The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Looking to become a technical product manager? According to Salary , the average technical product manager in the United States earns as much as $123,609 a year. Hence, a technical product manager is one of the most rewarding careers. Steps to become a Technical Product Manager Let’s dive right in.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Curious to know how to advance your career as a long-term product manager as either s group product manager or principal product manager? Product managers are responsible for establishing a product’s vision and long-term business strategy while ensuring that all stakeholders are aware of said strategy.

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Sequent Learning

JULY 25, 2022

” Have you been paying attention to your professional development as a product manager? Regardless of your situation, whether you’re a new product manager or one with a few years of experience, you probably should put professional improvement on your agenda. These clusters include: Market and product.

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Ronke PM

AUGUST 16, 2023

Table of Contents Technical Support Customer Success/Relationship Managers Marketing Sales Team Data Scientist Finance UX Researcher UX Designer Content Designers and Conversational Designers Engineering Legal Security (IT) PMO (Product Management Office) (Bonus!)

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Userpilot

JANUARY 21, 2021

Drawing a clear line between a product owner vs. product manager can be tough, given their varying roles from company to company. Despite any difference in roles, both the product manager and the product owner share a common goal: building products that create value for the stakeholders.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2021

I’ve spoken with so many product managers who have a dream of becoming an entrepreneur or launching their own product one day. After a decade of working with others to launch successful SaaS products, I took the plunge to launch a startup in 2013. 4 Ways Product Managers Make Better Entrepreneurs.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2021

I’ve spoken with so many product managers who have a dream of becoming an entrepreneur or launching their own product one day. After a decade of working with others to launch successful SaaS products, I took the plunge to launch a startup in 2013. 4 Ways Product Managers Make Better Entrepreneurs.

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Product Management Unpacked

JULY 9, 2020

Pendo’s chief product officer shares his take on product management leadership. “If If software is leading the world, then product managers are the modern-day businessmen and women,” says Brian Crofts, Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Pendo. That’s a big part of my day.”. The burden of bias.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

Women are still underrepresented in the Product Profession – with only 33.3% of US Product Managers being female in 2021, according to a metastudy of 30 million profiles conducted by Zippia : Source: [link]. Melissa Perri – Speaker, consultant, and teacher in Product Management. CEO of Product Labs.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Product managers, have you ever wondered what user story mapping is? User story mapping is a simple method for converting your vision of a product into a roadmap that allows broad team collaboration and enables your entire team to see the bigger picture, how everything connects, and how to plan the minimum viable product.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Do commercial metrics, like “monthly recurring revenue” matter to product managers, when product metrics, like “monthly active users” already paint a good picture? CEOs are therefore more accountable for overall company profitability and product managers are more accountable for metrics further down in Lead Edge’s hierarchy.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The “Accidental” Product Manager?—?what what skills are required to be a great PM PM Meowalot Product Managers can come from various paths?—?from from Engineering to UX to Marketing to Project Management, Sales, Business Analysts, Entrepreneurs, Customer Service, and sometimes Marketing.

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Userpilot

JULY 23, 2023

Key members of the GTM team: Go-to-Market Manager: Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the entire GTM process , ensuring alignment across go-to-market teams and successful product launches. Responsibilities of a GTM manager: Oversee the entire GTM process. Create product vision and strategy.

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Mind the Product

MAY 14, 2018

It was only after director and screenwriter James Gunn sent out this tweet that I realised the same can be said of product management: It’s worth reading his whole thread but essentially his point is that, while people don’t die if you act badly, to act well you need years of training, practice, experience, and honing your skill set.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Ben Horowitz (of Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz) was one of the first to suggest that a Product Manager should be the “CEO of the product”. What a Great CEO Does The heart of most criticism can be paraphrased like so; “product managers don’t have the authority to just tell people what to do”.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 19, 2021

A recent article from Product Coalition explains why landing your first job as a product manager will be a challenge. As the author points out, competition is fierce, and most hiring managers want to see several years of experience. One suggestion Product Coalition offers is to take product manager courses.

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BrainMates

JULY 3, 2018

According to The Product Management Body of Knowledge, Product Management is: “A discipline that provides managerial focus to products that in turn will generate measurable business benefits.”. Product Managers are often described as “the CEO of the product”. Accepting new products or features.

