Curated list of product management content for beginners

Hey everyone,

I have curated a list of resources based on feedback from a lot of my friends who are product managers. If you are looking to learn the basics of product management, you might find some of this content useful.

A COMPACT GUIDE TO PRICING STRATEGY

Explore the truth behind the strategy and tactics of B2B SaaS growth to make you an outstanding operator.
https://www.profitwell.com/recur/all/pth-b-side-compact-guide-to-pricing-strategy

THE OCTALYSIS FRAMEWORK FOR GAMIFICATION & BEHAVIORAL DESIGN

Learn how to use Gamification to make a positive impact on your work and life

TOOLS FOR BETTER THINKING

Collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions, and understand systems.

3 PRODUCT ROADMAP EXAMPLES

Learn 3 styles of product roadmapping - Timeline based roadmaps, Roadmaps without dates, and Kanban roadmaps

HOW TO BUILD A PRODUCT ROADMAP EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS

How to structure your product roadmap for effectively communicating high-level priorities across the entire organization
https://www.productmanagerhq.com/2016/03/how-to-build-a-product-roadmap-everyone-understands/

HOW TO RUN A USER INTERVIEW

What can you learn by talking to users? What questions should you ask? And a lot more in this 45 mins talk

DESIGN PERSONAS VS MARKETING PERSONAS: THEY-ARE-DIFFERENT

Understand the difference between design personas and marketing personas and why confusing them is a disaster
https://medium.theuxblog.com/design-personas-vs-marketing-personas-they-are-different-2724992acc78

HOW TO WRITE A PAINLESS PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT

Writing a crisp PRD is an art, one of the most important documents a PM maintains. Learn how you can write your painless PRD.
https://medium.com/@uxpin/how-to-write-a-painless-product-requirements-document-508ff6807b4a

LEAN PRIORITIZATION TECHNIQUES

Learn how using a simple 2X2 matrix, you can prioritize your product backlog, and focus on features that add the maximum value.

HOW TO GET INTO PRODUCT MANAGEMENT (AND THRIVE)

Probably THE best guide out there on breaking into Product Management
https://www.lennyrachitsky.com/p/how-to-get-into-product-management

WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE PRODUCT MANAGER?

Johanna Wright, Craig Walker, and Adam Nash & Josh Elman sharing insights on what it takes to grow in their PM careers and the skillset required for the same

Happy learning!

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Some gems in there! Thanks for sharing.

This is a helpful list. Thank you!

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