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Melissa Perri is the product manager’s product manager – she’s able to do the job, explain it, and teach you how to do it better. Why good product people fail (sometimes). The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. MORE
This blog has already addressed the different stages of Product Development Strategy. This time, we’re turning our attention to the various elements needed to formulate the right product strategy for your enterprise. Why you need a product strategy. MORE
Smart candidates know they need to prepare thoroughly for their product management interviews. Do not go into a product management interview without preparing questions for your interviewer. Questions on the Product Management Organization and Company. MORE
As I think about my own growth, here are my resolutions to help me be a better product manager. #1 This isn’t confined to big product efforts; even small things, using my product mindset to explore a problem can open up multiple options to solve it. MORE
As you may know, the product owner originated from Scrum, where the role is responsible for maximising the value the product creates. This sounds like a text-book product management responsibility to me. Having two different product owner roles makes the confusion worse. MORE
This article discusses how data-driven product management can help you use the right data, to uncover the right insights, and ultimately build the right product. what does it really mean to Product Managers? What is a Product Manager to do? MORE
You know you’re a product manager when this image causes more than a chuckle. A few random thoughts inspired by this Rorschach test of product management concepts from sunk cost fallacy to intentionality. MORE
It may be obvious, but defining your strategy, goals, and mission is something we all need to have rooted at the heart of everything we do – but it’s very easy to get pulled in countless different directions while we try to deliver against these. MORE
By Ellen Gottesdiener Part 2: 5 Ways to Untangle the Mess In part 1 of this blog, I outlined the confusion between what a Product Manager does and what a Product Owner does. The difference and overlaps between product management and product ownership work illustrated how activities span both strategic and tactical product management. With… Product Strategy MORE
By Ellen Gottesdiener Part 1: Confusion Abounds With the maturing of the software industry and with an overwhelming acceptance of agility, I am still surprised at the inconsistency and overall confusion between what product managers and product owners do. … Product Strategy MORE
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. Product. MORE
At its core Product Management is about making choices between countless possibilities to deliver value to the end user while meeting organisational goals and constraints. Indeed, this is the single most difficult feat in product management. Back to product management. MORE
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. MORE
Late last year, 280 Group conducted its most ambitious and comprehensive survey to date, to learn more about the skill levels of product managers across the globe. We invited over 30,000 product managers to participate, and received nearly 4,000 responses. MORE
It’s amazing how often product managers forget a simple, yet fundamental truth: Our job as product managers is not just to build features users want… Not just to prioritize the roadmap… Not just to spend time talking with customers… Not just to ensure a successful release… Those activities are important, of course. The post SaaS product management appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. MORE
Working as a product manager can be a busy, unpredictable and octopus-like existence. Bringing team members together, organizing user research, product demos, road mapping and more. They also said they wished they had a clearer product roadmap strategy. MORE
Moreover, you’ve got skills, you have that flare when speaking with customers and that passion for UX design, you know the product like anyone else and you seem to be the natural candidate to put out fires. Like all product managers, I fall in the built trap all the time. MORE
Things I learned the hard way, but you don’t have to Credit: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Picture Converting into a product manager has never been an easy task, however ready I thought I was. After all, product managers are not the real “makers”. MORE
Recognise the Importance of Product Management. Note that employing people who are called product owners or product managers does not necessarily mean that a product management function exists. Define Clear Product Roles and Responsibilities. MORE
To do a great job as a product manager or product owner, you require two skills sets: product-specific and generic ones. As the name suggests, product-specific capabilities are limited to a single product or product portfolio. MORE
Since it’s still a relatively new role, there’s a lot of confusion around product management job titles, seniority, and hierarchy. Associate Product Manager. Junior Product Manager. Product Manager. Senior Product Manager. MORE
