PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 18, 2022

Many tech professionals follow a product manager career path because it blends responsibilities and exciting job duties. Product managers are often called "mini-CEOs" because of the influence they have at a company. They manage complex products and work with team members in all departments.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Creating Storyboards will make product developers think step-by-step, and we won’t be able to skip some steps?—?at Storyboards create a more clear vision to show your Product Vision & Goal. Storyboards on Unsplash by Matt Popovich Start with the product goal to create a storyboard.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The importance of measuring the small outcomes associated with their product goals or visions is the key to churn expected benefits throughout the product life cycle. Vision: It should be inspirational and the guiding post. Pro Tips: Invest a good time in brainstorming to get the vision done.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

This requires full-stack ownership : having the authority to make strategic product decisions in addition to tactical ones. Consequently, a Scrum product owner should own a product in its entirety—from the product vision to the product details.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Product Goals Defined. The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” It also suggests that “the product goal is in the product backlog. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context.

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

Why is product idea validation important? As a product manager, how can you effectively validate ideas and build a successful product that delights users? TL;DR Product idea validation is a process during which product teams test and tweak the product concept to ensure it satisfies a real market need.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

It is ideally a galvanizing document to drive vision, bring teams into alignment and commitment, and lead them and your customers to your future, promised destination. It’s a battle royale to keep your product on plan, on course, and on time while many other interested parties push to get their needs prioritized above others.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 5, 2023

Companies set financial goals, compensation targets, and strategic objectives for the year. For this reason, it’s the perfect time to align those with the product vision by conducting an annual planning session. That said, product teams also shouldn’t ignore all those new inputs from the market and corporate leadership.

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Userpilot

MARCH 27, 2023

How can product analytics help product managers create better digital products and more satisfying user experiences? We start by looking at different kinds of analyses and the metrics to track and then explore some practical ways of using each of them to drive various product goals.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Does your organization really need such a role if you already have a product manager ? The product launch manager coordinates the work of cross-functional teams and supports the product manager during product launches. Their job is to support the product management function.

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Product development is exhilarating. There is something special about a team rallying around a vision and creating a product that users love. . However, it isn’t fun to redo a product every three years. Product managers often have a better understanding of the UX side of the product compared to engineering.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Of course, we made mistakes, learned, and iterated, as all startups do. Protip: Ideal OKR driver should possess time, seniority, passion, and vision. Of course, some people will not join any teams and will focus on daily business such as supporting deal flow in operations or doing user research in the product team.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Yet product managers generally love what they do and find the role quite fulfilling. However, there’s often a disconnect between aspects of the job that make product managers happy and the metrics upon which they’re judged. When this occurs, product managers must focus on goals unaligned with their passion.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Step 1: Ensure that you know who the product is for and why people will want to use it. I’ll never forget the day when I suggested to the product manager of a brand-new healthcare product to prioritise its features. A tool like my product vision board helps you capture and validate your product strategy.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

How can product managers leverage them to build successful products? A product roadmap is a general long-term plan of how to deliver on the product vision whereas an agile release plan focuses on short iterations, often called sprints, and are more detailed. The product roadmap looks much further ahead.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. Potential technical program managers must keep this unique communication challenge in mind. Delivery and program management include creating new programs when the company requires them.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 5, 2019

The Portfolio vs. Every Product! Here are five B2B product management best practices that’ll give product management teams the coveted “strategic” moniker among executives, marketing, sales, engineering and customer success teams. Let’s say all 20 products have three market segments in common.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This guide to portfolio product management and marketing answers the following seven questions. What is Portfolio Product Management and How Does It Differ From Traditional Product Management? What are the Core Principles of Portfolio Product Management? There are five key best practices.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 30, 2020

I’d like to share a few product management insights from Synch, a company I co-founded in 2017, to help entrepreneurs who are launching new marketplaces. Even though the article is intended for entrepreneurs, it could also provide fundamental insights to product managers who are tasked to improve metrics in a marketplace.

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Userpilot

MARCH 16, 2023

Analysis paralysis in product management can have some serious implications not only for the product but also for the business. We also look at how product managers can overcome analysis paralysis to make better product decisions. What is analysis paralysis in product management?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I talk to a lot of PMs and I ask them (and everyone who subscribes to my newsletter) the same question: what’s your biggest struggle as a Product Manager? Having put together a fairly popular resource on product prioritization methods, I would’ve hoped the situation to be different. That’s our real job as Product Managers.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

We'll do a step-by-step review of a real-world product management mock interview. In this video, our co-founder, Stephen, interviews Celena Tyler, a product manager at Facebook. She also asks again what are the product goals. Today, we'll cover something a little different. Then, come back to this article.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

Finally, “ Building for Business: Product Management in Enterprise Software ” is a truly B2B-focused Product Management book, written by Blair Reeves (Salesforce) and Benjamin Gaines (Adobe) for “all the ones who aren’t part of the Silicon Valley startup bread”. But why is working in enterprise software now different?

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Sequent Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Fundamentals of Product Management – For the Last Time. People often ask me why I write books and articles about product management. Sometimes I detect patterns or trends in business performance that would benefit product people with a clarification or a ‘how-to’ guideline. That’s great news.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It’s about aligning feedback with your product goals and the company’s vision A simple framework you can use: Impact vs. Effort: How impactful is the feedback, and what’s the effort required to implement it? What are the overarching goals of your product? What long-term vision do you have for it?

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Becoming a director of product requires years of experience managing products and working with other product managers. That gives you the experience and expertise to get to the next level, where you start managing other product managers. Then you’ve come to the right place.

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Gainsight

JUNE 17, 2021

If you’re a product manager or product leader, you’re constantly being pummeled with feedback and pressured to improve your product. As you plan your product road map, you need to balance feedback between executives, customers, the sales team and any other stakeholders. How do you create a product road map?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes: a) Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal; b) Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items; c) Ordering Product Backlog items; and, d) Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood. (See

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BrainMates

MAY 7, 2019

As Jim Collins says, The highest level of leader “builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will” A Product Leader is more than a Senior Product Manager. The Product Manager is often seen as the leader of a single product. Coach their team.

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BrainMates

MAY 7, 2019

A Product Leader is more than a Senior Product Manager. The Product Manager role is a cross-functional leadership role, often managing a single product. Product Leader is a different flavour of leadership. For the Product Manager, leadership is established through collaboration.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

What does a product manager do? We look at: 7 key responsibilities of product managers. Different kinds of product manager roles. Qualities of a good product manager. TL;DR A product manager is in charge of the entire product lifecycle. Who is a product manager?

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 29, 2022

We were joined by more than 2,500 customers, partners, and others who wanted to learn more about our product, goals, and the path ahead. Des Traynor laid out the six unique beliefs that guide our vision, mission, and roadmap here at Intercom. You’ve seen our vision for the Engagement OS from Karen. All right.

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