In the second post of his “Essential PM Skills Series”, PM Exercise’s Coach, Robert Hamilton, explains the importance of critical thinking.
Critical thinking is a core skill for PMs, because it can help you to make better decisions and through that do a better job of supporting your team.
The role of a Product Manager (PM) is hugely variable. What you need to achieve day to day depends on many things: the company, the scope of the team, the maturity of a product, your level of experience, and many other factors. That said, there are some skills that all PMs require. I’m going to cover each of these skills in a short series of posts.
Many companies fail to adequately meet market demands because they ignore the benefits of user-centric – also referred to as customer-focused – product management. In this article, you’ll learn how focusing on the customer will help your company build products that users truly value.
PM Exercises supports a community of over 30,000 members looking to jumpstart their PM career with tools and resources designed to streamline the interview process at today’s leading tech companies –– including one-on-one interview coaching from highly successful PMs.
Reading is important for many reasons. And that’s why this post is all about the best books for product managers.
Tom Corley, author of the book Change Your Habits, Change Your Life, interviewed many
Countless reasons point us towards getting a mentor when becoming a product manager, or even when attempting to land the gig. A product manager mentor can walk us through each step with deliberate and experienced guidance.
Having a product manager mentor is great, but finding one is easier said than done.
The world today is fast-paced. Technology allows products to be developed at a rate that has never been seen before. As product innovation and production continue to increase, highly skilled Product Managers will only become more and more valuable. After all, someone has to see a product through conception to distribution!