The Optimal Product Management Blog

As I watched the Tesla Cybertruck demo literally shatter right before our eyes the other night, I confess I had some sympathy for Elon Musk. I’ve been there—I ...

This month, we presented a webinar from our Product Management Leadership series – Building Great Products With Superior Product Management Skills. You can view the accompanying blog post ...

In our new “Behind the Product” series, we’ll discuss examples of products or services that highlight a particular product management concept or principle. As product managers, we’re constantly ...

Read Part 1 of this article where we discuss Strategy One: Credibility. Strategy Two: Building Rapport with the Team It’s absolutely critical to build great rapport with your ...

Doug, the Product Manager with a plan To start with, I’m going to tell you about a man named Doug. He was a Product Manager responsible for a ...

View our on-demand webinar, Building Great Products with Superior Product Management Skills, where we go into more detail on all of the tips below and provide you with ...

This month, we presented a co-hosted webinar with AIPMM – How to Accelerate Your PM Career Part 2: Five Deadly Product Management Career Sins. You can view the ...

Regardless of which role or title you may have, you should have at least a basic understanding of the Product Owner vs. Product Manager comparison; similarities, differences, and ...

In this article, we’re going to talk about some issues that can stop people from rising quickly in Product Management. I call these the five deadly sins that ...