There is no shortage of prominent male product leaders populating social media with their wisdom. But well-rounded product managers should… Read →

As a product manager, you spend a lot of time trying to dig into the minds of your customers and… Read →

Product managers receive a lot of advice. You should prioritize this feature. Here’s a new market worth investigating. Some of… Read →

Leaders in technical organizations that want to advance their agendas must be able to communicate a strong vision and rationale… Read →

Product managers should not create their product roadmaps with a one-size-fits-all approach; each audience needs roadmaps with varying levels of… Read →

Technological evolution doesn’t stop. It doesn’t go on vacation, it doesn’t take a victory lap, it rarely even pauses long… Read →

Most of the time, the IT department lurks quietly in the background, humming along supporting business systems and rarely attracting… Read →

In a world where advertising-supported products, SaaS products with monthly renewals, and free trials are de rigueur, customers don’t have… Read →

Product managers will encounter many forks on the road to growth and product success. Those forks always require answering difficult… Read →

In product management, there’s no universal measure of your worth and accomplishments that speaks for itself. If you want credibility… Read →

Product managers wear many hats, but one of the most uncomfortable ones they’re forced to occasionally don is that of… Read →

I spent the last couple days in San Francisco attending my first Mind the Product conference. On top of marveling… Read →

The daily demands of product management make it challenging to carve out time for strategic thinking. But if we’re only… Read →

A Customer Advisory Board is a group of customers who meet on a regular basis to share insights and advice… Read →

Product teams must not only create an amazing product, but they also need to set the stage for the product… Read →

I recently attended a presentation by Benjamin Evans, Inclusive Design Lead at Airbnb, on product accessibility and his experience with… Read →

When we plan out our lives, it’s always a balance between our immediate needs and our distant objectives. Our product… Read →

With broad, sometimes ambiguous responsibilities and high expectations, the product manager role is constantly evolving. Product managers are continuously learning… Read →

It should be counterintuitive, but one thing many “unicorns” and scrappy startups have in common is a whole lot of… Read →

Today, software development is all about the need for speed. Feature updates, UI changes and bug fixes are all done… Read →

As a product leader, face time with the company’s executive team is to be expected. Although product managers may not… Read →

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 →