Product Management

We're conducting a series of interviews with product managers. This is with Shivan Bindal, Director of Product Management at Procore.

This is the second part of our conversation with Ronnie Regev, a senior product manager. Read on for product management career tips.

Keeping up with competition and customer expectations is tough. Take a look at these product management trends to help guide you.

This part of a series of interviews with product managers across industries. We talked to Ronnie Regev, Sr. Product Manager at AppFolio.

Apple’s recent product updates have received criticism for not being innovative. Here’s what we think the critics are missing.

Public roadmaps are a great way to hold yourself and your team accountable and focused on the promises you've made to your customers.

As a product manager, content marketing can be a great way to get the word out on the product you just launched.

How can product development teams build strong relationships and thrive as a company? Heidi Helfand from AppFolio shares five ways.

Learn about the 6 best product management tips and how to apply them to your professional life as a product professional.

Public speaking is a vital skill for many trades. We've compiled some tips to help you become a better public speaker today. Read more.

How do you avoid falling into the tempting trap of feature bloat? Be informed, mindful, selective, and cutthroat with your decisions.

Jim Semick shares advice on lean market validation. Quickly validate and bring your product to market with excited buyers from day 1.

If you are looking for a new product management job in 2016 and beyond, here are five trends that should be on your radar. Learn More.

We're sharing the four steps to creating a prioritized product roadmap. Read on to learn how to put it all together!

See how Orion Health creates visual product roadmaps to communicate their strategy to stakeholders. Read the full case study.

Learn what quantitative and qualitative product data are, how they differ, when to use each, and how to combine both into decisions your whole team can trust.

Learn how to plan, run, and synthesize customer interviews that actually change your roadmap. A complete guide for product teams—from question design to decision-making.

Learn how to build a product roadmap that keeps your omnichannel retail experience coherent across store, e-commerce, app, and B2B channels.

Master tracking feature requests with our 4-step workflow. Learn how to centralize intake, organize themes, and improve feature request management.

Learn what intellectual property in product development means, which types matter most, who owns what, and what services firms should clarify before building.

A repeatable process for fielding customer feature requests with empathy, setting honest expectations, and deciding what earns a place on your roadmap. For PMs.

Build compliance into digital banking software development from discovery onward, so regulatory and audit requirements accelerate delivery instead of gating it.

Learn practical frameworks for managing decentralized teams, keeping product strategy visible, and balancing autonomy with alignment.

Build a continuous discovery habit that survives a tight quarter, and turn weekly customer conversations into decisions you can defend to your executive team.

Build a product analytics framework that ties every metric to a decision your CEO and CFO trust. A practical guide to choosing, organizing, and proving impact.

The move towards product-led growth is on the rise, in part because potential customers increasingly prefer to experience a product or service first-hand before committing rather than read about (or be told by sales or marketing) the perceived value.

Product planning allows product professionals to make informed and internally focused decisions throughout the development a product.

What is a product management system? It creates a single source of truth that aligns your product team and stakeholders and more.

Learn how Amazon's product strategy example can help organizations weather the pandemic and record profits with a sound product strategy.

A clear definition of product marketing for product managers. Understand what product marketing is and how these teams can work together.

Understand the history of product management. Product management is a relatively new discipline, but its roots range back nearly a century.

For a product professional guiding the work of a team, strategic misalignment is a red flag. Learn how to get successful alignment.

An a product team of one, an individual bears all the responsibility of product management. Learn how to thrive as a lone ranger.

Understanding the strategic phases of the product development lifecycle can help product teams effectively launch a product to market.

Removing functionality from your product? Keep reading to learn when and why a product manager may consider removing features.

eCommerce Product Managers create world-class eCommerce platforms that take great effort and strategic product planning.

It’s worth investing time and effort to distill your work a product one-pager for stakeholders. Learn how to write one they'll actually read.

Product leaders need to ensure that the organizations understand how to define product operations' success.

A mature product organization embodies the 3 Hallmarks: unified strategy, standardized processes, and data-driven decision making.

Each type of product launch requires its own approach. In response, product teams mold their product strategy around the type of launch.

Product management teams should target when they need product operations to develop streamlined communication and optimize processes.

Product teams who have a process to handle idea management can align their ideas utilizing a product roadmap.

Interested in a product operations career? This article explores the skills and characteristics of great product operations professional.

A product launch training program for all key internal stakeholders, strategic partners, and customers is necessary for success.

Product management vs. product operations. Learn how both roles work together to drive great products produced efficiently and sustainably.

What exactly is a product operations manager, what do they do for product, and how do they work with the product management team?

The product management function in higher education empowers institutions to align their offerings with overarching institutional goals.

This piece explores the role of objectives and key results and provides best practices for creating your own OKRs

The biggest product management lesson is having the ability to take in, process, and deal with setbacks as they come.

Product operations vs. product management? Product managers figure out what to do, and product operations figure out how to do it.

Most remote product leaders realize the importance of engaging with their product team in a way that is both meaningful and productive.

Navigating a complex product launch can feel stressful at times. Learn ways how to successfully execute even the complicated launches.

Learn how product-led organizations differ from other structures, such as revenue-led, sales-led, or marketing-led.

Discover how product teams can effectively develop their product launch to successfully develop a product and bring it to market.

Do you need an MBA program to be in product management? Explore the pros and cons of getting your Masters in Business Administration.

The best product management conferences make connecting top speakers easier than ever via virtual events. View our favorite talks online.

