The Product Book: How to Become a Great Product Manager
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- Author：Product School
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Summary
"Nobody asked you to show up。" Every experienced product manager has heard some version of those words at some point in their career。 Think about a company。 Engineers build the product。 Designers make sure it has a great user experience and looks good。 Marketing makes sure customers know about the product。 Sales get potential customers to open their wallets to buy the product。 What more does a company need？ What does a product manager do？ Based upon Product School's curriculum， which has helped thousands of students become great product managers， The Product Book answers that question。 Filled with practical advice， best practices， and expert tips， this book is here to help you succeed！
Reviews
Amy Stephens
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Great insight into a Product Manager’s roles and responsibilities。 It’s a little difficult to listen to on Audible （lots of content） so I recommend reading a physical copy。
amir husen
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Jordana Simon
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It's great that the book takes into account the b2b as well as b2c for the things you need to know to be a good product manager It's great that the book takes into account the b2b as well as b2c for the things you need to know to be a good product manager 。。。more
Mark
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“Now go build awesome products！”
Barun Patra
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Published by Product School， this is a book that focuses on a lot of basic actionable throughout and as PMs getting the basic stuff figured is what is the most important。 Will come in very handy if you are planning on moving to the Product Management role。
Rosy
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A great book for me， really easy to understand when you are starting in PM world。
Tiffany McCrary
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4。5 stars。 The best book on product management I’ve read so far。 Super application based and goes through each step of the product planning， design， development and launch process with helpful tips and relatable examples。 Helpful for those at small and enterprise level companies alike。 I already know I will have this book for a long time in my career to reference back to。
Dimos Raptis
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That book had been waiting in my reading list for a while。 At the time I got to read it， I had been working as a software engineer professionally for a decade， so I had the chance to collaborate closely with many product managers。 I decided to read it to get an idea of what their work looks like in a bit more detail and see if there are ways I can make their life easier。 This books was exactly what I was looking for， it goes through the various phases of building a product - from identifying the That book had been waiting in my reading list for a while。 At the time I got to read it， I had been working as a software engineer professionally for a decade， so I had the chance to collaborate closely with many product managers。 I decided to read it to get an idea of what their work looks like in a bit more detail and see if there are ways I can make their life easier。 This books was exactly what I was looking for， it goes through the various phases of building a product - from identifying the right opportunities to hypothesis validation and working with the various teams to build & launch product as well as evaluate its success and next iteration steps。 For people with extensive experience on product management， this book will probably not have much insight to offer。 But， it's a nice and easy reading for someone looking for an introduction to the field。There were only a few small details I disagreed with （warning - spoilers），but overall I really enjoyed reading it:- When talking about collaboration between a product manager and the engineering team， the author recommends that the product manager should be a bit more proactive when the engineering team consists of mostly junior engineers and provide advice on areas， such as testing。 I am not sure this is a recommendation I would support， since I believe software engineers should be mentored and guided by someone with experience on the field although I appreciate the author's sentiment。- When talking about agile methods， the author implies that following Scrum ties a team to a release schedule that is aligned with the end of the sprint。 However， this is not necessarily true。 I have worked in several teams in the past， where we were following Scrum and Continuous Delivery at the same time， deploying new software when it was ready and I can say we did it without any issues at all。- At some point the author says that "adhering to a lean methodology means minimal testing is done for a product/feature"。 That's also something I wouldn't support。 Lean is all about minimising work that does not provide a lot of value， it's not about doing sloppy work。 That might look pedantic， but it can make a big difference to the culture of a team and the quality of a product。 。。。more
Utkarsh Kulkarni
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This book is simply amazing！ It’s a near perfect book on product management and gives brilliant insights on all aspects of building a product。
Boni Aditya
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Out of all the books that Product School， this one is the best， all others don't come anywhere near the value add that this one book provides。 The books deals with every aspect of digital product manager in one stretch end to end。 There is a lot of value add。 It captures the complete journey that takes place while building the product。 Of course this book isn't the end all for product management but it is a very good place to begin。 As opposed to reading tons of product management books and coll Out of all the books that Product School， this one is the best， all others don't come anywhere near the value add that this one book provides。 The books deals with every aspect of digital product manager in one stretch end to end。 There is a lot of value add。 It captures the complete journey that takes place while building the product。 Of course this book isn't the end all for product management but it is a very good place to begin。 As opposed to reading tons of product management books and collecting pieces from 10 - 20 different books， this one book acts as a curated reference guide。 。。。more
Eric
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Well-written， and I learned a thing or two about this craft。
Dominika
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Great read for beginners， drafting a broad scope and pointing out in detail chosen parts of the Product Management - yet for me it was a bit of a unbalance between 'pre-launch' and forgotten 'post-launch' activities， which I presume should be treated more evenly。Overall - good start and a jumping point to more extended reading。 Great read for beginners， drafting a broad scope and pointing out in detail chosen parts of the Product Management - yet for me it was a bit of a unbalance between 'pre-launch' and forgotten 'post-launch' activities， which I presume should be treated more evenly。Overall - good start and a jumping point to more extended reading。 。。。more
Romualdas Isoda
