Update: this talk is now available online I first came across @mikko when I saw him give a talk at Thinking Digital almost eight years ago. He’s an expert on cybercrime and security, and you should absolutely take twenty minutes out to watch that talk, but if you don’t then I offer you the main… Continue reading Mikko Hyppönen on AI
Author: Laura Morgan
Laura Morgan lives on the internet. She mostly likes Agatha Christie and the sea.
What is product coaching?
Product coaching is a fast-track to getting better at product management via hands-on work with an expert with many years’ experience in the product world. It’s an instantly-available database of real-world information, and it’s someone who has your back. If you’re a product leader working with a coach, you can think of your coach as… Continue reading What is product coaching?
Coaching vs mentoring
I used to think that coaching and mentoring were the same thing, except that when you called it ‘coaching’ people paid you for it. But over the last few months I’ve come to realise that they are two distinct things: both valuable, but in very different ways. If you are lucky enough to have a… Continue reading Coaching vs mentoring
Hands on: the product roadmap
For something that’s in every PM’s job description, there’s still a real lack of clarity out there about what and who a product roadmap is for, and the best way to approach creating and managing one. I’ve worked in organisations where the roadmap was a very detailed spreadsheet with lots of rows – and consequently… Continue reading Hands on: the product roadmap
How do I know where to start?
I recently answered a “Dear Coach…” question for The Product Refinery. The question was, essentially: we have a bunch of stuff we know we need to address, so where do we begin? You can read the full article here, but here are the highlights: Know what your business and product goals are and make them… Continue reading How do I know where to start?
The pragmatic product manager
As Marty Cagan tells us, product is hard. As product managers, we have to wrap our heads around all the moving parts of our product, our team, our customers, our organisation and our industry; we have to make difficult decisions, juggle competing needs, be the voice of our users, champion our teams and represent our… Continue reading The pragmatic product manager
The Product Pathway 