Bain Public

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Product managers are forever students; they are constantly seeking to learn and grow their skillset and knowledge. As the technology industry continues to grow, so much product managers so they don't fall behind. How do you know that you are making a product or service that your customers want?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 19, 2017

If you are visiting this page, there are chances you might be seeking an answer to one of the following questions – Having completed my formal education, how do I start my career in Product Management? Coming from a non-related industry, how do I break into Product Management? How do I learn the necessary traits of Product Management?

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The Product Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2024

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. ☕ Thanks for reading Product Café Newsletter ☕️! These are just 7 from our comprehensive list of 24 product folks.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Intercom, the product, continued to develop at a fast pace with hundreds of new features big and small – from an entirely reimagined Messenger to a thriving Intercom App Store to next generation chatbots, Custom Bots and Answer Bot. If you have a few minutes, we’d really appreciate it if you could fill in our annual reader survey.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

Twenty five mini-research ideas for finding something meaningful to work on. In the perfect world, product managers have all the time, resources, and skills to do impeccable, in-depth market and user research. In the real world, product managers may have to start from scratch and quickly find something meaningful to work on.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 11, 2017

That’s a question I actually got in a product management job interview a while ago. Without doing some research, we have no idea whether this is an aspirin problem, or an operating room problem. Then I’d go do some research on onboarding. Why aren’t customers successfully using our product? Why are they successful?

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In-app marketing is about reaching out to your customers while they’re inside your product to engage, retain, or upsell them. “Activating new users is far more than showing them how to use an app” Common use cases for in-app marketing include onboarding new users , introducing new features and collecting user feedback.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 11, 2017

That’s a question I actually got in a product management job interview a while ago. Without doing some research, we have no idea whether this is an aspirin problem, or an operating room problem. Then I’d go do some research on onboarding. Why aren’t customers successfully using our product? Why are they successful?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 14, 2018

In a product manager meeting at our organization recently, we were all handed the book Insipired: How To Create Tech Products Customers Love. Our leadership team had just started reading it and wanted all of the product managers to read it too. So with that, I wanted to put together my 5 “must read” books for product managers.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 10, 2017

As a product manager it’s not uncommon to feel pulled in a million different directions as you work to meet the needs of your customers, developers and company stakeholders. But they are good examples of what my team and I have developed together over the last four years at Zalora. Write a Handbook. Retrospectives.

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DISQO

JUNE 15, 2015

With the rise of ‘lean’ methodologies and literature, product managers today understand that continuously generating user feedback throughout the product lifecycle can help mitigate the risk of wasting resources to build something no one wants. While he likely never said that , the sentiment is not lost on product managers.

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DISQO

JUNE 15, 2015

With the rise of ‘lean’ methodologies and literature, product managers today understand that continuously generating user feedback throughout the product lifecycle can help mitigate the risk of wasting resources to build something no one wants. While he likely never said that , the sentiment is not lost on product managers.

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The Secret PM Handbook

APRIL 19, 2017

I’ve started working on an online course on “writing for product managers.” These tips will help you make your product management writing more persuasive, easier to read, more engaging, and more effective overall. Let me know what would help you most in your product management writing. Tips for writing. (CC CC BY-SA 2.0

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. It put all the activities I do as a product manager into perspective. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” Love the Problem, Not the Product.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. It put all the activities I do as a product manager into perspective. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” Love the Problem, Not the Product.

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DISQO

JUNE 15, 2015

With the rise of ‘lean’ methodologies and literature, product managers today understand that continuously generating user feedback throughout the product lifecycle can help mitigate the risk of wasting resources to build something no one wants. While he likely never said that , the sentiment is not lost on product managers.

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Modus Create

JULY 21, 2020

In most cases, large organizations implement Scaled Agile to increase productivity across teams and portfolios through accurate and flexible planning and reporting. The answer is clear: after extensive research and preparation. Product Owner Sync. Why are so many organizations considering the move to Scaled Agile?

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Product Bookshelf

AUGUST 22, 2016

The product management interview process is intimidating because it tests your expertise and domain knowledge in many different areas. Lin , the author of PM Interview Questions , about his favorite books for expanding a product manager’s skill set in the following areas: Product design. Product management process.

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Finally, GitLab is a “handbook-first” company with a company-wide commitment to clear documentation and transparency – not only within the company but publicly. For example, we wanted to improve our Product Analytics to help TAMs better understand their customers and potential risks. Is it just ARR?

