The Secret PM Handbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In this part we dive into what you really came here for – product management-specific mental models. Why are product management-related mental models different? The mental models I’m going to talk about share two key characteristics: They are about about products. They are not used enough.

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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? I am an accidental Product Manager.

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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. CC BY-SA 2.0

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The Product Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2024

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The Secret PM Handbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Some general purpose mental models are very useful for product managers. Mental models for product managers. What about mental models for Product Managers specifically? What about mental models for Product Managers specifically? Mental Model Examples. Order of Magnitude.  “An

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 22, 2016

As a product manager, I’d like to find some tools that help me do my job. I deal with: Customers – finding their problems and listening to their product feedback. Positioning and value propositions – what my product does for my segment, and why it’s a better solution than the competition.

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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.” Breakthrough!

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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. This book will show you how to give your users clarity, test your words, and collaborate with your team.

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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. Write a Handbook. Internal stakeholders need to know how the products you build work. Documentation Powers.

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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.” Breakthrough!

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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. They asked if anyone had read it already, and I was the only one.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Cindy Chang, Senior Product Designer and Ulaize Hernandez Troyas, Product Manager. ” On Product Management. Builder beware: marketing tension in product-first companies. Brian Donohue, Director, Product Management. Ulaize Hernandez Troyas, Product Manager.

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NextBigWhat

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Enter: product-led growth. 2/ Duolingo’s product-led growth was based on 3 main tenets: Gamification. Obsessive A/B testing. All 10 of their product growth-hacks fundamentally rolled back to these 3. With rigorous A/B tests on the copy, tone and timing of notifications, Duo optimized their notifications to the T.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As with all notifications, you should run some tests to figure out how often they should be used. Tell users about new features, products or promotions. Like all in-app marketing, plan to run tests on your modal windows to optimize their timing, messaging, and calls to action. Step 3: Test, test, test.

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Gainsight

APRIL 2, 2021

Indeed, since Gitlab is so transparent, you can see their approach , including how they leverage Gainsight , in their online handbook. . Since companies often start with one product team building for all use cases, the Customer Success team ends up being the early conduit for corporate customers’ needs. Here are the top 6 insights: 1.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

As an example, a performance goal may be something like: “I want to be the best product manager in ecommerce.”. For example, an ecommerce product team focused on conversion may switch from a. To a Learning goal: “Learn how A/B testing could impact our conversion rate.”. SMART/Performance goal. Stober & A. Grant (Eds.),

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Mind the Product

APRIL 14, 2020

Building generic products. Management and task applications. Employee handbooks for Gitlab and Basecamp. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Lily enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers.

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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. I might update the landing page, from where they download my product, to ask about the use case they want to address. Or success stories from people who used our product to solve that use case. Operating room or aspirin?

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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. I might update the landing page, from where they download my product, to ask about the use case they want to address. Or success stories from people who used our product to solve that use case. Operating room or aspirin?

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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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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. I asked Lewis C.

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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 Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

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. Develop a prototype of the new product feature or experience.

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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? How does this relate to Product Management? So I let go of skiing.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2021

Many SaaS products have complex internal systems which are not immediately intuitive to use for new employees. This is more effective than an employee handbook since humans tend to retain more information when they actively participate in something, as opposed to passive reading. Userpilot starts at $249 per month for up to 2500 MAUs.

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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.

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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? No matter what stage your company is in, it is important that you do MVP testing.

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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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Iteratively Blog

MAY 31, 2020

Time and again, folks have used product analytics tools to better understand their customers. Businesses use analytics to determine product health, improve the customer experience, test product-market fit, and ensure that they are making the right investments with limited time and resources. Growth Stage (100-?

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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. 3 Interview Prep Methodically.

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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. Product management has all the responsibility, and none of the authority. Product requirements are our “stock in trade” as product managers.

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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. Product management has all the responsibility, and none of the authority. Product requirements are our “stock in trade” as product managers.

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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. I don’t think so.

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