Insights
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Superpower of Neurodiversity & How It Can Make Every Product Team Better
Episode 66 The Superpower of Neurodiversity & How It Can Make Every Product Team Better with Marton Gaspar Meet Guest: Marton Gaspar Marton Gaspar is a psychologist and has founded 4 startups over the…
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…
Want a Successful Product? Start With A Vision
Want a Successful Product? Start With A Vision Your success as a product manager is pinned directly to the positive contributions to the firm’s bottom line. That means, your product’s business needs…