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The Product Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. Are You Trapped in the Product Death Cycle? If this scenario sounds familiar, you might be caught in the vicious Product Death Cycle.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Part 2) To develop long term habits is about setting up systems that support your cause. You can start by setting a target for a month or a quarter and then test after that time period and tweak it. The most important part of developing a reading habit is to sit and read. How to Read More Books? Reading Series?—?Part

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Userpilot

MARCH 18, 2021

There has to be cross-departmental and cross-functional cooperation between product, sales & marketing, customer success, and customer support to implement a successful customer retention strategy. Their efforts all reflect how you position your product and the type of customer you attract. Which one would you buy from?

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2021

Too often, they are conflated with product tours , leaving the customer confused as to why they are being shown features they don’t need. An interactive walkthrough is a step-by-step product guide leading to activation. A walkthrough is not a linear, blow-by-blow account of all of your product features. Let’s get into it.

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UX Planet

MARCH 31, 2024

UX professionals often focus on mastering practical skills such as UI design, user research, and usability testing. It lies at the intersection of product design and business strategy and serves as a guide for prioritizing and executing UX work over time. Goals and measures. How will we measure success?

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 6, 2020

How product managers can boost innovation in companies large and small. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [6:13] Investors told startups to act like smaller versions of large companies—coming up with a business plan on paper without talking to customers or testing prototypes. I hope you enjoy it!

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Up until this point, to understand our customers, we had primarily relied on the Jobs-to-be-Done framework , product sense, research insight, sales input, and a belief that our customers were companies just like us. Download The Growth Handbook. This final assumption in particular was no longer true or useful.

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BrainMates

APRIL 2, 2019

We know Product Management is a tough gig. So many articles have been written about this multifaceted, multidimensional role encouraging us to continue to fight the good Product fight. But what about quitting Product Management? Let’s address the elephant in the room and ask ourselves, “Am I cut out for Product Management?

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Developing a sales strategy is one of the core activities every business will have to undertake. Get your free copy of The Sales Handbook. 8 steps to develop a winning sales strategy. Spending $300 to acquire customers for a $99 product isn’t economical. Want more advice like this? But first, what is a sales strategy?

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Hutwork

MARCH 19, 2018

Product management goes well beyond those certified in agile or another method. Whether you became a product manager or someone asked you to wear one more hat, leading can be stressful. One key to successful product management is to keep learning. The Product Book: How to Become a Great Product Manager.

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The Secret PM Handbook

MAY 12, 2017

Product managers tell me – and the people managing product managers tell me – that one of their biggest challenges is communicating with the development team. People complain about: Developers being poorly motivated, or having a bad attitude about what you want them to build. Effective Communication is Challenging.

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The Secret PM Handbook

MAY 12, 2017

Product managers tell me – and the people managing product managers tell me – that one of their biggest challenges is communicating with the development team. People complain about: Developers being poorly motivated, or having a bad attitude about what you want them to build. Effective Communication is Challenging.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 13, 2020

But recruiting for product management can be a whole different beast considering how high the bar is these days for a product manager. 1 Product Management: Make sure it's right for you. Read: So you want to be a Product Manager. Optional Buy: The Product Manager Interview: 164 Actual Questions and Answers by Lewis C.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 28, 2018

This week we released The Growth Handbook , a collection of tested frameworks and invaluable lessons to help steer your company’s trajectory up and to the right. Shaun Clowes , VP of Product at Metromile. But I’ve actually seen very few products that are built on that idea. Sean Ellis , CEO at GrowthHackers.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 28, 2018

This week we released The Growth Handbook , a collection of tested frameworks and invaluable lessons to help steer your company’s trajectory up and to the right. Shaun Clowes , VP of Product at Metromile. But I’ve actually seen very few products that are built on that idea. Sean Ellis , CEO at GrowthHackers.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Find the people who are 10-out-of-10 passionate about your product or service , because they will evangelize your brand more powerfully than you can do alone. Some people want a vibrant, thriving community but they haven’t done the work to truly create value in their product for real people. Get to know your biggest fans.

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Split

AUGUST 16, 2018

Chances are if you’re an engineer or product manager who works on anything even somewhat related to continuous delivery, Jez Humble wrote your handbook. This co-author of the Jolt award-winning Continuous Delivery also made hefty contributions to both Lean Enterprise and The DevOps Handbook. Or, “We do this thing called Agile.

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