Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·PinnedMember-onlyAs a product manager, do you need to be technical?Ask any 10 experienced product managers and you’ll get a wide range of yes, no’s, and it depends on the product. To be clear, there are products that are inherently technical and requires a product manager with a high level of technical literacy. But regardless of the product, the question…Product Management8 min readProduct Management8 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·Feb 28Member-onlyChatGPT use cases for improving your technical skills and collaborating with engineersChatGPT is blowing up right now and there’s a lot of social posts and articles floating around on how to use it for product management, but wondering if you had ideas for how to use it for working with devs specifically or becoming more technical? …Product Management6 min readProduct Management6 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·Jan 24Member-onlyThe best and worst traits of PMs I’ve worked withI am curious to know about the traits of the best PM you ever worked with — what set them apart? On the flip side, what about the most difficult PM you ever worked with — what were the biggest challenges? — Asked by Product Manager @ SAP Dear PM…Product Management5 min readProduct Management5 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·Dec 21, 2022Member-onlyHow to become a Technical Product Manager for Product ManagersI’ve been a PM for 6 years. Due to the recent layoffs I’ve been thinking about how to make myself more valuable for employers. I don’t want to be a developer but I love working with devs and figuring out how things work so I want to start transitioning into…Product Management7 min readProduct Management7 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·Nov 22, 2022Member-onlyFuture-proof your role: How to keep up with the latest engineering & PM best practices“How do I future-proof my role as a PM to ensure that my capabilities/contributions are keeping up with the evolving best practices in engineering and expectations of my PM role?” — Asked by a BizDev manager at Brillio Dear BizDev manager, Well, first things first, let’s define “future-proof” to mean…Product Management8 min readProduct Management8 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·Oct 27, 2022Member-onlyWhat Product Managers get wrong about user storiesWhile product managers focus on the customer problem and solution (the what, the why, and what the customer experience should be), the core focus of engineering is the technical implementation details. These are two completely different perspectives. …Product Management6 min readProduct Management6 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·Sep 27, 2022Member-onlyUnderstanding ETL vs ELT for product managersImportant Note: This article contains core technical terms and concepts in data, deployment, and software engineering that you’ll need prior knowledge of. If you’re unfamiliar with these fundamental terms and concepts, consider getting technical training through Skiplevel.co. Why is understanding data processing important for product managers? As a product manager, you’ve likely heard the terms data and business analytics…Etl8 min readEtl8 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·Aug 30, 2022Member-onlyAcing Technical interviews for Product ManagersPhoto credit: Christina Morillo Companies and teams are increasingly realizing how important technical literacy is in product managers and the benefits to team efficiency, effectiveness, and overall team cohesion. This in part explains the industry’s shift towards conducting technical interviews as part of the overall interview process for product managers. …Technical Interview9 min readTechnical Interview9 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·Aug 1, 2022Member-onlyBest Product Management SaaS Tools: The 2022 Must-Use ListEvery great product manager uses a number of SaaS tools to be effective in their role, but it’s not always clear what types of tools and which specific SaaS product(s) you should use as a PM. …Product Management11 min readProduct Management11 min read
Published in Becoming A More Technical PM·May 26, 2022Member-onlyProduct managers: Improve collaboration with your dev team w/ this one thingSomeone recently asked me: “What’s the one thing PM & dev teams should implement to save a whole lot of cross-team time and headache?” I have two answers to this question: first, having great documentation & Standard Operating Procedures (duh). Second, it’s setting up a *banging* data dashboard. Yep, bet…Data Visualization4 min readData Visualization4 min read
