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?
Anyone who leads projects also needs to clarify their product strategy—why this project is essential to the organization. Here are three clarifying questions that can help—and how to use them to refine your project approach.
Question: I have a degree in project management and my PMP certification. Now that agile seems to be the new technique for the future, will I need to give up all I have learned and start over? It seems unrealistic that a traditional approach to projects that has lasted so long would suddenly be abandoned. Why is there this new rush to use agile for finishing projects successfully? I’d hate to be obsolete overnight.
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