Published in Bootcamp·Sep 19Member-onlyHow To Work With Software Engineers Like A Product ManagerLearn how to work with the technical members of your squad to bring the solution to your problem space to life — Software engineers are the backbone and engine of your squad. For all of the problems you discover, and the designs you create with your product designer, nothing gets done without the engineer’s review and final seal of approval. As a product manager, it is your responsibility to not only ensure…Product Management7 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Sep 14Member-onlyHow To Create Your Own Online Product Manager CV Using Notion Like A Product ManagerUse this Notion template to build your own personal product management brand — As product managers, it is important that we are able to build a great professional brand not just within the company that we are working in, but also to the outside world via either an online professional website, CV or portfolio. …Product Management5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Sep 11Member-onlyHow To Use The Five Whys Technique During User Interviews Like A Product ManagerAsking “Why” five times or more can yield the answers you need to figure out what you’re going to build next — Asking ‘Why’ can always be an uncomfortable experience. …Product Management5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Sep 4Member-onlyHow I Write My Epics And User Stories Using Notion Like A Product ManagerUse this Notion template as a basic way of writing both your Epics and User Stories — As mentioned in both of my previous articles on writing epics and user stories, a product manager is responsible for communicating the problem and solution space to the team before undertaking any work in order to deliver a new feature that will either solve a problem that your product has…Product4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Aug 25Member-onlyHow To Work With A Product Designer Like A Product ManagerLearn how to work with your product designer to come up with simple, functional and beautiful designs for your product. — As a product manager, you will most likely be working as part of a product trio. As the name suggests, a product trio is made up of 3 distinct individuals — the product manager, the engineering manager and, last but not least, the product designer. …Product Management5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Aug 6Member-onlyHow To Lead A Brainstorming Session Like A Product ManagerLead your squad through issue discussions, feature deliberations and risk identification to determine what you want to build next — After discovery comes deep discussion and debates with your team and fellow product peers as to what is the best way forward to developing a new feature to solve an existing problem or meet an unmet customer need in your product. …Product8 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jul 24Member-onlyHow To Structure Your Resume Like A Product ManagerLearn the tips and tricks you can incorporate into your resume to get hired as a product manager today. — Whether you’re in the market to for your first or last product role, it is clear that having a clear, well-structured and thought-out resume or CV is one of the key ingredients in getting hired as a product manager in the first place. …Product6 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jul 9Member-onlyHow To Write A User Story Like A Product ManagerLearn how to communicate a smaller component of work effectively through a user story. — Link to template: click here In Agile, a user story is a semi-structured explanation of a feature or fix that is explained from the perspective of the user — hence the name! User stories are small components of shippable work, in which a set number should be completed per sprint…Product6 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jul 5Member-onlyHow To Write An Epic Like A Product ManagerLearn how to communicate a large piece of work with your squad effectively through an Epic. — Link to template: click here In Agile, an epic is a large body of work which can be broken down into specific tasks (sometimes called users stories). …Product6 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jun 11Member-onlyHow To Analyse NPS Feedback Like A Product ManagerFigure out your customers major pain points by reading, organising and taking action on Net Promoter Score (NPS) feedback — As a product manager, your job scope includes figuring out how you listen to all the different feedback channels you have with the customer. In my previous article, I mentioned that one of the ways a product manager can figure out what they should be building next is by using…Product6 min read
