Product Management University

AUGUST 29, 2023

If you want to be well connected and stay on top of your game, here are five free product management events in September 2023. August 30, 2023 | Virtual Greater Strategic Impact, Product CEO or Portfolio Executive? Two are in-person and three are virtual. Here they are. What’s the destination? Is it OK to just keep on driving?

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The Product Bistro

AUGUST 28, 2020

As a Product Mentor, I've seen these career paths to Product Management: – Business Analyst – Product Marketer – Software Engineer – Visual/UX Designer – Project Manager What was your path? Product Management is not a list of technical skills.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

Looking for UX design books that offer practical wisdom and show you how to get better? How each book improves your UX design skills. Metts & Andy Welfle Userpilot can help you deliver better product experiences at every stage of the user journey. Book a demo now to discuss your UX needs with our team.

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Userpilot

MARCH 9, 2023

Before you rush into creating a product thinking people will love it, it pays to perform a product-market fit analysis. You want to be sure there is a demand for your product, so you don’t have to suffer the embarrassment of a massive flop. What is product-market fit? What is a product-market fit?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 9, 2024

Understanding the difference between primary vs secondary users’ UX design is the key to creating a product that everyone loves. This article explores the differences between primary and secondary users in SaaS UX design and provides strategies for identifying them for your product. Book a demo now to learn more.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 12, 2023

One pillar of product management is the user experience. The way users perceive and interact with a product influences their overall experience. Conclusion: Embrace the Gestalt Advantage UI and UX design holds the potential to differentiate our products in a crowded market.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 9, 2024

This is why conducting a UX audit is so important – to understand where the user experience is lacking and why. But the question is, how do you conduct a UX audit, what quantitative data should you look at, and what does a good UX design even look like? Study behavior trends to highlight any UX designs users avoid.

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 17, 2016

If you had to pick one, would you rather be a Product Manager or UX Designer? I had no idea what a Product Manager was when I started at Capital IQ, almost 10 years ago. After talking to a few people, I was told I’d make a good Business Analyst (their term for Product Manager, I’d later learn).

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

You’ll find yourself working closely with UX and UI designers throughout your career as a Product Manager. While you won’t be expected to know everything about product design (otherwise you’d be a designer, right?) The last thing you want to do when talking to a designer, is to use UX and UI interchangeably.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

UX research emerges as a pivotal factor in crafting user-centered designs and strategies. In any project, the user experience is paramount, and evolving this experience hinges on robust UX research. This article delves into the importance of UI UX research, particularly for enterprise customers and B2B companies.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What is the UX research process? It also outlines a 9-step guide on how to conduct UX research for product managers and UX designers. TL;DR The UX research process is a sequence of steps to collect and analyze data on user interactions with the product to better understand their needs and preferences.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Agile UX is a design methodology based on the principles of Agile software development. Agile UX adopts the same values, reframed in the context of digital design projects. We will also provide clear instructions for UX designers who want to adopt this approach to their design process. What is the Agile UX Process?

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Every dollar’s worth of expense is a fight, and spending 30% of the budget on “simply asking questions” (read: UX research) can be a hard sell. So, how do you ensure that UX gets its due in terms of investment? How do you plan to set aside a budget to enhance product performance and user satisfaction?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. Assess product strategy and adjust if necessary.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 4, 2024

The wrong type of user research is being conducted most of the time, with a focus on “middle-range” topics, which are interesting but not impactful enough for the business. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 11, 2023

Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash Market research and user experience research (UXR) are often confused as being the same thing, but they are actually distinct fields with their own goals and methods. Market research focuses on understanding consumer behavior and preferences in order to inform marketing strategies and business decisions.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

People from several different backgrounds decide to become platform product managers and follow a rich and rewarding career that is varied, fulfilling, and well-paid. This article describes all of the essential information needed to begin the journey to becoming a platform product manager.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Funnel analytics is one of the buzzwords in marketing, sales, and product management. We explain what funnel analytics is, why it’s relevant, and how to conduct and leverage it to drive product success. How can marketing and product teams use funnel analysis? But what exactly does it involve?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 9, 2022

As a capable, experienced UX designer or UX researcher, you spend your time thinking about how a product affects the user experience. You know the details of what makes a product work and how consumers interact with it. But how easy is it to transition from being a UX designer or UX researcher to product management (PM)?

