Category: Product Management
5 Hacks for Better Product Roadmap Presentations
As product managers, the product roadmap is at the core of everything we do. It is a living document that… Read →
7 Steps to Determine Whether a Customer Request is Actionable
While customer feedback is the gold standard of insight for product managers, not every customer request is actionable. Today we’ll… Read →
How Product Managers Should Deal with Different Stakeholder Types
The product management community often uses the term stakeholder management as shorthand for how product managers communicate with executives and… Read →
3 Key Traits of Successful Product Designers
What exactly is product design? And how do you differentiate between a good product designer and a great one? Today… Read →
7 Horrible Things to Say to Executive Stakeholders
Your executive stakeholders have life-and-death power over your products. In most companies, they have the final vote about which product… Read →
4 Mistakes Your Company Might Be Making with Your Product Culture
If we asked you right now to describe your organization’s product culture, what would you say? Don’t be too hard… Read →
How to Turn Customer Requests Into Actionable Insight
Product managers are often tasked with managing countless customer requests. But as the strategic masterminds behind product strategy, we know… Read →
How Product Managers Can Use Wireframes
Have you ever tried to communicate with developers about a user story and found yourself stumbling over your description? Have… Read →
How to Write Release Notes Your Users Will Actually Read
We know what you’re thinking: Release notes best practices? Good grief! Like I don’t have enough to worry about, making… Read →
7 Secrets for Successful Product Roadmaps
Wouldn’t it be great if you could learn, right now, from hundreds of experienced product managers? What would they say… Read →
No, Your Customer Is Not Always Right. Why You Need to Validate Customer Requests.
It is difficult to think of a phrase that has been more misinterpreted and misused by businesses than, “The customer… Read →
Why Transparency Matters When Prioritizing Product Features
Product management is about making informed, strategic decisions and ensuring product aligns with organizational goals and customer needs. But a… Read →
5 Product Marketing Lessons I Learned at INBOUND 2018
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending HubSpot’s INBOUND conference in Boston. The conference marked my first trip to… Read →
The Counterintuitive Truth About Your Product Demos
Nobody watching or listening to your product demo actually cares about your product, your company, or you. That’s why one… Read →
Product Management’s Role in a Modern Cross-Functional Team
Would it surprise you to learn that in the early days of scrum, the product manager was not generally considered… Read →
Growing Pains: 5 Challenges Faced by Product Managers at Rapidly Scaling Companies
Product managers at rapidly growing companies are a unique breed that require different skills to be successful. Just as a… Read →
How to Land a Product Management Job at Google, Amazon, Facebook, or Apple
How do I get hired as a product manager at Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, or other top companies? This is… Read →
Why a Product Manager Needs to Be a Great Storyteller
When he walked into venture capitalists’ offices to secure funding for his idea to make WiFi-connected doorbells and security cameras… Read →