As product managers, we are responsible for building features that meet real customer needs. However, designing effective features requires a deep understanding of the customer’s problem—an understanding that we gain through a process known as customer discovery. The customer discovery process enables product teams to validate ideas, explore customer needs, and create features that deliver…
As a product manager, one of your key responsibilities is to ensure that your design and development teams are working as effectively and efficiently as possible. This is no easy task, as these teams often face challenges such as tight deadlines, shifting priorities, and the constant need to innovate. However, with the right strategies and…
In the world of product management, data-informed decision-making is key to ensuring the success of a product or feature. However, not all metrics are created equal. While some metrics provide deep insights into user behavior, growth, and overall success, others—known as vanity metrics—can be misleading and offer a false sense of accomplishment. Understanding the difference…
Product sense is an essential skill for any product manager. It involves understanding the user’s needs, the market landscape, and the strategic vision of the company. Developing this intuitive grasp of what makes a product successful requires a combination of analytical skills, creativity, and user empathy. Let’s explore how product managers from leading companies have…
Successful teams distinguish themselves by how effectively they prioritize their work. Product-led teams, in particular, excel by putting user needs and strategic product goals at the forefront of their decision-making process. “The value is in what gets used, not what gets built.” – Kris Gale Let’s explore how product-led teams prioritize their scope, supported by…
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, product managers play a crucial role in driving innovation and delivering value to customers. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), product managers have access to powerful tools and technologies that can significantly enhance their productivity and effectiveness in various aspects of their work. Let’s explore how product managers can…
In the realm of product management, there exists a spectrum of proficiency that separates the good from the great. While good product managers can effectively deliver products that meet requirements and deadlines, great product managers possess a unique blend of skills, vision, and strategic thinking that propels their products to new heights of success. Let’s…
In the dynamic landscape of startups, few concepts hold as much weight and significance as finding product-market fit. It’s the pivotal moment when a startup’s offering resonates with its target audience to a degree where success becomes inevitable. However, achieving this elusive state is often challenging and requires a deep understanding of the market, constant…
Technical debt is the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy (limited) solution now instead of using a better approach that would take longer. Common causes of technical debt include: ongoing development, long series of product enhancements over time renders old solutions sub-optimal, insufficient up-front definition, where requirements are still being defined…
📣 Tools for a Product Manager 📣 Finding the right tools for building a Product is a fundamental Product Management exercise.😓 Here are some some of the best on the market If you enjoyed this post, please share the love and subscribe to the Product Management Mastery newsletter for more content like this. Let’s Whenever…
Agile is a mindset that empowers organizations to constantly learn, experiment, gain feedback, inspect, and adapt the journey to delivering value to users. Agile is suitable for work that has inherent uncertainty in its scope. In other words, the value agile teams continuously define (or progressively elaborate on) to deliver (scope) to customers should be…
In 1936, psychologist Kurt Lewin wrote a simple equation that makes a powerful statement: Behavior is a function of the Person in their Environment, or B = ƒ(P,E). It didn’t take long for Lewin’s Equation to be tested in business. In 1952, the economist Hawkins Stern described a phenomenon he called suggestion Impulse Buying, which…
Here are some of the best product books out there: Working Backwards Amp It Up The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team Competing Against Luck The Mom Test 7 Powers Understanding Michael Porter Never Split the Difference Thinking in Bets Are Your Lights On? Bonus: Alchemy Principles Hooked The Lean Startup Inspired Make Time High Output…
One difference between a good product manager and a great product manager is the ability to anticipate, measure, and weigh the probability of being RIGHT vs the probability of NOT being WRONG in decision making. If you enjoyed this post, please share the love and subscribe to our mailing list. Let’s Subscribe to our mailing…
Competition is all around us. It is nature’s catalyst for growth, progress, and evolution. Each year, businesses self-reflect to see if they are playing the smart game – the game in which they can win, prosper and create further success-momentum. Most likely, the strategic and tactical decisions your company makes are rooted in some combination…