Product Management Skills - Mind the Product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/category/product-management-skills/ Conferences, training, and content for the world’s largest community of product managers, designers, and developers. Fri, 31 May 2024 09:54:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mindtheproduct-favicon-32x32.png Product Management Skills - Mind the Product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/category/product-management-skills/ 32 32 SUNDAY REWIND: Overengineering can kill your product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-overengineering-can-kill-your-product/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-overengineering-can-kill-your-product/#respond Sun, 12 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=42185 This week’s Sunday Rewind is a 2021 post from engineer turned product manager Simon Munoz in which he looks at why products get over-engineered and at ways in which you might prevent it from happening. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-overengineering-can-kill-your-product/feed/ 0 Going beyond the Now-Next-Later roadmap with Phil Hornby https://www.mindtheproduct.com/different-types-of-roadmaps-and-advice-on-what-they-should-contain/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/different-types-of-roadmaps-and-advice-on-what-they-should-contain/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=42108 Product coach Phil Hornby gave an insightful presentation on roadmaps at ProductTank Cologne earlier this year, analysing different types of roadmaps and offering advice on what they should contain.  Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/different-types-of-roadmaps-and-advice-on-what-they-should-contain/feed/ 0 Upskilling for product managers – tips and tricks https://www.mindtheproduct.com/upskilling-for-product-managers-tips-and-tricks/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/upskilling-for-product-managers-tips-and-tricks/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=41900 Wherever you are in your product career, you must have felt the need to refresh your skills or learn new ones. This article shares her tips for keeping on top of your skill set and keep up with the times. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/upskilling-for-product-managers-tips-and-tricks/feed/ 0 Apple under attack: what should product managers do? https://www.mindtheproduct.com/apple-under-attack-what-should-product-managers-do/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/apple-under-attack-what-should-product-managers-do/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=41656 What are the implications for product managers of the various legal challenges to Apple's walled garden approach? Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/apple-under-attack-what-should-product-managers-do/feed/ 0 Top product management reads in March https://www.mindtheproduct.com/top-product-management-reads-in-march-2/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/top-product-management-reads-in-march-2/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=41502 From questioning the mantras of product gurus through to finding product/market fit with AI, here’s a look through our top product management reads this month. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/top-product-management-reads-in-march-2/feed/ 0 Common misconceptions about product management https://www.mindtheproduct.com/common-misconceptions-about-product-management/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/common-misconceptions-about-product-management/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=41112 What do product managers do really well, and what do other people think they do? We asked around and here's what you told us. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/common-misconceptions-about-product-management/feed/ 0 SUNDAY REWIND: Humility and personal resilience in product https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-humility-and-personal-resilience-in-product/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-humility-and-personal-resilience-in-product/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2024 16:53:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=41000 This week’s Sunday Rewind is a look back to two talks from our 2022 Hamburg conference, MTP Engage, in which product leaders share two different perspectives on the mental qualities you need as a product manager. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/sunday-rewind-humility-and-personal-resilience-in-product/feed/ 1 The product guru complex https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-guru-complex/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-guru-complex/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=40907 It's time to ditch the dogma and introduce a strong dose of pragmatism if product management is to avoid an existential crisis, argues Becky Yelland. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-guru-complex/feed/ 1 February’s top product management reads https://www.mindtheproduct.com/februarys-top-product-management-reads/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/februarys-top-product-management-reads/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=40827 From an in-depth look into the multitude of different ways to teach yourself about product management to tips on how to overcome job fatigue and handle office politics, here’s a look through the most popular content among the MTP community in February. Read more »

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]]> https://www.mindtheproduct.com/februarys-top-product-management-reads/feed/ 0 Product leaders in the C-suite: tips for dealing with execs https://www.mindtheproduct.com/product-leaders-in-the-c-suite-tips-for-dealing-with-execs/ https://www.mindtheproduct.com/product-leaders-in-the-c-suite-tips-for-dealing-with-execs/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.mindtheproduct.com/?p=40579 Product leaders in the C-suite struggle to get their organisations to innovate and understand the value of experimentation, according to recent research. What actions can they take to get other execs to change their approach to Product? Read more »

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