The Secret PM Handbook

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The future is hard to tease out, but here’s what will happen in product management’s future. (CC Earlier this year Janna Bastow of ProdPad put out a call for opinions on the future of product management. To understand the future of product management I started from the “present” of product management.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 12, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] The Core Product Team Product teams come in different shapes and sizes. But all product teams I have seen consisted of the person in charge of the product—the product manager or Scrum product owner —and development team members.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2022

At the beginning of any software development project, managers think of which methodology is between waterfall and agile. Software outsourcing services company states that there are two major development methodologies regarding waterfall and agile. Waterfall and agile: A smart method or bad solution?

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Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

1] They might include senior management, marketing, sales, service, operations, finance, and HR. 2] Figure 1: The Power-Interest Grid The grid divides stakeholders into four groups: crowd, subjects, context setters, and players depending on how interested they are in your product and how much power they have.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 6, 2020

Product managers are rapidly advancing their skills, and as a result, the industry as a whole has had to level-up to compete as the world’s biggest brands continue to adopt a mobile-first approach. We’ve written a lot—and I mean A LOT—of content focused around mobile product management. What Is Mobile Product Management?

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Userpilot

JULY 28, 2024

Understanding the salary landscape for associate product managers is crucial whether you’re entering the field or looking to advance your career. TL;DR An associate product manager, or a junior product manager, is an entry-level position for people who are starting out in product management.

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Userpilot

JULY 17, 2024

Starting a career as an associate product manager requires understanding the key steps, skills, and experiences needed for success. In this article, we will outline the typical journey for associate product managers, covering educational requirements, entry-level positions, potential advancements, and long-term opportunities.

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Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 12, 2024

" Likewise 'agile' has been watered down and bastardized and stretched past its limits.    Originally, small-a-agile stood for ongoing incremental process improvements and thoughtful retrospection and team-level empowerment.  ” “Marketing needs to present a unified, force-ranked list. 

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Userpilot

JULY 25, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the field, understanding the nuances of associate product managers is essential for success. TL;DR An associate product manager, or a junior product manager, is an entry-level position for people who are starting out in product management.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 5, 2020

Product management is certainly no exception. Product managers and leaders need to find ways to keep learning and growing in an ever-evolving product environment. There’s an abundance of books, podcasts, as well as events at your disposal that cover various product management topics.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

What product managers need to know about the Targeted Innovation Process Watch on YouTube TLDR The Targeted Innovation Process is a practical framework that helps product managers drive innovation in their organizations. Jerry: Turning ideas into value: Innovation isn’t just about coming up with ideas.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2021

I’ve spoken with so many product managers who have a dream of becoming an entrepreneur or launching their own product one day. After a decade of working with others to launch successful SaaS products, I took the plunge to launch a startup in 2013. 4 Ways Product Managers Make Better Entrepreneurs.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2021

I’ve spoken with so many product managers who have a dream of becoming an entrepreneur or launching their own product one day. After a decade of working with others to launch successful SaaS products, I took the plunge to launch a startup in 2013. 4 Ways Product Managers Make Better Entrepreneurs.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

To remain competitive, organizations must be able to adopt digital transformation strategies that are agile, scalable, secure, and cost-effective. By taking a holistic view of the entire process, organizations can identify areas of improvement and make the necessary changes to become more agile and responsive to customer needs.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 21, 2021

Drawing a clear line between a product owner vs. product manager can be tough, given their varying roles from company to company. Despite any difference in roles, both the product manager and the product owner share a common goal: building products that create value for the stakeholders. In a hurry?

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The Product HQ

JULY 1, 2024

For this reason, the product owner’s salary tends to be on the higher end, as compared to related product team member salaries. The rise in cross-functional product teams has resulted in product managers , developers, strategists, and product owners attaining a lot of skills.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 22, 2019

Image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay “We are not agile enough”, she told me. If you work at a large company, or in a relatively traditional industry, you probably know the feeling: You are a big believer in agile and lean. You appreciate the insight you gain from moving fast and testing your product with real customers.

