Product Management in Practice: A Practical, Tactical Guide for Your First Day and Every Day After
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- Author：Matt Lemay
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Summary
Product management has become a critical function for modern organizations， from small startups to global enterprises。 And yet the day-to-day work of product management remains largely misunderstood。 In theory， product managers are visionary leaders building products that delight customers。 In practice， product managers are thoughtful facilitators navigating difficult conversations， frustrating compromises， and hard-won incremental gains。
In this thoroughly revised and expanded second edition of his beloved Product Management in Practice， author Matt LeMay provides the practical， day-to-day guidance that product managers need to navigate an ambiguous role in a fast-changing world。 Updated and expanded for the era of remote and hybrid work， Product Management in Practice answers the tricky questions that you may have been afraid to ask about the real-world practice of product management。
For current and aspiring product managers， this book explores:
Choosing clarity over comfort to avoid disastrous miscommunications
Learning to love the unique constraints of your role and organization
Talking to users and working with executives
Crafting simple and actionable product strategies
Choreographing space and time to facilitate remote collaboration
Avoiding pointless arguments about Agile
In this thoroughly revised and expanded second edition of his beloved Product Management in Practice， author Matt LeMay provides the practical， day-to-day guidance that product managers need to navigate an ambiguous role in a fast-changing world。 Updated and expanded for the era of remote and hybrid work， Product Management in Practice answers the tricky questions that you may have been afraid to ask about the real-world practice of product management。
For current and aspiring product managers， this book explores:
Choosing clarity over comfort to avoid disastrous miscommunications
Learning to love the unique constraints of your role and organization
Talking to users and working with executives
Crafting simple and actionable product strategies
Choreographing space and time to facilitate remote collaboration
Avoiding pointless arguments about Agile
Reviews
Javier
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Libro tremendamente práctico y útil。 Muy interesante y fácil de leer
Georgi Valev
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A must read for everyone who is in the PM business。 Lots of real-world advice without the agile-best-practice-frameworks-mumbo-jumbo that explain some wonderland companies for PMs。The reality of the job is very ambiguous and harsh but this book provides good tips how to navigate through。
Udaykiran Joshi
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Quick read。。。 Good practical insights。。。
Dilip Ramachandran
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I had originally met Matt at a conference in San Francisco and I found his direct and constructive approach to being a great product manager very refreshing。 When I picked up his book this year I had high expectations， and they were met！Matt’s book is a great read for any product manager who is new to the function， as well as existing product managers who are trying to transition from theory to practice。 He shares interesting stories as well as actionable hacks to get out there and try something I had originally met Matt at a conference in San Francisco and I found his direct and constructive approach to being a great product manager very refreshing。 When I picked up his book this year I had high expectations， and they were met！Matt’s book is a great read for any product manager who is new to the function， as well as existing product managers who are trying to transition from theory to practice。 He shares interesting stories as well as actionable hacks to get out there and try something a bit different。 He also introduces you to the PM “culture” and in that way can prove to be very educational。 。。。more
Sam Schak
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FANTASTIC book for both new and established PMs。 Lemay gives clear frameworks and checklists that not only get you thinking， but doing。
Andrew Balyk
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Це фантастична книга。 Я， напевно， буду рекомендувати її багато багато разів。Вона надзвичайно практична і головне， проникає в саме серце цієї нечіткої галузі， яка називається “product management”。 Ця книга не про те як «перемогати»; вона про те， щоб відкласти наше его， визнати реальність і досягти більших речей， ніж будь-хто може зробити сам。У книзі немає “води”， зате є море надзвичайно практичних і простих для розуміння турів по світу управління продуктами。 “Чек-ліст” в кінці кожного розділу є Це фантастична книга。 Я， напевно， буду рекомендувати її багато багато разів。Вона надзвичайно практична і головне， проникає в саме серце цієї нечіткої галузі， яка називається “product management”。 Ця книга не про те як «перемогати»; вона про те， щоб відкласти наше его， визнати реальність і досягти більших речей， ніж будь-хто може зробити сам。У книзі немає “води”， зате є море надзвичайно практичних і простих для розуміння турів по світу управління продуктами。 “Чек-ліст” в кінці кожного розділу є тепер моїм основним списком для всього， від планування дорожньої карти до визначення пріоритетів та управління зацікавленими сторонами。Хотілося б， щоб таких книг було більше。 На відміну від більшості бізнес-книг， які є або занадто сухими， або в яких складні концепції з повторенням одного і то ж знову і знову， Метт ЛеМей ділиться своїм досвідом так， ніби він сидить навпроти і розмовляє з вами за чашкою кави。 。。。more
Jozef Michalovčik
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Full of good tips and stories。 I really enjoyed reading this book and probably one of the bests about product management I have read。 I recommend for people who wants to understand role of PM in tech organizations or become one。
kamaljit
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Good practical guideDoesn’t follow traditional user manual stylePractical adviseFor product/program managers， especially new junior ones but also helpful for experienced ones and managers
Peter Gal
