GOAL! That four letter word never fails to excite a crowd in any sports game. Personal goals are not much different. Goals will give you something to strive for and reaching those goals will feel phenomenal. With every goal you reach you will notice the advancement of your career. As a product manager, creating concrete goals is a challenging feat. There are so many ways to approach your work and too many goals can be just as bad as none. Nevertheless, goals are important to have as they will always give you that push to grow, improve, and open new doors. To assist, I wrote a list of th ..read more

  There is no golden recipe or singular attribute to look for when hiring a junior product manager. The nature of the position requires a yin yang of traits ranging from technical to analytical to interpersonal.   While the job description differs greatly from company to company, junior product managers generally are responsible for researching, understanding, and communicating the needs of the consumers to the product manager and throughout the entire business.   Experience in the field is very important, but some skills can make a candidate stand out from the crowd. To illustr ..read more

This January, as we recovered from our vacations and New Year’s parties and rediscovered what it means to wake up at 6am every day, Medium authors were hard at work writing and publishing some amazing content. From advice on how to increase your productivity for a more optimistic future, to technical product tips, Medium is a great forum for product management insight and ideas.   The Mindful Way to Ultimate Productivity I think every manager out there can relate to feeling crippled at times due to all they have to get done, which then leads to a lack of productivity and inevitably a neve ..read more

Lea Goldberger is a product executive, consultant and mentor. She currently works at IT Central Station as the VP of Product Management. Her areas of expertise include leading content, community and social teams in order to achieve their goals through optimal execution strategies. Lea prides herself in bringing inspiration and motivation to each and every one of her teams through her unique leadership methods and she was kind enough to share some of her success tactics with us.   Q: Please share a little bit about yourself, your background, specialty, and what motivated you to enter the f ..read more

As a dedicated blogger, I often enjoy browsing through other blogs during my free time in order to keep up on the latest trends in the field. In addition to discovering new information about the product development and the tech world, I find it fascinating to learn from others’ day-to-day practices.   I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite product management and IT blogs by a handful of esteemed experts in the field. Each one of the writers portray their tech thoughts and management wisdom through their unique writing styles based on their own personal experiences.   With such g ..read more

Let me set something straight: The product development process is an intricate route that requires detailed attention in all areas. Therefore, each team member must be prepared to pick up the slack even if it isn’t in their job description. Or, on the other hand, they must be ready to step aside and make room for their teammate to fill his job description.   Let’s have a look at the business analyst vs product manager: the two roles overlap at some points, and do require many of the same skills. However, I feel it’s still important to acknowledge the distinction along with the resemblance ..read more

“What problem are you referring to exactly?” you may ask. Well, let me back-track for a minute, I’d like to share a personal story with you, an experience from a past job.   As product managers, we utilize many tools and software to develop our products and manage our teams as efficiently as possible. So, as many of you are probably well aware, one of the most important tools that we use on a day to day basis is task management software. Task management software is used for project planning, budget managing, scheduling, and so much more.   This software is what we rely on for an effi ..read more

Launching a product was once a simple task, which used to just involve spreading the news word of mouth, and that was it. However, in a world where information travels as fast as the blink of an eye, ensuring that your product isn’t outshined during its reveal is no easy task.   In this month’s roundup, these professionals share their insights and wisdom into how to successfully launch your product into the market so that it doesn’t become outshined.   The 11 Step Launch Marketing Plan Much of a successful launch is dependent upon your company’s marketing plan. No matter how essentia ..read more

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