Product Management Resources
This is a compilation of other resources to help you learn how to be a good product manager. If there are any other resources you think should be listed here, contact me and let me know. (I can't promise I'll list it here, but I'd love to hear about it.)
On this page:Recommended product management webinars
- I presented a popular webinar on Ten Tips For New Product Managers as part of The Product Management View: FeaturePlan webinar series. You can also download the slides (2MB PPT file).
- Pragmatic Marketing has archived webinars and upcoming webinars
Recommended product management articles
I've written a few articles on product management:- Transitioning from User Experience to Product Management, Part 1
- Transitioning from User Experience to Product Management, Part 2
- Articles from the Silicon Valley Product Group
- Articles from The 280 Group
- Articles from Daniel Shefer
- Articles from Blackblot
- Articles from Sequent Learning Networks
Recommended product management books
There are lots of good books on product management, but here are a few of my favorites:
- Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
by Marty Cagan: A fantastic overview of product management and product design concepts, divided into sections focusing on People, Process, and Product. Many of the chapters are variations of articles available on the SVPG web site, though revised and packaged as a cohesive guide. (Disclaimer: I helped provide Marty with feedback on this book prior to its publication, though I'd recommend it even if I hadn't!)
- Software Product Management Essentials
by Alissa Dver: Though more appropriate for those working in smaller companies and new to product management, even experienced product managers in larger organizations will benefit from this concise and easy-to-read book.
- Expert Product Management: Advanced Techniques, Tips and Strategies for Product Management & Product Marketing
by Brian Lawley: A very straightforward and concise text that provides excellent advice for a few key aspects of the product management role., including product roadmaps, beta programs, product launches, and review programs. Read more in my full review of this book, and you can purchase Expert Product Management as a paperback or ebook.
- Winning at New Products: Accelerating the Process from Idea to Launch, Third Edition
by Robert Cooper: One of the best books ever written about new product development, from one of the best-known experts in new product development.
- Design and Marketing Of New Products (2nd Edition)
by Glen Urban and John Hauser: Yes, it's old (1993), geared towards "traditional" (rather than technical or online) product management, and expensive, but it's a fantastic resource for learning about the product development process in great detail. I especially like the great sections on how to implement product development in an organization and possible organizational structures to utilize.
Recommended product management blogs
There are a growing number of blogs that focus on product management issues. Here are my favorites, along with some great blogs that don't focus just on product management but frequently touch on issues very appropriate for product managers.
- 280 Group Blog: Brian Lawley’s thoughts, opinions & insights about Silicon Valley and High-Tech Marketing and Product Management
- ack/nak: Postmodern product management from Bob Corrigan
- All about Product Management: A blog designed to encourage all interested in Product Management to share their thoughts, knowledge, points of views and experience regarding Product Management and other related topics and issues. By Derek Morrison
- Ask A Good Product Manager: Your product management questions answered
- bplusd: Jess McMullin’s blog on the intersection of business and design
- Brainrants: Rants from brainmates, an Australian product management consultancy
- Cauvin: Roger Cauvin’s blog
- Forrester Product Management Blog: Commentary on Product Management from Forrester Research’s Tom Grant
- noise between stations: Victor Lombardi’s blog on design, innovation, customer experience, and related topics
- On Product Management: By Alan Armstrong, Ethan Henry, and Saeed Khan
- PDMA Blog: Blog from the Product Development and Management Association
- Practical Product Management: A blog on practical Product Management, with special emphasis on managing requirements; from Accompa, a requirements management software vendor
- Product Focus: Insights into Product Management in the Telecoms and Software industries from a UK-based product management consultancy
- Product Launch Blog: From Launch Clinic
- Product Management tag on del.icio.us: Links posted to del.icio.us tagged with “productmanagement”
- Product Management Tips - Bazaar Buzz: Product Management and Marketing blog by Gopal Shenoy
- Product Marketing from Pragmatic Marketing: Best practices for market-driven product management; by Steve Johnson
- Requirements Defined: Focusing on managing requirements; from Seilevel
- Signal vs. Noise: A design and usability blog; from 37signals
- SVPG Blog: Thoughts on product strategy, product management, product design, and product marketing… from the Silicon Valley Product Group
- The Cranky Product Manager: The ugly side of software product development
- The Product Management View: Software Product Management Blog and Community; from FeaturePlan & Ryma Technology Solutions
- Tyner Blain: Focusing on Requirements and Software Development; from Scott Sehlhorst
- Write That Down: Product Management & Stuff. Mostly Stuff; from Adam Bullied
