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What Is Product Management, Really? (Not the Job Description Version)
If you’ve scrolled through a PM job posting lately, you’ve seen the script: “Shape the vision. Drive strategy. …
Read moreWhat's the Difference Between Product Management and Program Management?
You’ll see the terms used interchangeably all the time. Job postings treat them as synonyms. People with one title do the …
Read moreThe Product Manager Is Not the CEO of the Product (And Other Myths)
Every PM cohort, every blog post about product management, every career fair talk includes this line: “The product manager …
Read moreHow to Write a Product Requirements Document Without Losing the Will to Live
PRDs are the thing people complain about most. Either they’re 40 pages long and nobody reads past page two. Or they’re …
Read moreFrom LMS to SaaS: What Learning Tech Taught Me About Product
I spent a decade in learning and development, mostly in the LMS space. When I talk to people about moving into product management, …
Read moreThe Fitness App I'd Actually Build (And Why the Market Hasn't)
I’ve been thinking about this in the gaps between learning tech and SaaS work. What would I actually build in fitness? Not …
Read moreRoadmaps Are a Promise, Not a Plan (And Most Teams Forget That)
The problem with roadmaps is that they look like plans. They have dates on them. They have features listed in order. They sit …
Read moreThe Spreadsheet Is Not a System (A Love Letter to Anyone Who's Ever Worked in Operations)
I have never met anyone who started their career saying, “One day, I’m going to build the entire operational backbone …
Read moreWhy Most Onboarding Programs Fail at the Operational Level
Your company has a really nice onboarding program. There’s a welcome package. A team lunch on the first day. A nice laptop …
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