I'm a father of three from Sydney, a Product Director and a Product Coach. I write about product management and run the Product Manager community.

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Product Management

  1. Nov 16, 2020

    Product Management FAQs

    What do Product Managers do? Product managers decide what to build next and they're accountable when the bet is wrong. The role spans vision, strategy, user experience, execution, and outcomes. A PM d...
  2. Aug 9, 2020

    Tips for Aspiring Product Managers

    Why become a Product Manager? As a Product Manager, you are given the opportunity to solve customer and business problems. It all starts with learning about business goals and understanding how the bu...
  3. Jul 29, 2020

    How to Get Into Product Management With No Experience

    Getting into product management with no experience may seem daunting, but you can achieve your goal by breaking it down into smaller steps. Start by taking on a pet project, reading business books, ge...
  4. Feb 4, 2020

    Skills Over Tools, People Over Certificates

    Product management advice often focuses on mastering tools, but tools are just a means to an end. Spending too much time on them can distract from what matters most—understanding customers and solving...
  5. Apr 5, 2017

    The benefit of a small product team

    In an organisation, when a decision to create a new product is made, there is a high chance that one of the existing teams will be allocated to the task right away. Management expectation is always hi...
  6. Mar 14, 2017

    Running Lean: Forget the business problem...for now

    Often in companies of different sizes, the product team is either forced, or voluntarily switches, to ‘solution mode’ hoping to solve a business challenge. A much better way forward is to fully unders...
  7. Mar 14, 2017

    Creating Successful Products in a Corporation

    How do you go about improving your chances of creating a successful product in a corporation? Have you ever tried to create a new digital product in a large corporation? You have? Well then, you know...
  8. Mar 1, 2016

    The First 2 Weeks in a Product Role

    Starting a new job is often thrilling and overwhelming. Like a rollercoaster ride, I get pumped up and excited to get on but also my heart starts pounding and palms get sweaty. Do you get the same fe...