The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Are you looking for crucial technical program management skills to become a successful technical program manager? Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. They work with leaders and their own teams across organizations.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 1, 2021

Most support teams have seen an influx of support queries since COVID-19 hit – and those issues are more complex than ever. According to recent research, however, many teams aren’t sufficiently equipped to meet these new challenges. Download your copy of the thought leadership paper now. Sound familiar?

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I once worked with a telco company that was developing a brand-new commercial product. Product management and development were located at separate sites in different countries. The technical complexities were greater than anticipated and the development progress was slower than forecasted. To Collocate or Not.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I once worked with a telco company that was developing a brand-new commercial product. Product management and development were located at separate sites in different countries. The technical complexities were greater than anticipated and the development progress was slower than forecasted. To Collocate or Not.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

They involve integrating digital technologies and processes into every aspect of your business, from operations to customer interactions. It’s not just about adopting the latest gadgets, but about using technology to drive meaningful change and achieve specific business goals. What is the importance of digital transformation?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 19, 2017

It’s all too tempting to fall back onto less skilful habits and become impatient, tense and stressed, say something we regret afterwards, or pass on the pressure to the development team. Challenging situations are great opportunities to grow as a human being and by doing so, you increase your leadership power. Trust me.”.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Each person on your team has different needs, responds to feedback in different ways and evolves in different trajectories – and management should always reflect that. Even when you reach the perfect team dynamic – a new hire or budget cut can easily throw things off balance. It was kind of the luck of the draw.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In his talk, Jason talked about how product managers can upskill to meet the challenges in their daily work and how to make sure that their organizations value their work. TL;DR Product managers often don’t get the due recognition for their work and their role is often marginalized by frustrated leadership or other teams.

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Atlassian

JANUARY 28, 2022

It also shortchanges your team by denying them opportunities for professional growth. That means they’re missing out on the tremendous value and opportunities that delegating would provide to them and to their team members. When you fail to delegate, you’re not only cheating yourself, you’re cheating your team. Meet Daniel.

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People-First Product Leadership

MARCH 24, 2024

I’m in Duke Leto’s camp and believe a boss - at any level - should care and be thinking about their team. His people-first leadership approach lives on through his son who recognized his father’s skills and ability to lead by example. We all have good and bad days. I won’t ruin the movie for you.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Being one of the largest tech companies on the planet, it should come as no surprise that landing a job at Facebook is not necessarily a walk in the park. This is especially true if you're looking to join the technical program management team. The questions are both challenging and Facebook-specific.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Often people stumble into the Product Management career without any Technology background. I never had to deal with developers on a day to day basis?—?the the only ‘Technical’ person I spoke to was my content Producer. I had no idea what I was doing and how I could lead a dev team. Get to know your Tech Lead well.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 18, 2022

Sarah Dayan is a staff engineer at Algolia , a “Search-as-a-Service” platform that helps developers build index and search capabilities into their own platforms through an API, and the host of two tech podcasts: Developer Experience and Entre Devs. How would she provide the right technical direction for the company?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Employees routinely say that the best places to work are some of the big tech companies. To help figure out which internship program (and workplace more generally) is right for you, we created this list of the 8 best tech internships in 2022. This is not necessarily a bad thing by any means. Let's take a closer look: 1.)

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

I redesigned the internal and public web properties and was promoted into my first “product leadership” role. I became director of communications, leading the development of intranets and web applications. Challenges aside, I enjoyed the close-knit teams and easy access to upper management which enabled quick decision making.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 12, 2020

It defines, communicates, supports, and improves important operations which can be standardized, such as communication, planning processes, team gatherings, and training. How it’s become a critical function for scaling effective product teams. Developing and maintaining a continuing education program for product managers.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 3, 2024

Agile implementation typically focuses on team-level adoption of Agile practices, emphasizing principles such as self-organization, cross-functional collaboration, and incremental delivery. Focus Only on Team Level Agile Transformation initiatives sometimes focus exclusively on individual teams, neglecting the broader organizational context.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A bad first impression could ultimately hurt your chances of landing a dream job. People see selling as a bad word but it ultimately makes life easier if you know how to do it. People see selling as a bad word but it ultimately makes life easier if you know how to do it. Angela Bang, Amazon Meet Angela.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2022

A leadership story of Chris Bomgaars, founder of EveryPig. Table of Contents The Story Begins in Iowa ; Joining the Family Business ; Creating the Solution ; Making the Product ; Technical Challenges ; Moving To the Market ; Founder Tips ; Conclusion. You know, we’re in a technological age where we can be applying some tools to this.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2022

