Videos

WATCH: Creating Strong Value Propositions

Transcription: Hi, and welcome back to the ACE video series. I’m going to talk to you about creating strong value propositions. As I’m sure you’re aware, having a product needs a strong value proposition…

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Videos

WATCH: Creating a Competitive Benchmark Analysis

Transcription: Hi, and welcome back to the ace video series. Today I want to talk to you about creating a competitive benchmark analysis. As product managers, we understand how important it truly is to…

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Articles

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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Articles

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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Articles

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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Articles

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…

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Articles

Is Digital Transformation Wasting Your Budget?

The amount of money invested in “Transformation Programs” is staggering. In the past 20 years, we have seen Digital and Agile Transformation Programs grow and swell to $1.3 trillion dollars in 2020…

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Articles

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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Articles

Leveraging Disruptive Thinking to Drive Innovation

Life as a Product Manager It’s time to think about the unthinkable. To differentiate yourself and your business or product, you must build innovative and disruptive thinking techniques into your daily…

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Articles

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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Podcasts

Getting Started with Jobs to Be Done

Episode 69 Getting Started with Jobs to Be Done Meet Guest: Mike Belsito Mike Belsito is a co-founder of Product Collective, which organizes INDUSTRY, one of the largest product management summits anywhere…

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Press Release

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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Podcasts

How Being a Standup Comedian Taught Me How to Be a Great Product Manager

Episode 70 How Being a Standup Comedian Taught Me How to Be a Great Product Manager, with Deepak Paramanand, Product Lead at Hitachi Europe Meet Guest: Deepak Paramanand   Deepak Paramanand’s Guest Bio…

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Articles

INDUSTRY Insights Interview on Coaching Product People with JJ Rorie

INDUSTRY Insights Interview on Coaching Product People The product manager role is one of the most important positions in an organization. When you have great product managers, it makes your job as a leader…

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Podcasts

Product Management for Non-Software Products

Episode 67 Product Management for Non-Software Products With host JJ Rorie JJ Rorie is a thought-leader and practitioner who has spent her career helping companies optimize their product management and…

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