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What Does a Software Product Manager Do?

The Product HQ

The product management world relies on teams of product people who work in unison toward a central goal. In the case of someone like a Software product manager, this may prove challenging. After all, product managers have different duties and tasks depending on their organization and industry.

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Essential Startup Product Manager Skills

The Product HQ

Product managers who work at startups have their work cut out for them. Nowadays, sharpening your startup product manager skills has become more of a priority than they have ever been. Startups need to align with professionals who will minimize their chances of failing once they have launched their products.

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Would-Be Product Manager’s Instruction Manual

Product Management Unpacked

People often describe a product manager as “CEO of the Product.” This sounds appealing, but the reality is that product managers don’t have a CEO’s level of authority over everyone who contributes to making a product successful. As a product manager, you’ll oversee product development from cradle to grave.

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SaaS Product Management: The Central Nervous System to Product-Led Growth (PLG)

Usersnap

In order to understand customer needs, get more customer feedback , and use it actionably, the rise and importance of SaaS product management within digital companies are “mooning” ??. SaaS product management is undoubtedly the engine that helps digital enterprises grow. What is SaaS Product Management?

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Product Development Process: The Seven Stages Explained

Userpilot

While product development describes the process of creating the product itself (i.e. designing screens, writing code, running tests), product management is a broader concept that encompasses strategy , vision, and product-market fit. The seven key phases of product development.

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Alternative Product Business Models

Department of Product

In our previous discussion on the topic of trends, we broadly categorised important trend shifts into 3 different groups: Technical trends Business trends Design trends Business skills are essential for people who build products. And whilst some roles in product require a background in software engineering, these are usually optional.

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AGILE OR FRAGILE

The Product Coalition

designed using: canva.com With the massive increase in the number of products launched in the past decade, a lot of organizations have adopted the AGILE approach as a system of managing their processes. Image credits: Timo Elliott I was recently reading a book I’d recommend for any product person titled INSPIRED by Martin Cagan.

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