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A visual guide for product managers on how to test product assumptions before building new features. The diagram features a central happy face icon representing a product, surrounded by icons for data, feedback loops, success metrics, MVPs, and assumption
Product Management Fundamentals
Sep 11, 2025

How to Test Product Assumptions Before Building Features

Learn proven assumption validation techniques that save product teams time and budget. Master MVP testing, Jobs-to-be-Done, and the Kano Model for better product decisions.
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Product Management Fundamentals
Sep 8, 2025

How to Succeed in B2B Product Management: Lessons from the Octopus Mindset

Discover how to thrive in B2B product management. Learn key challenges, strategies, and tips for managing stakeholders, tech, and legal complexity.
A cheerful onigiri illustrates how storytelling transforms product roadmap planning
Product Management Fundamentals
Sep 5, 2025

How Storytelling Transforms Product Roadmap Planning

Discover techniques to engage stakeholders and drive product success. We break down how storytelling transforms product roadmap planning — with practical frameworks, examples, and tips you can use today.
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Product Management Fundamentals
Sep 4, 2025

Product Manager vs Project Manager: The Strategic-Tactical Divide

Discover the key differences between Product Managers and Project Managers. Learn their unique responsibilities, competencies, and when organizations need both roles vs. hybrid approaches.
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Product Leadership & Career
Sep 3, 2025

Mental Health Strategies for Product Managers: Preventing Burnout

Practical, PM-specific mental health strategies for product managers: boundaries, rituals, stakeholder communication, and team culture. Read tips by PMs.
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Interim Product Management & Consultancy
Aug 29, 2025

Digital Strategy Consultant: Own Your Strategy

Digital strategy consultant playbook: clarify vision vs strategy and apply a product strategy framework to execute. For strategy consultants. Read now.
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Tech & Business Intelligence
Aug 29, 2025

Introduction to Vibe Coding for Product Managers: From Idea to MVP

Learn the essentials of vibe coding for product managers to become a great product leader, plus tips on vibe coding product manager interviews.
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Product Strategy & Operations
Aug 25, 2025

Product Discovery Process: Build Features Users Actually Need

Master the product discovery process with proven frameworks. Learn user research techniques, validation methods, and avoid building unwanted features.
An illustration of a friendly onigiri logo character managing a product roadmap, with visuals for prioritization frameworks like the Impact vs. Effort Matrix, a balancing scale, and a performance chart.
Product Management Fundamentals
Aug 24, 2025

Product Roadmap Planning: Master Prioritization Frameworks

Learn proven product management prioritization frameworks, including Impact vs Effort Matrix and ICE scoring, to build winning product roadmaps and maximize team impact.
Product Management Fundamentals
Aug 24, 2025

Product Marketing Management: Positioning & GTM Launches

Learn product marketing management: craft positioning, build go-to-market strategy, and run launches with checklists & frameworks. Start here.
Stop slow product manager onboarding. Based on our experience as interim product managers, this guide offers key product manager training tips to help you add value in just two weeks. Set any new product manager up for success!
Interim Product Management & Consultancy
Aug 20, 2025

How to Add Value in 2 Weeks: From Our Experience as Interim Product Managers

Stop slow product manager onboarding. Based on our experience as interim product managers, this guide offers key product manager training tips to help you add value in just two weeks. Set any new product manager up for success!
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Product Management Fundamentals
Aug 18, 2025

Effective SMART Goals for Product Managers: Driving Measurable Success in Product Management Strategy and Roadmap Planning

Transform your product management strategy and drive measurable results. Learn how to set clear, data-driven goals that avoid the hidden costs of vague objectives, align with business outcomes, and lead to product success.
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Tech & Business Intelligence
Aug 14, 2025

Tech Consulting Feedback Guide: Constructive Tips by Product People

This article explores why constructive feedback is essential for success in tech consulting. Learn our 4-step framework for giving and receiving effective feedback to build trust, improve communication, and deliver better project outcomes.
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Product Leadership & Career
Aug 14, 2025

Hire a Product Manager: A Friendly Guide by Product People

Learn how to hire a product manager: full-time, contract, or interim. Get tips, interview questions, and expert insights. Find the right PM for your team.
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Product Leadership & Career
Aug 13, 2025

The Art of Product Leadership: Building Empowered Product Teams

Effective product leadership is defined by two key skills: building high-performing product teams and creating a strong product culture. Our guide shows you how.
Cartoon drawing of the 'Onigiris' from the Product People consulting agency, who work as hands-on interim product managers/ contract product managers.
Interim Product Management & Consultancy
Aug 12, 2025

Interim Product Manager: 5 Signs Your Company Needs One Now

Know why you need an interim product manager. Whether hiring or scaling, a contract product manager can help you move fast, and a consulting agency with the right expertise could be your best bet.

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