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scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Product Makers Summit: Watch on demand

If you missed any of our Product Makers Summit or were unable to attend, you can catch up on the recordings on-demand. Hear from our fantastic lineup of speakers including:Hubert Palan, CEO and Founder, Productboard Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Author, entrepreneur, start-up executive, and Harvard-trained physician Holly Hester-Reilly, Founder and CEO, H2R Product Science Jay Melone, Founder, New Haircut Lauren Creedon, VP of Product, Goldcast Adam Thomas, Technologist Anna Marie Clifton, Head of Product, Vowel Dave Killeen, VP of Product Management, Productboard Scott Baldwin, Head of Community & Product Evangelism, ProductboardThanks to everyone who attended, engaged and shared their comments.

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scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Download the 2022 Product Makers Community Salary Survey

What we’ve consistently heard from our community is a need for clearer benchmarks and increased compensation transparency to help you make better decisions and negotiate for what your product role is really worth.In 2022 (September 1 to November 30), we surveyed the wider product community to gather insights into compensation and 607 people shared their input in our first-ever salary survey. We looked at factors such as company size, years of experience, job title, industry, and demographic and regional differences.Key takeaways from the 2022 Product Makers Salary Survey report: Product pays well and is a career worth investing in Seniority and location can affect compensation, but there are trade-offs Collectively leaders and companies need to do more to level the compensation field and provide equity Choice of work location/model can impact compensation Salary is just one part of your overall compensation — stock options, bonuses, and cost of living should all factor into dec

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6 days ago

jenn.smithProductboard

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[Guide] Why the wrong product tech stack causes team inefficiencies

While it might seem like a more efficient and financially prudent choice to use a multi-tasking tool across your product teams, it’s ultimately not what an ambitious team needs—especially in a more turbulent atmosphere. With our new mini guide, you’ll learn about:Different types of systems that product teams most commonly use The current state of product management – and product management tools Top risks of a tech stack that isn’t specific to product management How investment in product management tooling looks in practice It's more important than ever to get products right the first time, and quickly address critical customer needs… which requires the right tooling. Get your free mini guide to learn more!

7 days ago

jenn.smithProductboard

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Strategic planning template: Build a stronger product strategy

Being an excellent product maker means championing the voice of the customer while advancing business goals. And with limited resources, it’s more important than ever that you have a strong product strategy in place.With this ready-to-use product strategy template, you will get: A better understanding of how to address your customers’ most critical needs The components for building a stronger product strategy framework Real-life examples that focus on actionable, customer-centric problem solving A template that you and your team can build on and work from Get your copy and up-level your product strategy process today!

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19 days ago

jenn.smithProductboard

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5 reasons spreadsheets are holding your product team back

There are 5 reasons product teams suffer when relying on spreadsheets to capture feedback, prioritize feature ideas, and roadmap. Spreadsheets are:Generic Limited Inaccessible Siloed Not CollaborativeSwitching from spreadsheets to product management software can help boost your team’s productivity levels–throughout times of uncertainty–so you can quickly build what matters most to your customers. Check out the full infographic to learn how to create a scalable product management process!

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1 month ago

mark.rennieProduct Makers Group Leader

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Product Mangement: Growth through Failure Podcast (Mark Rennie)

Hey everyone, I just released a new Episode of the Product Management: Growth through Failure Podcast with the co-founder of Curv (joincurv.com), Karl Brown. We talked about why social media has failed and how Curv can learn and grow from an industry’s failure to build a better social media for the future, what Karl and Curv term Social Media 3.0/ It’s a really fascinating discussion and I would love any feedback on it 🙂 Here is the links to Apple and Spotify but it’s available on most good podcast providers:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/product-management-growth-through-failure/id1633646714?i=1000598387145 Also, if you're a London based PM - I’d love to see you in the new London makers group: https://www.productmakers.com/groups/london-lhr-191ThanksMark 🚀

1 month ago

dottieProductboard

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NEW EBOOK 📖 2023 product management trends & opportunities

EBOOK: 2023 Product Management Trends & Opportunities As we enter the new year, many businesses are cutting expenditures in an effort to reduce costs. In the tech industry, there’s been a shift from growth at all costs to efficiency and profitability. With these realities in mind, we’ve nailed down six trends that we believe will define product management in 2023: Product managers will continue to focus on working smarter and more efficiently A fresh take on customer-centricity is needed Building alignment around product vision and strategy is a key focus Product teams are prioritizing hybrid collaboration Getting product management systems and processes in place is more crucial than ever The PM role remains critical despite economic uncertainty In the face of challenges, there are also opportunities. There’s never been a better time to get products and features right the first time, maximize the ROI of your product decisions, and optimize alignment in and outside the

2 months ago

jenn.smithProductboard

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Video series: Excellent product leadership

Ready to sharpen your product leadership skills, so you can empower your product team to be as strong as possible? We’ve got you covered in our latest video series, “Excellent Product Leadership.”Over the course of 3 lessons, you’ll learn how to: Unite your product team around shared objectives Onboard new product managers swiftly and effectively Build alignment with cross-functional stakeholders Check out our product leadership resource hub to watch the complete video series today!

