Product Management Unpacked

MAY 26, 2020

A look into healthcare product management in the time of Coronavirus. Ever wonder what it’s like to be a product manager for a leading healthcare provider and insurer in the middle of a world health pandemic? Meet Claire Marcus, senior product manager at UPMC Health Plan. In other cases, the role is more distributed.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 9, 2018

I find it helpful to form a product discovery team that consists of: Development team members: user experience (UX) designer, developer, tester; Key stakeholders , for example, people from marketing, sales, and support; A ScrumMaster or agile coach. Luckily, there is a straightforward solution: timebox your product discovery work.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Product/Market fit Cannot be Planned. In the end it is almost always about finding product/market fit. Instead, many small tests have to be carried out in order to find your way towards product/market fit. Usually it is not enough to test as many assumptions as possible to find product/market fit. Technical Feasibility.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Finding the right opportunity or the perfect candidate can be challenging in todays competitive market. Thats why Ive curated a list of three top product manager openings at data-driven companies, along with standout candidates who are ready to make an impact. Meta Manager, Product Data Operations Meta office.

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The Product Bistro

JUNE 14, 2016

Even though structured customer visits are technically “ marketing ” research, for them to be valuable requires that many of the key groups in the organization are involved. Management – Ultimately responsible for the whole organization, their input, and approval is critical. The Planning.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

of US Product Managers being female in 2021, according to a metastudy of 30 million profiles conducted by Zippia : Source: [link]. Melissa Perri – Speaker, consultant, and teacher in Product Management. Melissa Perri is one of the most recognizable names in Product Management. CEO of Product Labs.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

You hear a lot about the need for soft skills in product management, but product managers also need hard skills. In fact, any discussion about product management soft skills should presuppose you’ve already mastered the specific abilities required for the job: the hard skills. They are your technical skills.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

Finally, “ Building for Business: Product Management in Enterprise Software ” is a truly B2B-focused Product Management book, written by Blair Reeves (Salesforce) and Benjamin Gaines (Adobe) for “all the ones who aren’t part of the Silicon Valley startup bread”. But why is working in enterprise software now different?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In due course, the startups need to invest a good amount of time in organizing the strategy and roadmap to track the product performance to get an early product-market fit and scalability. a startup that builds weight management products specifically for people who are not self-driven for weight management. What is S.M.A.R.T?

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People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

I am leveraging my product background in both coaching and advising AI-driven startups. Pivot 1: CRM Strategist to User Experience Researcher Key Strategies: Leverage Your Unique Background : My communications skills became my secret weapon in translating complex tech concepts to marketing stakeholders.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Sachin Rekhi is the founder and CEO of Notejoy , and a prolific blogger on product management. In this Path to PM post, Sachin and I discuss five practical paths to product management. How did you first break into product management? First off, product management is very communication and leadership oriented.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Often we talk more about the technical skills, like, portfolio management, being more strategic, etc but being good at those things mean nothing if you can’t build a culture conducive to good product management practices. It’s seldom their ability to do the job technically?—?to How do I build alignment?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As a business, you would surely want to increase the market value, for which outsourcing would be the best option. It brings you an amazing opportunity to explore the market for considerate growth. Swift Team management: Outsourcing companies have state-of-the-art infrastructure for the proper management of their teams.

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ProductPlan

JULY 2, 2019

With broad, sometimes ambiguous responsibilities and high expectations, the product manager role is constantly evolving. Product managers are continuously learning new things and need to improve themselves (not just the products they manage) on a daily basis. Lesson 4: Product Managers Are People Managers.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 12, 2024

They include the Product Managers, Lead Engineers, and Product Designers. Then, he founded the Silicon Valley Product Group to pursue his interests in helping others create successful products through his writing, speaking, advising, and coaching. Usable : Removes technical barriers so any customer can find value in your solution.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 10, 2016

The Mental Representations of Expert Product Managers. Product Managers are Problem Solvers. If we widen our own lens from the world of product management to the world of problem solving— remember, product managers are problem solvers —we see this mental representation show up again and again. I believe there is.

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Userpilot

MARCH 3, 2022

Looking for a product manager CV template? What does a solid product manager’s CV look like? This article will help you develop and finetune your product manager resume, present your skills in the most favorable light, win the attention of the hiring managers, get interviews, and ultimately land your dream job.

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Sachin Rekhi

JANUARY 27, 2013

The role of product management in technology firms is a critically important one that is often misunderstood. Product management boils down to owning the vision, design, and execution of your product. Or it could be ensuring open product, design, and technical decisions get resolved in an efficient manner.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover the responsibilities of a product analyst, the skills needed in the current job market, and the prerequisites. Product analysts research to find market trends, collect and analyze data, track and assess product performance , understand product requirements, and report insights to stakeholders.

