How Product Strategy Will Evolve in 2023

If 2020 to 2022 was the era of Product-Led Growth (PLG), then 2023 may herald the start of the age of Product-Led Efficiency. It doesn’t have quite the snap to it as PLG (and we aren’t even going to dare to try and coin another three-letter acronym to describe it), but it’s a trend that’s worth paying attention to. Here’s why: The world in...

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Product School Launches ‘Building vs Buying Analytics’ eBook with Embedded Insight Software

We recently launched the Building Vs Buying Analytics eBook in partnership with Logi Analytics from Insight Software. Dive in to learn the benefits of strategically deployed tech stack for different team members (i.e. different buyer-personas) within an organization. Companies tend to overlook investing in tech, prioritizing short-term fixes over long-term...

Jan 2023

ChatGPT Replaces Our Content Team for the Day…

Three Product Management Trends to Look Out for in 2023, According to ChatGPT Twas the night after Christmas, and our content team twas short-staffed. But Product Blog readers were hungry, would the terrible silence last?We had but one recourse before our readers grew madSo we turned to ChatGPT… we hope you’ll be glad! [Poem written...

Dec 2022

How to Product Manage Your Product Management Career

Product Managers, at their core, are problem-solvers. They’re innovators, communicators, critical-thinkers, lifelong learners. They have to be to work at the intersection of so many stakeholders and functions.  And the most critical problem you face as Product Manager (PM) may very well be shaping your own career path. If you’re here, you’ve...

Dec 2022

Ask Me Anything: Balancing Customer, Business, and Stakeholder Needs

At Product School #AskMeAnything sessions, you ask your questions and Product Leaders answer. These are the exceptional Product People we had the pleasure of learning from this month: Kaushik Sethuraman, Head of Programs at MetaKevin Armstrong, Senior Product Manager at AmazonShannon Vettes, Head of R&D Programs at BlaBlaCarSathya Krishnamurthy,...

Dec 2022

Retention Through Career Opportunity: How to Hold on to Product Management Talent

A good Product Manager is hard to find, and they’re even harder to replace. These are bright individuals with T-shaped skill sets that are difficult to replicate, with the ability to shape teams, solve conflicts, and innovate forward. They’re the kind of people you want around in a pinch.  But the average turn-over rate for Product Managers is...

Dec 2022

Doing More With Less: Five Ways to Increase Velocity by Removing the Bottlenecks in Your QA Process

One of the hardest things about Product Management is increasing and sustaining your team’s velocity. Often, shipping more or shipping faster means increasing your team’s overall capacity by hiring additional developers. But with a recession looming and many companies freezing their hiring plans, savvy Product Managers can look at other levers they...

Dec 2022

Why Product Management Certifications Matter

There’s a bit of a debate in the PM community about the value of Product Management certifications—I interviewed 8 leading PM recruiters (including both internal and external recruiters), and we’re surveying many more as part of our Future of Product Management Report to get an answer. The short answer is, yes certifications matter.  Let me address...

Dec 2022

Employee Education Stipends — The Ultimate Guide

Up to 98% of eligible employees may be leaving thousands of dollars worth of free education on the table. While most employees are interested in ongoing education, most are not even aware that their companies offer educational stipends, and just 2% actually put these stipends to use. (Data from Instride). This means that if you’re reading this,...

Dec 2022

Ask Me Anything: Product Strategy Frameworks

November is coming to a close, and that means it’s time for our monthly AMA roundup! This month we hosted 3 Slack AMA sessions with these lovely Product People: Harsh Gupta, Product Leader at GoogleMelanie Aley, Product Leader at GoogleLawrence Leung, Former Senior Product Manager at AmazonThis month we asked about Product Strategy, and they...

Nov 2022