PRODUCTHEAD: Who doesn’t love a good manifesto?
» AI is forcing us to adapt how we work in the face of greater information flow
» However, this doesn’t mean we abandon the fundamental guiding principles of our discipline
» AI is forcing us to adapt how we work in the face of greater information flow
» However, this doesn’t mean we abandon the fundamental guiding principles of our discipline
Ross Webb and I have been chatting about product management career progression.
We cover topics including:
» Thinking of visibility as a strategic competency, not self-promotion
» Controlling your narrative through regular updates
and more!
» Most read edition: ‘Showing your value’ — why to focus on high impact work
» Edition with most clicks: ‘Enough handwringing already’ — let’s not write ourselves off as a profession quite yet
» Most clicked article: ‘AI discovers that not every fingerprint is unique’ — upending a long-held belief in forensics
Off the back of his recent article for Mind The Product, Liam Smith interviewed me about my experiences in freelance product management.
I started as a freelance product manager in 2012 when I founded Product People Limited, and had been blogging about product management for a couple of years before that. (You can read my first ever blog post if you like.)
» Most read: Choose your own adventure — discussing better product roadmaps
» Most clicked: How to sharpen up your vision and strategy — a practical set of prompts and worked examples
» In product management, “the basics never change, it’s the more advanced stuff that changes”
» Oft-cited company frameworks such as the Spotify model were just a moment in time — everything moves on
» When all is changing around you, be an anchor of stability and trust for your team
» Reflecting on product management in 2022
» The most opened PRODUCTHEAD editions of 2022
» Back in the new year :-)
Product managers of software and hardware platforms face unique challenges that PMs of ‘regular’ products do not.
In this panel discussion, Hans-Bernd Kittlaus discusses platform product management with Samira Negm, Peter Stadlinger and Jock Busuttil.
» A selection of the best product management podcasts by product people, recommended by product people
A recent tweet by John Cutler provoked some interesting reactions. It got me thinking about whether there are underlying principles of product management that apply in all contexts.