In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, organizations face the pressing need to adapt their products and services to meet evolving customer expectations and technological advancements. Traditional project management approaches have proven to be too slow and inflexible, hindering success and market positioning. To remain competitive, businesses must embrace a more strategic and iterative... Source ..read more

Successful product leaders know that nothing should be designed or built in isolation. They prioritize rallying teams around a product vision, and attracting buy-in from stakeholders to champion products for users while advancing business goals. One way product leaders achieve this is through the use of a product portfolio roadmap, a strategic communications tool that illustrates the steps needed... Source ..read more

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a strategic, scalable approach that helps companies orchestrate every stage of a product’s development, from ideation to design, production, marketing, and long-term support. PLM software tools provide a comprehensive solution for managing the data, processes, and workflows necessary to drive efficiency and accuracy across the entire product lifecycle. Source ..read more

Recently, we talked with CX by Design co-founders Lis Hubert and Diana Sonis about How to Create Human-Centered Solutions. During this webinar, Lis and Diana shared how human-centered design is actually an adaptable, scalable approach to problem-solving. It’s a framework that can optimize many business areas while using empathy and keeping the focus on humans – that is, the customers, employees... Source ..read more

A product roadmap is only as valuable as it is realistic. It sets the course for an entire organization, defining the success of the business and impacting every team. Too often, roadmaps fail to align all functions around the product vision; they lack clear details around customer needs, and aren’t fully centered on the business strategy. Productboard’s new Product Roadmap Playbook outlines... Source ..read more

As a product manager, do you sometimes feel like you’re living in a classic black-and-white movie, always facing uphill battles and seemingly insurmountable challenges? If that’s the case, we’ve got just the thing to brighten up your day. We’ve created six posters that draw inspiration from classic movies from the 1950s and 1960s to depict the pain points and challenges that product managers face... Source ..read more

Compensation in product is tricky and knowing where you are compared to peers can be helpful when evaluating your current compensation or even new opportunities. What we’ve consistently heard from our product makers community is a need for clearer benchmarks and increased compensation transparency to help you make better decisions. In 2022 (September 1 to November 30), we surveyed our community... Source ..read more

Difficult economic conditions and congested markets are forcing an increasing number of businesses to do more with less and for less. Scalability, cost reduction, and efficiency are essential for product teams to quickly deliver actionable value—but spreadsheets are rarely up to the task. In a recent fireside chat, Guillaume Roy, GSoft Co-founder & Head of Product, and Josh Gibbs, VP of Product at... Source ..read more

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of volatility, both in the world at large and within the tech industry. A cloud of uncertainty looms overhead with today’s economic environment. In 2023, we see customers questioning every expenditure as businesses look to reduce costs. Many leaders have been shifting from a pure focus on growth at all costs to efficiency and profitability. Source ..read more

How do you know it’s time to invest in a product management platform? You might find yourself in one of the following challenging situations as a product leader: Even if you’ve never found yourself in one of these exact situations, perhaps you’re looking for a way to make a larger impact and improve the efficiency of your product organization. If that’s the case, it might be time to look into a... Source ..read more