Category: Career
Books for the Product Manager’s Summer Reading List
A Pew Research study released in 2018 found that one in four Americans hadn’t read a single book in the… Read →
Product Management Lessons I’ve Learned From Cave Diving
After working in the product management space for a few years, I realized that I needed to take some classic… Read →
Define Your Own Product Management Career Path
Many companies provide a single career path up the proverbial corporate ladder where the only way to get ahead is… Read →
Product Management or Sales: Who’s Responsible for the Product Demo?
Imagine: One of your sales reps pings you to ask if you’ll hop on a sales call to give a… Read →
6 Tips to Manage a Product Team That Spans Time Zones (Without Pulling Your Hair Out)
Here’s a conundrum for you. The first tenet of the Agile Manifesto states that teams developing software should value “individuals… Read →
How Product Managers Can Build and Promote Psychological Safety
Google “psychological safety” and you’ll see a ton of results. But, for such an important and widely discussed concept, it’s… Read →
8 Blogs Product Managers Should Bookmark Immediately
At ProductPlan, we’re big fans of blogs. We publish hundreds of articles a year on our own blog, and regularly… Read →
Does a Software Product Manager Need to be Technical?
Let’s skip right to the punchline: Yes, if you’re a product manager or hoping to begin a career in product… Read →
5 Goals for Product Managers to Focus on in the New Year
There’s a fairly well-known phenomenon in social psychology called the fresh-start effect. Essentially, it’s the idea that individuals are more… Read →
6 Book Recommendations From Product Managers
There are many fantastic books out there for product managers. We know this because when we published our own list… Read →
When Someone On Your Cross-Functional Product Team Won’t Cooperate
You’ve kicked off the development phase of your new product. Your executive team seems enthusiastic about the product’s potential. Your… Read →
What is the Product Manager Career Path?
The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. At ProductPlan, we’ve spoken… Read →
How to Manage Stakeholder Expectations for Your Product
Optimism can be a great asset, and enthusiasm for your product is invaluable. But super-high expectations? Not so much. As… Read →
5 Kinds of Questions Every Product Manager Candidate Should Ask During an Interview
Congratulations! You’ve just scheduled your product manager interview. Whether you’re just starting your product career or interviewing for a senior… Read →
12 Lessons Product Managers Can Learn from Kids
You’ve carefully curated your product management career trajectory. You’re a full-grown professional with valuable life experience. You know what makes… Read →
Mastering Communication: Why Product Managers Should Understand Personality Types
A cornerstone of being a successful product manager is effective communication. Given the number of individuals, teams, and stakeholders a… Read →
5 Things You Should Never Say to Your Customers
As a product manager, you are your product’s primary spokesperson both to internal audiences and to the general public. What… Read →
12 Things Every Product Manager Should Do in Their First 30 Days at a New Company
Congratulations on your new job! This might be your first product manager role or (as in my case) the most… Read →