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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From LaLa Land to The Matrix: Can AI replace product management?
In this post Jing Hu looks at the astounding pace of the evolution of AI and how the marriage of human expertise with AI capabilities could potentially revolutionize the way we manage products Read more »
Top product management reads in May
AI, chatbots and ChatGPT have dominated our postings this month, as we assimilate the implications of machine learning technology on our daily lives and our work. Here’s a roundup of the most-read posts on the Mind the Product blog in May. Read more »
Why product management needs more english majors
What does an English degree offer that’s so unique and valuable to the product manager role? Greg Bayer, Managing Director at Silver Ridge Advisors delves into the transferable skills that can be used in the product craft. Read more »
Narative, ethos, and pathos in product
Yohay Etsion, a product management executive and coach has recently written a Kindle book called “Leading the Charge: The Blueprint for Building and Managing a High-Performance Product Organization”, which aims to provide an in-depth guide on how to build and operate a successful end-to-end product organization. Read more »
Interviewing customers: the art of asking questions
Maybe you work somewhere where user research is done by a specialist team, maybe you’re new to product management, maybe you’re looking into a possible new product, maybe your sales people are very protective of their contacts. There are several reasons why a product manager might be a step or two removed from direct contact with customers.
SUNDAY REWIND: The psychology behind successful products by Nathalie Nahai
This week’s Sunday Rewind is a #mtpcon San Francisco talk by author and web psychologist Nathalie Nahai called The psychology behind successful products. Read more »
Top product management reads in April
A roundup and summary of the top five most-read articles appearing on the Mind the Product blog during April 2023. Read more »
SUNDAY REWIND: Building products AI-first by Aparna Chennapragada
This week’s Sunday Rewind takes us back to an in-depth talk from mtpcon San Francisco 2017, where Aparna Chennapragada, formerly Product Director and Technical Assistant to the CEO at Google, unpacks 4 ideas on how artificial intelligence (AI) will change how we think about products and experiences.
Deep dive: Why is outcome-led so tricky? by Dave Martin
Why is it so difficult for organisations to become outcome led and what is the role of product leaders in making an outcome-led approach work? Read more »
SUNDAY REWIND: The F words of highly successful product organisations by Saielle DaSilva
In this Sunday Rewind, we look back to when Saielle DaSilva explained the five f-words how we can add value, achieve alignment, make better decisions and a more inclusive culture. Read more »