Product Thinking Episode 244: Thriving as a Platform Product Manager
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Sep 12, 2025 Discover what it takes to shift from end-user product management to platform product management. Learn how understanding internal users and technical workflows is crucial for success. The discussion emphasizes the importance of collaboration with engineering teams and mastering skills like APIs and DevOps. Plus, find out how to align platform strategies with business goals while ensuring scalability and a positive internal user experience. With a rising demand for platform product managers, this is a must-listen for aspiring professionals!
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Internal Teams Are Your Primary Users
- Your end users become internal teams and their workflow experience matters as much as external UX.
- Platform work shifts focus from UI flows to backend components, scalability, and architecture.
Learn The Team's Technical Workflows
- Sit with developers and watch their workflows to learn how they deploy and where tools and diagrams live.
- Read API docs, study architecture diagrams, and learn DevOps concepts so you can speak the team's technical language.
Align Platform Roadmap To Commercial Goals
- Map your platform roadmap to the company's commercial goals and partner with product peers on customer-facing roadmaps.
- Ask how the platform will unlock value for revenue-driving products and prioritize accordingly.