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505: What you don’t know about product innovation limits your influence – with Chad McAllister, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

The Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) offers valuable resources and certification programs for product managers. He co-authored “Product Development and Management Body of Knowledge: A Guide Book for Product Innovation Training and Certification.”

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TEI 307: Introduction to the PDMA Body of Knowledge for product managers and innovators – with Allan Anderson, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

We were there to prepare for the New Product Development Professional certification from PDMA, the Product Development and Management Association. Studying for the NPDP certification was my way to accomplish this. NPDP Certification Program. I saw my work more clearly and even more holistically. Conferences. Global Community.

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Product Manager vs. Product Owner

Melissa Perri

In fact, the 2017 learning objectives for their Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification by Scrum Alliance states, "Teach that the role of the Product Owner is typically played by the customer, or customer representative, such as a product manager." I’ve trained dozens of teams who are using SAFe and I have never seen this work well.

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Outsourced Software Product Development: A Comprehensive Guide

Arkenea

This can include: Product strategy: Roadmap definition, market research, feature prioritization. The vendor managed cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and security certifications, delivering a turnkey solution within budget. Prototyping and design: Wireframes, mockups, user experience flows.

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Would-Be Product Manager’s Instruction Manual

Product Management Unpacked

Conduct market research on user needs. Provide marketing support to sales. Like their products, product managers develop and improve over time, merging marketing savvy with technology prowess. Some larger companies, such as Google and Microsoft, groom product managers through specialized training programs.

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6 Best Product Manager Courses in 2021 – For All Proficiency Levels

Userpilot

Product Management Training by Mind the Product is a self-paced course for mid-career product managers based on insights from the largest product community in the world. Product Management Certification by Product School is a cohort-based course that gives you a certificate recognized by hiring managers globally. The best part?

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What Do Product Leaders Worry About? (Survey)

Mironov Consulting

Here’s what I learned: Among 380 free-form responses about major issues or concerns: 35% of comments were about figuring out what problems to solve and building the right thing : validation, good market input, product/market fit, innovation, and outcomes instead of output. but much lower on training/mentoring (-0.7)