These words couldn’t be more relevant to product management. Such a trait is crucial to Product Management roles if you want sales, marketing and engineering to trust and follow your direction. Product Management Product Marketing Product Strategy MORE
Yet how often do we, as product managers, think directly about customer value? Designing products, improving product quality, ensuring product delivery, setting… Product Strategyby Peyton Marshall – Businesses need to add value. MORE
“What is your Product Strategy? YOU NEED A STRATEGY.” When I replay this scene in my head, I can hear the CTO very audibly yelling (slash pleading) with our product team. This didn’t sit well with the CTO because in reality he didn’t want a strategy, he wanted a plan. MORE
Having “no company strategy” is one of the biggest issues facing product managers, according to a recent survey of over 600 product people. We also created a Now, Next, Later-style product roadmap based on what we’d learnt so far. MORE
However, when it comes to a career in Product Management, just focusing on strengths is not going to cut it. Product managers must think strategically about their skill sets and address their weakest areas to give their products the best chance of success. We will explain why these three skills are important to product managers and offer some tips to improve. When product managers underperform in key skill areas, their teams and products suffer. MORE
If there is one blanket statement that can apply across the entire field of product management?—?it it is that the PM role and its expectation differs at every company, for every product, and for every team. In my five years in product management, I think I’ve come up with one. MORE
A framework like Scrum offers specific techniques that ensure sustainable pace—unfortunately, only for development team members and not for product people. But sustainable pace is equally important for you, the person in charge of the product. With Other Product People. MORE
But when it comes to product development and the roadmaps that guide that process, you’re often hard pressed to see the desired outcomes represented. But shouldn’t the guiding document for the product strategy be more than just a set of ingredients? Since a product roadmap is often the defining document for encapsulating the execution of product strategy, it would be awfully nice if it also communicated the objectives of that strategy, but this is rarely the case. MORE
“What is your Product Strategy? YOU NEED A STRATEGY.” When I replay this scene in my head, I can hear the CTO very audibly yelling (slash pleading) with our product team. Product Management MORE
The importance of product backlog management is discussed in this article along with our top tips for backlog optimization. A product backlog is an essential component for your Agile development team. What is a Product Backlog? What Does a Typical Product Backlog Include? MORE
While you might “own” the product, your product’s vision should be coming from the top of the house. It should be driving everything in your organization, not just product development. So, if the vision isn’t the responsibility of the product team, what is? MORE
It reinforces that, in the product world, we all face similar challenges, regardless of our industry. The person who gets the call when things are not going so well is generally the product person on the team. The product role can be isolating, and ProductCamp shows me I’m not alone. MORE
Why a Product Strategy Process Matters. In the picture above, the product strategy describes how a visionary, inspirational goal is attained. It includes the product’s value proposition, market, stand-out features, and business goals. Do they impact your product? MORE
Every few months or so, we will bring you a new interview with a featured 280 Group Consultant/Trainer who discusses a number of Product Management issues. The best product strategy and plan in the world isn’t going to succeed if you can’t collaborate with others to.[continue MORE
But with effort, resilience, and patience, as well as the guidance from others, I have managed to become a reasonably skilled writer. The same holds for product management: When you create a product strategy for the first time, for instance, you are likely to make plenty of mistakes. MORE
Roman Pichler
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Why a Product Strategy Process Matters. In the picture above, the product strategy describes how a visionary, inspirational goal is attained. It includes the product’s value proposition, market, stand-out features, and business goals. Do they impact your product?
Mind the Product
APRIL 19, 2019
It may be obvious, but defining your strategy, goals, and mission is something we all need to have rooted at the heart of everything we do – but it’s very easy to get pulled in countless different directions while we try to deliver against these.
Melissa Perri
JULY 14, 2016
“What is your Product Strategy? YOU NEED A STRATEGY.” When I replay this scene in my head, I can hear the CTO very audibly yelling (slash pleading) with our product team. This didn’t sit well with the CTO because in reality he didn’t want a strategy, he wanted a plan.