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People considering becoming product managers think of Product School， the world’s first tech business school。 Product School offers product management classes taught by real-world product managers working at Google， Facebook， Airbnb， LinkedIn， PayPal and Netflix。Issue。 Some can find those services super expensive as it costs thousands of USD。 However， the great thing that Product School offers is The Product Book by Josh Anon and Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia。 3 key takeaways of The Product B People considering becoming product managers think of Product School， the world’s first tech business school。 Product School offers product management classes taught by real-world product managers working at Google， Facebook， Airbnb， LinkedIn， PayPal and Netflix。Issue。 Some can find those services super expensive as it costs thousands of USD。 However， the great thing that Product School offers is The Product Book by Josh Anon and Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia。 3 key takeaways of The Product Book:# PM may be all-in-one role or contain specific business strategy and execution functions only。 Product manager， Project manager， Program manager， Engineering Program Manager （EPM）， Product Marketing Manager （PMM） are “similar but different” positions。 # Product Management Triangle。 Three main domains most of the PMs deal with are those of Product Design， Product Development and Product Marketing。# Team Postmortem。 Product development life cycle does not end with shipped product。 Sure， you are welcome to celebrate successful product launch。 However， assessing how things went ensures that you gather feedback， letting people feel their concerns are heard， and think about how to do better in the next cycle。 A team postmortem meeting can be a powerful tool to do that。 。。。more
Joshua Tanuwidjaya
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I started reading this book when I have got my first job as an Associate Product Manager。 It is a comprehensive book about how PM works， mostly pictured in the product development life cycle。 This book dives into the details on being a good PM throughout the life cycle， especially when communicating with designers and engineers！ Will open this book again definitely when i’m finding troubles in my day to day。
Lendl Meyer
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A solid introduction to Product Management。 Chapters 3-4 are gems and critical reminders whatever your level of experience。
Siham Khanji
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I really enjoyed reading this amazing book。。。It was not easy， this is my first technical book， but it was enjoyable。
Prateek Agarwal
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It was a very good book for someone with very little idea of the field to get a sense of everyday PM work and how to break into it。 However， as I was already working as a PM quite a few things were redundant for me。 But I wished I found this book when I started to move to a PM role。 Every aspiring PM should read it and every PM should at least skim through it。
Rafael
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Light and engaging but too basic for anyone who has minimum experience with digital products。 However， there are some tips that might come in handy。
Thanasis Oikonomou
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Good start book covering almost all aspects of PM。 Doesn't delve into much detail for each， otherwise it would be more than 1000 pages。 Good start book covering almost all aspects of PM。 Doesn't delve into much detail for each， otherwise it would be more than 1000 pages。 。。。more
Phuc Le
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One of the great book for Product-Market fit type
Andreea
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I read this when it came out after going to several Product School events in San Francisco。 It's a nice introduction to the world of product management for those who are new to it。 It's informative， but not necessarily practical。 Product management isn't a brand new field （retail companies have had product and product portfolio managers for a long time）， but this book was on trend for when software product management became a fast-growing and well-paid discipline in the US。 It's good， but I woul I read this when it came out after going to several Product School events in San Francisco。 It's a nice introduction to the world of product management for those who are new to it。 It's informative， but not necessarily practical。 Product management isn't a brand new field （retail companies have had product and product portfolio managers for a long time）， but this book was on trend for when software product management became a fast-growing and well-paid discipline in the US。 It's good， but I wouldn't call it a classic as the field evolves so fast and it's hard to keep up。 My version felt a bit repetitive， had some spelling mistakes and contained some strange claims that distance PMs from the people they're supposed to work with and reinforce stereotypes。 To paraphrase， engineers are almost seen as a kind of a curiosity and necessary evil to projects。 。。。more
Dragan Nanic
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This book is envisioned as a comprehensive overview of a product management role and what that role entails。 It is written for the students without any prior knowledge of it and as such is geared more towards brief explanations and practical examples。 It does not dwell into alternatives or difficult problems and is filled with gems like:Engineering is hard， and every product needs engineers。 Given that， their skills are incredibly in demand and talented engineers are worth their weight in gold！ This book is envisioned as a comprehensive overview of a product management role and what that role entails。 It is written for the students without any prior knowledge of it and as such is geared more towards brief explanations and practical examples。 It does not dwell into alternatives or difficult problems and is filled with gems like:Engineering is hard， and every product needs engineers。 Given that， their skills are incredibly in demand and talented engineers are worth their weight in gold！Worthwile as a starting point for further research。 。。。more
Gregg
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Ok for a general overview but you will have to dig deeper somewhere else to really learn the important stuff。
Eduardo
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If don't know what a product manager is， this is your book。 If don't know what a product manager isn't， this is your book。 If you don't know how a product manager does her/his job， this is your book。 If you don't know how a product manager has to deal with other roles in any and all of the steps of concept， development， and launching of a product， this is your book。 If you don't like just conceptual books and need good examples to understand the theory， this is your book。 If you don't believe in If don't know what a product manager is， this is your book。 If don't know what a product manager isn't， this is your book。 If you don't know how a product manager does her/his job， this is your book。 If you don't know how a product manager has to deal with other roles in any and all of the steps of concept， development， and launching of a product， this is your book。 If you don't like just conceptual books and need good examples to understand the theory， this is your book。 If you don't believe in just one point of view of a subject and ask for professional perspectives， this is your book。The Product Book brings the seal of the Product School， and it doesn't just clarify about the role， but works as a guide for product managers， newbies or experienced ones。 。。。more
Jeff
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Good intro into PM。 Lost of info， sometimes too detailed in my opinion， but makes it good to reference back to。
Abhishek Anand
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Has a good overview of the job of product manager。 Good first read for someone new to the field。
Maksym Karazieiev
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Very nice intro into the product manager role with a lot of advice and hints for novices。 It is also a quite interesting overview of the whole product development cycle。 Would be a great book for beginner POs and quite trivial things for experienced ones
Tatiana Lascu
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Great read for people looking to break into product management。
Ross
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Good introduction for new PMs or people wanting to pursue a PM position。 All of the right traits are described。Not suggested for experienced PMs。
Mikhail Filatov
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