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Topic: Product Management Leadership Games. Sponsored by Product Tank Auckland and Pushpay. Rich Mironov coaches small groups of product leaders and product management teams worldwide. Practice being heroes to your non-product team members. MORE
Who doesn’t struggle to manage their time effectively, at least occasionally? As product managers we have so many priorities that organizing them into a short list can be the hardest challenge each week. Work in the way That Makes you Most Productive. MORE
The Product Leadership Forum is a chance for senior product professionals to discuss the challenges they face in a safe environment. The product manager role is evolving at pace and this means that there are a range of conversations that are hard to have in public. MORE
Why is Mindfulness Beneficial for Product People? Mindfulness provides a number of well-known benefits, such as, improved creativity, productivity, and wellbeing, and it has become popular at companies like Apple, Google, and Nike. But in reality, it reduces our productivity. MORE
Last week I joined the Mind the Product Leadership Forum in London. A product manager is like a leader of a band. Our job as product leaders is to create a festival where all the different bands work together to make our customers happy. Leadership can be Lonely. MORE
Product managers often end up reporting to the CTO, and some will argue that this is a good thing. While this might have been the case in the early days of product management, it’s not anymore. Martin Eriksson’s seminal post on being a product manager shows that they sit in the centre of tech, business, and user (customer). Even five years ago, there was little by way of an established body of knowledge in product management. MORE
Or “ How to Manage Software Development in Teams who Think Nothing Like you “ Product management has two diversity problems. Cultural homogeneity in product teams is dead, welcome cultural diversity. 2: Abandon Leadership Colonialism. MORE
The day before Mind the Product London 2017 we ran a forum for invited product leaders on a series of topics with some of the leading product managers from around the world. Here’s what we learned about product leadership. Book suggestion: Product Leadership. MORE
This episode of Product Dojo’s Product Leadership Podcast is hosted by Edyta Korona and Arjun Saksena. We talked at length (16 minutes) about: The evolution of tech product management (not a new thing!). Empathy as a core skill of product leaders. MORE
The Times and The Sun, flagship brands of News UK, are on a journey to become more product led in how they develop and maintain their digital assets. To move them forward, Jo has introduced product lifecycle thinking, shared KPIs, product portfolios, and a lean process for testing new ideas. MORE
In B2B product management, tactical, operational and strategic refer to layers in the customer organization – not your job responsibilities. Master each of these customer domains and the next rung on the product management career ladder awaits. Contributed by John Mansour. MORE
What are some things product management can do to exert more influence and demonstrate stronger leadership? Most product management professionals readily admit they spend too much time in the weeds on tasks that, at the end of the day, don’t contribute much to the overall mission of the organization. So you’re an expert on your product. ” A slight variation applies to product management – you are what you do. MORE
There are two simple questions Product Managers need to ask every day in order to be dramatically more effective. in to their daily work, any product manager can improve their effectiveness. Asking why is one of the most fundamental things you can do as a Product Manager. MORE
Therefore, successful product management requires highly effective leadership. When leadership is stripped of authority we discover the key element for being able to lead others comes down.[continue MORE
There aren’t many fixed-term contract roles for product managers in the UK. The Wellcome Trust – a charitable foundation with 500 staff and a website team of 35 – has had a product management structure for two years and employs five full-time product managers. Last year it decided to hire a product manager on a fixed-term contract to lead the development of a new product. Fears of Contract Product Management. MORE
Recognise the Importance of Product Management. Note that employing people who are called product owners or product managers does not necessarily mean that a product management function exists. Define Clear Product Roles and Responsibilities. MORE
To do a great job as a product manager or product owner, you require two skills sets: product-specific and generic ones. As the name suggests, product-specific capabilities are limited to a single product or product portfolio. MORE
Since it’s still a relatively new role, there’s a lot of confusion around product management job titles, seniority, and hierarchy. Associate Product Manager. Junior Product Manager. Product Manager. Senior Product Manager. MORE
What are some things product management can do to exert more influence and demonstrate stronger leadership? Most product management professionals readily admit they spend too much time in the weeds on tasks that, at the end of the day, don’t contribute much to the overall mission of the organization. So you’re an expert on your product. ” A slight variation applies to product management – you are what you do. MORE
Three Types of Leadership. Scrum is a simple framework with three roles: product owner, development team, and Scrum Master. Each role provides a distinct type of leadership. As the product owner, you lead the product and are responsible for its overall success. MORE
