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Stakeholder Management: The Art of Saying No
To execute on product strategy, product managers must know when and how to reject stakeholder requests while still fostering an atmosphere of openness and innovation. Here’s how to do it.
Felix Reiners
Felix is a senior product manager specializing in SaaS, mobile apps, and machine learning. He has led innovation initiatives at Deutsche Bank and defined product strategy at IDEO, where he also led product teams.
Running a Successful North Star Metric Workshop for Product Teams
A North Star metric is a useful tool that can align and motivate your product team. This guide will help you facilitate a productive, creative workshop that results in a strong metric.
Katie Shevlin
Katie has more than a decade of experience reporting on innovations in business and technology. She has worked on content for brands including McDonald’s, Telstra, and Hewlett Packard, and is Senior Editor of the Toptal Projects and Product Blogs.
Embracing an “Aha!” Moment: Building Trust to Effect Change
What happens when you have a big idea but not the authority to make it happen? Earning trust is the key to influencing without authority.
Jerry Gutierrez
Jerry has extensive experience working in organizational governance, digital and IT asset management, marketing analysis, and e-commerce.
Source Code QA: It’s Not Just for Developers Anymore
For product managers concerned about building a solid foundation for product development and eliminating risks, defining and implementing a systematic software QA process is essential.
Costas Voliotis
A product leader and technologist, Costas has 25+ years of experience supervising the full life cycle of sophisticated product development.
Product Backlog Prioritization With Multiple Key Stakeholders: A Case Study
Managing conflicting requests from product stakeholders can be time-consuming. Learn how to prioritize product backlog items with multiple stakeholders through a dedicated workshop.
Chris Sykes
Chris is a passionate Agile practitioner and a Waterfall professional.
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Suddenly Remote: Product Managers in Transition
There are numerous product manager challenges in the shift to remote. Experienced remote product managers share their best practices on how leaders make the most of remote working.
Egle Merkyte
Egle is a professional product manager with a background in international media.
Shipping Your Product in Iterations: A Guide to Hypothesis Testing
Glancing at the App Store on any phone will reveal that most installed apps have had updates released within the last week. Software products today are shipped in iterations to validate assumptions and hypotheses about what makes the product experience better for users.
Kumara Raghavendra
Kumara has successfully delivered high-impact products in various industries ranging from eCommerce, healthcare, travel, and ride-hailing.
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