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Data is at the core of modern product management. From feature prioritization to go-to-market strategies, we expect user insights, analytics, and measurable trends to back decisions. The ability to collect, analyze, and act on data separates strong product managers from those who rely on instinct alone. Yet, what happens when data is incomplete, inconsistent, or […]

Applying for a job is already an emotionally charged process. Candidates invest hours refining their resumes, crafting compelling cover letters, and gathering supporting materials—only to encounter an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that treats them as data-entry clerks rather than potential hires. Today’s ATS platforms, used by companies of all sizes, offer a subpar user experience […]

Do these sound familiar: “Sales just makes crazy promises” or “Just give me a product I can actually sell”? It feels like we’ve all heard them before. The thing is, for a company to really deliver amazing outcomes for customers, sales and product teams need to work together effectively. So, why is that often so […]

Success in product management isn’t just about shipping features—it’s about delivering meaningful business impact. Success metrics in product management provide the clarity needed to evaluate whether a product or feature is truly moving the needle. Without clear metrics, teams risk optimizing for outputs rather than outcomes, making it difficult to gauge progress or adjust strategy […]

In the fast-paced world of product management, reacting to feature requests from sales teams, customer feedback, and market trends is common. While these inputs provide value, without a structured approach, teams can quickly fall into a reactive cycle. An unchecked, reactionary approach leads to bloated roadmaps, misaligned priorities, and wasted development efforts. The real challenge […]

Great product managers don’t rely solely on intuition or make decisions solely based on data. Instead, they strike a careful balance, blending user empathy with analytics to drive informed, impactful choices. Empathy helps uncover user frustrations, motivations, and unmet needs, while data provides the validation and prioritization framework to ensure the correct problems are addressed […]

In today’s fast-paced product development landscape, seamless communication between product management, engineering, and design teams is critical. While teams rely on documentation, meetings, and written specs to stay aligned, these methods often fall short—leading to misinterpretations, delays, and technical blockers that surface too late. Wireframes offer a simple yet powerful solution. As lightweight visual tools, […]

You’ve heard the age-old adage, “Not all customers are created equal.” Indeed, this truth takes center stage when it comes to retention – the practice of retaining satisfied customers over time. Not all retention should be treated equally, as not all customers are deemed equally important. It’s integral to discern between the retention of your […]

In the ever-evolving landscape of product management, the significance of technical prowess is often emphasized. However, the core of effective product management lies in the mastery of soft skills and the ability to negotiate win-win situations. This blog post delves into the artistic side of product management, exploring the essential soft skills, leadership strategies, and […]

I’ve shared about how to be trusted by your engineers  and how to find out what matters to them but what about the leader itself. Check out the attributes and behavior that clear the path to success.

When leading products you will find yourself balancing the scarcity of time, budget, and capacity against a probably too large and growing list of potential features. Other stakeholders and you can always have opinions of what matter most and what deserves more attention. That is why it is important to embrace a method that allows […]

Leading a team, it is always an exciting and challenging experience. Add to the mix that the team is sitting in different time zones, and you find yourself up to quite a ride. You will need to put special focus on your team, on what they are doing and how they are doing to ensure […]

In the past I had the opportunity to use some of the NLP capabilities available in Amazon Comprehend. This time I wanted to give it a shoot at Google Cloud Platform and try some of the features offered in Google Natural Language. As I wanted to validate feasibility, I wanted to use only serverless products. […]

Should you go after ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ or similar? What about Apache Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, etc.…? Your choice, as all of them, will have consequences so you want to be as sure as possible before committing. Before drilling down let us simplify agreeing that there are two groups: “MQ” which include products like IBM MQ or […]

Software engineers are a special breed. They are architects and builders of the digital world which it is the center of the modern world reality. They not only tend to be smart but have immense passion for what they do and strong opinions about how they do it. You will struggle to support them if […]