Melissa Perri
JULY 14, 2016
“What is your Product Strategy? YOU NEED A STRATEGY.” When I replay this scene in my head, I can hear the CTO very audibly yelling (slash pleading) with our product team. Product Management
Speaker: Steve Johnson, VP of Products, Pragmatic Institute
The Product Coalition
JULY 8, 2019
Moreover, you’ve got skills, you have that flare when speaking with customers and that passion for UX design, you know the product like anyone else and you seem to be the natural candidate to put out fires. Like all product managers, I fall in the built trap all the time.
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Roman Pichler
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
A framework like Scrum offers specific techniques that ensure sustainable pace—unfortunately, only for development team members and not for product people. But sustainable pace is equally important for you, the person in charge of the product. With Other Product People.
bpma ProductHub
APRIL 30, 2017
These words couldn’t be more relevant to product management. Such a trait is crucial to Product Management roles if you want sales, marketing and engineering to trust and follow your direction. Product Management Product Marketing Product Strategy
Roman Pichler
JUNE 4, 2018
Recognise the Importance of Product Management. Note that employing people who are called product owners or product managers does not necessarily mean that a product management function exists. Define Clear Product Roles and Responsibilities.
Roman Pichler
MARCH 14, 2017
As you may know, the product owner originated from Scrum, where the role is responsible for maximising the value the product creates. This sounds like a text-book product management responsibility to me. Having two different product owner roles makes the confusion worse.
Speaker: Sam McAfee, Product Development Consultant, Startup Patterns
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280 Group
APRIL 28, 2019
The importance of product backlog management is discussed in this article along with our top tips for backlog optimization. A product backlog is an essential component for your Agile development team. What is a Product Backlog? What Does a Typical Product Backlog Include?
Mind the Product
MAY 20, 2019
At its core Product Management is about making choices between countless possibilities to deliver value to the end user while meeting organisational goals and constraints. Indeed, this is the single most difficult feat in product management. Back to product management.
Mind the Product
JULY 1, 2019
Smart candidates know they need to prepare thoroughly for their product management interviews. Do not go into a product management interview without preparing questions for your interviewer. Questions on the Product Management Organization and Company.
bpma ProductHub
MAY 31, 2018
By Ellen Gottesdiener Part 2: 5 Ways to Untangle the Mess In part 1 of this blog, I outlined the confusion between what a Product Manager does and what a Product Owner does. The difference and overlaps between product management and product ownership work illustrated how activities span both strategic and tactical product management. With… Product Strategy
Speaker: Yoav Yechiam, Founder and Head Instructor, productMBA
Mind the Product
JANUARY 1, 2019
As I think about my own growth, here are my resolutions to help me be a better product manager. #1 This isn’t confined to big product efforts; even small things, using my product mindset to explore a problem can open up multiple options to solve it.
280 Group
JUNE 18, 2019
This article discusses how data-driven product management can help you use the right data, to uncover the right insights, and ultimately build the right product. what does it really mean to Product Managers? What is a Product Manager to do?
UserVoice
AUGUST 16, 2016
While you might “own” the product, your product’s vision should be coming from the top of the house. It should be driving everything in your organization, not just product development. So, if the vision isn’t the responsibility of the product team, what is?
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.
Speaker: Nils Davis, Principal, NPD Associates
Mind the Product
APRIL 30, 2019
It reinforces that, in the product world, we all face similar challenges, regardless of our industry. The person who gets the call when things are not going so well is generally the product person on the team. The product role can be isolating, and ProductCamp shows me I’m not alone.
280 Group
MARCH 24, 2019
Late last year, 280 Group conducted its most ambitious and comprehensive survey to date, to learn more about the skill levels of product managers across the globe. We invited over 30,000 product managers to participate, and received nearly 4,000 responses.
Craft.io
OCTOBER 9, 2018
This blog has already addressed the different stages of Product Development Strategy. This time, we’re turning our attention to the various elements needed to formulate the right product strategy for your enterprise. Why you need a product strategy.
