Useful links to resources for Product Managers

Funto Akinbisehin
PMAfrica
Published in
5 min readMay 17, 2020

A to Z of product related terms and links to their detailed descriptions and explanations.

A

A/B Testing

Acceptance Criteria

Acquisition

Agile Product Management

Agile Manifesto

Android

API

Artificial Intelligence

B

B2B

Big data

Blockchain

Bounce Rate

Business Intelligence (BI)

Business Model Canvas

Business Value

Burndown Chart

C

Cannibalisation

Change Management

Churn

Click-Through Rate

Cloud Computing — Video, Cloud Computing

Competitive Analysis

Conversion Rate

Cross-functional team

Cryptocurrency

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

Customer Journey Mapping

Customer Lifetime Value

Customer Retention

D

Data

Database

Data Analysis

Data-Driven

Data Mining

Data Science

Design Thinking

Discovery Sprint

Dual Track Agile

E

Ecommerce

Epic

F

Fintech

Features (Product)

G

Gamification

Growth product management — Video

Go to Market strategy

H

Heatmap

Hypothesis

I

Ideation

iOS

Innovation

Internet of Things (IoT)

K

Kanban

Key Performance Indicators — KPI

L

Landing Page

Lean Management

M

Machine Learning

Market Requirement Document (MRD)

Metrics

Minimum Viable Product

Mockup

Moderated User Testing

Mobile Applications

Monetization

N

Net Promoters Score

O

OKR (Objectives and Key Results)

Open Source

Opportunity Assessment

P

Persona

Prioritization (Feature)

Product backlog

Product Design

Product Development Process

Product Discovery

Product Improvements

Product Market Fit

Product Management

Product Lifecycle Management

Product Owner

Product Requirement Document

Product Roadmap — Aha

Product Roadmap — Atlassian

Product Strategy

Product Vision

Prototype

Q

Qualitative Research

Quantitative Research

R

Requirements Management

RICE

Roadmap

S

Scrum

Segmentation

Sketch

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Software Testing

Sprint

Stakeholders

Story Points

Sprint Backlog

SWOT Analysis

T

Timeboxing

U

Use Case

User Experience

User-Generated Content

User Interface

User Interface Design

User Journey

User Research

Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

User Stories

User Story MappingTemplate

V

Value Proposition

Velocity

W

Waterfall

Wireframe

Product Manager Tools

Product Managers are expected to be data-driven and analytical. These are important skills that are required. There are various tools that are used by Product Managers to perform their daily duties. Listed below are a few of them and the links to their websites.

You can also view the comprehensive list at Essential Tools for Product Managers.

UX Design

Roadmapping

Prioritisation

User Research

Analytics/Metrics

Agile Product Management

Collaboration

Product Manager Skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • UX Experience
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Prioritization
  • Organizational Skills
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Leadership

Newsletter Subscriptions

Product Management Insider

Books that Product Managers MUST read

Product Slack Groups

Product Manager Interview Preparation

Online Mock Interview Preparation

Product Management Podcasts

Top Product Management Blogs

50 Product Management blogs

Popular Blogs

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  • Jeff Patton

Product Management Meetups

  • Product School Lagos Chapter
  • Product Tank Lagos Chapter

Product Management Courses

Certifications/Trainings

Remote Product Management Opportunities

Product Management YouTube Subscriptions

Product Coaches

Discovery Coaches

Teresa Torres

Product Management related Twitter Handles

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Funto Akinbisehin
PMAfrica

Founder, Product Manager-Africa: One day, excellent product talent from Africa will be at the forefront of innovation and have seats at the world stage!