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Cracking the PM Career: Chapters 1 and 2
What does it take to become a great product manager, or to lead and inspire product teams? When do you know that people management the right career move for you? How do you build your product intuition, hone your execution, strengthen your leadership, and develop your strategic skills? In our book Cracking the PM career we
Make the transition to product leadership
Little in a company is more important than the successful transition to a leadership role — make good decisions as a senior leader and you’ll positively impact the business. Make bad decisions and your influence on the organisation will surely hit a bum note. But transition to product leadership isn’t always easy. McKinsey posits that 50% of
A case study – how to end cooperation with a software house or contractor
So you outsource. If everything is going well and according to the plan and budget, then perfect. But what to do, if not? I have had this case twice now. The company I was working with outsourced a software house and external consultants. The reason for that was valid, pros and cons discussed. Yet, after
SUNDAY REWIND: Bias in interviews and why hiring in product broken
In this Sunday Rewind episode, we look at why hiring in product is broken, and how hypothetical product interview questions you get asked in interviews are just the tip of the iceberg.
Putting people at the heart of product led growth by Ian Booth
In this ProductTank London talk, Ian Booth, Senior Product Manager at EduMe, provides insight into the benefits of putting people at the heart of product-led growth.
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Effective communication with software engineers
In today’s article, Simón Muñoz shares some tips on communicating effectively with engineering teams that he has been learning throughout his career, as well as elaborating on why it’s important
Spotify, crypto, and ethics – Cennydd Bowles on The Product Experience
Product people are charged with representing the needs of the customer as well as the needs of the business—but what happens when these are in conflict? We asked ethics consultant Cennydd Bowles to chat with us about how to handle some tricky situations in product.
Killing product zombies: a five-step approach
As product people, we find features, processes, and products that aren’t functioning well. This article is an overview of a trigger list, that a team can refer to identify and kill such non-functioning product zombies.
Busting product management myths: Part 2 of 2
In a previous article, I had described five common Product Management myths and contrasted them with facts. In this part, we will continue the article to provide clarity on 5 more myths. Let’s get right into it.
Product manager zero: How to be number one
Being the first product manager at an organisation comes with a long list of challenges – among them a lack of clarity (on everything), a shortage of tools and resources, and the need to get everyone aligned fast. To help you understand what it’s really like to be the first product manager in the door,
SUNDAY REWIND: Roadmaps are Dead! Long Live Roadmaps! by C. Todd Lombardo
As our Roadmapping focus week draws to a close, we have decided to close on this epic #mtpcon San Francisco talk where C. Todd Lombardo takes on a topic that is emotional to most of us as product managers – the product roadmap.
Why roadmaps don’t matter (that much) by Stephen Culligan
In this ProductTank Buenos Aires talk, Stephen Culligan, Head of Product at Prommt and former Product Manager at Pivotal Labs discusses how we can build better roadmaps by focusing on the bigger picture and pivoting our attention to strategy and vision.
Taming the roadmap circus by Maarten Dalmijn
In this #mtpcon London+EMEA session, Maarten Dalmijn, then Head of Product at Rodeo, provides insight into what product managers can do differently during the roadmapping process to avoid turning the process into a circus. Watch the video to see his talk in full or read on for an overview of the key points: Communicating intent and
How to bring product thinking to any team by Merissa Silk
In this ProductTank London talk, Merissa Silk provides practical advice on becoming more product-led and tips on how to get everyone in your organization thinking like a product person.
Roadmaps: Break the rules without breaking the principles
We all know roadmaps shouldn’t be timelines with lists of features. But in many organizations, that is what executives and stakeholders want, or even require. If you can’t win the battle on roadmap structure, you can at least stay true to the principles of a flexible roadmap.
Product roadmaps vs data – Jeremy Levy on The Product Experience
Making your roadmap work hard for you is one of the critical skills of a Product Manager. Find out how Jeremy Levy, CEO of Indicative, leverages customer data to inform his product roadmap. In this episode, we also discuss who should be responsible for the data strategy in the business and why it’s so much easier to get it right these days.
How to get the most value out of your product roadmap
In this blog post, Paul van den Broek, Product Manager at Coosto, explains why product roadmaps are an essential tool for Product Managers and how you can get the most value out of it.
Got questions about your product career?
Got questions about your product career? You’re not the only one. Here you’ll find exclusive answers from Susana Lopes, Director of Product at Onfido, to five product management career questions. The questions What product management roles can be done part time? Is people management a requirement of a Head of Product role? What advice would
Lessons learned in building product roadmaps by Jen Taylor
Building product roadmaps to convey product direction is for teams as well as customers, but there are no universal rules on how to jump-start or get there. In this talk, Jen Taylor, shares battle stories and lessons learned from creating B2B products and platforms over the years.
SUNDAY REWIND: An ethical sanity check — what would trolls do?
In this Sunday Rewind, we delve into a blog post by our very own Emily Tate, who explains why it’s important to address the risks that our products have on our users
From engineering to product management at Google
In this ProductTank Exeter talk, Stephanie Hannon, then Senior Director of Product Management at Google, sits down with Thor Mitchell for a Fireside chat to discuss what it’s like being a product manager and the things she’s learned over her career.
Leading product research with empathy
Research and empathy don’t always seem to go hand-in-hand. However, in this article, we will discuss how the former needs the latter in order to target customers and specific niches.
Celebrating 150 episodes: The Product Experience podcast
After over three years on The Product Experience, we have reached our 150th episode! In this compilation episode on the podcast, we look back at the highlights from some of our favourite shows.
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