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Do you want to become a data product manager? Big data analytics is a growing global market expected to reach $550 billion by 2028. With more digital and data-driven products, the demand for traditional product managers is now shifting from sales teams to data product managers.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 11, 2024

Should you do a UX Bootcamp? I graduated in May 2022 from the UX/UI Design Bootcamp at Ironhack in Berlin. Most recruiters have probably seen more than enough of these junior UX designers coming directly from a Bootcamp. After I told him I did the Ironhack UX Bootcamp, he just laughed and said, “ Ah, another one from Ironhack.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Marketing your SaaS is a complex task involving many roles, one being a growth marketer. But you may be thinking, what exactly is the role of a growth marketer, and how do they help grow your product ? The structure of a growth marketing team depends on the size and needs of your company. What is growth marketing?

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

As I often do when thinking about a question, I ran a poll on Twitter and LinkedIn asking which core skills of product management folks think are most likely to be impacted/replaced by AI. Here’s the day-to-day product-shaping work of a PM, and how I believe AI will impact it: 1.

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Alchemer Mobile

JANUARY 10, 2019

The challenge of achieving product-market fit is what keeps most product managers up at night. And this time every year, product management professionals are putting yearly strategies together and seeking out resources to ensure their approach is on-trend.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 4, 2024

This metamorphosis was not just a change in title; it was a profound realization of the impact that research and strategy can have on the very foundation of the products we create. When I later transitioned into a Product Manager role, this customer-centric approach became invaluable.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A Product Marketing Manager (PMM), is one of the least understood roles in the technology industry. Strategy On the strategic side, this means finding out what is unique within a market about a company’s offering, and steering the company and/or its product to position itself in the place that will lead to success.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

Product management is equal parts art and science – and it’s vital to the success of your SaaS. TL;DR Product management describes the continual process of overseeing the development of a product across its entire lifecycle. Product teams are staffed with various skilled professionals.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

And What You Can Do to Avoid Them Disclaimer: I don’t really believe you can ‘teach’ Product Management. That’s what I did in 2022 and doing so, I also got to dig into a lot of clients’ products. Product Managers I work with often tell me that “the purpose” has been decided by top management “a while ago”.

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Userpilot

JULY 31, 2023

What does a product marketing manager (PMM) do? This is the question on the lips of many marketing professionals browsing through opportunities at tech companies. Chances are you already know their broad responsibility is to develop and implement a marketing strategy roadmap for a specific product.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Product marketing vs marketing? You see a lot of SaaS companies hiring for product marketing roles and it’s a bit confusing. Is there even any difference between product marketers and your regular marketer? There’s a difference between product marketing and traditional marketing.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How to achieve product-market fit – for product managers This episode is sponsored by PDMA, the Product Development and Management Association. PDMA is also the longest-running professional association for product managers, leaders, and innovators, having started in 1976. Feature set 5.

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

So, how can you build trust with UX design ? This article examines the concept of trust in UX design and its importance. It also explores 15 strategies that help UX designers build trust in potential users. TL;DR User trust is a form of faith users have that your product or service will match their needs without compromise.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 11, 2023

Design skills can be valuable for Product Managers (PMs) to allow them to understand, communicate with the design team, and effectively contribute to the design process. Photo by Balázs Kétyi on Unsplash I have been scrutinizing and reflecting for a long time, on what a product manager should do and need.

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UX Studio: Product Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I decided to compile a list of the most common UX design tools that every beginner should know about. In this list, you can find prototyping, UX / UI software and collaboration tools. My recommendation is to choose the appropriate tools for the task and don’t restrict yourself to one product.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Now more than ever, being a principal product manager is a job title that most product professionals aspire to attain. Product management has established itself as one of the leading fields for career development today. According to Glassdoor , the average salary for a product manager is $155,611 as of 2024.

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