Blogs and Articles
The following pieces have influenced my thoughts on product management and have taught me new methods, processes, and tools to make me more effective.
Steven Sinofsky on Building Your Product Team Steven Sinofsky | Great description of key success factors from a highly successful career product manager |
What makes someone a great product manager at Google? What are the necessary and ideal qualities to have? Rob Ennals | What makes a great Product Manager at Google |
10x Not 10%; Product management by orders of magnitude Ken Norton | What kinds of impacts are meaningful to identify, a great case study of Kodak (remember them?) |
Let’s talk about Product Management Josh Elman | Role of product management from the perspective of a VC and former PM |
What’s a Senior Product Manager’s job? Blair Reeves | I think Amy B originally found this one. But great perspective on the role of a Sr. PM and what gets you to that next level. |
Are “Product Manager ” and “Product Owner” roles the same one or is there any difference between what they both do? Pham Dinh Truong | Differences between PM and PO. |
Applying Leverage as a Product Manager Brandon Chu | Great POV on where PM work is most impactful. |
6 Things Dev Teams Want Product Managers To Do Matthew Cordasco | What development expects and also does not want from PMs |
Behind Every Great Product Marty Cagan | Importance of PM to product success and a few great case studies |
Books for Product Managers; Essential product management reading` Ken Norton | Great reading list. |
4 D — Product Management Framework Febryanto Chang | Good discussion of a product development process/framework |
20 Product Prioritization Techniques Folding Burritos | A list of the most common models for prioritization techniques and how / where to apply them. |
How to Define Your Product Strategy Gibson Biddle | A great 12 part series on the fundamentals of product management and lessons learned from an industry luminary. |