280 Group
JULY 8, 2019
However, when it comes to a career in Product Management, just focusing on strengths is not going to cut it. Product managers must think strategically about their skill sets and address their weakest areas to give their products the best chance of success. We will explain why these three skills are important to product managers and offer some tips to improve. When product managers underperform in key skill areas, their teams and products suffer.
Speaker: Steve Johnson, Founder and CEO, Under10 Playbook
Rather than departmental issues, these are product strategy issues. Yet many product managers and most product owners are too busy with tactical issues that they never come close to addressing these issues.
The Product Coalition
MARCH 6, 2019
Working as a product manager can be a busy, unpredictable and octopus-like existence. Bringing team members together, organizing user research, product demos, road mapping and more. They also said they wished they had a clearer product roadmap strategy.
Mind the Product
JULY 9, 2018
Since it’s still a relatively new role, there’s a lot of confusion around product management job titles, seniority, and hierarchy. Associate Product Manager. Junior Product Manager. Product Manager. Senior Product Manager.
bpma ProductHub
MAY 20, 2018
By Ellen Gottesdiener Part 1: Confusion Abounds With the maturing of the software industry and with an overwhelming acceptance of agility, I am still surprised at the inconsistency and overall confusion between what product managers and product owners do. … Product Strategy
ProductPlan
APRIL 10, 2019
But when it comes to product development and the roadmaps that guide that process, you’re often hard pressed to see the desired outcomes represented. But shouldn’t the guiding document for the product strategy be more than just a set of ingredients? Since a product roadmap is often the defining document for encapsulating the execution of product strategy, it would be awfully nice if it also communicated the objectives of that strategy, but this is rarely the case.
Roman Pichler
MAY 10, 2017
To do a great job as a product manager or product owner, you require two skills sets: product-specific and generic ones. As the name suggests, product-specific capabilities are limited to a single product or product portfolio.
Tyner Blain
JULY 10, 2017
You know you’re a product manager when this image causes more than a chuckle. A few random thoughts inspired by this Rorschach test of product management concepts from sunk cost fallacy to intentionality.
Street Smart Product Manager
SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
It’s amazing how often product managers forget a simple, yet fundamental truth: Our job as product managers is not just to build features users want… Not just to prioritize the roadmap… Not just to spend time talking with customers… Not just to ensure a successful release… Those activities are important, of course. The post SaaS product management appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager.
Product Management Unpacked
AUGUST 17, 2018
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. Product.
Roman Pichler
JULY 3, 2018
But with effort, resilience, and patience, as well as the guidance from others, I have managed to become a reasonably skilled writer. The same holds for product management: When you create a product strategy for the first time, for instance, you are likely to make plenty of mistakes.
bpma ProductHub
JULY 11, 2019
Yet how often do we, as product managers, think directly about customer value? Designing products, improving product quality, ensuring product delivery, setting… Product Strategyby Peyton Marshall – Businesses need to add value.
The Product Coalition
MARCH 19, 2019
Things I learned the hard way, but you don’t have to Credit: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Picture Converting into a product manager has never been an easy task, however ready I thought I was. After all, product managers are not the real “makers”.
280 Group
MAY 9, 2017
Every few months or so, we will bring you a new interview with a featured 280 Group Consultant/Trainer who discusses a number of Product Management issues. The best product strategy and plan in the world isn’t going to succeed if you can’t collaborate with others to.[continue
The Product Coalition
MARCH 20, 2019
If there is one blanket statement that can apply across the entire field of product management?—?it it is that the PM role and its expectation differs at every company, for every product, and for every team. In my five years in product management, I think I’ve come up with one.
Mind the Product
MAY 8, 2019
Melissa Perri is the product manager’s product manager – she’s able to do the job, explain it, and teach you how to do it better. Why good product people fail (sometimes). The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver.
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