Dan Yarmoluk, Director of Business Development for ATEK Access Technologies, shares expert advice on data science considerations for Product Managers. The post IoT Product Leadership – Episode 05: Data Science Considerations for Product Managers appeared first on TechProductManagement. Podcast - IoT Product Leadership MORE
These words couldn’t be more relevant to product management. Such a trait is crucial to Product Management roles if you want sales, marketing and engineering to trust and follow your direction. Product Management Product Marketing Product Strategy MORE
Lateral leadership describes the art of efficiently influencing others around you without formal authority. It is essential for succeeding in the implicit leadership position that product managers find themselves in. Why Servant Leadership is not Enough. MORE
Challenging situations are great opportunities to grow as a human being and by doing so, you increase your leadership power. To increase your expertise, strengthen your understanding of the market or domain and the product, as well as your product management savviness. MORE
The founders of the Boston Women in Product share their story of how they started in product management, some of the challenges they faced and how mentors helped them navigate through these experiences. Cait Porte , Vice President of Product Management, Zmags. MORE
For a new series of interviews with women leading product management teams, I reached out to Sara Wood, currently VP of Product at Gap, Inc in San Francisco. The post Women in Product Management Series: Sara Wood, VP Product at Gap Inc. MORE
A framework like Scrum offers specific techniques that ensure sustainable pace—unfortunately, only for development team members and not for product people. But sustainable pace is equally important for you, the person in charge of the product. With Other Product People. MORE
In 2016, Glassdoor identified Product Management as the #8 best job to have in America, with a job score of 4.5 Other jobs on the list included Data Scientist, Tax Manager and HR Manager. For new and aspiring product managers, that can be a challenge. MORE
While most of the product managers out there are still finding their place in this new domain; we see product people starting’grow up’ in their organizations. That either means you look at growing horizontally in your field or begin to embark on the management path of becoming a product leader.… The post Improving Product Leadership Skills appeared first on Tim Herbig. MORE
YouTube, for example, failed as a video-dating site and succeeded by pivoting to video-sharing site; and Google Glass failed as a consumer product and was recently re-launched as a B2B product. But it would be wrong to say that it’s all management’s fault. MORE
If you are in Product Management, executive support for your plans can mean the difference between your product’s success and failure. Getting executives and management to support what you are proposing can be very challenging and difficult. MORE
Can introverts be successful as product managers? In this article, I’ll discuss a few misconceptions about introversion that may discourage introverts from pursuing product. We posed the question “can introverts succeed in product management?” MORE
As a continuation on our series of interviews with women leading product management teams, I reached out to Sarah Gaeta, currently VP and General Manager in Software and Services at Tivo. Career Advancement Product Management Leadership Product Manager MORE
As someone who has experienced the highs and lows that accompany life as a Product Manager, I am keenly aware of the challenges this important role plays in the technology industry [and so many others]. to raise a new generation of well-informed Product Managers. MORE
But with effort, resilience, and patience, as well as the guidance from others, I have managed to become a reasonably skilled writer. The same holds for product management: When you create a product strategy for the first time, for instance, you are likely to make plenty of mistakes. MORE
For our third installment of the Women in Product Management Series I interviewed Diana Benli, VP Government Programs Product Management at Cognizant in the TriZetto Healthcare Products Group. Product Management Leadership Product Manager MORE
To find out how to be a better Product Manager we interviewed Pamela Schure, co-author of Product Management for Dummies. The post Three Ways to Immediately Be a Better Product Manager appeared first on 280 Group Product Management. MORE
When you think about the title ‘product manager’ … Continue reading → Leadership Product Management Purpose leader product builder product maker titleTitles have a way of morphing over time. In some cases, they improve and become more popular. At times, because of the acts of certain, often high-profile, individuals, titles can lose value. MORE
When the leadership vs. management question comes up, it is often assumed that the right path is graduating from management to leadership. Traditionally, leadership vs. management skills are presented as such: Leaders. Managers. Manage risks. MORE
Roman Pichler
MAY 8, 2018
Three Types of Leadership. Scrum is a simple framework with three roles: product owner, development team, and Scrum Master. Each role provides a distinct type of leadership. As the product owner, you lead the product and are responsible for its overall success.
Roman Pichler
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
A framework like Scrum offers specific techniques that ensure sustainable pace—unfortunately, only for development team members and not for product people. But sustainable pace is equally important for you, the person in charge of the product. With Other Product People.
