More specifically, does a Product Manager needs to master agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban or SAFe? — AYes, this entire article is a big footnote to the simple answer above. Product Managers don’t have to master any agile framework, but being intimate with them definitely helps the craft. Product Management is a generalist position inside a company, and the more ground a professional can cover in terms…

Dealing with the sunset of a product maybe is as important as creating one, but it’s definitely more dangerous. — I’ve always had my fair share of sunsetting products. Dealing almost entirely with mature companies throughout my career, I’ve rarely been there for the inception, but I’ve pulled the plug multiple times. It’s funny how killing something is very different from developing a new one. A lot is said about…

We are near the last days of Product Management. Does that mean you should think about changing careers? — I’m a major in International Relations, and the one thing we are groomed to be good at is building scenarios and projections. Beyond the amazing work it does to my anxiety every time I see something about nuclear warheads on the news, it…

It would be amazing if we could actually follow Cagan’s words, but the real world have different rules. — Being a missionary means, first and foremost, that you are a religious person. You are so religious, in fact, that you feel compelled to make others believe in your faith as well. …

During WWII, the US department of war produced the most well succeeded marketing campaign ever. How can a Product Manager engage others the same way Frank Capra engaged a nation? — Prior to 1941, the USA was an isolationist nation. Seeing itself as an “outsider” on the world stage, the american society and its lawmakers shrugged to the drama of war being waged on the old continent. …

The Chinese concept of “nonaction” is a philosophical alien to the product culture of constant delivery. Maybe you should consider practicing it more. — I wont lie to you, I know nothing about Chinese philosophy. I have a friend who is learning mandarim, I have a coworker that was born in the Manchurian region and an uncle of mine once went on a business travel to Wuhan. That’s all the contact I have with…

Product Management is often portrayed as a career for geniuses or work obsessed people. I’m none of those. — My wife is currently engaged with the plan of becoming a Product Manager. She is studying, making her first interviews for jr positions and, as almost all of us once did, thinks she won’t be able to handle the challenge. “I’m not nearly ready compared to what you were when…