Category: Product Management
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Product Management University Announces New Micro Learning Courses for Product Managers
Learn Targeted Skills in Small Chunks On the Go Today, Product Management University announced the availability of 15 new micro learning courses for high technology product managers in B2B. As workloads grow heavier and product management teams are asked to do more, there’s less time to learn new skills or keep current skills sharp. Training […]
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Product Strategy Explained in Practical Terms
If you thought there were a million ways to define product management, product strategy might have it beat by a longshot. Forget about the differences from company to company. Just think about how many ways product strategy is defined within your own organization. It’s the number one thing that makes product strategy both challenging and frustrating […]
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Something to Get You Ready for 2025 Product Strategy Season
September is right around the corner and that means the 2025 strategy season is here for many of us. For all you product managers out there, here’s something that’ll help you energize stakeholders and separate the pretenders from the contenders when it comes to influencing your product priorities for 2025, and it won’t cost you […]
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Webinar: How to Get Promoted in Product Management
If you’re looking to climb the career ladder and get promoted in product management, you don’t have to pursue a management role like director or vice president. In this webinar, you’ll get five tips that will improve your odds of getting promoted and three alternatives to a management role that offer highly rewarding product management […]
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Are We Going About Stakeholder Alignment the Hard Way?
I was at a recent Product Coffee meeting and the subject of stakeholder alignment came up. I immediately sensed heightened stress levels in everyone’s voice as the discussion progressed. I know stakeholder alignment has always been a challenge, but the intensity has clearly been ratcheted up as the complexities in product management continue to grow. Stakeholder alignment […]
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The Best Bang For Your Discovery Buck – Customer Advisory Boards
Customer Advisory Boards (CABs) are still the best bang for the buck when it comes to “customer discovery,” not to be confused with user or product discovery! More on that later. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of facilitating numerous customer advisory boards for my clients. There are two common denominators in every meeting. […]
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Product Management Outcomes – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
It’s refreshing to see so many discussions and articles themed around product management outcomes. After all, it’s the reason we product managers do what we do, right? But not all outcomes are created equal. Here’s a look at the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to product management outcomes. THE GOOD When […]
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When Your Product Enhancement List is Out of Control
When it comes to managing your product enhancement list, there’s one thing you know for sure. The list is going to grow a lot faster than you can deliver the enhancements. Managing the product enhancement list is one of the most frustrating parts of your product manager job. There are so many perspectives and so […]
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Why Market Leadership Starts With Product Management
There are a million and one things that go into creating a market leading company. But products are the nucleus, and that means market leadership starts with product management. There are the obvious things product management does. Everyone knows what they are, so there’s no need to rehash them. A simple ChatGPT inquiry will give […]
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What Makes An Effective Product Management Process
A great 30-minute conversation with Paul Heller, Chief Evangelist at Sopheon. But we didn’t discuss the process itself. We talked about value-driven product management, what it takes to get the rest of the organization on board and how to help other disciplines see the benefit to them. 30 minutes never went so fast. It’s definitely […]