We at career.pm are obsessed with helping product managers develop themselves professionally. This obsession led us to an obvious question: How do you ‘construct’ a great product manager? As we coach …
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Agile and Scrum Are Not the Same Thing (Dammit!)
In doing research for a career.pm Learning Path on Agile, I was looking for articles that concisely articulate the difference between Agile and frameworks like Scrum that are based on it. I …
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An update on our Pilot program
It's been a while since you’ve heard from us. Suffice it to say, we’ve been super busy with the career.pm pilot program. In this post, I’d like to give you an update on the pilot, including key …
It’s Time to PM Your Career
As a native English-speaker living in a country with a different mother tongue, I often marvel at how flexible the English language is. We can effortlessly turn a noun into a verb. For example, how …
Product Managers: Are You Really Investing in Your Career?
In the two decades I’ve been a proud citizen of the corporate world as an employee and then a consultant, I’ve found myself underwhelmed by the professional development opportunities offered by most …
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Follow Up With Your Releases (Your Work Doesn’t End When You Ship)
Releasing a new product can be a long and arduous process. You must do your market research, set specific objectives for your new product, identify kinks and work them out, and facilitate the design …
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How to Get Through Your Morning Standup Quickly
As almost anyone who has ever worked in an office knows, meetings can suck time – and even productivity – quickly out of any workday morning. That’s why lots of companies are trading in the long …
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The 12 Important Metrics Every Product Manager Should Track
Like it or not, every product manager needs to rely on hard data – gleaned from the right metrics – to prove successful results. Stakeholders want to see that your company and your product is …
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Why Your Roadmap Should Be Driven by Outcomes, Not Features
You have plotted your features, your developers have worked late into the night, you've tested, retested, and then fixed your bugs twice over. Then comes time for launch. You're excited and a little …
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Critical Product Management Tools for Your Stack
A product manager is only as efficient as his or her tools. Building the best product out there requires a lot of time and energy, but you can significantly ease your burden by using product …
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