Product Management University

JANUARY 18, 2022

The leadership side of product management reaches its pinnacle when you have the complete trust of executives, marketing, sales, engineering, finance, customer success, and customers. Product management leadership comes in two flavors. As an individual contributor, i.e., product manager. You’re not going to be one of those.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 11, 2023

They’re bombarding product management with critical enhancement requests just to get the customer up and running. Problem 3 Product managers are now forced to erect detour signs all over their roadmaps to get customers up and running (…we need the revenue). Product management has set everyone else up for success.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JULY 1, 2020

When I interview a product manager to work in my team, I want to know that they understand the whole of the product cycle - how to make it happen, from concept to rollout and beyond, and most importantly what will make it successful. Product vision statement 5. No clear definition of the pain points. Don't panic! Pain points 2.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

And What You Can Do to Avoid Them Disclaimer: I don’t really believe you can ‘teach’ Product Management. Not enough people spend enough time on defining vision and purpose Everybody talks about Simon Sinek’s golden circle, about Ikigai, about purpose and other synonyms, but no one really puts a lot of effort on finding purpose and meaning.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The eternal debate: product manager vs. project manager. In this article, we’re going to unpack the day-to-day activities of a product and project manager, describe the key areas of overlap and differences between these distinct roles, and, most importantly, cover how they can work together effectively.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 14, 2020

We have to buy a lot of things, from food to entertainment, and if our expenses aren’t well managed, it’s easy to lose control over them and start spending too much. If you want to create a new app, managing your financial investment is one of the most important parts of the whole process. The same goes for software development.

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Product Management University

JUNE 21, 2021

If you’re waiting for someone to crown your product management team the kings and queens of strategic direction, you better get a nice comfy chair with all the reclining, heating and massaging accoutrements because you’re in for a long wait! Here’s the thing about product management though. Zero or very few.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 14, 2017

Amidst it’s countless definitions in the tech industry, let’s all agree to one point?—?product product management can either be vision-driven, or it can be execution-driven. In other words, ‘good’ product management is a degree of ‘street-smartness’ with which you’re driving your organisation towards it’s business goals.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 28, 2022

I stumbled upon a bunch of product management memes while preparing for a talk. the conventional wisdom is that always building what upper management tells you to build is bad, and that ideas should be bottoms up and coming from those closest to the customer. There is definitely truth in that. Of course?—?the

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

That’s exactly how I discovered the world of Product Management. And so, I set the following vision and mission for myself Vision: Be an honest and empathetic individual and create a definitive impact on people. I was about to click back when I noticed the term “Product Manager” on the headline. Just don’t give up.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Sprint review meeting : sprint goal , product increment, definition of done, release burndown chart. The following list shares sample rules, which are based on my book How to Lead in Product Management : Always have cameras turned on in online meetings and mute yourself if you don’t speak. 4 Prepare an Agenda. Stay present.

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 21, 2020

Learning how to build a product roadmap is a key requirement to break into product management. Learn how to become a Product Manager. The ability to prepare a great roadmap is one of the must have skills for any Product Manager. The product roadmap is the foundational guiding document that defines the vision for the product.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Anyone familiar with Product Management will recognize the immortal phrase ‘influence without authority.’ As a Product Manager, you’re a team player who guides product development along its chartered course, but you have to do that without being the literal captain of the ship. What Does ‘Influence’ Mean?

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Product Bookshelf

APRIL 15, 2024

Martin Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumels Product strategy is a set of choices informed by product vision and company objectives. ” for top spot on the product management post leaderboard. This perspective shows that a guiding vision must be present to inform strategy. Playing to Win by A.G. Lafley and Roger L.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

If so, you should definitely watch the talk that Jason Knight , a product consultant and advisor, gave at this year’s Product Drive hosted by Userpilot. In his talk, Jason talked about how product managers can upskill to meet the challenges in their daily work and how to make sure that their organizations value their work.

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bpma ProductHub

AUGUST 1, 2016

In 2016, Glassdoor identified Product Management as the #8 best job to have in America, with a job score of 4.5 Other jobs on the list included Data Scientist, Tax Manager and HR Manager. Unlike many of those jobs, product management is known for its nebulous career pathing and ambiguity. Contributed by Cynthia Andre.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 3, 2017

Being the first product manager at a startup typically means being the 10th or 15th employee, and recognizing that – although product management has both tactical and strategic components – you’ll initially be more focused on tactics. Strategically, this is about focusing vision and limited resources.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 6, 2020