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Product Management Unpacked

MAY 26, 2020

A look into healthcare product management in the time of Coronavirus. Ever wonder what it’s like to be a product manager for a leading healthcare provider and insurer in the middle of a world health pandemic? Meet Claire Marcus, senior product manager at UPMC Health Plan.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The “Accidental” Product Manager?—?what what skills are required to be a great PM PM Meowalot Product Managers can come from various paths?—?from from Engineering to UX to Marketing to Project Management, Sales, Business Analysts, Entrepreneurs, Customer Service, and sometimes Marketing.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Want to become an AI product manager? This guide shows you how to prepare for a career in AI product management. Today, more and more businesses are looking for product managers specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. If so, then you’ve come to the right place.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 17, 2018

Product Owner, Servicing @ Capital One (New York, NY). Keywords: agile, b2b, ci/cd, roadmap. Product Manager, DOWN @ Paktor Pte Ltd (Open to Remote). Keywords: Android and IOS mobile , Data analysis, leadership, management, Market Research. Check out this week’s newest, below….

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Highly effective Product Managers develop themselves in 5 key areas. Highly effective Product Managers (or what I call Exponential PMs) tend to be strong in all of these areas. This is based on studying, speaking with, and coaching PMs and product leaders. Market Competence ????? Craft Competence ??

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

GenAI can fundamentally transform how businesses operate, fostering agility, efficiency, and innovation. Sustainable competitive advantage In today’s dynamic market, maintaining a competitive edge is crucial. This agility provides a significant advantage in staying ahead of competitors.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 19, 2021

A recent article from Product Coalition explains why landing your first job as a product manager will be a challenge. As the author points out, competition is fierce, and most hiring managers want to see several years of experience. One suggestion Product Coalition offers is to take product manager courses.

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BrainMates

MAY 3, 2020

Delivering value from Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), just like product management, is cross-functional in nature. Just last year, around 60% of all M&A deals were about new products, services, technologies, markets and capabilities. This is where Product Management can help.

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The Product HQ

JULY 1, 2024

In a nutshell, these factors include: Numbers of years of experience Scrum manager has Company Scrum manager works for Location of the company Skills and qualifications of a Scrum master The objective and agile role of the Scrum master is to become a facilitator for agile-driven software projects.

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Alchemer Mobile

MAY 7, 2020

Combining the two platforms enables app providers to move with the speed and agility to meet the needs of their customers, while still maintaining the security and control required for regulatory concerns. Mobile marketers and product managers can immediately take action on events in Apptentive by simply flipping a switch.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Product managers, have you ever wondered what user story mapping is? User story mapping is a simple method for converting your vision of a product into a roadmap that allows broad team collaboration and enables your entire team to see the bigger picture, how everything connects, and how to plan the minimum viable product.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 10, 2021

Have you heard this before as a product manager? People aren’t asking this stuff to be hostile, it just helps various departments plan accordingly and in our case, being a publicly listed company, we do have to meet market expectations on the regular so knowing how to forecast when things are happening is okay in my book.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 13, 2018

He works as a coach, consultant, and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management, and human-centred design. Sherif Mansour, Distinguished Product Manager at Atlassian. He is currently a Distinguished Product Manager for Atlassian.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 19, 2018

Cutting through role confusion to create successful products. My mission is to inspire and equip product managers to have greater influence in their organizations and over product. I call this helping product managers to become product masters, and that is what both this podcast and the training I provide are about.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 27, 2023

Lessons for product managers from PDMA’s Outstanding Corporate Innovators Award Every year the Product Management and Development Association (PDMA) recognizes an organization with the Outstanding Corporate Innovators Award (OCI). Hershey, the chocolate maker, was the last winner, in 2022.

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Mind the Product

MAY 9, 2019

In March last year, my colleague and Mind the Product’s Director of Training, Rosemary King, wrote about how the company departments working alongside a product team could better work together to meet their common goals and to improve working practices. All product managers love a good test. Test Everything.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

TL;DR A product coordinator is a professional responsible for supporting the product team by managing various aspects of the product development process. In a SaaS environment, the role typically involves coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring product features are delivered on time.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 29, 2022

Let’s talk about how to share a compelling product narrative. Once upon a time, I thought writing a good set of agile user stories with specific Given/When/Then acceptance criteria was the most important part of a product person’s job. Every day, One day. Because of that, Because of that, Until finally. Every day, .

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

How product managers can align stakeholders on product projects. Today we are talking about the need for product leaders to manage stakeholders and the associated challenges this creates. Aligning the perspectives of stakeholders on a product project is desirable as well as difficult.

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Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2023

Let’s focus on a specific subset of product waste: building capabilities that are readily available from non-competing SaaS vendors – which we could rent at 1-5% of the cost of building them ourselves.  Renting  Renting (licensing) means we can put more of our own effort into market differentiators.

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