280 Group
JULY 26, 2016
Therefore, successful product management requires highly effective leadership. When leadership is stripped of authority we discover the key element for being able to lead others comes down.[continue
Roman Pichler
JUNE 4, 2018
Recognise the Importance of Product Management. Note that employing people who are called product owners or product managers does not necessarily mean that a product management function exists. Define Clear Product Roles and Responsibilities.
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Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Last week I joined the Mind the Product Leadership Forum in London. A product manager is like a leader of a band. Our job as product leaders is to create a festival where all the different bands work together to make our customers happy. Leadership can be Lonely.
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280 Group
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
For our third installment of the Women in Product Management Series I interviewed Diana Benli, VP Government Programs Product Management at Cognizant in the TriZetto Healthcare Products Group. Product Management Leadership Product Manager
Roman Pichler
APRIL 19, 2017
Challenging situations are great opportunities to grow as a human being and by doing so, you increase your leadership power. To increase your expertise, strengthen your understanding of the market or domain and the product, as well as your product management savviness.
Lead on Purpose
APRIL 16, 2018
When you think about the title ‘product manager’ … Continue reading → Leadership Product Management Purpose leader product builder product maker titleTitles have a way of morphing over time. In some cases, they improve and become more popular. At times, because of the acts of certain, often high-profile, individuals, titles can lose value.
The Product Coalition
MAY 31, 2018
As someone who has experienced the highs and lows that accompany life as a Product Manager, I am keenly aware of the challenges this important role plays in the technology industry [and so many others]. to raise a new generation of well-informed Product Managers.
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280 Group
JUNE 20, 2017
If you are in Product Management, executive support for your plans can mean the difference between your product’s success and failure. Getting executives and management to support what you are proposing can be very challenging and difficult.
Mind the Product
OCTOBER 30, 2018
The Product Leadership Forum is a chance for senior product professionals to discuss the challenges they face in a safe environment. The product manager role is evolving at pace and this means that there are a range of conversations that are hard to have in public.
Roman Pichler
JULY 3, 2018
But with effort, resilience, and patience, as well as the guidance from others, I have managed to become a reasonably skilled writer. The same holds for product management: When you create a product strategy for the first time, for instance, you are likely to make plenty of mistakes.
280 Group
MAY 2, 2017
To find out how to be a better Product Manager we interviewed Pamela Schure, co-author of Product Management for Dummies. The post Three Ways to Immediately Be a Better Product Manager appeared first on 280 Group Product Management.
bpma ProductHub
APRIL 30, 2017
These words couldn’t be more relevant to product management. Such a trait is crucial to Product Management roles if you want sales, marketing and engineering to trust and follow your direction. Product Management Product Marketing Product Strategy
Roman Pichler
MAY 10, 2017
To do a great job as a product manager or product owner, you require two skills sets: product-specific and generic ones. As the name suggests, product-specific capabilities are limited to a single product or product portfolio.
280 Group
MAY 23, 2017
For a new series of interviews with women leading product management teams, I reached out to Sara Wood, currently VP of Product at Gap, Inc in San Francisco. The post Women in Product Management Series: Sara Wood, VP Product at Gap Inc.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
The day before Mind the Product London 2017 we ran a forum for invited product leaders on a series of topics with some of the leading product managers from around the world. Here’s what we learned about product leadership. Book suggestion: Product Leadership.
Tech Product Management
MARCH 12, 2018
Dan Yarmoluk, Director of Business Development for ATEK Access Technologies, shares expert advice on data science considerations for Product Managers. The post IoT Product Leadership – Episode 05: Data Science Considerations for Product Managers appeared first on TechProductManagement. Podcast - IoT Product Leadership
280 Group
JUNE 6, 2017
There are two simple questions Product Managers need to ask every day in order to be dramatically more effective. in to their daily work, any product manager can improve their effectiveness. Asking why is one of the most fundamental things you can do as a Product Manager.
280 Group
AUGUST 1, 2017
As a continuation on our series of interviews with women leading product management teams, I reached out to Sarah Gaeta, currently VP and General Manager in Software and Services at Tivo. Career Advancement Product Management Leadership Product Manager
Craft.io
MAY 31, 2018
When the leadership vs. management question comes up, it is often assumed that the right path is graduating from management to leadership. Traditionally, leadership vs. management skills are presented as such: Leaders. Managers. Manage risks.
bpma ProductHub
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
The founders of the Boston Women in Product share their story of how they started in product management, some of the challenges they faced and how mentors helped them navigate through these experiences. Cait Porte , Vice President of Product Management, Zmags.
bpma ProductHub
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
In B2B product management, tactical, operational and strategic refer to layers in the customer organization – not your job responsibilities. Master each of these customer domains and the next rung on the product management career ladder awaits. Contributed by John Mansour.