There is a framework for almost every stage of our Product development lifecycle, but one of the only transversal things is that we need people to make things happen. This article is not intended to be a book review, but I used the skills described in this bestseller to link them with our day-to-day Product Management life.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 6, 2022

Fifteen years ago Ben Horowitz published his now famous memo, “G ood Product Manager/Bad Product Manager ” in which he posits that “A good product manager is the CEO of the product”. A bad CEO takes the credit and passes on the blame. This is a classic leadership trap that many leaders (not just CEOs) often fall into.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

A purpose we could share with the company’s leadership team, customers, and those working on the product. For product teams, the why and purpose behind the product comes in the form of a meaningful, inspiring, yet achievable north star. A purpose we believed in.

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Mind the Product

JULY 23, 2019

At last week’s #mtpcon San Francisco Product Leadership Forum, senior product professionals got together to discuss the current hot topics of career paths, talent management, and psychological safety. Look for the people that are mentoring an intern, running a meeting, or organizing an initiative for the team.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2020

For context, enterprise tech companies tend to have a small number of large deals each quarter that really matter. ( On our side, we have expensive/talented/experienced sales teams that either close their few big deals this quarter or are put on notice. Expect account-level distrust, bad blood, and a search for who’s to blame.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The Product Leadership Conundrum. But you can’t accomplish it on your own and rely on the development team and stakeholders. The former describes the problem that users want to see addressed, for example, lose weight , or the benefit that users want to obtain, for instance, reduce the risk of developing diabetes.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Having said that, I always find it useful to review the points below when I am in an objective state of mind in order to ensure the team is on the right track. Having said that, all teams need to be flexible every once in a while?—?all all team members in the company are in the same boat at the end of the day?—?but

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Nowadays, I don’t hear many stories about servant leadership in the media. I could go on about the very different narratives of leadership that are told nowadays—carrying themes like narcissism, greed, materialism, workaholism, sociopathy, mental illness, and others—but those have been well documented elsewhere.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 3, 2022

However, a PM career looks different than other roles in tech. The success of a product, or even an entire company, rests on the product team. How to Become a Product Manager: The Ultimate Career Path Guide Many tech professionals follow a product manager career path because it blends responsibilities.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 9, 2019

A lack of trust from developers and engineers creates endless second-guessing, challenges and sometimes even a refusal to follow through on requests, which becomes a huge timesuck and morale destroyer. If the executive team doesn’t have faith in product management, ideas are likely to be ignored, plans overruled and cachet denied.

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People-First Product Leadership

JANUARY 7, 2024

The color would be a conversation starter and bring some fun into Zoom and in person meet ups. Technological Advancements: The consumerization of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) can bring innovation to industries ranging from education to healthcare to newsletter writing.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 2, 2022

While behavioral interviews are guaranteed for most tech positions, they're often overlooked in interview prep. This is because at surface level they may not seem as hard to answer as Google's technical interview questions. Leadership. Google is always looking for leadership qualities in their employees.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 16, 2018

It’s a term that focuses on the emotional intelligence / emotional quotient competencies that were introduced by Daniel Goleman and remain essential to our craft such as influencing, teamwork & collaboration, leadership, organizational awareness, and empathy. Meet Sue and Tom. The potential is HUGE! It can happen so easily.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As a product leader, you are the product manager for a leadership team, and the tricks you learned in product teams remain valuable, they just need a little tweak. Myths that an organisation tells itself can act as a reality distortion field that masks failing products and poor return on investment. Value Proposition.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 15, 2021

It’s not just that more diverse teams are more effective and more profitable ( though they are ); but, as Karen Peacock, our CEO, says , “It’s just the right thing to do.”. We all know that it can be incredibly difficult to call out microaggressions or biases when you see them, particularly when you believe they weren’t meant in bad faith.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Throughout the post, I provide practical tips and steps for developing these strategic elements, setting the foundation for further strategic planning. Identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). Companies are typically formed to meet the needs of one ICP. To kick us off, here is the map for today.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Time management remains an essential theme for product teams because there aren’t enough hours in the day. Hence the need to have young and innovative minds who follow the trends of the industry to come up with these strategic thoughts while the senior leaders review and align it with the organization’s business goals.”.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? TL;DR UX strategy provides guidance to the UX design team on how to create and improve experiences that satisfy user needs. TL;DR UX strategy provides guidance to the UX design team on how to create and improve experiences that satisfy user needs. This is the main focus of the article.

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