Resources & Tools to Boost Your PM Skills in 2024 🚀

Hey Impactful PM! It’s Areesha :)}

Today’s read is for every product manager!

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting in product management, it’s important to fuel your PM knowledge! 🚀

Resources & Tools to Boost Your PM Skills 🚀

I’ve curated all the best platforms, resources, and tools in one place to help you constantly sharpen your PM skills. 👇

Books 📕

There are many fantastic books out there that can equip you with the knowledge and frameworks you need to excel in product management.

Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan

This book is widely considered a must-read for aspiring and experienced product managers alike. Cagan, a veteran product leader, lays out a clear and actionable framework for building products that solve real customer problems.

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal 

In today's world, it's not enough to just create a great product. You also need to create a product that people will use consistently.

Eyal, a behavioral scientist, dives deep into the psychology of habit formation and provides a roadmap for designing products that users can't put down. ❤

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

While not specifically focused on product management, this book is a foundational text for understanding the startup methodology.

Ries emphasizes the importance of building a minimum viable product (MVP), validating your ideas with real users, and iterating rapidly.

These principles are essential for any product manager who wants to bring innovative products to market quickly and efficiently. 🔥

Cracking the PM Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

If you're looking to land a product management job, this book is a must-have.

McDowell, a former Google product manager and tech recruiter, provides a comprehensive guide to the product management interview process, including common interview questions and strategies for answering them effectively.

Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value by Melissa Perri

In this book, Perri argues that many product teams fall into the trap of focusing on building features instead of focusing on delivering value to customers. 😥

She provides a practical framework for ensuring that your product development efforts are aligned with your product strategy and that you're building the right things for the right reasons.

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Blogs 💻

Here are some of the most valuable product management blogs you should check out to stay up-to-date on the latest trends, insights, and best practices.

Product Coalition (https://productcoalition.com/)

Product Coalition is a global community of product people. Their blog features content from a variety of contributors, covering a wide range of product management topics, including product strategy, user research, design thinking, and growth hacking.

The Product Alliance (https://www.productalliance.com/)

This blog focuses on helping product managers develop the hard and soft skills they need to be successful.

They offer articles, courses, and other resources on topics such as product strategy, user research, product marketing, and product leadership.

SVPG Insights BY Marty Cagan (https://www.svpg.com/articles/)

Remember Marty Cagan? I just recommended his book above. This blog is run by him.

Cagan's blog features insightful articles on product strategy, leadership, and building world-class product teams.

Newsletters 📰

Here are some valuable product management newsletters to consider adding to your inbox.

Lenny's Newsletter

Led by Lenny Rachitsky, a product veteran, this newsletter tackles real-world questions readers submit. It covers various topics, including product strategy, growth hacking, navigating team dynamics, and overcoming common PM challenges.

Check out Lenny’s Newsletter

Product Managers at Work

Authored by Alexis Haebin Kim and Adrienne Tran, this newsletter leverages their experiences at top tech companies like Facebook, Instagram, Tesla, and Google. They provide practical and actionable advice that you can directly apply to your day-to-day work.

Check out Product Managers at Work

Twice the Impact PM 🔥

Yes, it’s us! Led by Aneesha & Areesha, twin product management enthusiasts, this newsletter is your one-stop shop for product management training, offering insightful reads, practical projects, and a comprehensive PM learning experience.

Podcasts 🎙

Here are some of the best product management podcasts to tune into in 2024.

Lenny's Podcast

Hosted by the same Lenny Rachitsky behind the popular newsletter, this podcast features in-depth interviews with industry leaders and experts.

Lenny asks insightful questions, delving into product strategy, growth hacking, leadership, and overcoming common PM challenges.

Check out Lenny’s Podcast

The Product Podcast

This long-running podcast by Product Alliance covers various PM topics through interviews and discussions.

They explore best practices, emerging trends, and the tools and frameworks needed to excel in product management.

Check out The Product Podcast

How I Built This

This NPR podcast explores the origin stories of some of the world's most iconic products.

Learning how these products came to be and the challenges their creators faced can spark inspiration and offer valuable takeaways for product managers.

Check out How I Built This

Communities 👨‍👨‍👦‍👦

Here are some of the most valuable communities in product management to consider joining in 2024.

Product Hunt (https://www.producthunt.com/)

While not exclusively a product management community, Product Hunt is a great place to discover new and innovative products and connect with the makers behind them. You can also participate in discussions and share your product ideas.

Twice the Impact PM (WhatsApp Group)

TTIPM Community is a community of experienced and aspiring product managers for networking with peers in product management, asking questions, and helping fellow aspiring or beginner PMs.

Product Management Tools in 2024

Product Design, Wireframe, Prototyping 🎨

• Figma - For Prototyping, UI/UX - A collaborative design platform for creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups for your product.

• Balsamiq - For Low-Fidelity Wireframing - Wireframing tool for beginner product managers to create low-fidelity wireframes and app workflows.

Development & Iteration 👷‍♂️

• Jira by Atlassian - A popular project management tool used by development teams to track bugs, manage tasks, and collaborate on projects.

• Azure DevOps - It’s a Microsoft for managing the software development lifecycle (SDLC). It promotes DevOps practices by offering tools for version control, builds & release automation, agile planning, and testing.

• Trello - A visual project management tool known for its Kanban boards, great for agile development, and tracking progress.

User Surveys & Feedback Management 🎯

SurveyMonkey - A widely used platform for creating and distributing professional-looking surveys. It offers a variety of question types, branching logic, and reporting features.

Google Forms - A free and easy-to-use option from Google. While lacking some advanced features, Google Forms offers basic survey creation and data analysis for simpler needs.

UserTesting - While primarily used for usability testing, UserTesting also has a feedback management system. You can collect feedback directly from user testing sessions and categorize it for analysis.

Analytics & Data 📈

• Mixpanel - A product analytics platform that allows you to track user behavior, measure engagement, and understand how users interact with your product.

• Amplitude - Another product analytics tool with similar functionalities to Mixpanel, offering insights into user behavior and product performance.

• Google Analytics - A free web analytics tool offered by Google, providing insights into website traffic, user acquisition, and user demographics.

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