In this MTP Engage Manchester talk, Randy Silver (a freelance product consultant) takes us on a journey of discovery, with dragons, giants and better decisions. He explains to us the true meaning of product and discovery, while showing us how to use discovery more effectively to help in our jobs as product people.
https://www.mindtheproduct.com/here-be-dragons-product-and-discovery-by-randy-silver/

Prototyping, roadmapping, user research, and other tools for Product Managers
https://productschool.com/blog/product-management-2/curated-list-tools-software-product-managers-2020/

The anti-guide for Product Leadership, based on real-life pains

https://medium.com/@vika.malynovska/how-to-demotivate-your-product-team-3-simple-steps-bc6faee194ae

I’m reposting this mainly because of the Myth #2 “Product Manager = CEO”. No, Product Managers are not “CEOs” of their products because of obvious reasons which apparently are not that obvious for quite a lot of people.


https://productschool.com/blog/product-management-2/5-product-management-myths-busted/

If you are looking to advance your career by getting new knowledge, certificate or even a degree, Harvard University offers a great variety of online courses, and some of them are free 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

As a product manager, desicion making is an essential part of your job. Can you improve this process? A selection of articles about how you can make better decisions:

1️⃣ Good to Great Decisions by Barry O'Reilly explains what the Desicion Journal is and how to use it to improve decision-making process.

2️⃣ How to Make rational Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty by Harvard Business Review offers a 4-step guide how to make high-quality decisions in ambiguity.

3️⃣ Decision Quality vs Decision Outcome: How Do You Know You've Made a Good Decision by Agile Insider offers an algorithm how to estimate the quality of your decisions.

Online meetup this Thursday, September 10: ProductTank Barcelona & Hamburg virtual edition

Speakers:
🎤 Raffaela Hamps, Leadership Coach, Agile Coach & Trainer at agile42

"The five archetypes of leadership and how you walk the talk"

🎤 Heike Rapp, VP of Design at Collibra / Former VP of Design SAP

"The Art and Science of Storytelling"

RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-Barcelona/events/273002705/

Online event will be streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWWT1hMj4gM

Outcome vs Output: free webinar by Marty Cagan, the author of "Inspired", covering the way to evolve a "feature team" into an "empowered product team".

https://get.sendbird.com/marty-cagan-webinar-replay.html

Free ebook about how to apply data to make better desicions and deliver on time and within budget: The Data-Driven Product Manager:
8 Tips to Help Smart Product Managers Make Data Work For Them

Is it true that a good product manager is a CEO of their product? Jeff Gothelf asked 5 product management leaders, and here is what they say:

https://jeffgothelf.com/blog/are-product-managers-really-the-ceos-of-their-product-5-product-leaders-weigh-in/

Prioritizing solutions is a left-over side effect of being output focused. When we are judged by what we deliver, the key decisions are focused on what to build when. But when we are judged by what outcomes we drive, it’s less about what solutions we deliver and more about what problems we solve for our customers.

Product teams should stop prioritizing solutions and instead prioritize opportunities.

https://www.producttalk.org/2019/02/prioritize-opportunities/

Two free online Product Management meetups announced for the next couple of weeks:

John Cutler - "Bets, Missions, Boards, and North Stars" - October 28, 7 pm CET

Lean Inception - How to Align People and Build the Right Product - November 5, 6 pm CET

Brian Tran, Director of Product Management at UserTesting, is talking about how to combine qualitative and quantitative data to make better decisions

https://www.mindtheproduct.com/make-better-product-decisions-by-using-quantitative-and-qualitative-data-by-brian-tran/

It's time to start planning your 2021. Here is the 2021 Product Conferences list, some of them are virtual: https://www.producttalk.org/2020/11/product-conferences-2021/

Those of you, who are getting prepared for a job interview, - check out this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjm_qVkCPjOVDz9BWjNqO9A

It has a lot of mock interview videos as well as tips and advice on how to shine on your next Product Manager interview

Save the date!

The Product Management conference #ProductCon will be streamed online on February 18. There’s a free admission option for online viewing (but make sure to book your free ticket!)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/productcon-online-the-largest-product-management-conference-tickets-90766883191

In celebration of the International Women’s Day: https://www.technologymagazine.com/cloud-and-cybersecurity/international-womens-day-how-tech-industry-can-push-gender-balance