercise is not theoretical. The Product Interview?—?A

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Decoding Product Leadership

Roman Pichler

1 ] In fact, some people argue that product leadership can only be exercised by a management role. Leadership can therefore be exercised without being a boss. The leadership they exercise is called emergent or lateral leadership.[ The leadership they exercise has been assigned or granted by the CEO or another executive.

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Crafting Success: How Understanding Context Transforms Product Development

The Product Coalition

It is also good exercise when you live near a mountain. And why is McKinsey, the world’s premier management consulting firm, talking about it? Work through an exercise I like to call ‘what would change if…’. Develop a change plan with an aim for net zero impact. I’ve been guilty of this myself. Good question.

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366: This is modified Agile for hardware development – with Dorian Simpson and Gary Hinkle

Product Innovation Educators

How product managers can use the Modified Agile for Hardware Development Framework. Many teams have tried adopting Scrum for developing hardware products, not always successfully. Dorian has a deep background in product development, starting in engineering and then moving to business leadership roles.? Timeboxed learning cycles.

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How to Successfully Transition from Consulting to PM

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

After working in consulting, many management consultants desire to exit into and work at a tech company. If you want to learn more about the consulting role vs the product role, read this article on the topic. It is important to note that most PM job postings ask for prior PM experience.

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How to Successfully Transition from Consulting to PM

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

After working in consulting, many management consultants desire to exit into and work at a tech company. If you want to learn more about the consulting role vs the product role, read this article on the topic. It is important to note that most PM job postings ask for prior PM experience.

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What Went Wrong For The Peloton Product Managers?

The Accidental Product Manager

The Peloton product managers were unable to predict the future Image Credit: Phillip Pessar How great would it be to be a product manager who was responsible for a very popular high priced exercise bike? They struck a US$420 million deal to buy Precor, a manufacturer of commercial exercise equipment who had two U.S.