The tips below have all helped me, so I hope this article will help product managers to cut through the noise and better understand how AI can fit into their daily work. A Broad Definition Enables Better Problem-solving. Strategy: Doing the right things to realize our vision. AI is a Tactic That Helps to Solve Problems.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Jay Forrester, an MIT engineer, applied these ideas to understand social and management systems. Defining a Guiding Vision Having a more robust and intuitive future vision guiding the strategy, based on a systemic understanding of user needs. This vision guides the strategic objectives.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Product managers who have never worked with founders often find their first experience a bit jarring. “f**ked” f**ked” and “crazy” have definitely been thrown around. The post Practical Advice for Product Managers Working With Startup Founders appeared first on Mind the Product. What do founders do?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2020

What is each flavour of product manager responsible for? In my previous post, I introduced the four different flavours of product manager, depicted by the PM quadrants matrix. What are the four flavours of product manager? In this post, I’ll go into the responsibilities for each of the four ‘flavours’ of product manager.

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bpma ProductHub

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

This makes sure people don’t forget what we’ve recently accomplished, and helps them see the connecting lineage between what we launched and what’s coming out — and how this is growing us toward our vision.”. A product roadmap should, by definition, have built in reflection dates to review what you have done.

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Product Management Unpacked

JUNE 21, 2021

“I’m actually a pretty avid DIY-er,” confides Pranita Ramakrishnan, MS of Product Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Class of 2019. “I When Home Depot came to the Carnegie Mellon campus to interview Product Management intern candidates, Pranita’s interest was piqued. I think it was the collision of two worlds for me.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Product managers who have never worked with founders often find their first experience a bit jarring. “f**ked” f**ked” and “crazy” have definitely been thrown around. The post Practice Advice for Product Managers Working With Startup Founders appeared first on Mind the Product. What do founders do?

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Tips for creating customer use cases – for product managers Today we are talking about how to create and use customer use cases to guide product design. Our guest is Dr. Lilac Muller, VP of Product Management at Kymeta Corporation. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers [6:35] What is a customer use case?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 16, 2021

I explained to him what Product Managers do. I told him that Product managers are responsible for guiding the success of a product and that they lead the cross-functional team that is responsible for building, scaling, and supporting it. Directors create the overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

As I strive towards becoming a product leader, I wanted to understand the best practises in product management and in the process develop my own product philosophy. . This article explores multiple aspects of product management. Understanding the Role Definition. Definition of PM role. Specialist PM Roles.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 20, 2022

What is innovation management? There are many definitions of innovation management. At its core, innovation management is the process of putting something new into practice. Companies implement innovation management to cultivate a culture of innovation. Key ingredients of innovation management.

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Sequent Learning

JULY 25, 2019

Start With A Vision. Your success as a product manager is pinned directly to the positive contributions to the firm’s bottom line. Successful products begin life with a spark of inspiration and a vision. Vision is, considered a non-negotiable for a CEO, and is often non-negotiable for a product manager.

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The importance of an organizational game plan for product managers. I started a new series to explore the Product Development and Management Body of Knowledge. While it has since been updated many times, this is the body of knowledge I discovered in 2007 that led to many ah-ha moments for me as a product manager.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 26, 2023

Why product managers need to understand customers’ needs We have had a lot of valuable guests on this podcast, and one of my favorites is Ken Gray. He has also been a long-time supporter of the University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research, which is creating cures and solutions everyone can afford for vision diseases.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 23, 2022

It also made me realize that there is much to learn from boxing when it comes to being a Product Manager. With no further ado, here are 4 things that boxing learned me about product management, including links to the best free templates and tools to use, to become a Product Management Heavyweight champion. Believe is necessary.

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The Accidental Product Manager

JULY 10, 2023

Product managers have to get ready for what the future holds Image Credit: Roland Legrand As though you didn’t think that you already had enough to do, now you have to get ready for the metaverse. Product managers need to start to take the time getting use to what the metaverse is and how it is going to impact their customers.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 8, 2019

Finally, capture your insights and describe the product’s current strategy: the people it serves, the value it creates for the users and business, and its key features, for instance, by using my Product Vision Board. Invest in Quality and Proactively Manage Your Portfolio. If you find some, take the time to validate them.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 21, 2019

Something that relates directly to your company’s vision. By my personal definition of better. You test the new checkout flow of your eCommerce site and you get a definitive answer to whether it increases revenue. So we wouldn’t be able to validate that definition of success. Why would you want to do that? More inspiring.

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Userpilot

JULY 30, 2021

What exactly is the product manager role? And the role of a product manager can vary drastically depending on the type of product manager. That’s why we’ve put together a comprehensive post on everything you need to know about the product manager role, including: Responsibilities of a product manager. Let’s dig in!

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

But from a product management perspective, effectively engaging the stakeholders is crucial to achieve product success. Note that the term product team is used in different ways by different people—much like other product management expressions. I believe that the first definition is more helpful, especially in an agile context.

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