Product for Product Management

Welcome to the Async Communication Tools kickoff episode. Matt and Moshe met to discuss what is async communication and its importance to product managers and team.In this episode, Matt and Moshe discuss some of their expectations from the series and what they would like to learn, such as:Where is the source of truth and how can we get to it easilyEmail as the only communication tool, its cons and other tools that can helpProduct ops role in establishing communicationCollaboration in documents and other toolsVideos and their usage to communicate asynchronouslyAnd more!The products we will discuss include MS Teams, Loom and Slack.Connect with Matt and Moshe on LinkedIn:Matt GreenMoshe MikanovskyNote: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In the past few years AI has gain momentum with many applications, but with the recent release of ChatGPT generative AI, the world seems to explode with new hype around the possibilities of giving the AI bot activities to solve for us.How does this new rush of tools impact the life of Product people?In this episode, we met Magali Pelissier, a Director of DaaS development (Product and Technology) at RFI Global, and Podcast Creator, Producer and Host at the Product Perspectives Podcast. Magali is a self proclaimed AI addict, who loves exploring contemporary ways to help her in her work, especially if AI is involved.In the episode we talked about:Use cases where generative AI can assist product managers, such as competitive analysis, pre-mortem, personas, copywriting, etcThe ways to use ChatGPT and some limitations it might haveSome interesting tools such as:Meltwater to research trends and what people are talking aboutAttentionInsights for AI-generated attention analytics on UI designsPowerBI and AWS QuickSight for data insights beyond the raw data and dashboardsFuture trends and ideasWould AI replace product people?A bonus for our podcasters friends - AI tools used in the podcast productionAnd much more!You can connect with Magali at:LinkedInProduct Perspective Podcast You can find the podcast’s page, and connect with Matt and Moshe on Linkedin:Product for Product PodcastMatt GreenMoshe MikanovskyNote: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Product Ops is a relatively new entity in the Product Management discipline of many companies. Similar to other operation functions in the organization, such as Dev Ops or Sales Ops, who provide central services to their departments, Product Ops provide such services to product people. And some of these services include the usage of tools.In this panel episode, we met two leaders in Product Ops, Gerisha Nadaraju and Anabela Cesario. Gerisha is the Head of Product Operations at Dojo, and the Founder and Host of the Product Ops Podcast. Anabela is the VP of Product Operations and Chief of Staff to CPO at OutSystems.In the episode we talked about:What exactly is Product Ops, their function and role in the orgHow does Product Ops handle the tools and products that Product Managers useThe process to select the right tool for the product team, either centrally for everyone or organically from specific usersProducts their teams use and whyAnd much more!* You can connect with Gerisha at:LinkedInProduct Ops Podcast* You can connect with Anabela at:LinkedInFree Miro board* You can find the podcast’s page, and connect with Matt and Moshe on Linkedin: Product for Product Podcast Matt GreenMoshe Mikanovsky* Note: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Product Culture is one of the things that we see throughout our work and talking with other Product people which can make or break your product success. In this exciting episode, we met Gustavo Razzetti, CEO at Fearless Culture and best-selling author of “Remote, Not Distant: Design a Company Culture that Will Help You Thrive in a Hybrid Workplace”. Gustavo works with companies and many individuals around the world to help them design their workplace culture. Throughout his work, he met with many product companies and helped them create a healthy culture that elevates their products.In the episode we talked about:What organization culture is and what it is notWho does their best work (hint, it’s not the fearful employees!)Some of the frameworks and tools he developed like the Culture Design Canvas and the Address the Stinky Fish CanvasHow a Product Manager, or anyone really, can handle stakeholder or others without an authorityWhat C-Level should and should not do when they want to create great productsHow the world had change since Covid-19 and why companies should not go back to the office full timeAnd much more!* You can connect with Gustavo at:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustavorazzetti/Fearless Culture: https://www.fearlessculture.design/Free tools for building your workplace cultureBuy the book “Remote Not Distance”* You can find the podcast’s page, and connect with Matt and Moshe on Linkedin:Product for Product Podcast Matt GreenMoshe Mikanovsky* Note: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Are you a Product Manager that started from a non-technical background? Do you want to learn about a few technical tools and skills that can help you on your product journey?In this episode, Matt and Moshe discuss some basic tools that can help all product managers. Dividing it to the common, most basic product stack - Front End (UI), Back End and Data, we covered the following:On the Data end, SQL and the basic things you can do with it to learn about how your product is doingOn the Back End, using APIs and Postman.On the Front End, using Chrome (or other browser) developers tools to play around with the CSS of your siteThere are of course other tools that can be used for the more technically savvy amongst us. But remember, as Product Managers, our job is to focus on our clients and organization and their problems, not to build solutions for them.Connect with Matt and Moshe on LinkedIn:*Matt - www.linkedin.com/in/mattgreenanalytics*Moshe - www.linkedin.com/in/mikanovsky*Note: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We