Tag: product management
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My Product Management Toolkit (47): “Different Hats”
Working cross-functionally is a critical part of product management. Products are never developed or improved in isolation. They are the result of engineers, designers, marketeers, sales people, legal counsel and product managers working together. To do so, understanding the people that you’re collaborating with and what’s important to them, is a vital prerequisite for achieving…
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“Ask Your Developer” (Book Review)
“The truth is that most software is pretty simple. It’s what developers call CRUD applications: Create, Read, Update, Delete. Most apps online are forms that let the user input data, modify data, report out data, or delete data. Nearly every website or mobile app you’ve ever used is 95 percent CRUD operations. This isn’t rocket…
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Taking stock: my 10 years in product management
Introduction Last month marked my 10 year anniversary of being a product manager. This milestone did two things for me. Firstly, it made me nostalgic 🙂 Secondly, it made me reflect and ponder the things I’ve observed and learned over the past 10 years. From outcome over output to product management certification, I’ll share my…
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“Continuous Discovery Habits” (Book Review)
I’ve been following Teresa Torres and her work for a good few years, so I was very excited when she published “Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products That Create Customer Value and Business Value” earlier this year. In “Continuous Discovery Habits” Torres explains the value of continuous discovery and describes the best way to implement a…
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Coda (Product Review)
My summary of Coda before using it? A document sharing product, plain and simple. Probably similar to Google Docs, making it easy for people to share information and collaborate. How does Coda explain itself in the first minute? “Enough of this sheet” reads the strap-line above the fold on Coda’s homepage, followed by “It’s time…
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