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The best book I've read so far about product。Some of my favourite quotes / ideas / highlights:- "Because product management can be a creative and facilitative role， the actual value PMs bring to the table can be very difficult to quantify。"- "Best practices should be implemented only after understanding the specifics of an organisation。"- "Best practices should only be implemented gradually。"- Set goals first， then use practices that help you reach those goals。- Idea of 3pm coffee breaks （create The best book I've read so far about product。Some of my favourite quotes / ideas / highlights:- "Because product management can be a creative and facilitative role， the actual value PMs bring to the table can be very difficult to quantify。"- "Best practices should be implemented only after understanding the specifics of an organisation。"- "Best practices should only be implemented gradually。"- Set goals first， then use practices that help you reach those goals。- Idea of 3pm coffee breaks （create rituals that help your team bond）。- Idea about always on video screens between 2 offices （idea originally coming from Gawker media， with offices between New York and Hungary）。- With designers: instead of launching straight into criticism of the design （even mild one） ask them to walk you through the thought process that resulted in them arriving at the design。- The book contains a template for Data driven decisions which I found very useful。- Truly data driven experiments often involve following your intuition， rather than establishing a feedback loop of some sort to test whether your intuition is correct。 。。。more
Sijie
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I have been reading this book on and off for a while picking topics that I am interested in。 It is refreshing to reread while reflecting on the challenges I’ve came across as PM since I started。 Some of the points definitely drilled into my brain more， such as using OKR， how to talk to users， roadmap and prioritization， etc。
Jb
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Very encouraging and motivating after years of practice （it either points mistakes or confirms good points）
Justas Grauzinis
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Not a bad read， especially for people looking to better understand the role。 But too little real world examples for a book title "in practice" Not a bad read， especially for people looking to better understand the role。 But too little real world examples for a book title "in practice" 。。。more
Kristen C
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Really honest， practical perspective。 Easy to absorb。
Felix Delong
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Essential reading for product managers， especially at the start of their journey。
Hoang Ngo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Matt LeMay is consiltant， couch and former product manager。 He has irreverence and humor style， so if you don't manage product， you will enjoy this book。 A product manager’s responsibility is to do anything and everything necessary to make the product succeed。Product managers need four “CORE” skills: “communication， organization， research and execution。”Product managers don’t need to know “data science” or programming， but they must talk with experts who do know in order to learn and build allia Matt LeMay is consiltant， couch and former product manager。 He has irreverence and humor style， so if you don't manage product， you will enjoy this book。 A product manager’s responsibility is to do anything and everything necessary to make the product succeed。Product managers need four “CORE” skills: “communication， organization， research and execution。”Product managers don’t need to know “data science” or programming， but they must talk with experts who do know in order to learn and build alliances and trust。 。。。more
Peter
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This book has great advice for new and existing product managers。 It’s like having a mentor around whenever needed for guidance on approaching common challenges at work。
roundface
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General PM book with good coverage of topics， but not in depth。 I like the book / blog recommendations in the book。
Daniel Noventa
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Highly readable and digestible insights into leading a product build and coordinating with stakeholders。
Chittii
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What a great book！ Gave me a lot of ideas how to cope with my daily challenges and helped me to ease my frustrations that I’m not working ‘by-the-book’。 This position though ensured me how I love my job
Mandy Sidana
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Sets the right expectations and assumptions about role of a product manager。 Casual and direct enough to make you feel like you are talking to a friend who has some honest behavioral insights into the domain。
Benjamin Gaines
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Finally， a product management book that is real and practical。 As much as we PMs love vision and idealism， sometimes we need people who've been there to tell us how things actually work in organizations and roles and products that are not perfect。 Matt LeMay is that author。 This book resonated with me more than anything else I've read on the discipline of product management because I could see my frustrations and struggles and failures in it， and it taught me how I might be better without needin Finally， a product management book that is real and practical。 As much as we PMs love vision and idealism， sometimes we need people who've been there to tell us how things actually work in organizations and roles and products that are not perfect。 Matt LeMay is that author。 This book resonated with me more than anything else I've read on the discipline of product management because I could see my frustrations and struggles and failures in it， and it taught me how I might be better without needing to change my entire world to bring about the change he teaches。 。。。more
Ridhima Kaushal
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One of the most practical product books ever。 So many other books I’ve read on Product have good concepts but so little that we can apply to our day-to-day。 It hits home – the challenges and solutions shared in this book are something I’ve experienced in my 10 months as a PM。
Matthew Kern