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Ask Benny

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

How to enter into a new product management position in a new company. You just landed into a new product management position. Whether it’s a VP product or a product manager, whether it’s a small or big company, you are expected to get fast into the role, and many times you are expected to do it by yourself. Congratulations.

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Mind the Product

JULY 10, 2017

Let’s establish this right upfront: nothing beats a well-managed full-time in-house team of local developers. Can you afford local market rates? I would recommend this model if you have no technical or product management background. It’s wrong to think that an outsourced team will magically manage itself.

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All About Product Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

The function and role of product management will become crucial as businesses expand and become more dependent on technology departments to asist them in gaining the competitive advantage. But what is 'Technical Product Management'? How can 'Technical Product Management' help non technical businesses?

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? We’ve put together a list for you with a few staples from every product manager’s bookshelf and some new releases too. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021. Product Management Books #1 – Continuous Discovery Habits [NEW! ].

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

TalkTalk was fined £400,000 in 2016 for failing to have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to secure its customers’ personal data, and for keeping their personal data for longer than necessary. Under the GDPR this fine could have risen to £35 million. How Will GDPR Affect Your Customers? The right of access.

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Andrew Chen

MARCH 27, 2019

Dear readers, Many of you may have read the recent New York Times article “ Uber and Airbnb Alumni Fuel Tech’s Next Wave ” which is about how alumni of successful startups often split off and start new companies, and how ecosystems of investors/advisors form around these new companies to support them.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

To create a successful product strategy, you’ll need to research your market , identify your target audience, and define your unique value proposition. He has worked with product managers from small startups to large enterprises and strongly believes that great product teams build great products. What market gaps have they left?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

Challenge definition A challenge could be responding to customer feedback, introducing a proposition, or overcoming a technical problem. Exploration The first step after identifying the problem is to explore what solutions are available: What is already available in the market, and what is the product market fit?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

To enable data sharing for team collaboration, you can use growth tools for data management , data sharing across teams, and analytics dashboards for different departments regardless of technical expertise. You should use no-code growth tools that support team collaboration in both technical and non-technical roles.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 5, 2021

Effective Documentation Strategy for Product Managers Photo by Daian Gan from Pexels It takes me five days to come up with a fifty- pager Product Documentation and ten for a six-pager! We write stories, make presentations, product documentation, marketing materials, and whatnot. This is just how I do it, but feel free to skip.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

One signal I’ve been giving much thought too of late is the collision of two roles, Product Management and Product Ownership. As time progressed many Product Managers wondered if they should be a Product Owner and similarly many Product Owners started to wonder where they fit in relation to their Product Manager counterparts.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2023

If You Don’t Know What a Product Manager Is — Don’t Hire Me. If you really want me to be your product manager, then this is explicitly the kind of product manager I will be in our company. Being a Product Manager (PM) in a IT (Information Technology) services company may seem complicated. We are not.

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Alchemer Mobile

JUNE 15, 2024

In the same report, Gartner sounded a note of caution, advising leaders to connect use cases to KPIs to ensure that any AI project adds value by creating new revenue or better customer experiences. Right now, enterprise companies are thinking about how they can scale proven use cases with less technical knowledge to drive business goals.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This will change the way that a lot of people think about product market fit, BS metrics, understanding the needs of the people that really matter. Jared Spool’s excoriation of the use of NPS by marketing departments had struck a chord earlier in the week. So I’m going to talk about Product-Market Fit. Transcript.

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Pragmatic Marketing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Barbara Nelson said in The Politics of Agile , “When product managers weren’t looking, the developers went agile.” ” Indeed, many Product Managers were taken by surprise at the speed of Agile’s adoption. Ultimately, we are responsible for the success of the product and, thus, the company.

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Amplitude

JUNE 8, 2017

Hailing from a tenured career in product management, she was just super passionate about working with startups. “I I had become pretty active as a mentor and advisor to various startups and really enjoyed it! From Product Manager to Partner: An Interview with Ashley Carroll of @SocialCapital Click To Tweet. How do we access it?

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BrainStation Product Management

APRIL 8, 2019

The position of Product Manager has been one of the fastest-growing roles in tech in recent years, with a 30 percent growth in job openings year over year. The trouble is, candidates who possess the varied skill set needed for Product Management are elusive and highly sought-after. The Personality Test. The Personality Test.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 25, 2021

Having an internal test kitchen where hypotheses can be proven or disproven quickly and with the smallest amount of effort reduces time and increases accuracy to market. A hindrance that keeps a company from getting a product to market sooner. Startup Grind created a product to facilitate and manage the Startup Grind community.

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