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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. Assess your product skills today If you'd like to assess your own product skills, check out our free Product Skills Toolkit. Designed to help you assess your skills and take the next step on your product learning journey, the toolkit includes a PDF download, video tutorials, and an email series.

Premortems in product management; why pessimism pays

Premortems in product management; why pessimism pays

A premortem exercise can be an excellent way to identify potential risks that might affect the success of your product launch, as Jordan Jacobi explains.

Jordan Jacobi

13 cross-functional teams product managers should get to know

13 cross-functional teams product managers should get to know

The ability to collaborate effectively with other teams is an essential facet of successful product management. Product leader Ronke Majekodumni runs through the teams that you might commonly deal with and offers some advice on how to get the best out of them.

Ronke Majekodumni

Preventing product bias: lessons from leaders

Preventing product bias: lessons from leaders

We ask some product leaders about the practical steps that product teams can take to eliminate bias and ensure they build products that are equally accessible to everyone.

Eira Hayward

4 coaching questions that every product manager should ask when stuck

4 coaching questions that every product manager should ask when stuck

Caroline Clark, Founder of Product Karma shares four questions to ask yourself when you're stuck in a rut in product management.

Caroline Clark

SUNDAY REWIND: The GIST Framework by Itamar Gilad

SUNDAY REWIND: The GIST Framework by Itamar Gilad

This Sunday Rewind is a talk from #MTP Engage Manchester in which consultant Itamar Gilad takes us through his GIST (goals, ideas, steps, tasks) framework.

Eira Hayward

The power of perspective: Strategies for product managers to overcome biases

The power of perspective: Strategies for product managers to overcome biases

How do you recognize and overcome bias as a product manager? Saurabh Pandey has some suggestions for helpful strategies

Saurabh Pandey

How AI-generated software could turn your competitive moat into a puddle

How AI-generated software could turn your competitive moat into a puddle

With generative AI on course to code the majority of software we use, Beckett Johnson looks at how SaaS companies will need to adapt in order to stay competitive

Beckett Johnson

Reflections on my journey to becoming a product manager

Reflections on my journey to becoming a product manager

Titus Chereches reflects on the journey of his career to date and analyses what he finds so fascinating and fulfilling about being a product manager

Titus Chereches

Top product management reads in July

Top product management reads in July

Is product management dead at Airbnb? And if it is, what does that mean for the rest of us? Do you want to understand a bit more about product operations or are you looking for ways to reignite your passion for product? In case you missed any of it, here’s a round-up of the most-read posts on the Mind the Product blog in July.

Eira Hayward

SUNDAY REWIND: Data-driven blunders and how to avoid them

SUNDAY REWIND: Data-driven blunders and how to avoid them

In this week’s Sunday Rewind, Jorge Rodriguez-Ramos examines the consequences when we expect data to be the “secret sauce” that will immediately improve all aspects of our product

Eira Hayward

Is full stack product management a good idea?

Is full stack product management a good idea?

Is full-stack product management a good idea? Sejla Vatres, Product Leader, examines whether it's worthwhile and considers alternatives.

Šejla Vatreš

SUNDAY REWIND: Popular misconceptions of the product craft by Sherif Mansour

SUNDAY REWIND: Popular misconceptions of the product craft by Sherif Mansour

Atlassian's Sherif Mansour shares some common misconceptions about product management and considers why we need to think differently about these issues

Eira Hayward