Tim Herbig

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

For those of you who have been following my writing for quite some time now, this shouldn’t come as a surprise: I don’t believe much longer in the differentiation of domain product managers. The post The biggest difference between product and consulting work appeared first on Tim Herbig.

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Product Management University

DECEMBER 17, 2020

B2B Product Manager December 2020 Issue. Enjoy the B2B Product Manager December issue. Blog: High-Octane Product Management. Why Storytelling Skills For Product Management & Product Marketing Are Essential for Success. Product Management Playbook. Shorter sales cycles and competitive differentiation.

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

There is a ton of product management advice out there, but most of it is generic tips repeated over and over again. Keep on reading to learn about his journey into product management , his recommended newsletters and podcast episodes, and his top tips for product management success.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

Your previous managers and potential managers don’t see the value of someone in your position. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. Cutting overhead is definitely not personal—it’s all about how managers perceive an employee’s value.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Product leader and product-led growth advisor, Leah Tharin talks about why cultivating great writing skills is key for product management learning and career growth. What I write is unique from my experience and I can defend it.” Product Coalition Leah Tharin: Do You Want To Make Your Writing Actionable?

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Answer questions about possibilities for new development from management and others. You need defensive project portfolio management so you have a chance to manage your interruptions. Start with Project Portfolio Problems Masquerade as Project Problems or read Manage Your Project Portfolio.) Make the Work Transparent.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 19, 2021

Learn what sets successful product management teams apart. Today we are talking about a recent study that gives us insights into what’s going on in product management and product management teams. I’ve known Greg for several years, as we both volunteer with PDMA, the Product Development and Management Association.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As a consultant, I create many kinds of information products: both writing and speaking. However, too many organizations don't differentiate between what they need to ship as experiments and when to finalize the product. That feedback arises from my writing, speaking, and consulting. I use that feedback to build more MVPs.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If only books on product management had labels that say “pre-PMF” or “post-PMF”. Competitive analysis: “Blue ocean” (Kim, Mauborgne) Don’t get stuck into consulting matrixes. It gives you a way to identify your value propositions to differentiate. ??????????? Time goes by, runway decreases. Poor questions yield little value. ??

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bpma ProductHub

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Actuation Consulting has been conducting research on what separates high performance product teams from the pack. In this post, let’s look at two crucial areas that help individual product managers’ enable success through their products and in their careers. Contributed by Greg Geracie.

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Disrupting Traditional Consulting. “As We’re at an inflection point in the digital transformation consulting space. We elected to partner with JLL because they understand our culture and differentiated talent model, and are equally invested in building employee engagement.”. “We The Future of Digital Transformation.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

That's SaaS product management hustling in the background to give you the best experience. In this ultimate guide to SaaS product management, we'll walk you through the benefits of SaaS over on-premise software and how you can build a successful product as a SaaS PM.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 8, 2023

If you are thinking about any kind of freelancing/consulting, you will need to write to differentiate yourself through your writing. The post Writing Secret 9A: Choose How You Write: Prototype or Draft appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. I hope you decide to join us. (If Check out the workshop.)

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How to achieve product-market fit – for product managers This episode is sponsored by PDMA, the Product Development and Management Association. PDMA is also the longest-running professional association for product managers, leaders, and innovators, having started in 1976. Dan Olsen is a returning guest to the podcast.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 12, 2022

In the B2B space, why can a product manager nail the customer’s need, solve the market problem in a differentiated way, have compelling results that make the case, and still hit a wall? That’s all great, but what does that mean for me as a product manager? Now that would be a differentiator. Changes cost money?—?system

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 18, 2024

That's why Part 1 of this series discusses your value and what managers want and need. That part discusses why managers see agile coaches and Scrum Masters as staff positions, not line jobs. However, hiring managers expect deep agile expertise that connect to the Pirate metrics. There way too many of you.

