May you live in interesting times
Even if it’s not actually an ancient (or modern) Chinese curse1, the saying is well understood. Author Arthur C. Clarke wrote in 1965: “As the old Chinese curse has it: “May you live in interesting...
View ArticleReading aloud
I’m trying to make my blog and other websites as accessible as possible. By ‘accessible’, I mean ‘can be used by anyone regardless of any impairments that may affect them’. This has led me to all...
View ArticleMisunderstood metaphors: Product manager as conductor
Product managers are sometimes referred to as the conductor of the orchestra. Some people think that the conductor’s job is to direct the players, to lead them through the music. That would be to...
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How UK government digital services gather and use evidence
I gave a talk recently about how I’ve been using data and analytics to guide my decisions in product management. I’ve edited the transcript a little and split it into bite-size parts for your...
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The benefits of open and transparent data
I gave a talk recently about how I’ve been using data and analytics to guide my decisions in product management. I’ve edited the transcript a little and split it into bite-size parts for your...
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The secret behind meaningful product roadmaps
I gave a talk recently about how I’ve been using data and analytics to guide my decisions in product management. I’ve edited the transcript a little and split it into bite-size parts for your...
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Mission to Mars
Imagine you’ve just been told that you’ll be a member of the team responsible for the first manned mission to Mars. Now imagine someone asks you how much the mission’s going to cost. The whole thing....
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What to do when service transformation goes wrong
When companies set out to improve a service or redesign a product, the results can sometimes be underwhelming. Instead of delivering service transformation, the team recommends only minor efficiency...
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Should a growth product manager even be a thing?
There’s an ongoing debate about generalist product managers versus emerging product manager specialisms (such as ‘growth product manager’). I think there is room in our profession for both. Let me...
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Sorting the signal from the noise — a guide to fact-checking
The word ‘signal’ is a metaphor for the patterns and meaning that are hiding in data. In electronics, signals must be separated from noise to be useful.“How to Separate Noise from Meaning in Big...
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Whatever this is, this web3 product manager role is not a product manager
Jason Shah wrote a guest post recently for Lenny Rachitsky’s newsletter, “A Product Manager’s Guide to web3”, which describes how product management differs in web3 companies. He notes that joining a...
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Billion-dollar platforms — how they did it
I was asked recently whether platforms will conquer the world. My view? They already have. In this article I share how they’ve done it, and how you can successfully bring your own platform to market....
View ArticleThank you for 10 years of support
Just a quick post to say that Product People Limited is 10 years old today. And I’m proud of it :-)I started freelancing as a head of product back when it was barely a thing. In fact, I gave myself 6...
View ArticleForce multipliers
I seek out “force multipliers” to extract multiple benefits from the same work, like my very own workplace fusion reaction. Can you find your own? In this article Introduction Still here? Good! Simple...
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Getting your first job as a product manager
Getting your first job as a product manager can seem impossible. Thankfully it’s not! I share my advice on how to break into a career in product management. In this article Introduction Identifying...
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