The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Product managers also have essential soft skills such as communication, leadership, empathy, collaboration, understanding customers, and strategic thinking. That said, this position demands proficiency in both technical and social areas within the role. This allows you to gain practice in using essential social skills.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Building effective teams with people from different disciplines can be challenging due to various circumstances. It’s about understanding the unique dynamics of cross-functional teams and adapting leadership styles accordingly, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all management strategy.

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The Basics of Product Management

JULY 21, 2020

Smart Glasses are the latest craze in the world of wearable tech. We will review each smart glass available today, including the newest entrant, Jio Glass. With the growing importance of video calls, using this wearable tech may soon become an essential part of effective communication. How can an oil company pivot to technology?

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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. Together, they contribute to the technical or business projects currently underway.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Guest post by Angus McDonald, Senior Product Manager at Terem Technologies, and Kayla Li, Delivery Manager at Terem Technologies Word from Scott: Over the years we’ve helped many different teams uplift in different ways. Mindsets Are the right mindsets in place for successful product development?

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Split

MARCH 20, 2024

Understanding precisely how to improve release management is key for more efficient software development. Effective release management is pivotal for agile software development. For example, demos during development and UAT coordination once features are code-complete allow for early validation and trend analysis.

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Product Management Unpacked

MAY 13, 2020

Beyond his personal career success, McElroy’s ideas have also had a profound influence on the development of products and technologies that were unimaginable on 5/13/31 when his memo was pulled from the manual typewriter it was written on.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Additionally, you’ve invited the senior management sponsor to the upcoming sprint review meeting to secure the individual’s continued support. In this situation, it can be tempting to step in, tell the development team that they must get their act together and possibly even assign specific tasks to individual members.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 19, 2022

You will need extensive technical experience to qualify for most professional cloud architect positions. A cloud architect is technically a subset of a solutions architect roles responsible for designing and implementing technical solutions to an organization's business problems. Curious about the Cloud Architect role?

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 24, 2022

I’ve written a lot about the organizational and conceptual gap between product/engineering teams and the “go-to-market” or sales/marketing side of tech companies.  (See  Or letting one big customer define our technical architecture.  Or  (See Teresa Torres’s bestselling product book.)

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

An engineering career can go in many different directions depending on your technical skill set and what you want out of a job. Software engineers have the option to stick to software development at higher and higher levels. Different software engineers work on different kinds of technical projects.

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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. Get to know your Tech Lead well. Set up time with your developers, get to know them regularly.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Step 2: Become a Certified Technical Product Manager Many companies have their own internal training programs and certification processes. However, anyone pursuing a job as a project manager or a startup product manager will find it helpful to get certified in technical product management.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

I’ve gone from being able to spend all week focused on one task to having to cover the huge variety of contexts that come with growing a $10m+ revenue business, multiple important client relationships and projects, a number of ventures and different technology domains. Review your time : review where your time went.

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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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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Product Mastery by Geoff Watts teaches you how to be a successful product owner within agile software development practices with the use of case studies. Inspired by Marty Cagan contains a little about everything in product management and is based on how the most successful tech companies in the world build products.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Excellent leadership skills, a fundamental understanding of product management, and a strong portfolio of success are the recipe for success. At times, tech companies that require a master’s degree also accept people who are in the process of completing their master’s program. If you don’t, you need to start with one.

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Agile practices, like Scrum and Kanban, initially developed for software development, are now being embraced across all departments and functional areas including marketing, finance, and human resources. Changes in Leadership Behaviors and Mindsets: (I’ve saved the most powerful lever for last.)

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective. The role of a Scrum Master is primarily one of servant leadership?—?or or “true leadership”?—?and Read more: Technical Debt & Scrum: Who Is Responsible ?) which is a process, not a destination.

