A Beginner’s Guide to One of Tech’s Most Rewarding Roles If you’ve ever watched a brilliant idea transform into a real-world product that millions use daily, you’ve witnessed the magic of product management. It’s not about being the smartest person in the roomโit’s about making better decisions under uncertainty, balancing competing priorities, and connecting dots […]
Category: PM Skills
Stop Guessing, Start Shipping: How to Build the Right Thing Every Time
The Double Diamond: The Product Managerโs Secret Weapon for Building the Right Things In the fast-paced world of product management, the pressure to “just ship it” is relentless. Stakeholders have “innovative” ideas, engineers want to start coding, and customers are asking for a laundry list of features. The biggest risk a Product Manager (PM) faces […]
When everything is important
Ever felt like your product backlog is a never-ending grocery list where everything is “high priority”? ๐ Choosing what to build next isnโt just about having good ideas; itโs about having a system to say “no” (or “not now”) to the wrong ones. Hereโs a breakdown of the most popular prioritisation frameworks and exactly when […]
Product Market Fit
We often hear about ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐-๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ (๐ฃ๐ ๐) as this mythical “aha!” moment โ a sudden discovery where everything clicks. The untold story? It’s rarely a single moment of epiphany. Instead, it’s a continuous journey of relentless iteration, deep customer understanding, and often, small, incremental wins. PMF isn’t a destination you arrive at, but a state […]
SQL for Product Managers
SQL has made me a better PM. Not because I’m an engineer, but because I can get answers without waiting. Here are the 5 queries I use every week: 1๏ธโฃ Daily active users (DAU) Quick pulse check on health without chasing analytics. 2๏ธโฃ Feature adoption funnel 3๏ธโฃ User segmentation 4๏ธโฃ Retention cohorts 5๏ธโฃ NPS by plan Pro tip: Don’t try […]
Saying “NO” to stakeholders gracefully
The word “no” might be the most powerful tool in a PM’s toolkit. But saying it wrong? That’s how bridges get burned. Here’s how I’ve learned to push back without burning relationships: The Wrong Way:โ “This isn’t a priority right now” (feels like a brush-off)โ “We don’t have capacity” (doesn’t solve their problem)โ Silence (ghosting […]