Product Management Skills
Martin Eriksson defines product management as the intersection between business, technology, and user experience. He believes that a good product manager must be experienced in at least one of these areas and passionate about all of them. But what exact skills does a product manager need? From communication and strategic thinking to prioritisation and analytical skills, the list is long. This content looks at product management skills in different ways.
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SUNDAY REWIND: Overengineering can kill your product
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 »
Going beyond the Now-Next-Later roadmap with Phil Hornby
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 »
Upskilling for product managers – tips and tricks
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 »
Apple under attack: what should product managers do?
What are the implications for product managers of the various legal challenges to Apple’s walled garden approach? Read more »
Top product management reads in March
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 »
Common misconceptions about product management
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 »
SUNDAY REWIND: Humility and personal resilience in product
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 »
The product guru complex
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 »
February's top product management reads
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 »
Product leaders in the C-suite: tips for dealing with execs
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 »