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Modus Create

JULY 2, 2021

Relentless pursuit of growth can also lead to overlooking other strategic aspects of business such as technical debt. This can jeopardize their growth because no one is immune to disruption in today’s age, least of all technology companies. That’s why DevSecOps has emerged as a popular philosophy among proactive tech companies.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 6, 2022

Security engineering interviews are some of the toughest in the tech industry. As a security engineer, your job is all about reducing risk for technical products by thwarting malicious behavior. Here's a list of questions we've seen most frequently asked at tech companies. Watch our answer here.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general. Choose standard technology.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

They are key inputs for your business and technology discussions around WHAT to work on. While the Agile movement originated in software development, it has been applied to much more: from medical devices to spacecraft, as well as engineering, marketing, and education. From organizational silos to legacy technology.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 27, 2023

Introduction In today's fast-paced and dynamic business environment, organizations are increasingly turning to agile methodologies to enhance their software development and project management processes. Agile methodologies are a set of principles and practices that prioritize flexibility, collaboration, and iterative development.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2022

Solutions architect roles are rapidly becoming more important and popular in the technology ecosystem. As a solutions architect, you're the main technical resource for your company's sales team, and can provide a critical job function in a company's growth. You’ll go through many rounds, each 30 - 60 minutes long.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 23, 2023

A product analyst needs to have the following skillsets: Technical skills: data analysis , data visualization, statistical analysis, and technical tools. Technical skills Let’s start with the technical proficiencies you need. Workplace skills: Critical thinking, project management, and communication skills.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 1, 2023

No software developer wakes up in the morning excited to write a bunch of code that will be re-written a few sprints later. They could be inspired by new technology, a new business model gaining traction, or a competitor’s differentiating capabilities. Why do product teams become feature factories?

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

Respect their UX/UI and technology decisions and their right to determine how much work can be done. Developing a successful digital product requires more than technical knowledge. This will not only lead to better technical decisions and a better product. Be aware that collaboration requires leadership.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Here is what you should do: Set up time with your leadership teams to prioritise the goals for the next few months Share the goals and initiatives that are required to be prioritised before the meeting. Work with the tech lead on this. Software development is highly unpredictable?—?provide Use high-level timeframes e.g

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Atomic Spin PM

JANUARY 9, 2019

Finding the right custom software development firm for your project is a tough job. Software projects are notorious for being late, over budget, and frustrating. Making useful, valuable software products takes a lot more than technical know-how. Evaluate the Software Firm First. Will you be growing in size?”

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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2019

In my company, we review a living document with our management chain on a quarterly basis to align business direction for the short-term (immediate one to two quarters) to the long-term (two to five years). No formal stakeholder review as this is meant to be the first version that will undergo many iterations and refinements.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 3, 2022

However, a PM career looks different than other roles in tech. How to Become a Product Manager: The Ultimate Career Path Guide Many tech professionals follow a product manager career path because it blends responsibilities. The next day you may be working directly with your team to overcome a technical bug.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 26, 2022

Data analytics professionals are typically comfortable with a wide range of technical programs and tech tools and are also skilled at coding. In addition to typical data scientist skills like database languages and Python, you'll also need to be passionate about helping non-technical teams understand your results.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 22, 2023

Then when I heard his backstory in technology leadership roles at Xerox and Experian and the challenges he encountered with product roadmaps, I was eager to invite him to be a guest on this podcast. The CPO put together a product board, which met on a regular basis to review the major items coming in.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 22, 2021

Engineering manager interviews are some of the toughest in the tech industry. Not only do you need to demonstrate your technical prowess and experience with designing complex systems, you also need to showcase your soft skills in people management. On-site On-site interviews also vary, but they follow a predictable structure.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

SaaS product management refers to software-as-a-service and is cloud-based software that is accessible from any device with an internet connection and web browser. On-premise software management tends to involve more client-specific customization because each client installs their own version of the software.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 7, 2022

From there, so long as you know how to ace the product management interview , you'll be receiving job offers to your dream tech job in no time! How to Become a Product Manager: The Ultimate Career Path Guide Many tech professionals follow a product manager career path because it blends responsibilities. What does this mean?

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