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How to Build an Amazing Relationship Between Product Management and Marketing
Why is there so often conflict, friction, and even an outright adversarial relationship between a company’s product management and marketing… Read →
What I Learned From My Product Management Internship
Product management isn’t a very well-known occupation—at least among college students. On top of that, it seems like unless someone… Read →
2017 Product Planning Survey: The Results are In!
ProductPlan asked product managers from hundreds of companies about their product planning process. We collected their responses and crunched the… Read →
7 Tips for Hiring a Great Product Manager
Here at the ProductPlan blog, we regularly offer product managers advice about how to navigate and grow their careers. We’ve… Read →
How a Roadmap App Fits into the Product Management Ecosystem
Imagine the perfect word processing application: intuitive interface. Excellent functionality. Easy workflow. But now imagine this app has one major… Read →
10 Great Podcasts for Product Managers
Product managers are busy. But you’re also a highly creative and resourceful bunch. Whatever new tasks and obligations hit your… Read →
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Can You Ever Stop Improving Your Product?
You’d probably think that the standard cranberry wouldn’t have much room for new features or product enhancements. (In case you’re… Read →
Why Founders Shouldn’t Be Product Managers (At Least Not for Long)
It must seem to the founder of a young company like the most natural move to make, an absolute no-brainer…. Read →
6 Product Roadmap Dos and Don’ts
Building and publishing your first product roadmap can be a daunting experience. From getting stuck in the weeds to committing… Read →
5 Lessons from IDEO for Unlocking Your Team’s Creative Potential
If you’re not familiar with IDEO, the global design company founded in Palo Alto, California in 1991, you probably know… Read →
What Game of Thrones (and the Rest of Hollywood) Can Teach You About Product Management
In his controversial bestseller Everything Bad is Good for You, author Steven Johnson made the case that TV, movies, video… Read →
Will Non-Technical Product Managers Become Obsolete?
NOTE: This is a Product Management Question post, a regular series of blogs we’re writing to offer our take on… Read →
Misfits, Geniuses, and Ringleaders: Why Product Management May Be Perfect for You
This article is for recent graduates with an entrepreneurial mindset who are thinking about what would be the perfect job… Read →
Product Planning: What to Do, With Whom, and When?
Product planning is a difficult term to define because it’s so broad and involves so many different aspects of a… Read →
My Product Failed. Now What?
Your product failed, and now you’re wondering what to do. First things first: Don’t panic. (Unless your executive team is… Read →
3 Things All Product Managers Wish They Could Say Out Loud
You’re a product manager. You have a difficult job. And it’s difficult not only for the obvious reasons — like… Read →
Must-Haves Before an Item Makes it on Your Roadmap
Let’s say someone at your company, maybe an executive, suggests prioritizing a new epic for your product. And let’s further… Read →
Marc Foglino on Bringing a Mobile Payments Product to Market at Amazon
In this episode of Product Lessons Learned, Marc Foglino (formerly of Amazon, Telefónica and Samsung) walks us through the process… Read →