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Strategic product management focused on portfolios is key for long-term success. So, posts in this category help you assess the health of your product portfolio based on strategic fit and profitability criteria. Armed with the right tools, you can then formulate the right strategy. You can also assess which products to double down on vs. the ones to rationalize.

The Matteo Method: How One Product Manager Cracked the Code of Collaboration With Engineers

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024 by tanguy
engineers

Matteo mastered the art of collaboration with engineers through stellar communication, empowerment, technical appreciation, and shared accountability.

Categories Product Management, Success Fundamentals

Could Product Management Have Saved the Titan Submarine Crew?

December 2, 2024June 22, 2023 by tanguy

Product management has become indispensable in helping all teams assess all product-related risks. It can save lives.

Categories Product Management

How To Upset Your Product Management Team and Damage Credibility

February 23, 2023February 16, 2023 by tanguy
product

As a product leader, do anything to help your product managers be more focused and give their best. It will empower the whole organization.

Categories Product Management

My Latest Nightmare: Artificial Intelligence Killed the Product Managers.

January 22, 2023January 19, 2023 by tanguy
AI

Is AI about to replace product managers? I doubt it! But they can leverage AI tools to assist and help them become world-class experts.

Categories Leadership Essentials, Product Management

More or Less. What Is Best?

August 17, 2022October 14, 2021 by tanguy
less is more

We’re living in a world of “more”, bringing noise, confusion and frustration. Less could be the solution, but it’s tough to get it right. How can we sort this out?

Categories Product Management, Strategy

Still Trying To Break The Perfect 10? Adapt To Your Environment Instead!

August 17, 2022July 29, 2021 by tanguy
perfection

Instead of seeking perfection, learn and adapt to your environment to maximize your chances of product success.

Categories Product Management, Success Techniques

Are You Trying To Solve the Right Problems? Find That Out!

June 7, 2022July 22, 2021 by tanguy
problems

Knowing your core competencies will help you solve the right problems in the most effective ways.

Categories Decision Making, Product Management

3 Reasons Product Managers Make Great CEOs

April 22, 2021 by tanguy
success

Product managers learn and practice leadership every single day. Read about the 3 traits that can land you the CEO spot one day.

Categories Leadership Essentials, Product Management

3 Principles To Better Prioritize Features for Your Next Product

August 17, 2022February 11, 2021 by tanguy
prioritize

It’s tough to prioritize the products and features you should build! Yet, with the right strategic context, you will align all the stars.

Categories Decision Making, Product Management

Are You a Good or Bad Product Manager? (Version 2021)

August 17, 2022January 28, 2021 by tanguy
great and bad product managers

A modernized and personal version of Ben Horowitz’s essay in the early 2000s on bad, good, and great Product Managers revisited for 2021

Categories Leadership Essentials, Product Management

4 Traits of Wildly Successful Product Teams in 2021

August 17, 2022January 14, 2021 by tanguy
successful product teams

Successful product teams start with deep customer insights and operate on trust and cohesion. No matter what the organization charts say.

Categories Leadership Essentials, Product Management

How Can You Get It Right With Product Leadership?

August 17, 2022November 12, 2020 by tanguy
product coaching

Great Product leaders are hard to find. Yet you can attain the right product culture with proper coaching and grow from there.

Categories Leadership Essentials, Product Management

How to Secure Success with Strategic Product Management

August 17, 2022August 25, 2020 by tanguy
strategic product management

Most businesses end-up failing because leaders didn’t take advantage of strategic product management. See how to get it right to solidify your vision and strategy.

Categories Product Management, Strategy

How to Optimize Your Product Portfolio

August 17, 2022July 14, 2020 by tanguy
product portfolio optimization

Once your product offering grows into a portfolio, the key question is whether you’re placing the right bets and how to go about it. This post describes the four principles to follow when trying to optimize your product portfolio.

Categories Product Management, Success Techniques

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