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jenn.smithProductboard

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eBook Series: Effective product roadmapping

Product roadmapping (done well) will help you build faster, improve cross-functional relationships, and solve the right customer problems.These product roadmapping guides provide step-by-step guidance on how to: Create effective product roadmaps that drive results Make smarter, data-driven prioritization decisions Tell the best roadmap story possible to better align your team Download the complete product survival kit series today, and get the roadmapping tactics you need to build for success and boost customer engagement.

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jenn.smithProductboard

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Infographic: 6 key factors to product management success

Relying on 6 key factors to drive success, highly effective product management functions are: Customer-centric Strategically aligned Data-driven Accountable Continually improving Well-resourced Check out the infographic blog to learn more about these success factors, based on key findings from the commissioned 2022 Forrester Consulting study, to find out which best practice your organization should implement to drive business growth!

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3 months ago

jenn.smithProductboard

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Short guide: Become a strong roadmap storyteller

A strong roadmap narrative better aligns your team, improves organizational efficiency, and reduces the risk of overpromising and under-delivering features. With this product survival kit, you’ll learn: Why roadmap storytelling is so important to your product development process How to craft effective roadmap narratives for multiple audiences The do’s and don’ts of roadmap storytelling from experienced product innovators Get your complimentary product survival kit today to start telling the best roadmap story possible!

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3 months ago

jenn.smithProductboard

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Infographic: How investing in product management pays off

Allocating resources to product management to build better outcomes is more important than ever before, according to more than 500 surveyed product strategy and product management tool/solution selection decision-makers, as part of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Productboard.Organizations with advanced product management practices are more likely to over-perform on business-critical goals, including a 52% greater chance of increasing customer retention. Check out the full infographic for more statistics that demonstrate how organizations with advanced product management practices are more likely to over-perform on business-critical goals.

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3 months ago

dottieProductboard

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New report: Insights from 1400+ product managers & leaders

📊NEW REPORT! We recently partnered with Product Collective for the third year in a row to survey 1400+ product managers & leaders on how they are approaching product management in times of uncertainty.💡Nearly half of our respondents experience major challenges with setting a clear product vision and strategy🗺️ Confidence in product roadmaps has waned year over year🛠️Product orgs are still not leveraging purpose-built toolkits to ply their trade, resulting in fragmented workflows and greater difficulty aligning across multiple stakeholdersDownload our third annual Product Excellence Report for an inside look at modern product management.

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4 months ago

jenn.smithProductboard

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Get the Essential PM Survival Guide

Only 5% of new products survive… in order to avoid becoming yet another product failure statistic, access our free product manager survival guide. This all-in-one resource hub provides: Roadmap prioritization strategies Tactics for overcoming product failure Examples of excellent product roadmaps Stop making costly product mistakes, and start building products your customers actually want!

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5 months ago

scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Emoji’s in product communication

Adobe released its 2022 emoji report today. 😂 took first place followed by 👍❤️🤣 and 😢 Apparently 🤠is the most misunderstood and many don’t see themselves reflected in emoji. How do emojis show up in your work as product makers? Are they part of your communication toolkit? An embedded part of your culture? And do they help you more effectively communicate?

6 months ago

jenn.smithProductboard

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Learn the building blocks of excellent product roadmaps

Did you know that 95% of new products fail? If you’re a product manager, download this free eBook to learn how to build comprehensive roadmaps and build successful new products as quickly as possible.

7 months ago

dottieProductboard

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New video series for product leaders!

Looking to up-level your leadership skills and build best-in-class product teams?We know it’s extremely hard to find real-world examples and best practices, so we’re sharing the inner workings of the Productboard product team (and beyond!) in a new video series — Excellent Product Leadership.Episode 1 dives into strategies for championing your product vision and strategy. In a recent survey, we found that product leaders are 58% more likely than the ICs on their teams to report that they have a clear product vision and strategy. That’s a pretty big gap — and a big issue if your goal is to empower your teams to solve big problems on their own. You can watch the first episode here. Let us know what you think by commenting in the thread below!

