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From Accidental to Intentional: How to Actually Build a Product Management Career

You didn’t end up here by chance. It’s time to stop drifting and start driving. Let’s be real: most people don’t dream of becoming product managers. You don’t major in it. There’s no campus…

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The Great Methodology Myth: Why We’ve Been Fighting the Wrong War

We need to talk about the biggest lie in software development. For decades, we’ve been sold a story: “Waterfall bad, Agile good.” It’s become gospel in our industry. Waterfall is rigid, linear, outdated…

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How to Become an Influential Leader

For Product Managers and Emerging Leaders By Steven Haines Most people who aspire to greater levels of responsibility are often advised to learn to influence others.  For me, it was a familiar refrain…

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Strategic Product Management: Sunset Decisions, Platform Benefits, and Team Structures

Strategic Product Management: Sunset Decisions, Platform Benefits, and Team Structures Introduction Strategic decisions around product lifecycle management, platform integration, and team structures are…

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Achieving and Scaling Product-Market Fit: A Guide for Product Managers in Mid-to-Large Tech Companies

Achieving and Scaling Product-Market Fit: A Guide for Product Managers in Mid-to-Large Tech Companies Introduction As product managers in mid-to-large technology companies, you’re no stranger to the challenges…

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Navigating Uncertainty in Product Management: A Guide for Adaptable Product Leade

Introduction Imagine starting your day with a clear plan, feeling laser-focused on the tasks ahead, only to get a 7:30 a.m. text from the Chief Product Officer about a major product failure in the field…

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How Product Managers Get Promoted in 2024

A Pathway to Your Next Product Management Promotion Several years ago, I visited a college campus during freshman orientation. I recall the speaker telling the incoming students about the great opportunities…

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Enough Already! It’s Time to Focus on Your Product Management Professional Development

You’ve been working at home, you miss your team. You’re “zoomed out.” Have you been paying attention to your professional development as a product manager? Regardless of your situation, whether you’re…

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Why Product Management Matters: Thoughts on Product Management Excellence

I’ve provided this post to offer a brief glimpse into my new book, Leading Product Management: How to Create a High-Performance Product Management Organization. If you’d like to review the introductory…

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The 7 “T’s” of Product-Led Transformation

Transformation is a word that isn’t commonly favored by the Product community because Transformation Programs rarely allow Product Teams to autonomously decide how they’ll achieve their mission. However…

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Best-in-Class Product Management Framework: The Product Management Life Cycle Model

The first and second editions of The Product Manager’s Desk Reference have been a faithful companion to tens of thousands of product managers around the world. I’ve refreshed the book and introduced a…

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3 Attributes That Make A ‘Great’ Product Manager

What makes a GREAT Product Manager as opposed to GOOD? In Jim Collins noted book, “Good to Great,” he pointed out some of the key characteristics that separate good companies from great, high-performing…

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Using 17 Golden Rules to Achieve Product Management Success

If there’s anything I care deeply about, is to help product managers be as successful as they can. Whether you’re an aspiring product manager, a newer product manager, or someone who might need a quick…

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Best-Selling Product Management Book Updated With Post-Covid Business Landscape In Mind

The Product Manager’s Desk Reference has been updated for a post-Covid world while providing a reliable resource for product managers to excel in their role. NEW YORK, NY, USA, May 6, 2021 / — Steven…

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Customer Centricity: The Next Frontier [Webinar & Template]

No customers. No business. Simple. Right? Try this. Ask any product manager in your (B2B) company about the amount of time they spend with customers. Better yet, ask anyone in your engineering group to…

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