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3 Things Product Managers Owe to Internal Constituents
If you’re a product manager, then you probably have a lot on your plate. Meeting deadlines. Making customers happy. Keeping… Read →
Leaving a Job? 5 Keys to Leaving a Positive Last Impression
I’ve spent the past year as Marketing Coordinator at ProductPlan learning new skills, developing friendships, and working closely with a… Read →
What is the Ideal Product Team Size?
Getting the green light to hire product managers is almost always a good sign. It means your company is growing,… Read →
How to Negotiate Your Product Management Salary
Salary negotiation isn’t easy in any profession, but it can be particularly tricky in product management. Whether it’s because some… Read →
How to Measure Product Manager Performance
Product management is a role largely comprised of soft skills and strategy, which, at first glance, would make it difficult… Read →
Treat Your Product Team Like a Sports Team, Not a Family
Cultural fit is a relatively new concept in hiring and team building. While organizations have always had culture, the long-held… Read →
5 Mistakes You’re Making When Sharing Your Product Roadmap
Product managers interact with many parts of the organization on a regular basis, but it’s usually either asking for specific… Read →
What is Product Management’s Role in Promoting Innovation?
Product managers are often responsible for driving innovation within their organizations. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, given product managers—particularly… Read →
Creating a Talent Funnel for Finding Great Product Managers
According to leading research on technical recruiting, the interview process for the Internet and Tech industry currently averages more than… Read →
12 Traits of High-Performing Product Teams
As a product team grows from one or two individual contributors to a larger, more diverse team, it takes some… Read →
10 Smart Ways to Avoid the Consequences of Design by Committee (While Still Listening to the Team)
One of the biggest challenges product managers face is including the entire organization in product planning while avoiding a phenomenon… Read →
Using Process Mapping to Document your Roadmapping Process
When a company hires a fancy management consulting firm to help them “optimize” operations, one of the first things they’ll… Read →
Transitioning from Managing Products to Managing Product Managers
Considering the leap from being a product manager to a leadership role, but not sure what’s involved in managing product… Read →
Product Scaling Secrets from 4 Companies that Cracked the Code
Leading a product team during a high-growth period can be exciting. The team grows, roles shift, output increases, and many… Read →
5 Product Management Books to Read in 2019
One of the greatest things about the product management space is the wide availability of game-changing information out there. We’re… Read →
The SaaS Marketing Metrics that Matter to Product Managers
Product managers and marketers share many of the same goals. But if marketing isn’t your thing, you might not know… Read →
How to Include Stakeholders in the Product Planning Process
Unless your company is literally a one-person show, your role as a product leader includes stakeholder management. And including stakeholders… Read →
11 Key Competencies to Look for When Interviewing Product Management Candidates
Hiring a new product manager is definitely more art than science. There aren’t many quantifiable indicators of future success, as… Read →
