===== Product management articles ===== Some good and helpful articles which carry basic knowledge or interesting experiences. Articles are sorted by topic, sometimes with date of entry to wiki. ==== A/B-Testing ==== * [[http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/12/simple-and-painless-mobile-user-testing/|A Guide To Simple And Painless Mobile User Testing]] #testing #mobile #tools //∼2015/12// * [[http://mcfunley.com/design-for-continuous-experimentation|Testing features at etsy]] #ux #testing #plp * [[http://www.agilescaling.org/ask-matrix.html|Agile Scaling Matrix]] ==== Agile ==== * [[https://www.agilealliance.org/agile101/the-agile-manifesto/|Agile Manifesto]] * [[https://www.versionone.com/agile-101/agile-methodologies/|What Is Agile Methodology?]] * [[http://blog.toolshed.com/2015/05/the-failure-of-agile.html|The failure of agile - Andy Hunt]] * [[https://hbr.org/2016/04/the-secret-history-of-agile-innovation|The Secret History of Agile Innovation]] * [[http://www.full-stackagile.com/2016/02/14/team-organisation-squads-chapters-tribes-and-guilds/|Agile Team Organisation: Squads, Chapters, Tribes and Guilds]] #scaling-agile ==== AARRR! ==== Arrrr, this is the most important metric a PM has to understand. * [[http://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/startup-metrics-for-pirates-long-version|Slides by Dave McClure about AARRR]] * [[http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2007/09/startup-metrics.html|Short introduction by Dave McClurey]] * Talk by Dave McClure - Startup Metrics for Pirates: AARRR! - Ignite Seattle 2007-8-8 {{youtube>irjgfW0BIrw?medium}} ==== Burndown Chart ==== * [[http://www.agilenutshell.com/burndown|Burndown Charts - Agile in a nutshell]] * [[https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2013/august/burn-down-chart-%E2%80%93-an-effective-planning-and-tracki|The Burn-Down Chart: An Effective Planning and Tracking Tool]] ==== Business Model Canvas ==== * [[https://assets.strategyzer.com/assets/resources/the-business-model-canvas.pdf|Canvas template]] * [[http://www.romanpichler.com/tools/product-canvas/|Product Canvas template]] ==== Business Process Modeling & UML ==== * [[http://www.bpmb.de/images/BPMN2_0_Poster_DE.pdf|BPMN 2.0 Poster]] * [[http://www.uml-diagrams.org/use-case-diagrams.html|UML - Use case diagrams]] ==== Complexity ==== * [[https://hbr.org/2007/11/a-leaders-framework-for-decision-making|Cynefin - A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making - D.J. Snowden]] ==== Experience Map ==== * [[https://medium.com/@wnialloconnor/how-to-build-an-experience-map-5e55b7ee4f32#.pkigchesd|How to build an experience map]] ==== Jobs To Be Done ==== Understand your users behavior. * [[https://jtbd.info/|JTBD.info]] * [[http://www.whencoffeeandkalecompete.com/|When Coffee & Kale compete, Alain Klement 2017 (Book)]] * [[https://medium.com/the-job-to-be-done/replacing-the-user-story-with-the-job-story-af7cdee10c27#.2tm3or8er|Replacing the user story with the job story]] * [[https://blog.intercom.io/using-job-stories-design-features-ui-ux/|Designing features using job stories]] ==== From learning to scaling ==== * [[http://blog.seattlepi.com/organizationalstrategist/2010/03/03/3-horizons-of-growth-paving-your-innovation-pipeline/|3 Horizons of Growth: Paving your Innovation Pipeline]] * [[https://timesheetchronicles.wordpress.com/tag/3-horizons-for-growth/|Key excerpts from the book " Alchemy of Growth – Practical Insights For Building The Enduring Enterprise (Mehrdad Baghai, Stephen Coley and David White)]] ==== Lean UX ==== * [[https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/01/lean-ux-manifesto-principle-driven-design/|The Lean UX Manifesto: Principle-Driven Design]] * [[https://www.heise.de/developer/artikel/Lean-UX-Mit-Start-up-Methoden-zu-einem-besseren-Produkt-2544807.html|Lean UX: Mit Start-up-Methoden zu einem besseren Produkt (DE)]] ==== Mobile ==== * [[https://medium.com/@thierrymeier/filtering-and-sorting-best-practices-on-mobile-61626449cec#.qm505muas|Filtering and Sorting Best Practices on Mobile]] //∼2015/11// ==== Muda, Mura, Muri ==== * [[http://www.cleverpm.com/2015/05/19/the-three-forms-of-waste-muda-mura-and-muri/|The Three Forms of Waste – Muda, Mura, and Muri]] ==== MVP ==== * [[https://hackernoon.com/the-mvp-is-dead-long-live-the-rat-233d5d16ab02#.hhx2as3yo|The MVP is dead - long live the RAT]] ==== Personas ==== * [[http://blog.invisionapp.com/predictive-personas/|Predictive personas]] * [[http://www.usabilityblog.de/2016/02/kenne-deinen-kunden-ablauf-eines-persona-projektes-mit-tipps-und-tricks-aus-der-praxis/Ablauf eines Persona-Projektes (DE)]] //∼2016/02// * [[http://www.cooper.com/journal/2008/05/perfecting_your_personas|Perfecting your