How ignoring technical debt nearly destroyed a bankÕs reputation

Everyone knows that technical debt is bad. Still many choose to ignore technical debt in favor of new features that are expected to bring value. Often the potential value of the new features is considered to be more important than…

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Throwing Caution to the Wind

In this episode: - Balancing strategic and tactical product management - Common pitfalls of product teams and how to avoid them - Making the leap from Sr. Product Manager to VP of Product

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How to Write Actionable PRDs

I recently had the opportunity to interview candidates for a PM position on behalf of a company I consulted for.After the initial screening and phone interview, we gave each candidate a home assignment. The ask was simple: Here is what…

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TEI 014: How to Break Into Product Management or Change Industries-with Product Manager Lee Martucci

Lee Martucci is a marketing professional and certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP) with over 25 years of experience with numerous roles in product management, from telecommunications and cell phone services to building materials. He is currently helping GAF. You…

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LinkedIn North Star Metric Approach

The North Star Metric from LinkedIn was for a long time “Number of endorsements given“, since it proved that the users build relationships with each other, that users would be less likely to cancel their profile (since it c

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How to build products people pay for

A quick overview of the “Minyo Model” of building desirable products people are bound to pay for.Long story short — I’ve been (willingly and uncontrollably) building products for the better part of the past 20 years. Many (most, to be…

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Your Audience’s Real Roadmap Questions

Roadmaps capture the current plan. Different audiences have different (often opposing) goals and incentives, which we need to understand and anticipate.

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EP29- Former FBI High Stakes Negotiator Chris Voss podcast at Products That Count: Negotiating as if your Life Depends on it

On this episode, former FBI High Stakes Negotiator Chris Voss shares the nine effective principles to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal life. He discusses how to gain a competitive edge by using counterintuitive strategies and tactics including…

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The Product Manager’s Handbook 4/E

The Product Manager's Handbook shows you how to integrate your organization's disparate segments into a cooperative, results-focused unit that produces satisfying products―from initial design through the post-purchase experience.

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