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How to Write a Product Requirements Document (PRD)

Want to know what a PRD is? Or how to write one? If you’re new to writing PRDs, here are some tips to help you make the most out of the process.

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The New Normal For Tech PMs Navigating COVID-19

How are PMs handling the landscape amid COVID-19? We surveyed 60+ tech PMs from all industries, levels of experience, and regions of the world to find out exactly what’s changed, and we've got some solid advice to help you adjust to the new normal.

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How Technical Should Product Managers Be?

PMs build and manage technical products. To do so, they interact with software engineers and data scientists on a daily basis. However, PMs are not hired to write code or conduct data science work. So, how technical should a good product manager be?

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Is Product Management Certification Right For You?

You want to be a PM, but you're still building experience. Does getting PM Certified make sense? We break it down and give you a few suggestions.

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PM While Black: Making product management accessible to the Black community

In this post, we talk to Kayiita Johnson, product manager at Google Nest and the founder of PM While Black, a site making PM accessible to the Black community. In this Path to PM post, Kayiita and I discuss the challenges the Black community faces in getting into PM and how he is addressing them.

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Career Path of a Product Manager

Whether you're an aspiring or a current product manager, you certainly have wondered how your role will look 5 to 10 years down the line. In this article, we will explore how one's PM job responsibilities and compensation evolves as they climb the rungs of the PM career ladder.

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How to Pitch Your Product Vision in Product Management Interviews

This article outlines a practical 10-step approach for you to present a new product idea during a product management interview.

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Product Manager Interview Tips

In this article, I’ll give you tips for every stage of the Product Management job hunt process, from sourcing opportunities to the final interview. Hopefully, you can utilize some of these tips the next time you’re in the job hunt yourself!

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Why Decode and Conquer is no longer enough to prepare you for Product Manager Interviews

Product Management interviews are only getting tougher by the year. In this article, we'll show you why you need to go beyond Decode & Conquer if you want to score your dream PM role.

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Three Product Strategy Tools to Use in Your Next PM Interview

If you haven't done much strategy work, then this article will give you some basic frameworks and thinking. We cover Porter's 5 Forces model, SWOT analysis, and Value Chain analysis, with examples of each. Sharpen your brains!

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A Less Linear Approach to CIRCLES for Product Design Questions

Like all frameworks, CIRCLES is not a one-size-fits-all and should only be used in the proper context. In this article, we present you with a less linear approach you can use to answer product design questions.

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Questions to Ask Your PM Interviewer

In this article, we explore what to ask & what not to ask your interviewer, and how to avoid getting vanilla canned responses.

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Product School Review: Everything you need to know before considering PM Bootcamps

The author, Jeff Lee, attended Product School's PM Certificate course himself in the spring of 2018. In this article, he discusses what the course covers and how it might help your PM career.

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How to Ace Prioritization Questions in Product Management Interviews

Prioritization interview questions test whether you can develop a process to identify what your team should be working on. This guide will show you how to understand the goal, a framework to consider, and a sample question and answer to put it all together.

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The Best Associate Product Manager Programs (2021 APM)

This guide provides an explanation of the associate product manager role and an overview of the 15 most popular APM programs.

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How to Crush your PM Recruiting as an MBA

Are you using your MBA to pivot into product management? In this article, we will show you step-by-step on how to plan your timeline and crush your product management recruiting.

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15 Teleconferencing Tips for a Successful Remote Interview

15 tips are given for having a successful job interview by teleconference. Written for a technical audience, it describes how to prepare a week before your interview, just before the interview, and how to conduct yourself during it.

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Product Marketing vs. Product Management

So, what’s the difference between a Product Manager (PM) and a Product Marketing Manager (PMM)? In this article, we’ll highlight some of these similarities and differences.

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Essential Skills Every Product Manager Should Have

Product managers come from a variety of backgrounds and skill sets. So what makes a great PM? In this article, we'll cover the fundamental skills every PM should have.

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A Day in the Life of a Product Manager: Consumer and Enterprise

Take a look at a typical day in the life of a consumer product manager (Google) and an enterprise product manager (IBM).

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How to Transition from Consulting to PM

Learn how consultants, who want to get into tech, successfully transition into product management.

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Remote Product Management: Setting Up The Right Remote Culture

For effective and sustainable remote working, setting up the right culture is paramount. We at Exponent wanted to share some of the best practices and tips.

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Mission-driven Product Management

We interview Lisa Wang, former Google PM and CEO and founder of Almost Fun on her journey in product management and how she found a mission-driven career by building an ed-tech non-profit.

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Should I Be A Consultant or A Product Manager?

Considering a career in management consulting or product management? Here's an overview of these two roles and what you should consider before deciding.

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How Do I Become a Product Manager at IBM?

Want to become a product manager at IBM? Look no further. Kevin shares his journey breaking into product as a new grad hire at IBM. Check out this Path to PM article for an inside look at product management at IBM and the interview process.