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Defining Guidelines in Product Management

The Product Guy

When I first researched about product management, I asked seasoned product managers how they started and they gave me very different kinds of answers. A lot of them worked in other positions before moving to product management, like engineers, analysts, marketers and project managers, and learned by taking on extra responsibilities.

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Middle Management Guideline: Only Plan for as Long As Your Management Can Commit

Johanna Rothman

Sherry, a middle manager in a relatively small organization, said, “We can’t plan for an entire quarter at a time. Our managers need to change what they want more often than that. ” “How long can the managers commit to their decisions?” Especially not if your management can't commit to an entire quarter.

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Rework Online Training Part 6: My Guidelines

Johanna Rothman

My Overall Guidelines for Online Training. Let me gather all of these pieces of information into the guidelines I use. I wrote about managing the meeting itself in Respectful Remote Meetings : Allow enough time for people to get on the call and sort out their audio and video. My Tools Guidelines: Your video must be on.

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Six guidelines for successful prototype testing

Userzoom

If you are only ‘validating’ your prototype, maybe it is time to manage your expectations about the feedback you are likely to receive ??. Here are some guidelines about testing prototypes: 1) Choose the most relevant research questions based on your prototype fidelity. Validating prototypes is not enough.

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Still Questioning the Titles of Product Owner or Product Manager?

The Product Coalition

Guidelines to shape your organization’s product agility and career paths. Continue reading on Product Coalition »

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Beyond the Book: Navigating the Real-World Challenges of Managing a Product Roadmap

The Product Coalition

Yet this is what the life of a product manager often feels like. Like a forest never cleaned, filled with leaves, debris, and branches catches fire quickly, managing a roadmap left to rot is challenging. Instead, we will discuss what I’ve learned about applying best practices and managing roadmaps in the real world.

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10 Tips for Effective Product Management Meetings

Roman Pichler

Ground rules are guidelines that foster a collaborative mindset, encourage participation, and help the participants treat each other respectfully. 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.