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? There’s also your previous work experience, and how you present it.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

After years of struggle, I’m advising all of my clients and product leader coachees to stop using the term “MVP”. Not to stop doing validation, discovery, prototyping or experiments they may associate that that acronym, but to remove the label from all of their docs and presentations and talks. Subtle distinctions are lost.

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The Product Cafe

JANUARY 18, 2024

Hello, all you product-loving folks! 💜 Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, AI, and more. ☕ Thanks for reading Product Café Newsletter ☕️! Don’t miss it!

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

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. For advise on when to carry out product backlog grooming, please see my article “ When should Product Backlog Grooming Take Place? ”. Be Present. Focus on the Sprint Goal.

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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. Do Some Soul-Searching.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As someone who’s been fortunate enough to have coached dozens of Product Leaders and have walked in their shoes, I have found that there are several under-appreciated ways things change when you move into a product leader role. However, this presents two new challenges for Product Leaders: How do you lead a group of leaders?

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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. Speak to a Learning Advisor.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 1, 2020

An inside look at product management at IBM and the interview process. Kevin Wei is an Offering Manager at IBM managing Watson Knowledge Catalog and DataStage. In this Path to PM blog post, Kevin shares his journey breaking into a product role as a new grad hire at IBM. What is an IBM offering manager?

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Bain Public

AUGUST 22, 2022

Bain Public is looking for a talented candidate to join our Product team with a focus on Business and Engineering. Second, to assist and work in collaboration with the rest of the Product Management team and third, to work in collaboration with our broader team – which includes UX/UI, Engineering and a team of Data Scientists.

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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? There’s also your previous work experience, and how you present it.

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Product Bookshelf

JANUARY 31, 2017

Collect information and work with your cross-functional partners to be an effective product manager. Your company will rely on you to be the most knowledgeable about your product so never take your eye off the market and establish an objective framework to guide your decisions. Take Charge Product Management by Greg Geracie.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

Bain Public is looking for a talented candidate to join our Product team with a focus on Business and Engineering. Second, to assist and work in collaboration with the rest of the Product Management team and third, to work in collaboration with our broader team – which includes UX/UI, Engineering and a team of Data Scientists.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

Bain Public is looking for a talented intern to join our Product team with a focus on Business and Engineering. Second, to assist and work in collaboration with the rest of the Product Management team and third, to work in collaboration with our broader team – which includes UX/UI, Engineering and a team of Data Scientists.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

Bain Public is looking for a talented intern to join our Product team with a focus on Business and Engineering. Second, to assist and work in collaboration with the rest of the Product Management team and third, to work in collaboration with our broader team – which includes UX/UI, Engineering and a team of Data Scientists.

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Gainsight

AUGUST 5, 2022

Preparing and presenting executive reviews. Helping manage renewals and driving advocacy. While it requires more of a technical background, as a CSM, you come with the perspective of knowing the customer’s needs and goals. With this role, you need deep knowledge of the product , service, or technology that your company offers.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

The main phases of product discovery are: 1. Challenge definition A challenge could be responding to customer feedback, introducing a proposition, or overcoming a technical problem. This is likely to involve both design and technical details. How does product discovery work?

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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. A topic of hot debate in the agile and product circles but with very few answers. Credit: DataKitchen Since its inception, Scrum and the Product Owner role has become widely adopted.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 10, 2017

As a product manager it’s not uncommon to feel pulled in a million different directions as you work to meet the needs of your customers, developers and company stakeholders. Internal stakeholders need to know how the products you build work. This should not be confused with technical documentation.

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UX Studio

MAY 15, 2018

We recently wrote an ebook, “Product Managers’ Guide to UX Design”. The technicalities of the design handoff also matter, but however nice and neat the specification, it makes little difference if you haven’t actually talked to developers until the design handoff. Thank God for the relatively painless present!

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What is an ecosystem moat and how can product managers build one? These are the key questions that Austin Yang , the Lead Product Manager at Softr , discussed in his presentation at the Product Drive Summit this year. Are you intrigued? Well, why don’t we get to it then?

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 14, 2020

How do you manage executive expectations, customer expectations, and technical resources? How do you promote gender diversity in the product management field? I’m a product manager at Dropbox , and I have been a product manager now for about just under 10 years. Patricia : Hi everyone.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 25, 2021

The future of work is the present and the best way to align what people need to do their best work is to do inside of labs where different environments and tools can be tested and evolved. SureImpact A professional services firm wanting to have a product and to have the elusive, but highly desirable, recurring revenue is common.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JULY 14, 2021

As a design thinking consulting firm , we advise on product strategy, lead workshops, and offer customized training to equip your business with the best UX practices. Design thinking companies aim to understand users’ pain points before developing a technically feasible solution that addresses their needs. Mindmapping.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We generally advise against linear, top-down product tours. Instead, you should opt for an interactive walkthrough type of product tour. Product tours generally include a welcome screen , a survey to segment users, a checklist , and experience flows for each of the key activation points. Get a demo today!

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Userzoom

AUGUST 24, 2017

Executives, Marketers, Designers, and Product Managers all want to make an informed decision and manage risk intelligently. I know, I know – it’s not the technical definition, but this has served me well for 2 decades. Research findings can be presented in various ways. Yes, this is counter intuitive.

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Mixpanel

MAY 26, 2020

For today’s post, we spoke with Rohit Gossain , who has held multiple product management and data science roles over the last decade with technology companies such as Shutterfly, OpenTable, Adobe, and Expedia Group. . Mixpanel: How have you seen product analytics evolve over the course of your career?

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Gainsight

AUGUST 31, 2020

None of her employment at that time was about product management. In a recent webinar with Denise Stokowski, Group VP of Platform Products at Gainsight , Amy shared that she identified that she wanted to be more involved with people. At Autodesk, she began as an individual contributor, product manager.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

With a background in computer science and an MBA, he soon realized that understanding the markets and customers is as important as building the products. And so, in 2014, he founded Productboard , a product management system that incorporates customer feedback and insights to help product teams build better products.

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All About Product Management

MAY 13, 2008

It’s been over a year since the product management team went on a series of agile/scrum training courses. Product Management Prior to Scrum Before agile working practices where adopted the Product Managers role consisted of a lot of short term tactical wins coupled with continual fire fighting.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2021

An interactive walkthrough is a step-by-step, interactive guide to your product that will ultimately lead your users to activation. Exactly what constitutes activation will vary for different use cases of your product. Your non-technical product managers and product marketing managers will certainly thank you!

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Mixpanel

MAY 26, 2020

For today’s post, we spoke with Rohit Gossain , who has held multiple product management and data science roles over the last decade with technology companies such as Shutterfly, OpenTable, Adobe, and Expedia Group. . Mixpanel: How have you seen product analytics evolve over the course of your career?

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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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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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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

When that opportunity presents itself, jump at it and go. If you’re coming into an organization, big or small, and you’re in a leadership position, you need to spend the first couple weeks just listening to the problems people on the team present to you. Those are the fundamentals of management. Sign me up. You’re all set.

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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! But because we are Product people, let’s focus on Product Documentation. You have your effective six-pager.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 21, 2018

What you need to think about in your first 60–90 days on a new job: product management (leader) edition I’ve recently transitioned into a different role and have spent some time thinking about how to start this new job. A mentor advised me to think about three broad categories?—?the focus on a few near terms wins ?—?could

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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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