UX Planet

JUNE 13, 2025

I could write one more story about stepping beyond product design into roles like product management, service design (or CX), or even bigger leaps into academia, research, design for government, or, who knows, politics. (If So what should you look out for in that transition? No one wants to look like a blowhard.

User Testing

Product Talk

AUGUST 6, 2025

I’m a big advocate for this new technology. A few months ago, I started asking, “What does this new technology make just now possible in the context of teaching?” Should it be product managers? This technology is too new to say those things will never work. I know I just got really technical.

Artificial Inteligence

Arkenea

MAY 8, 2025

For US companies, Mexico represents a prominent nearshore option due to its shared border, similar time zones, and USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) trade benefits. This proximity also enables potential on-site visits with minimal travel fatigue, allowing for more productive face-to-face interactions.

Research Software

Crafty CTO

JUNE 18, 2025

Full Spectrum MCP: Uncovering Hidden Servers and Clients Capabilities Speaker: Harald Kirschner ( VS Code , Microsoft ) – Session video Now we have authoritative from Microsoft: Harald Kirschner, a Principal Product Manager working on VS Code and GitHub Copilot , who was instrumental in releasing Agent Mode in Copilot.

Engineering

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 5, 2025

✅ This guide was written by Alex Reyes , a senior technical recruiter with 20+ years of experience. Includes : Real take-home case studies, technical and dashboarding skills, and strategies from interviewers at top tech companies. ✅ Education and certifications show continuous learning & industry relevance.

Data Visualization

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 20, 2025

✅ Verified : This guide was written by Alex Reyes , a senior technical recruiter with 20+ years of experience. TL;DR A well-structured data engineer resume: has detailed, hands-on data pipeline experience, highlights projects and impacts, and includes Technical Skills and Relevant Education sections.

Data Visualization

Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 21, 2021

Education was one of the hardest hit industries in 2020. Quick transitions to remote learning, usage and integration hurdles, lack of funding for new tech, and massive fluctuations in MAU all played a role in delivering a challenging year for educators and education technology across the country.

Feedback Software

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.

Research Software

Mind the Product

APRIL 4, 2017

With Dual-Track Agile, the development team participates in the discovery track – often led by the lead engineer, the UX designer, and the product manager. Since most product managers are already familiar with delivering production-ready code in the delivery track, I’ll keep my focus on the discovery track.

Agile

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.

Analytic Tools

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We’re well overdue a conversation about Product Managers and technical skills. It doesn’t seem to matter how many times the industry tries to reassure newcomers that you don’t need to be a full stack software engineer to be a good Product Manager. And yet…we all seem to stay hung up on technical skills.

Technical Review

The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

Analytic Tools

The Product Guy

JUNE 25, 2018

This article highlights a few ways to increase clarity and provide better role definition between a manager and a direct report as it pertains to daily situations involving escalations, blockers, and air cover. Given the split responsibility between manager and direct report, alignment and effective communication in these situations is key.

Product Management

Product Talk

MAY 4, 2022

For example, while Teresa recommends creating a product trio that includes a product manager, engineering lead, and a designer, she acknowledges that some product trios might be made up of slightly different members. It’s not about finding the right tech stack; it’s about finding the tech stack that works for your team.

Research Software

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”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

Analytic Tools

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”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

Analytic Tools

Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The episode also covers potential pitfalls in prototyping and best practices for product managers. The Power of Prototyping in Product Management The Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen at Rice University is an academic makerspaces where students learn innovation and product development skills.

User Testing

Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Product management is a challenging role, no matter what industry you work in. But with great challenges come great opportunities, and most product managers thrive on taking on new tasks and solving difficult problems. Product managers must live and breathe their product. My team is too small.

User Testing

Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 27, 2020

If we’ve learned anything in 2020, it’s that flexibility is key to being a strong product manager – especially when it comes to the mobile experience. For many mobile product managers, their biggest goal is to create a realistic product roadmap and hit key milestones on time.

User Testing

The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

Guest Post by: Lamia Benhaddou (Mentee, Session 4, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Amanda Ralph]. Amanda had 18 years of product management experience and was able to clearly foresee the obstacles I might encounter in my new role. Indeed the role of a product leader is different to that of a product manager.

