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🚀 Don't let the fear of imperfection slow you down in product management. Learning, experimentation, and #testing is key! It's time to break free from the pursuit of perfection and embrace the power of hypotheses🙌 🎙️ Our latest episode of the #ProductAgilityPodcast is dropping this Thursday, and you won't want to miss it! Join host Ben Maynard and special guest Tara Wellington as they dive into "The Perfection Paradox: How Fear of Imperfection Slows Down Product Success."🚀 Discover why striving for perfection can actually hinder your product's growth and learn how to embrace experimentation and #userfeedback instead💡 Tune in for some valuable insights and practical tips to boost your product management skills. Stay tuned for the full episode release on Thursday!🎧 #ProductManagement #PerfectionParadox

Experience has a big impact in shaping a product manager's confidence and knowledge. It's natural for new product managers to feel overwhelmed by decision-making. But product management thrives on experimentation and learning from mistakes. Our latest episode featuring Caroline Albanese of Dow Jones explores how PMs develop expertise through trial, error, and understanding. Don't miss out on the valuable insights! Follow the link in the comments for the full conversation.

In 🎥 Episode 31 of Talking Roadmaps, JJ Rorie talks to Phil Hornby. She's a lecturer at John Hopkins and CEO of Great Product Management. We might be fans of roadmaps, but we couldn’t agree more with her comment "It's not the roadmap that matters. It's the work that went into it.", 🦻 listen to find out more! https://buff.ly/47EQ2en #roadmapping #expert #educator #productmanagement #productmgmt

In 🎥 Episode 36 of Talking Roadmaps, Itamar Gilad talks to Phil Hornby. He's an Author and Product Management Coach. Itamar recently published Evidence Guided that is focused on his GIST framework so we explored how it related to roadmaps with the big question "Can you create an Evidence-Guided Roadmap?". 🦻 Listen to find out more! https://buff.ly/49cZYMU #roadmapping #expert #productmanagement #productmgmt

Is roadmaps a thorny issue in your company? Interested to switch to outcome-based roadmaps? This chat with Phil Hornby covers these exact topics.

Here are my key takeaways from an amazing and insightful podcast on the future of product management by Marty Cagan and hosted by Lenny Rachitsky: - Understand your customers and users well by having "1st hand interactions" - There is a difference between developing a feature vs. solving a customer problem - Many-a-times PMs are doing more project management than product management - Product management is much more than just authoring stories at JIRA or administering backlog or conducting scrum ceremonies - Some key principles: -- Innovation is more important than predictability -- Learning is more important than failure -- Principles are more important than processes -- Demonstrating "real ownership" https://lnkd.in/g6TQSZp6 #productmanagement #products #customers #products #quality

In this episode Irene Yu and I discussed one of the hottest topics in Product Management: how technical should a Product Manager be? The answer is super easy: listen to this episode and find out yourself Listen here: https://bit.ly/45ylQjC

🚀 Unlocking Product Management Wisdom with Marty Cagan's "Transformed" 📚 Exciting news for all product management enthusiasts! 🎉 Marty Cagan, the renowned product management guru, has released his latest book, "Transformed," offering invaluable insights into the evolving landscape of product management 🚀 My key takeaways from this exceptional podcasts : 🔍 Long-Term Perspective: Product management isn't a sprint; it's a marathon. Like Rome, building a successful product takes time and requires continuous learning and adaptation along the way. 📖 Value over Features: It's essential to shift focus from merely managing features to prioritizing outcomes. As PMs, we must ensure our solutions deliver both value and viability to both customers and the business. 💡 Continuous Discovery: Embrace the role of the "iron lady" with a steadfast commitment to vision validated through continuous discovery. This iterative approach leads to delivering solutions that truly resonate and generate value. 🛠️ The Art of Building: Mastery in product management hinges on the ability to build. From good to great, honing the craft of building transformative products sets top-tier PMs apart. In a world filled with evolving challenges, Marty Cagan's insights serve as a guiding light for product managers striving for excellence. Let's embark on this transformative journey together, building products that shape the future! 🌟💼 Two fantastic podcast's with Lenny Rachitsky and Jason Knight: 🦕 Lenny's Podcast: https://lnkd.in/eFBusfRm - 🦕 ONE KNIGHT IN PRODUCT https://lnkd.in/e5Qiz8zz #ProductManagement #Transformed #ContinuousLearning

Can knowing very little about your customers before you start building actually be an advantage? I've made my fair share of wrong assumptions about customers before, feeling overconfident in my knowledge. Next time you feel discouraged about not knowing enough about a customer segment, consider whether that might actually be an advantage to have fewer assumptions to unlearn. I'm excited to tune into this next episode and see what Katie Silver has to say to Rae Foote.

“Bridging Business and Stakeholders: The Art of being a Product Manager" Want to hear more of what Gabrielle Bufrem discussed with Phil Hornby about roadmaps in Season 1 Episode 37 of Talking Roadmaps? Checkout the full episode here... https://buff.ly/3u2ITVU #roadmapping #expert #educator #productmanagement #productmgmt