If you've been following the PM world even for a bit, you've probably come across the age-old question of how technical product managers should be In many software startups and...
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Over the past couple of days, I’ve had the opportunity to attend Opticon 2015, a huge conference for the experience optimization and testing community Hosted by Optimizely,...
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  Another age-old question in product management circles is whether PMs should have MBAs At least today, an MBA can be a double-edged sword when it comes to recruiting for...
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  There are few professional fields I've come across as diverse as the product management field In all my conversations with other PMs, I haven't experienced one...
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A lot of our readers have been asking for advice on whether or not product management is the career for them I thought I'd first lay out a few points about common...
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  I was re-reading the excellent Cracking the PM Interview recently and came across a great topic to discuss for this week's post Product managers manage products of all...
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  In a previous post about quantitative vs qualitative research, I briefly mentioned A/B testing as a type of quantitative research product managers should be familiar...
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  I wanted to switch things up a bit this week and share some of my recent experiences as a PM in an innovation lab What are innovation labs These internal labs are...
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  Today we'll be going over the basics of one of the most important tools a product manager can have A user story is part of the agile methodology and communicates a...
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  Last week I had the opportunity to return to my alma mater to help out with campus recruiting It was both humbling and eye-opening to realize that I was now on the...
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One of the most important aspects of delivering a solid product is making sure a lot of research goes into the effort Given the limited time and money a project has, it's...
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  Like any other job, product management can oftentimes be a very overwhelming experience for any individual joining a new When I first transitioned into my first product...
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There are quite a few agile development methodologies that lean companies use today Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) is a popular one that I've had the most experience...
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The role of a product manager is multi-faceted and product managers often work with many different groups of people in a Of course, the extent to which product managers work with...
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