7 months ago

scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Reads & Listens - July 26/22

A few favourite reads and listens for the week:Tim Cassola had a great piece that I somehow missed on healthier communication patterns and the challenges that come with growth. I liked the suggestions about starting with small teams, spending the time upfront on strategy and goals and clearly articulating the problem to solve but there’s lots of good tips in this one. A good blog post from the folks at Intercom on recent HBR research into the importance of effective customer engagement including how it influences retention, the criticality of cross-functional collaboration, and other tips Jason Knight’s podcast is always filled with gold, but this recent episode on measurable improving managers with Ross Laraway is totally worth a listen if you are leading a product team. András Juhász has some good tips building a passive product feedback system and the value this can bring to a product team and organization including lower acquisition costs and effort, a wider range of data from whic

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8 months ago

dottieProductboard

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New video interview series featuring product managers & leaders!

Productboard’s new video series Behind the Roadmap gives you an inside look at product managers and leaders from all industries and stages of their careers — with a lifestyle twist! In episode 1, Sophie Lalonde, Group Product Manager at Productboard, talks about her journey into product management and the day-to-day tasks that shape her role. You can watch it here.Upcoming episodes will feature Hope Gurion, founder of Fearless Product, Martin Felcman, VP Product at Deepnote, Alon Bartur, founder of Switchboard, and more! Let us know what you think in the comments below or directly on YouTube!If you’re in NYC or the SF Bay Area and are interested in being filmed for the series, shoot me a note at dottie@productboard.com!

8 months ago

scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Reads & Listens - July 19/22

Sharing a few of my favourite reads & listens this week:Katja Lotz, engineering manager at Epidemic Sound shares some thoughts on the key aspects of managing senior engineers. Marty Cagan called out that now is the time to build and that “...companies that do not yet have the products they need to sustain their business, [should] focus their energies on building”. Jade Rubrick wrote today about how many new managers think their job is to ‘protect the team’ and why it’s a mistake to focus on being a shit shield 💩 Ken Norton was on Holly Hester-Reilly’s Product Science podcast and re-echo’d what Rich Mironov has said about product being best taught through apprenticeship. It was a good listen What’s caught your eyes and ears in the past week? Share it below

8 months ago

scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Read & Listens - Jul 12/22

A few product-related reads I wanted to share:If you’re looking for a job, Lisa Zane had a good piece in her Conscious Product newsletter about the value of creating a 1-pager in advance that summarizes things like your unique value proposition; research on the company, team and role; and questions you have for the team A friend recently shared this piece from Josh Elman on interviewing your first product manager Rich Mironov on the value of paying it forward especially in these times of tech layoff Itmar Gilad shares his perspectives on how much product discovery is enough?Got something you’re reading or listening to? Share it in a new topic in this category.

8 months ago

scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Reads & Listens - Jul 5/22

A few product reads and listens to share:Carta just published its state of startup compensation for H1 2022. It’s an interesting piece that used data from more than 127,000 records from startups using their comp tools. Lab Zero shared a great piece How does Discovery Add Value? Jeremiah Lee’s post on Failed #SquadGoals from 2020 surfaced again recently. It’s a good reminder that frameworks like the Spotify Model don’t always translate from org to org Fabrizio Avantaggiato shares his simple guide to create a strong vision for your yet to be launched products. Daw-Chi Liou shared this great post on React explained for product managers Michele Hansen (who did an event with us earlier this year) spoke about Customer Interviewing on the Product Quest podcast.

8 months ago

scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Reads and listens - Jun 29/22

Sharing a few reads and listens from the past few days:The Atlantic - The Case for Mindful Cursing has some insights into the benefits of swearing, just a little. Maybe we as PMs need to be ok with the occasional F-💣 Basecamp’s Seven Shipping Principles This piece, Stripe: Thinking Like a Civilization is an interesting look into the value of their cultural power.

8 months ago

scott.baldwinCommunity Administrator

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Product perspectives podcast: product and community

Thanks to @magalipelissier for having me on her podcast, Product Perspectives. I got a chance to talk about my career journey, the intersection of product and community, and a whole bunch of other things. Listen here 🎧

9 months ago

michelle.fifisProductboard Alumni

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6 actionable tips for better product prioritization

Want to continue to explore the topic of prioritization after last week’s event with @Andrew Fragias? Read these tips from Productboard Group Product Manager @Sophie Lalonde on how to create a strategic and systematic approach to prioritization. 📖

9 months ago

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