How to Choose the Right Feature Prioritization Framework
Prioritizing features is such a critical task for product managers and there’s no single “right” way to do it. Instead,... Read →
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (to Be Acquired)
Short of going public, the goal of many companies is being acquired by a deep-pocketed, larger company with a complementary... Read →
The Myth of First-Mover Advantage
First-mover advantage is a real thing. It even has its own TLA (its three-letter acronym being FMA, obviously). The common... Read →
Category: Product Management
How to Conduct an Effective Competitive Analysis
Competitors make our own products better—they create urgency and drive innovation by providing both motivation and a measuring stick. If… Read →
7 Project Management Principles Product Managers Can Learn From
Product managers often think of project managers as tactical professionals. This is only partially true, but it’s an understandable misconception…. Read →
Forget about Growth. Here’s the Metric that Really Matters.
Ask any SaaS company about their key metrics, and growth will inevitably come up quickly. Whether they’re exceeding expectations or… Read →
The Definition of Done: What Product Managers Need to Know
Are we there yet? This is a difficult question to answer when no one agrees on where exactly “there” is…. Read →
How Product Teams can Build Trust with Internal Teams
For a product manager to be successful, they must be viewed as both credible and trustworthy. Without that confidence, product… Read →
From PM to CEO: How Sundar Pichai’s Background in Product Paved the Way for Becoming CEO at Google
It’s been nearly five years since Sundar Pichai took the reins as CEO of Google. How did this relatively unknown… Read →
Scaling Decision Making: How Product Teams can Make Group Decisions at Scale
Nothing slows down progress like indecision. When a lone individual is responsible for making a decision, they may stall, worrying… Read →
Product Management’s Role at Every Phase of the Product Lifecycle
Every product has a lifecycle which consists of various phases. And the demands placed upon a product manager often vary… Read →
3 Reasons Product Managers Quit (and How to Prevent It)
When an employee leaves a company, there’s more walking out the door than a salary and a nameplate. They take… Read →
How to Get Budget for Product Management Tools
You can be a successful product manager without any tools. Unlike a maintenance worker, a carpenter, a lumberjack, or a… Read →
3 Things Product Managers Owe to Internal Constituents
If you’re a product manager, then you probably have a lot on your plate. Meeting deadlines. Making customers happy. Keeping… Read →
How to Negotiate Your Product Management Salary
Salary negotiation isn’t easy in any profession, but it can be particularly tricky in product management. Whether it’s because some… Read →
How to Measure Product Manager Performance
Product management is a role largely comprised of soft skills and strategy, which, at first glance, would make it difficult… Read →
Treat Your Product Team Like a Sports Team, Not a Family
Cultural fit is a relatively new concept in hiring and team building. While organizations have always had culture, the long-held… Read →
What is Product Management’s Role in Promoting Innovation?
Product managers are often responsible for driving innovation within their organizations. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, given product managers—particularly… Read →
Creating a Talent Funnel for Finding Great Product Managers
According to leading research on technical recruiting, the interview process for the Internet and Tech industry currently averages more than… Read →
12 Traits of High-Performing Product Teams
As a product team grows from one or two individual contributors to a larger, more diverse team, it takes some… Read →
Transitioning from Managing Products to Managing Product Managers
Considering the leap from being a product manager to a leadership role, but not sure what’s involved in managing product… Read →