are pleased to start 2023 with a returning guest, to talk about his upcoming new book for the Product Management community. Henry Latham, Founder and Lead Mentor at Prod MBA, is publishing “Product Strategy is Simple”. A much needed perspective in the ever growing world of product management knowledge, many people think that Product Strategy is HARD. This was the goal Henry had in front of him when writing the book. From his own words: Product Management is Simple is a short, actionable guide to craft, validate & communicate your product strategy effectively, perfected from coaching over 270 Product Managers, Owners & Leaders in product strategy. In the episode, we talked with Henry about:Why he wrote the bookWhat the book coversWhat is product strategyHow is it different from other product strategy booksHow do we keep product strategy simpleAnd much more!The book is now available! Check it out here:AmazonProduct Strategy is Simple BookYou can connect with Henry at:LinkedInProdMBAYou can find the podcast’s page, and connect with Matt and Moshe on Linkedin:Product for Product Podcast Matt GreenMoshe MikanovskyNote: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Although many of us product people have UX and UI designers on our teams, it is not a bad idea to know how to use some of the tools used for designing our products, especially in the wireframing phase, when the design are low-fidelity, and we need to figure out what the best way to contain data on the screens, and the most efficient way for users to use the system. In the series, we covered Figma, Miro, Lucidchart and Balsamiq. In this episode Matt and Moshe met again to summarize what they learned.Some of the discussion points include:Low fidelity vs. high fidelity, and how the tool we choose can influence the steps we take in the designThe importance of not skipping the low fidelity, wireframing step, and why jumping right away to high fidelity can be a problem to the usersOne tool that does it all vs. specialized tools for each stepCollaboration with the help of the toolAnd more! * Product for Product sitehttps://www.spreaker.com/show/product-for-product * You can find the podcast’s page, and connect with Matt and Moshe on Linkedin: - Product for Product Podcast - linkedin.com/company/product-for-product-podcast - Matt Green - linkedin.com/in/mattgreenanalytics/ - Moshe Mikanovsky - linkedin.com/in/mikanovsky/ *Note: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Welcome to the UX/UI and Wireframing series, where we explore different tools that Product Managers use in the design process, either on their own or with the help of a UX/UI Designer. In this episode, Matt and Moshe had the pleasure of speaking with Sufian Siddiqi, Lead Product Manager at Lucid Motors, about the tool Balsamiq. Sufian has been using it for years now, since it was in beta. He loves the simplicity of the product, especially at the early stages of a product ideation.In the episode, Sufian talks about:Why he uses Balsamiq How using a more designer oriented system runs the risk of skipping the wireframing step Collaboration and prototyping with BalsamiqUsing templateLearning how to wireframe with Balsamiq’s resources And so much more!To learn more about Balsamiq:https://balsamiq.com/Connect with Sufian:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sufian/Connect with Matt and Moshe on LinkedIn:*Matt - www.linkedin.com/in/mattgreenanalytics*Moshe - www.linkedin.com/in/mikanovsky *Note: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Welcome to the UX/UI and Wireframing series, where we explore different tools that Product Managers use in the design process, either on their own or with the help of a UX/UI Designer. In this episode, Matt and Moshe had the pleasure of speaking with Faith Peterson, Senior Product Manager at interviewstream, about the tool Lucidchart. Faith is a great advocate of team collaboration, and doing the job no matter which tool you have. She also loves diving deep into the tools she is using, and therefore knows the ins and outs of Lucidchat and Lucidspark.In the episode, Faith talks about:* One tool for all collaboration needs* Ability to do hotspots and export them in a way that is navigable for user testing* Lucidchart branding vs. what it can actually do* Templates for UX/UI* Usage of templates for the beginner vs. experienced user* Integrations with many products such as Jira, MS PowerPoint, Google and more* Collaboration features in Lucidchart vs. Lucidspark* And so much more!To learn more about Lucidchart:https://www.lucidchart.com/Connect with Faith:https://www.linkedin.com/in/faithpeterson/ Connect with Matt and Moshe on LinkedIn:*Matt - www.linkedin.com/in/mattgreenanalytics*Moshe - www.linkedin.com/in/mikanovsky *Note: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Welcome to the UX/UI and Wireframing series, where we explore different tools that Product Managers use in the design process, either on their own or with the help of a UX/UI Designer. In this episode, Matt and Moshe had the pleasure of speaking with Rob Hall, Director of Product at OxBlue, about the tool Miro. Although Miro is known mostly for it’s whiteboard and collaboration tool for online work, and got a huge boost during Covid for remote teams, it is less known for its usage in the Wireframing process and UX design work.In the episode, Rob talks about:* How he and his team are using Miro* The power of Miro in collaboration* Where the line is drawn in the design process - using Miro for UX and Wireframing design, and then moving to Figma for clickable prototypes and high fidelity UI design* Features he loves and some features he would love Miro to fix* And so much more!To learn more about Miro:* https://www.miro.com/Connect with Rob:* https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealrobhall/Connect with Matt and Moshe on LinkedIn:*Matt - www.linkedin.com/in/mattgreenanalytics*Moshe - www.linkedin.com/in/mikanovsky *Note: any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.Please leave us a review and feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️