The Secrets of Product Management Podcast by Nils Davis: tips for product managers, covering storytelling, go to market,innovation, resumes, job interviews, PRDs, working with developers, persuasion and influence

How do you describe product management? In this episode I share a framework that will help you answer this question. The framework is simple and straightforward, so it's easy to remember. It uses short words in ways everyone can understand. It doesn’t depend on technical or specialized knowledge. And yet, it's surprisingly powerful.

Your methodology, your process, is a means to an end. It’s not the end in itself. If it’s not helping you deliver on your goals, then you need to change it. And if you are looking for a high fidelity metric to use to manage your process or your people – consider the World Series. Read More

If the product organization doesn't provide the right product knowledge to Sales and Marketing, then they can't be successful. In this episode I share more Minimum Product Knowledge necessary for Sales and Marketing success.

If the product organization doesn't provide the right product knowledge to Sales and Marketing, then they can't be successful. In this podcast episode and the next one, I share the Minimum Product Knowledge for Sales and Marketing success.

Most people don’t know about this powerful technique for reducing churn and increasing retention. I call it the “What Have I Done For You Lately?” report. It’s a report or a message or an infographic that illustrates all the value that a specific customer got from your product in the last year, expressed in their Read More

I removed a feature from one of the applications I manage this week, and I used a Fermi estimate to validate that it would be safe to do so. What’s that you say, “a Fermi estimate?” And why do I think Fermi estimates are one of the most powerful analytical tools in the product manager’s Read More

Clearly prioritization continues to be one of the most important problems for product managers. In this episode I step back and take a look at feature prioritization from first principles.

Use the V.A.L.U.A.B.L.E. rubric to write requirements that result in better communication and higher quality features.

There are two critical stories every product manager should be able to tell about their product - about their poor beknighted prospect, and about their heroic, successful customer

As a product manager, one of your most precious resources is your “cognitive storage tank.” It’s like a real fuel tank – when it’s exhausted, your cognitive abilities stop working well. And when that happens, it means you can’t be as innovative, you can’t be as creative, and your decisions get worse. To improve our Read More