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The Accidental Product Manager

APRIL 19, 2021

If there is one job that most product managers would not want to have these days, it would to be a product manager for an independent book store. However, independent bookstores are still in business and it’s because of what their product managers have done that they are still around. Dealing With The Problem Of Amazon.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

By the look on the face of the product manager asking me, she didn’t want a canned answer; she was looking for a reason to believe, to rekindle her energy. So I did what every well-trained consultant knows to do — I asked a question. To grow our customer base and market share? To increase the value of the company?

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Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

They can implement order management systems, shipping automation tools, and real-time tracking solutions to enhance order fulfillment efficiency. Optimizing Inventory Management Effective inventory management is vital in e-commerce to ensure efficient operations and customer satisfaction. Book a free consult today.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 10, 2020

While it is not a book on strategy per se , the deep understanding of how you will create a differentiated value proposition is the basis for creating a strategy that focuses on generating it. Understanding Michael Porter Porter is a well-known strategy guru who published 20 books and numerous articles.

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The Product Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2018

From high school to business school, and throughout my professional career, I was supremely comfortable with it , and reveled in solving problems, to the appreciation of my managers, colleagues, and teachers. Management guru, Peter Drucker had said, if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. 2) What should I solve?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The Builder Product Manager. Then I went onto being a consultant where I was starting something new every three to six months. If you’re just starting out as a product manager, that might not seem like a big deal, but having the energy, focus and drive to get teams moving when they are completely still is very, very difficult.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

What are the benefits of taking on such an initiative, and how does product management give you the best possible chance of success? With 72% of executives experiencing competitive pressure to transform , according to Capgemini Consulting, there is huge interest in how to accomplish such wide-ranging change. Discovery of problems.

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Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2023

 Renting (licensing) means we can put more of our own effort into market differentiators. So a first pass at value engineering – doubling down on our core tech and market differentiation – might look like this: Logistics Apps HR Apps Agile Apps Security Apps CRM Apps We’re in the Logistics software business build?

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Chris Butler, lead a conversation around “Business Development vs. Product Management”. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader.

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The Accidental Product Manager

JULY 29, 2019

Product managers learn to embrace the digital age Image Credit: Dave Dugdale. In order to stay current and retain customers, the Crate and Barrel product managers knew that their product development definition had to change. The product managers have moved to modernize the chain by decluttering their stores.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 16, 2020

One thing I like about the team here is that they’re very collaborative,” says Sam Hoare, a Senior Manager on the Sales team in Sydney. As a company, Intercom is so supportive of its sales team,” says Lauren Kiefer, RM Manager in San Francisco. For Sam, this is a major differentiator. “I

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The Nielsen Norman Group are one of the leading UX consultancies and researchers, sharing best practices around the world. We also looked at long term business impact vs short term business impact to see if our quick wins and differentiating solutions rang true. Overall, this was one of the most well-executed workshops I’ve seen.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 6, 2020

As a product marketing manager (PMM), you influence most areas of the organization including product, design, sales, support, and, of course, marketing. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll help to illuminate your path of breaking into product marketing management. What skills do I need as a product marketing manager?

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Having access to a number of Chief Security Offers due to the consulting work they did, Richard and his team conducted user research to find out how much companies truly cared about security and what they would be willing to spend on it. Creating a Category at Assurent. Consumer Security at PasswordBox.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 25, 2022

As managers, when we offer a job or a promotion, those emotions tend to be happy. The first time I had to manage a layoff, I had to lay off five people (across my department). I made lists for both the general and specific: Reasons my management were idiots so we could avoid doing this again. (A But layoffs? I focus on empathy.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 6, 2020

Here's how I differentiate the terms: A class includes discussions, polls, or some other interactions. The post Rework Online Training Part 1: What Training Is appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. When you see online training, you might see any of these words: Class. Outcomes Drive Your Design.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Vikas Batra, lead a conversation around “Emotional Intelligence for Product Managers”. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader.

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 9, 2024

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.    In my experience, gross comparisons let us ignore 85% of incomings – so that we can put strategic thought and discovery into the top 15%.  

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 10, 2023

Outcomes over Outputs has been mentioned by many, and it was reportedly made popular by the innovation consultants, Joshua Seiden and Jeff Gothelf. Here’s a maxim that arguably has that affect: “Outcomes over Outputs.”

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