personas]] * [[https://medium.com/down-the-rabbit-hole/replacing-personas-with-characters-aa72d3cf6c69|Understanding our users: characters not personas]] //∼2015/06// ==== Prioritisation of features ==== * [[http://foldingburritos.com/product-prioritization-techniques/|20 Product Prioritization Techniques: A Map and Guided Tour]] * [[http://svpg.com/seven-deadly-sins-of-product-planning/|Seven deadly sins of product planning]] * [[http://www.mironov.com/magical_thinking/|Magical thinking - Rich Mironov]] * [[https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-ways-to-prioritize-a-list-of-product-features|What are the best ways to prioritize a list of product features - Quora question with answers by Ian McAllister]] * [[https://medium.com/the-product-co-op/what-is-your-general-framework-and-or-process-for-prioritizing-product-features-b243636bddf9|What is your general framework for prioritizing product features?]] * [[https://uxdesign.cc/choosing-the-right-features-with-kano-model-cc0274b6a83|Choosing the right features with Kano Model]] ==== Remote Teams ==== * [[https://blog.agilityscales.com/daily-meetings-with-remote-teams-stand-ups-dont-work-but-daily-cafes-do-35c6d3902f3b|Daily meetings with remote teams]] ==== Requirements ==== * [[https://www.atlassian.com/agile/requirements|Creating a lean, mean product requirements machine]] * [[http://svpg.com/assessing-product-opportunities/|Assessing Product Opportunities]] * [[http://www.productmanagementschool.com/w1/Writing_Requirements_Documents_-_MRD,_PRD|Writing Requirements Documents - MRD, PRD]] ==== Risk Management ==== * [[http://romanpichler.com/articles/pdfs/AgileRiskManagement.pdf|Agile Risks / Agile Rewards - R. Pichler & P. G. Smith (pdf)]] * [[https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/managing-risk-on-agile-projects-with-the-risk-burndown-chart|Managing Risk on Agile Projects with the Risk Burndown Chart - Mike Cohn]] ==== Roadmap ==== * [[https://www.prodpad.com/2016/02/how-to-build-a-product-roadmap-everyone-understands/|How to build a product roadmap everyone understands]] * [[https://medium.com/@noah_weiss/now-next-later-roadmaps-without-the-drudgery-1cfe65656645#.b44pmx60m|#now, #next, #later: Roadmaps without the Drudgery]] * [[http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/10-tips-creating-agile-product-roadmap/|10 Tips for Creating an Agile Product Roadmap]] * [[https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-plan-a-yearly-roadmap-with-high-confidence-commitment-from-a-scrum-team-1|How do you plan a yearly product strategy with high confidence - Quora thread with many high-profile participants]] ==== SCRUM ==== see [[wiki:articles:scrum|SCRUM]] ==== Search ==== * [[https://insights.project-a.com/on-site-search-design-patterns-for-e-commerce-a454edabcd#.up92tkp72|On-Site Search Design Patterns for E-Commerce]] ==== Specifications & User stories ==== * [[https://www.uxpin.com/studio/ux-design/how-to-write-a-painless-user-story-for-agile-ux-teams/|How to write a painless user story]] ==== User Story ==== * [[https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/user-stories|User Stories]] * [[http://xp123.com/articles/invest-in-good-stories-and-smart-tasks/|INVEST in good stories, and SMART tasks]] ==== User journey / User Story Map ==== * [[http://adaptivepath.org/ideas/the-anatomy-of-an-experience-map/|The Anatomy of an Experience Map]] * [[http://jpattonassociates.com/user-story-mapping/|Story Mapping is a better way to work with Agile User Stories - J. Patton]] * [[http://jpattonassociates.com/story-mapping-quick-ref/|Quick Reference Guide - J. Patton]] * [[http://winnipegagilist.blogspot.nl/2012/03/how-to-create-user-story-map.html|How to create a User Story Map]] ==== UX ==== * [[https://medium.com/re-write/the-unicorn-workflow-design-to-code-with-atomic-design-principles-and-sketch-8b0fe7d05a37#.vcurpsj08|The Unicorn Workflow: Design to Code with Atomic Design Principles and Sketch]] * [[https://blog.intercom.io/why-cards-are-the-future-of-the-web/|Why cards are the future of the web]] #plp #design #ux //∼2015/11// * [[https://medium.com/@WebdesignerDepot/how-infinite-scrolling-breaks-ux-257fa9ca5be8#.g4mqj8bw3|How infinite scrolling breaks UX]] #uk #plp #search //∼2015/11// * [[http://www.usabilityblog.de/2015/06/website-performance-der-vergessene-ux-faktor/|Website-Performance - der vergessene UX-Faktor (DE)]] //∼2015/06// ==== (Still) Unsorted ==== * 07/17: [[https://hbr.org/2017/01/are-you-solving-the-right-problems|Are you solving the right problem?]] * 07/17: [[https://blog.intercom.io/how-we-build-software/|How we build software]] #pm #scaling * 07/03: agile bug handling: http://devana.rs/blog/agile-bug-fixing-process/ == More.. == [[wiki:pmjob|PM Job Interview Questions]]