Product Management Skills
Martin Eriksson defines product management as the intersection between business, technology, and user experience. He believes that a good product manager must be experienced in at least one of these areas and passionate about all of them. But what exact skills does a product manager need? From communication and strategic thinking to prioritisation and analytical skills, the list is long. This content looks at product management skills in different ways.
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Reflections on my journey to becoming a product manager
When I was about five years old my kindergarten teacher asked my class about our aspirations for the future. While the boys around me eagerly declared their dreams of becoming police officers, firefighters or footballers, I stood tall and declared: I wanna be a product manager. (What I actually said was I want to be Read more »
Top product management reads in July
In case you missed any of it, here’s a round-up of the most-read posts on the Mind the Product blog in July. Read more »
SUNDAY REWIND: Data-driven blunders and how to avoid them
How improper testing, too much data too often, and picking the wrong North Star metric can lead to data-driven blunders Read more »
Is full stack product management a good idea?
Is full-stack product management a good idea? Sejla Vatres, Product Leader, starts with the basics and discusses whether it’s worthwhile. Read more »
SUNDAY REWIND: Popular misconceptions of the product craft by Sherif Mansour
Atlassian’s Sherif Mansour shares some common misconceptions about product management and considers why we need to think differently about these issues Read more »
SUNDAY REWIND: Owning Agile by Jeff Patton
Another look at Jeff Patton’s talk on Owning Agile, from our 2018 #MTPEngage Hamburg conference Read more »
Unlocking your potential: Strategies to reignite passion for product managers
Phani K Vuyyuru, Senior Product Manager, explains how we can reignite our passion for building great products in his guest post. Read more »
Don't do free work in your next interview
In his second post for Mind the Product, Senior Product Manager, Todd Lewandowski explains the common pitfall that many product people fall into during the interview process. Read more »
Ethical product principles in practice
Senior Product Manager Josh Hart is passionate about the importance of ethical product principles. Here he shares some of his experiences and offers some advice and insights for product teams looking to create their own principles and put them into practice Read more »
All in one place: The ultimate TV product experience utopia
Senior Product Manager Christina Cassar looks at what can be done to deliver that North Star of the entertainment space – a single platform that integrates all of your favourite content Read more »