Leadership

UserVoice

JUNE 21, 2017

It’s clear that data is here to stay, but many product managers are still yet to embrace data-driven product management…and they’re making a big mistake. Here’s why every product manager should start paying more attention to data ASAP: It’s Not as Complicated as it Looks. Knowledge is power, right?

Data Visualization

Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

You also might be reading this post thinking: “Who’s adding new tools to their tech stack right now?” Incorporating these tools into your customer experience tech stack will drive more engagement, gather high-quality customer feedback, and help inform your product roadmap. Supporting tech. This is a valid question.

Feedback Software

The Product Coalition

JANUARY 11, 2024

Reporters and Educators — Not Pundits and Commentators If you value what Product Coalition does as an education community, learn about the types of writers we support. This is why at Product Coalition, as a learning community, we feel we need more reporters and educators, and less pundits and commentators.

Reporting Tools

Product Management University

APRIL 25, 2023

The hard part is avoiding the trap of TELLING employers what the product (you) does versus SELLING its value. Here we are in the early part of 2023 and so many of my talented friends, former colleagues and customers have fallen victim to the mass layoffs in high tech. Is there any technology company that doesn’t want that?

Technical Review

Product Management Unpacked

MARCH 26, 2020

According to the report, “abstract roles — typically in management, technology or finance — tend to require more formal education and skills such as creativity, persuasion, intuition and problem solving.”. The report predicts what automation does not replace, it will complement — as will be the case with many technology workers.

Data Visualization

Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 6, 2020

Product managers are rapidly advancing their skills, and as a result, the industry as a whole has had to level-up to compete as the world’s biggest brands continue to adopt a mobile-first approach. We’ve written a lot—and I mean A LOT—of content focused around mobile product management. What Is Mobile Product Management?

Feedback Software

The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2024

Reporters and Educators — Not Pundits and Commentators If you value what Product Coalition does as an education community, learn about the types of writers we support. This is why at Product Coalition, as a learning community, we feel we need more reporters and educators, and less pundits and commentators.

Reporting Tools

The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

One of the critical reasons why products fail is not being ready for the market and not identifying the target segment of audience and what they want from the product. To understand better as to how customer empathy helps products, lets first look at products that have failed due to lack of customer empathy.

User Testing

Product Innovation Educators

JULY 29, 2024

Outcome-Driven Innovation – for Product Managers Watch on YouTube [link] TLDR Tony Ulwick, creator of Jobs-to-Be-Done, introduces Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI), a revolutionary approach to product management. Ulwick introduced the opportunity algorithm in a 2002 Harvard Business Review article.

Data Visualization

The Product Coalition

JUNE 11, 2023

Here are some classics on product manager hiring along with value-added commentary. Meanwhile, the product management hiring industry has apparently made a fetish out of its own formulaic interview questions which only prove that you’ve exhaustively studied the rote patterns they rely on. Plus a bonus.

Product Research

The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

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.

Analytic Tools

Alchemer Mobile

MAY 19, 2021

Incorporating these tools into your customer experience tech stack will drive more engagement, gather high-quality customer feedback, and help inform your product roadmap. Mobile marketers and product managers can immediately take action on events in Apptentive by simply flipping a switch. Supporting tech.

Feedback Software

Product Management Unpacked

MAY 13, 2020

It was on this day in 1931 that the field of product management was born – its birth marked by an internal memorandum written by Neil H. McElroy, manager of Proctor and Gamble’s Promotion department. In many ways, the role of a brand manager has informed the modern-day product manager role. It’s May 13th.

Reporting Tools

Mind the Product

JANUARY 19, 2021

In this episode, sponsored by Pendo , listen to learn about: * Product Management in transport tech. * The different stages of tech companies. * Is technology consumption sustainable? Technology potentially can keep up, but humans can’t. Sustainable Technology piece at ByteAnt. Quote of the Episode.

Startups

The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

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.

Analytic Tools

Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 25, 2020

So that leads us back to the purpose of this post: Redefining the role of mobile product managers. What are mobile product management responsibilities? The last time we wrote about defining mobile product management, it was still a relatively new category. What qualifications do mobile product managers need?

Technical Review

Mind the Product

APRIL 9, 2018

In my case, at Zalando , these are systems for fashion buying, supply chain management, inventory management and procure-to-pay processes (e.g. But building good enterprise systems is prone to failure, as author and product consultant Sam McAfee has recently pointed out. Bridge the Gap Between “Tech” and “Business”.

Reporting Tools