The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This is a free sample story from my book The Making of Product Managers. Then she decided to acquire technical skills in web development to get closer to the product development process. After attending a web development boot camp and working as a web developer at a small startup, she got the opportunity to become a product manager.

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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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The Product Coalition

MARCH 1, 2024

Decode A Job Posting from Spotify: Senior Product Manager — Playlist Platform Spotify is an innovative business that changes the surrounding reality: almost everyone you see on the street or in a café wearing headphones listens to music on Spotify. What technical knowledge does Spotify expect from a candidate? Know what our users want?

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 29, 2018

He has created products and led product teams for Fortune 500 companies including Cisco and Capital One, advised several small and medium businesses, and founded a Product Innovation, Design Thinking and Agile coaching practice called 5D Vision. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:46] Innovation Quote.

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Roy Madden

JUNE 29, 2021

We’re looking for a hands-on Marketing Automation Manager with Hubspot expertise to help us level up our B2B marketing efforts. Set up email campaigns in collaboration with the broader marketing team, recommend and implement A/B and multivariate testing, and advise on ways to continuously improve overall email performance.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

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. Recommended product manager job openings in data-driven companies Looking for a job in data-driven product management ? Meta Manager, Product Data Operations Meta office.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

For advise on when to carry out product backlog grooming, please see my article “ When should Product Backlog Grooming Take Place? ”. Bear in mind that product backlog grooming should be a team effort and that you should involve the development team members in the backlog work. Focus on the Sprint Goal.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 9, 2018

Consider holding weekly review meetings that involve the people carrying out the validation work as well as the management sponsor. If the work has not been completed, and your product strategy and business model still contain significant risks, you have two options: add another time box—and possibly pivot—or stop the work.

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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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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 15, 2016

Product managers often work in diverse teams and need good team management skills to be successful. To explore managing teams, I invited a frequent keynote speaker and coach who companies invite to teach them about improving teams and their work. Practices and Ideas for Product Managers and Innovators.

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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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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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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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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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People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

I am leveraging my product background in both coaching and advising AI-driven startups. Be Open to Adjacent Roles : Starting in CRM account management gave me invaluable customer insights to share with the product team. Throughout my career, statistics have directly influenced my career decisions. to offer 24/7 coaching services.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The goals can be expanded across marketing, sales, development, product management, a quality that should collectively represent the vision and outcomes expected from the product. 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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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

I attended the conference to represent product.careers , a project I launched last year to raise awareness of Product Management as a career path, with a particular focus on undergraduates and graduates. I started the project in response to challenges I had recruiting entry-level product managers for Crowdcube.

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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

MAY 27, 2020

The issue arises from improper alignment between developers, translation managers, and linguists. Quite often, managers realize that not everything was translated and need to rush to catch up. The most helpful vendors are those that advise on the right processes and best translation management tools for the task at hand.

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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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Mind the Product

MAY 1, 2018

Summary: A ProductTank London talk that advises you accept that you are part of any failure that happens and be specific about the issues that you face. Put simply, this inability to work through personal problems together means that you’ll never be able to come up with solutions for more technical issues.

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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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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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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 5, 2021

Set 3: Internal Stakeholder Management This category of the Product Owner interview questions deals with specific aspects of relationships of the Product Owners with internal stakeholders: Your organization has recently decided to become agile and product-driven. Providing an idea management system is a good starting point.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Swift Team management: Outsourcing companies have state-of-the-art infrastructure for the proper management of their teams. Boost development speed: The talents in an outsourcing company have up-to-date technical knowledge since they have worked in distinct industries with differing technologies.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Below you will find key quotes from Leah, from her conversation with Axel — which have been edited and condensed for clarity: “[In one of my previous roles] I grew the media business with the sales team and the business manager from three people where I was the campaign manager. I get asked a lot how did you become and executive? ‘I

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BrainStation Product Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Product Managers have the enviable job of taking a product from its roots as an idea and steering its lifecycle through launch and beyond. It’s no wonder Product Managers are so well-compensated; Hired’s 2017 Global State of Tech Salaries survey found that Product Managers’ average salary of $138,000 was the very highest of any tech role.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Technical Feasibility. I would advise that you don’t invest in digitization until the cost of handling processes manually is higher than the cost of developing a digitized solution. A Facebook referral can be used as an indicator of willingness to pay. As long as you handle things manually you can easily change course.

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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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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. 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. As with anything complex, it depends.

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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

AUGUST 23, 2023

A product analyst needs to have the following skillsets: Technical skills: data analysis , data visualization, statistical analysis, and technical tools. Workplace skills: Critical thinking, project management, and communication skills. Sometimes, you may also need to report to senior management to justify your recommendations.

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UX Studio

MAY 15, 2018

Keep these anchor points in mind, for designers and developers equally, as well as product team leads and other managers. We recently wrote an ebook, “Product Managers’ Guide to UX Design”. So, we advise the following: Designers: Involve developers in the interaction design process. What does “design handoff” mean?

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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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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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