Roman Pichler
DECEMBER 4, 2017
YouTube, for example, failed as a video-dating site and succeeded by pivoting to video-sharing site; and Google Glass failed as a consumer product and was recently re-launched as a B2B product. But it would be wrong to say that it’s all management’s fault.
Mironov Consulting
DECEMBER 7, 2018
This episode of Product Dojo’s Product Leadership Podcast is hosted by Edyta Korona and Arjun Saksena. We talked at length (16 minutes) about: The evolution of tech product management (not a new thing!). Empathy as a core skill of product leaders.
ProductPlan
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Can introverts be successful as product managers? In this article, I’ll discuss a few misconceptions about introversion that may discourage introverts from pursuing product. We posed the question “can introverts succeed in product management?”
Proficientz – Product Management University
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
What are some things product management can do to exert more influence and demonstrate stronger leadership? Most product management professionals readily admit they spend too much time in the weeds on tasks that, at the end of the day, don’t contribute much to the overall mission of the organization. So you’re an expert on your product. ” A slight variation applies to product management – you are what you do.
Mind the Product
JUNE 21, 2018
Lateral leadership describes the art of efficiently influencing others around you without formal authority. It is essential for succeeding in the implicit leadership position that product managers find themselves in. Why Servant Leadership is not Enough.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Product managers often end up reporting to the CTO, and some will argue that this is a good thing. While this might have been the case in the early days of product management, it’s not anymore. Martin Eriksson’s seminal post on being a product manager shows that they sit in the centre of tech, business, and user (customer). Even five years ago, there was little by way of an established body of knowledge in product management.
Mind the Product
JULY 9, 2018
Since it’s still a relatively new role, there’s a lot of confusion around product management job titles, seniority, and hierarchy. Associate Product Manager. Junior Product Manager. Product Manager. Senior Product Manager.
Proficientz – Product Management University
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
What are some things product management can do to exert more influence and demonstrate stronger leadership? Most product management professionals readily admit they spend too much time in the weeds on tasks that, at the end of the day, don’t contribute much to the overall mission of the organization. So you’re an expert on your product. ” A slight variation applies to product management – you are what you do.
Roman Pichler
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Why is Mindfulness Beneficial for Product People? Mindfulness provides a number of well-known benefits, such as, improved creativity, productivity, and wellbeing, and it has become popular at companies like Apple, Google, and Nike. But in reality, it reduces our productivity.
bpma ProductHub
AUGUST 1, 2016
In 2016, Glassdoor identified Product Management as the #8 best job to have in America, with a job score of 4.5 Other jobs on the list included Data Scientist, Tax Manager and HR Manager. For new and aspiring product managers, that can be a challenge.
Mind the Product
JANUARY 15, 2019
There aren’t many fixed-term contract roles for product managers in the UK. The Wellcome Trust – a charitable foundation with 500 staff and a website team of 35 – has had a product management structure for two years and employs five full-time product managers. Last year it decided to hire a product manager on a fixed-term contract to lead the development of a new product. Fears of Contract Product Management.
Tim Herbig
MARCH 3, 2018
While most of the product managers out there are still finding their place in this new domain; we see product people starting’grow up’ in their organizations. That either means you look at growing horizontally in your field or begin to embark on the management path of becoming a product leader.… The post Improving Product Leadership Skills appeared first on Tim Herbig.
Mind the Product
MARCH 7, 2017
Or “ How to Manage Software Development in Teams who Think Nothing Like you “ Product management has two diversity problems. Cultural homogeneity in product teams is dead, welcome cultural diversity. 2: Abandon Leadership Colonialism.
Mind the Product
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Who doesn’t struggle to manage their time effectively, at least occasionally? As product managers we have so many priorities that organizing them into a short list can be the hardest challenge each week. Work in the way That Makes you Most Productive.
Mind the Product
JUNE 7, 2018
The Times and The Sun, flagship brands of News UK, are on a journey to become more product led in how they develop and maintain their digital assets. To move them forward, Jo has introduced product lifecycle thinking, shared KPIs, product portfolios, and a lean process for testing new ideas.
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