As product managers, there are some things we just have to learn through experience. You’ll never know what it really… Read →

Working with beta testers is a great way to ensure a new product or feature is ready for “prime time”… Read →

An outcome-based roadmap sounds like a good idea. Instead of a long list of context-free features and enhancements the roadmap… Read →

“Stickiness” isn’t always a good thing—but when it comes to products, we generally prefer users stick around and keep using… Read →

Being a mentor to product managers is the ultimate form of paying it forward. When you’ve amassed years or decades… Read →

You’ve probably heard the old adage “success is not a destination, but a journey.” Clearly its authors were not product… Read →

So, you’re a project manager interested in transitioning to a product management career. You’re not alone. We speak with a… Read →

Prioritizing features is such a critical task for product managers and there’s no single “right” way to do it. Instead,… Read →

Short of going public, the goal of many companies is being acquired by a deep-pocketed, larger company with a complementary… Read →

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the ProductCraft conference, a one-day event for product managers in San Francisco…. Read →

First-mover advantage is a real thing. It even has its own TLA (its three-letter acronym being FMA, obviously). The common… Read →

Product managers are also problem managers. Crashes after a new version launch? It happens. Users dropping off after initial download?… Read →

Alignment is essential for any organization and a challenge that many grapple with regularly. Ensuring everyone is striving toward the… Read →

Competitors make our own products better—they create urgency and drive innovation by providing both motivation and a measuring stick. If… Read →

Product management receives a constant barrage of requests from a variety of sources. Whether you’re talking to customers, salespeople, executives,… Read →

Product managers often think of project managers as tactical professionals. This is only partially true, but it’s an understandable misconception…. Read →

As companies grow, informal conversations and emails aren’t sufficient to ensure the entire staff is properly informed and motivated. To… Read →

Ask any SaaS company about their key metrics, and growth will inevitably come up quickly. Whether they’re exceeding expectations or… Read →