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Lemay did a great job of speaking the truth about the day-to-day effort of product management。 He offers great insights into the new career and I enjoyed the organization of the material。One part that I really liked was his presentation of CORE skills of product management。 He offers these guiding principles for each one* Communication - “clarity over comfort。”* Organization - “change the rules， don’t break the rules。”* Research - “live in your user’s reality。”* Execution - “no work beneath， no Lemay did a great job of speaking the truth about the day-to-day effort of product management。 He offers great insights into the new career and I enjoyed the organization of the material。One part that I really liked was his presentation of CORE skills of product management。 He offers these guiding principles for each one* Communication - “clarity over comfort。”* Organization - “change the rules， don’t break the rules。”* Research - “live in your user’s reality。”* Execution - “no work beneath， no work above。”This is great advice。His voice is down-to-earth and speaking to those that are in the trenches or work with those that are。 I like how Lemay dispels the common assumptions about product management and brings the reader back to what it is really about。This quote hit home:"In theory， product management is about triangulating business goals with user needs。 In practice， product management often means pushing relentlessly to get any kind of clarity about what business “goals” really are。 In theory， product management is a masterfully played game of chess。 In practice， product management often feels like a hundred simultaneous games of checkers。"All in all， a great book for a product manger's library。 Will come back to it again at some point。 。。。more
Colby Tibbet
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I recently moved from years of working in a startup space and needed some guidance into the wild world of software enterprise。 I've read several books leading up to the position that talks about methodologies， terms， etc。 But this book is really a "real-world" guide， which is what I needed。 Scenarios that are more about human interactions than "what would an agile-minded product person" and where most of the problem lie in communication and understanding。I think the cover may offput some people I recently moved from years of working in a startup space and needed some guidance into the wild world of software enterprise。 I've read several books leading up to the position that talks about methodologies， terms， etc。 But this book is really a "real-world" guide， which is what I needed。 Scenarios that are more about human interactions than "what would an agile-minded product person" and where most of the problem lie in communication and understanding。I think the cover may offput some people who work in software （not as hip "modern" look） but O’Reilly generally outputs wonderful technical books （I own at least a dozen python/data science books from them） and its awesome to see it expanded into "softskills" areas。 If you want a product book that is written by a human and not what "model product person" should be， highly recommended。 。。。more
Camille Chabaro
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This is actually the first product management book I have read， seems to really make clear a lot of the challenges product managers face in their day-to-day life。 Takes a non-theoretical approach to the practice and is a good guide for those starting out in their product management career！
Du Nguyen
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An excellent book。 It provides the fundamentals of product management without prescribing a lot of methods but instead a lot of guidelines or first principles。 As of such it seems to be always timely and prevents going into whatever's in vogue like scrum or kanban。The author has lots of experience and distills all of this very clearly into guidelines and principles。 There's plenty of excellent war stories as well from other product managers。 Really recommend this book for product managers or eve An excellent book。 It provides the fundamentals of product management without prescribing a lot of methods but instead a lot of guidelines or first principles。 As of such it seems to be always timely and prevents going into whatever's in vogue like scrum or kanban。The author has lots of experience and distills all of this very clearly into guidelines and principles。 There's plenty of excellent war stories as well from other product managers。 Really recommend this book for product managers or even people who work with product managers。 。。。more
Lina Afriana
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A lot of business book actually hard to read and digest， but this book really readable that it even suprises me。 The advise is very practical and definitely something that I will revisit in the future。 This book does not teach you on how to use framework a， how to use framework b， instead this book show you how you decide the framework and how you do it so you could have better potential to success。The case shown also relates to what I experienced during work and definitely prepared me better fo A lot of business book actually hard to read and digest， but this book really readable that it even suprises me。 The advise is very practical and definitely something that I will revisit in the future。 This book does not teach you on how to use framework a， how to use framework b， instead this book show you how you decide the framework and how you do it so you could have better potential to success。The case shown also relates to what I experienced during work and definitely prepared me better for my job。 。。。more
C。A。 Martin
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If you work in just about any type of organization， you should be able to find useful information in this book。 The writing is clear and the advice he gives can help anyone communicate and focus on common goals within a group。
Bryan
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Really good。 Lots of good detail in this book that I'll be chewing on for quite some time。 I give it a 4/5 because it's not my favorite book I've ever read on the subject， but it's REALLY REALLY good for all the PMs out there that want to have a better sense for how to be a PM。 It's always a nice refresher to read these types of books。 Really good。 Lots of good detail in this book that I'll be chewing on for quite some time。 I give it a 4/5 because it's not my favorite book I've ever read on the subject， but it's REALLY REALLY good for all the PMs out there that want to have a better sense for how to be a PM。 It's always a nice refresher to read these types of books。 。。。more
Omri Herman
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