Category: Product Strategy
5 Questions Product Managers Should Ask Their Sales Teams
Effective product managers employ all sorts of strategies to gather actionable intelligence about their products so they can continually improve… Read →
When Should Recurring Feature Requests Lead to Re-evaluating Your Product Strategy?
One of the most challenging aspects of being a product manager is reconciling recurring customer feature requests with your overall… Read →
Valuable Insights from 5 Great Product Management Articles on Medium.com
“The secret every business leader is terrified you’ll discover!” “25 things successful professionals do every day—and you don’t.” “8 simple… Read →
Can You Ever Stop Improving Your Product?
You’d probably think that the standard cranberry wouldn’t have much room for new features or product enhancements. (In case you’re… Read →
5 Lessons from IDEO for Unlocking Your Team’s Creative Potential
If you’re not familiar with IDEO, the global design company founded in Palo Alto, California in 1991, you probably know… Read →
Product Planning: What to Do, With Whom, and When?
Product planning is a difficult term to define because it’s so broad and involves so many different aspects of a… Read →
My Product Failed. Now What?
Your product failed, and now you’re wondering what to do. First things first: Don’t panic. (Unless your executive team is… Read →
10 Takeaways from Mind the Product 2017
This week, more than 1,500 product managers gathered in sunny San Francisco to ‘Mind the Product’. Over the course of… Read →
A Non-Designer’s Guide for Hiring UX
Technology and design are in the midst of an exciting crossroads, where businesses are becoming aware that the products and… Read →
5 Design Principles From The World’s Most Product-Centric Companies
The global marketplace is a crowded, noisy place. There’s lots to choose from and competition at every turn. If you’re… Read →
The One Question Product Managers Forget to Ask
If you have children, or a niece or nephew, or if you’ve ever babysat, or even if you’ve walked slowly… Read →
Dear Customer (a Letter from Your Product Managers)
What all product managers want their customers to know… Dear Customer, As product managers, it’s our job to bring products… Read →
5 Strategies for Creating an All-Star Product Team
What’s in the secret sauce of an all-star product team? While there’s no five-minute recipe to whipping up a cohesive,… Read →
How to Develop a Product Strategy Your Competitors Will Love
Disclaimer: The following advice is our take on how not to develop a product strategy. If you’re looking for serious… Read →
Building a Software Company: A Conversation With Jim Semick
We recently teamed up with Pivotal Tracker and Notion to host a product management networking event in Los Angeles called… Read →
Product Launch Checklists: From the Oscars to a Software Product Release, They’re Necessary
Do you think that if the producers of the 2017 Academy Awards had developed a checklist covering every step of… Read →
A Customer Journey Map of the ProductPlan First Time User Experience
I was asked by ProductPlan to create a journey map that maps out their customers’ experience during the 30 day… Read →
5 Hidden Prioritization Pitfalls That Product Managers Should Avoid
Product management can often be a difficult balancing act, in which you find yourself constantly trying to satisfy many competing… Read →