We write a lot about the skills that product managers need to be effective. The skills are wide-ranging, from ruthless prioritization, the ability to build consensus with stakeholders, metrics-based decision making, and a host of other business and technical skills....
You can be a successful product manager without any tools. Unlike a maintenance worker, a carpenter, a lumberjack, or a chef, you don't require any specialized equipment to do your job, aside from a computer with a decent Internet connection. Heck, thanks to companies...
As product management continues to evolve, many new practices have been put in place to optimize product teams. Agile, Kanban, and similar methodologies have helped shape the landscape of product management in the 21st century. And the landscape continues to change at...
Mind the Product has certainly established itself as a premier event for product people to connect, share, and learn from their peers. For 6 years now, the conference has drawn product people together from all corners of the globe. Last year, we were thrilled to...
After working in the product management space for a few years, I realized that I needed to take some classic product management advice and apply it to my own life—nothing good happens in a vacuum. I’d been spending far too much time living strictly within the small...
Many companies provide a single career path up the proverbial corporate ladder where the only way to get ahead is by moving up in the title, rung by rung. In product management, this usually takes the form of something like this: For most of my career, I worked at...
Product management isn’t a very well-known occupation—at least among college students. On top of that, it seems like unless someone has been a product manager or has worked directly with a product manager, people have a hard time defining what exactly a product...
This article is for recent graduates with an entrepreneurial mindset who are thinking about what would be the perfect job for them. It’s also for people thinking about moving into product management. I’m going to start with a question. Raise your hand if someday:...
Technology and design are in the midst of an exciting crossroads, where businesses are becoming aware that the products and services they provide, no matter how innovative, are competing just as much in user experience as they are in functionality. The early...
One of the central roles of a product manager is to drive shared understanding. With shared understanding, a team is more effective, resilient, and creative. Alignment without shared understanding is temporary and short-lived. The best teams find a way to break down...
At ProductPlan, we meet hundreds of product managers across virtually every industry. Their experience gives us invaluable insight into the profession, its challenges and its best practices. Today’s post is based on an interview with Julie Hyman, Senior Product...
Public speaking isn’t usually included as a required skill in a typical product manager job description. But it should be. Today's article on public speaking tips is written with product managers in mind, but is broadly applicable to many trades. We’ve been trained to...
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