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BrainMates

MARCH 23, 2020

Product Management legend Marty Cagan shared his insights on ‘real’ Product Management in a Q&A session with Product Women Sydney at a March meetup. As Marty explained to the Product Women group, during their working week, a Product Manager will be found: Working with designers.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And yet, clearly articulated actions for what happens when the measure of success is not met anymore are rarely part of product planning. Pivoting done well means the team doesn’t lose direction and can build on the insights for new product development. In finance this is known as a “stop-loss order”. and let it go.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

Chief Technical Officer : Responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. Engineering Manager: In charge of planning, designing, and overseeing projects. Average salary: $196,172/yr.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For many product managers, the role of Chief Product Officer is the pinnacle of a career in product management. But what exactly does a Chief Product Officer do? The Rise of the Chief Product Officer. Many companies are still getting used to a product executive with a seat at the c-suite table.

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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 Bistro

AUGUST 4, 2016

Last month, at the SVPMA ‘s monthly meeting it was a treat to have Steven Haines, a luminary in the field of product management to conduct a cross functional product team meeting role play. While this might indicate that experienced product managers will not benefit from reading it, that is patently not the case.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2018

Product Management can be an intimidating role. Traditionally Product Managers come from a design or development background, find they are good with people, and evolve their role into a Product Manager position. A Product Manager is the Swiss army knife of the team. Communication.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It’s about turning a vision into reality. But connecting the dots between the activities of a particular product development team and the overarching corporate vision can be a bit of a stretch for those not steeped in the strategic exercises occurring at the top of the organization. Putting Vision into Context.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You see, whenever I would join a new company, I would spend much of my time meeting with engineering, sales, product management, and design marketing leaders and support. And I asked each of them: What is the one thing our product team does well, and one thing we should improve? I have witnessed product cultures of many flavors.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 22, 2023

How product mangers can improve collaboration in cross-functional teams Today we are talking with Maziar Adl, the co-founder and CTO of Gocious, an organization that creates product roadmap management software. In product management, I often saw silos coming from top to bottom. It’s evolving so fast.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 9, 2022

An obvious next career step could be moving over to product management to focus solely on the products themselves. But how easy is it to transition from being a UX designer or UX researcher to product management (PM)? Start Learning Can You Transition from UX to Product Management?

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 23, 2023

How to get out of your organization’s routine and create real value – for product managers This episode is sponsored by PDMA, the Product Development and Management Association. PDMA is the longest-running professional association for product managers, leaders, and innovators, having started in 1976.

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Pragmatic Marketing

MAY 23, 2017

When someone calls the product manager CEO of the product, what does that mean? The product manager as CEO of the product sounds powerful and strategic. It brings to mind strong leadership skills, influence and accountability, all key traits of successful product managers. Inflated Authority.

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B2B Product Management

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Currently in engineering or related area) thinking of moving to Product Management. Not all Product Managers need to be business savvy. There is opportunity to be fully technical in a Product Management role. In this article, we will explore the two broad categories of the Product Manager role.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

How product managers can align stakeholders on product projects. Today we are talking about the need for product leaders to manage stakeholders and the associated challenges this creates. Aligning the perspectives of stakeholders on a product project is desirable as well as difficult. That’s a mistake.

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ProductPlan

MAY 26, 2022

What is a Product Council? A product council is a group of company stakeholders that meets regularly. They review the strategy and progress of a product in development. The primary purposes of this group are to make decisions and clear obstacles to keep the product moving forward. Vice president of product.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Sales, marketing, finance, support, and R&D all use the roadmap for different thing. Sales want to sell it, marketing needs to plan for it, finance needs to model it, support needs to be able to explain it, and R&D needs to be excited about it. That’s the dream, that’s the vision. That’s the dream, that’s the vision.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

million equity financing round led by Luge Capital and Granicus Group, with contribution from Inovia Capital, Panache Ventures, Real Ventures, French Founders, and strategic angel investors. Part of Bain Public’s approach to assisting Livescale was through talent acquisition, helping hire their product manager, Chanida Rayrolles.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 26, 2019

Product Management frameworks are exciting to learn and frustrating to implement. As a product manager myself and a framework teacher, I totally understand the appeal. Being a product manager is a messy job. Finance told you to wait for next quarter to get budget for the research.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Sales, marketing, finance, support, and R&D all use the roadmap for different thing. Sales want to sell it, marketing needs to plan for it, finance needs to model it, support needs to be able to explain it, and R&D needs to be excited about it. That’s the dream, that’s the vision. That’s the dream, that’s the vision.

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