The Product Manager Coach Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Two positions that often cause confusion are Staff Product Manager and Senior Product Manager. In this article, I will review the differences between the Staff Product Manager and the Senior Product Manager roles, helping you gain clarity and make an informed decision about your career path.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 18, 2022

Many tech professionals follow a product manager career path because it blends responsibilities and exciting job duties. Product managers are often called "mini-CEOs" because of the influence they have at a company. They manage complex products and work with team members in all departments.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 6, 2019

In a recent product management insights report , as many as 57% of PMs said they don’t spend enough or any time road mapping. They also said they wished they had a clearer product roadmap strategy. In addition, product managers said that direct customer feedback and insights were the best sources of their new ideas.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

These are typically brand-new and young products as well as products that are experiencing a bigger change, for example, to extend their life cycle by addressing a new market segment or by replacing some of the technologies. It therefore offers only limited support for product people.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This includes a sound understanding of the market, the user and customer needs, and the competition as well as solid product management skills such as the ability to develop an effective product strategy and an actionable product roadmap (as I explain in more detail in the article The T-Shaped Product Professional ).

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Her job is to not only create and maintain a product roadmap according to business ROI but also to lead the product release plans. As part of her role at Livescale, she defines product vision, roadmaps and growth opportunities as well as researches and analyzes the market.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Product Market Fit (PMF) surveys help teams evaluate product viability. Bug reports are essential for improving the technical soundness of your product. For example, positive and negative customer reviews on public sites like G2 or Captera can be invaluable sources of information. How to collect feature requests?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

Chapter 1: Why Product Management in the Enterprise is different First, Ben and Blair explain what a Product Manager (PM) is. “…the To execute well a Product Manager “ harnesses incentives built into all of the other teams and aligns them toward a single destination ”, Ben and Blair describe. Establish clear metrics of success.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

Agile release planning allows teams to deliver value in less time and collect user feedback while they are still working on the product. A product roadmap is a general long-term plan of how to deliver on the product vision whereas an agile release plan focuses on short iterations, often called sprints, and are more detailed.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It’s about aligning feedback with your product goals and the company’s vision A simple framework you can use: Impact vs. Effort: How impactful is the feedback, and what’s the effort required to implement it? On the other hand, developers get down to the nitty-gritty technical aspects.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They cover the concept of the Product Owner role, product discovery, how to deal with external and internal stakeholders, product portfolio and product roadmap planning, and the Product Backlog refinement. 58 Product Owner Theses Do you want to get this article in your inbox? Source: Scrum Guide 2020.)

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

SaaS companies often struggle to identify user problems worth solving, differentiate their products, and get the pricing right. Entering immature markets and devising a relatable product vision are also serious challenges. To avoid product failure, don’t launch without achieving product-market fit first.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 6, 2020

Eighteen months ago travel tech company Almundo started to refine its processes to become a product-driven company. Our goal was to define how we would set and communicate the company strategy, and how that strategy would lead OKRs and backlog definition. What aligned roadmaps and OKRs together was the product strategy.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

If you’re looking to move forward from a product manager position, you need to have a formal degree. At times, tech companies that require a master’s degree also accept people who are in the process of completing their master’s program. At times, it also shows your potential for a product leadership role.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

In terms of day-to-day work, associate product managers do everything a product manager does, but on a smaller scale. In other words, you may not set the product strategy or own the product roadmap , but you will set priorities for your projects. Do you always start as an Associate Product Manager?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

In terms of day-to-day work, associate product managers do everything a product manager does, but on a smaller scale. In other words, you may not set the product strategy or own the product roadmap , but you will set priorities for your projects. Do you always start as an Associate Product Manager?

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Userpilot

MARCH 13, 2024

It helps you meet user needs, enhance user experience , improve product value, and gain a competitive advantage. The first stage of an ideation technique involves gathering ideas from different sources such as feature usage trends, feature requests , customer reviews, user behavior, and competitor analysis. What resources (e.g.,

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CardBoard

AUGUST 31, 2023

His book, “User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product,” provides an in-depth look at this approach. In essence, user story mapping is your team’s roadmap to building a product that truly meets user needs. It’s like a common language that cuts through jargon and technicalities.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 19, 2018

It also stretches product managers to consider their impact on the wider business, by asking them to review their products margins and revenue generating impact. State of Product. State of Product is the biggest presentation you’ll ever prepare for and its aim is to define and communicate strategy for the coming year.

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BrainMates

MAY 7, 2019

Further, The Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Management Review (2013) outlines that leadership is much more than instincts and skills. The Product Manager is often seen as the leader of a single product. Having hard Product skills is important as a Product Leader. Know the levers that drive Product success.

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BrainMates

MAY 7, 2019

The Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Management Review (2013) outlines that leadership is much more than instincts and skills. The Product Manager role is a cross-functional leadership role, often managing a single product. Having hard Product skills is important as a Product Leader.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 29, 2022

We were joined by more than 2,500 customers, partners, and others who wanted to learn more about our product, goals, and the path ahead. Des Traynor laid out the six unique beliefs that guide our vision, mission, and roadmap here at Intercom. You’ve seen our vision for the Engagement OS from Karen.

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