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Top product management reads in August

BY Eira Hayward on August 30, 2024

From an updated view on product requirements to the realities of continuous discovery, here’s a look at the most-read posts on Mind the Product in August. Ditch the PRD template and embrace the PRD checklist In this post Aakash Gupta outlines the template hell that many product people go through when putting together a product Read more »

Top product management reads in July

BY Eira Hayward on July 31, 2024

In case you missed them, here is a round-up of the most-read articles on Mind the Product this month Read more »

What to do when it's time to pivot in product: Lessons from Bumble

BY Eira Hayward on July 31, 2024

Pivots, those shifts in direction in pursuit of a vision, are part of life for any business. We look at why businesses pivot and talk to the team at women-first dating app Bumble about their recent work to evolve the app’s user experience Read more »

Successful product management in companies where it's least understood

BY Eira Hayward on July 1, 2024

We speak to some product leaders about their experiences of trying to “do Product” in an organisation that doesn’t understand it. What advice can they offer? Read more »

An inside look at the product job market

BY Eira Hayward on June 25, 2024

Lots of layoffs, an oversupply of candidates, disruption from artificial intelligence, what are job prospects currently like for product managers? Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: Overengineering can kill your product

BY Eira Hayward on May 12, 2024

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

BY Eira Hayward on May 8, 2024

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 »

Top product management reads in April

BY Eira Hayward on April 30, 2024

From a look of Marty Cagan’s new book and why it’s caused an upset online to a case study on using artificial intelligence to crack down on fraudulent listings, here’s a look at our top reads in the past month. Read more »

SUNDAY REWIND: The art of product management with Ken Norton

BY Eira Hayward on April 28, 2024

This week’s Sunday Rewind is an ask-me anything interview from 2022 with product coach Ken Norton. In it, he answers questions on the importance of soft skills, dealing with imposter syndrome and more besides. Read more »

Upskilling for product managers – tips and tricks

BY Sirisha Dinavahi on April 18, 2024

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 »