Why collaboration between Product Managers and Engineering Managers matters If you have worked in software development, you know that getting product and engineering teams to work harmoniously together can be difficult.   The premise sounds simple. Product Managers define “what” needs to be built and “why”. Engineers define “how” it needs to be built. But …

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Prioritization is a complex problem to solve. ⏫ When we want to prioritize the next features to deliver, or the next initiatives to run, we have so many details to analyze. So many data points are involved.  👥 We want to ensure that we are helping our users to solve their problems efficiently. We want …

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Scrum is in the software industry for decades. It spread around 2002. Product Management practices are in the industry for decades as well, and they are now rapidly being implemented in more and more companies. And with a new set of practices arrives, the natural question is being asked: “How does Scrum compare to Product Management?”.  …

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Aligning stakeholders is a well-known challenge among the Product Manager community. At some point in our careers, we have all struggled with this. Aligning stakeholders is primarily about two things: managing expectations and managing humans. There is not one specific “easy” way to be good at it. However, there exists a set of rules to …

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“Ensuring the product’s success.” What does that even mean? Product Managers are doing a job that might be a bit obscure for a lot of people. But as soon as an effective Product Manager joined a team, no one wants him or her to leave. The Product Manager role is a very complete job, with …

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Product roles are pretty new. Many companies are hiring more and more of these roles, and they are often very different from one organization to another. However, there are some common tasks across companies. Product Manager A Product Manager is defining the Strategy. He spends most of his time speaking with his users and stakeholders to …

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Since I graduated high school, I want to “manage projects”. After many years being a developer, I moved to a Product Owner role. I actually think it’s one of the best changes of my career until now, and I want to share my journey.​