Product managers have accountability as an extension of the project sponsor to ensure each of their four pillars work together in concert as a holistic business system. Here are seven vital questions to ask when defining and maintaining a product strategy.
Time spent improving your ability to delegate allows you to allocate more time to strategy discussions—which helps you become more proactive and visible in business leadership. Here are some opportunities to look for.
With the introduction of AI, the field of product management has not gotten simpler. Instead, it has gotten smarter, faster and a little “different." What does this mean for product managers in this brave and slightly confusing new world?
Collaboration between project management and product management functions is more critical than ever. Yet, these two vital roles often encounter friction. Here are practical tactics to align project and product teams for success.
Should project managers be assigned not to a particular product initiative, but rather to a product—managing all of the projects for it, from the initial development through the various enhancements and on to the ultimate retirement?
The product is important. Ownership is everything. Do you embrace the product owner role completely? If you don’t advocate and hold true to that central outcome, no one else will.
Two proven methodologies—DSM and WSJF— individually tackle dependencies and prioritization. But when integrated, they empower project managers to adopt systems thinking—resolving bottlenecks, prioritizing value, and delivering results faster and smarter.
Incorporating AI into the product management process presents many opportunities—but also brings forth significant concerns and obstacles. Here are the top seven challenges that product leaders must navigate.
If you’re a product manager or work with product managers, give some thought to how a business system steward mindset might help a project team deliver more holistic solutions and help create accountability clarity.
In recent years, project managers have been expected to become more aware of the business context of their projects. But does that move them closer to product managers? Can you easily switch between roles?
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"What really excites me in a project is when it goes in a way you haven't been before" - Idris Elba |