The product management process is 7 stages: idea management, specs, roadmapping, prioritization, delivery, analytics, and feedback.

We’ve outlined all the processes and assets you will need to develop a company-wide plan for a successful product launch.

Product distribution models encompass all of the processes and methods a business establishes to deliver its products to customers.

As exciting as it may be for product innovation, growth (especially rapid growth) can present some challenges for product leaders.

A quarterly release plan is a high-level visual summary of what new or updated capabilities a product will introduce to users.

There are many product management certifications and courses available today. But how do you know which ones are worth your time and money?

AI product management is becoming more important for software products, and how you can benefit from understanding machine learning.

Executive-level shiny object syndrome can eat away at progress made around your roadmap. Learn how to prevent this from happening.

With so much on a product manager’s plate every day, are status updates the best use of a product manager’s time?

What's the secret to product management career happiness? Three veteran product managers dive into what it means to be happy in the role.

Are your product management communication skills up to snuff? Here are seven adjustments you can make to deliver a significant impact.

We've found that many PMs dislike some aspect of their product management job - but will it be detrimental to your job happiness?

Is product management different at small companies vs large companies? See how product management differs in teams of different sizes.

We surveyed 2,500+ product managers about their favorite frameworks and strategies. So, what are the most popular prioritization frameworks?

Effectively understanding product manager communication streams can help your team examine why they’re different and how to optimize each.

Arriving at an ideal pricing model can be a challenging process for product managers. We breakdown the 10 examples of SaaS pricing models.

Product management for enterprise customers has a unique set of challenges and priorities. What makes enterprise product management different?

If you lead a product team, here are the eight most significant challenges product leaders face and how to prepare for them.

What is product management's role in pricing strategy? Let’s tackle how PMs can set long-term goals to drive growth.

Though sales and product managers work towards similar goals, the teams are often misaligned. So what do product managers want sales to know?

Working with people is the critical part of product management. Learn how to handle the most common workplace internal politics situations.

How to price a product is one of the most challenging tasks for product managers. How should you price your SaaS product? Here are 5 steps.

You have a great idea for a new product and pitched it to your potential investors. What should you do if your investors say no?

A product manager mentor can help you be successful. We’ll outline the importance of product mentorship and share tips on finding a great one.

Implementing a successful enterprise architecture transformation requires stakeholder buy-in. We reveal how to win over your stakeholders.

Converting a prospect to a customer requires delightful experiences along the way. How can you meet customer delight expectations?

Product experience is a subset of the entire user experience. It focuses on the customer journey within the product itself.

Beta testing provides valuable insights for product managers. Determine the criteria for exit to eliminate being in beta limbo too long.

A product operations dashboard provides a visual way to track a subset of KPIs. Here is how to build your own dashboard in four simple steps.

B2C and B2B product managers share the same language, but each domain is slightly different.

How can music increase a product managers’ productivity? Learn of its benefits and how to utilize music to improve your performance at work.

Feature metrics are the basis that product managers need to build their strategy and roadmap. These metrics help define your product vision.

All product managers face harsh realities during their careers. How do you deal with them? We address the 5 common harsh truths.

When it comes to an executive-facing roadmap, it’s all about staying high level. Here's 8 tips on how to build your roadmap effectively.

Should you extend a mature product’s lifecycle by taking it into new markets? Or should you focus on building new products?

Earning product management credibility is tough, especially with your stakeholders. Learn 5 simple ways to build trust and credibility.

A successful customer advisory board takes a lot of consideration and planning. Here are 7 things to keep in mind when creating your board.

Product teams create amazing products. They also need to set the stage for the awareness it requires for trial and user adoption.

Addressing product accessibility early and often is a best practice every product team should embrace. Learn the elements of accessibility.

Short-term and long-term roadmaps have different objectives. Discover the importance of building separate roadmaps and what belongs on each.

In this post, 7 product managers weigh in on the product management lessons they wish they learned earlier in their careers.

Learn how qualified beta testers can provide your team feedback. Learn how to find them and what experience someone a great applicant?

Competitive insight should inform the product roadmap. Learn how a competitive analysis will help your product rise above the competition.

How do project management and product management overlap? In this post, we discuss seven key project management principles.

In an Agile world, your product team must agree on the “Definition of Done”. We outline how to define "done" and how to implement it with your product team.

What is product management's role in the PDLC? Learn what product managers should be focused on during each product lifecycle stage.

In this post, we discuss how modeling your product team culture after a sports team might just be the answer to achieving high performance.

You can build products collaboratively without turning into a design by committee situation. Here's 10 tactics to help prevent it

Do you want to manage a product management team? Learn about the different product management roles, like head of product management.

In this post, we cover 5 product management books that will serve you well in 2019. Some on the list are free to download!

Scaling a product management team within an organization is not always smooth. Here's how four companies managed to overcome growing pains.

Including product planning stakeholders in your roadmapping process is an important PM responsibility. Here's how to do it well.

We'll explore a few ways you can measure product-market fit and ensure you're heading in the right direction.

Looking for up-to-date best practices on product management? In this post, we cover 3 key habits of the modern product manager.

Onboarding product managers well is essential. Here are our tried and true tips for onboarding new product managers.

Organizational silos can prevent your team from reaching its full potential. Here's how to break them down before they cause problems.

Are you getting feature requests from prospects? Here's some considerations to remember when handling a dealbreaker request.

Unplanned work happens no matter how much you try to plan. Things change and they can change quickly for agile product teams.