Spend time observing, evaluating and acting in the first 90 days to succeed in the long run — Any new product manager at a new role would be eager to move the needle on their team/company’s goals and prove their worth. It may seem like the best thing to do is dive right into the backlog, assessing and building. I know I felt that way too but I…

So you just started as a product manager at a new company and you’re already juggling sitting in on user interviews, speaking with numerous stakeholders and analysing product performance data to understand the ins-and-outs of your product area. …

What are they and why are they important — We live in a world where technology reigns and data presides at every corner. As users of many different products, we’re no longer looking for the best product to get the job done, we’re now looking for the product that gets the job done AND works seamlessly with all other…

The good and the bad of product management — One of the questions I get asked most by aspiring product managers is “What is your favourite part about being a product manager?” There are a ton of articles out there talking about the “great” side of product and don’t get me wrong, I agree with a lot of what’s…

How to go about doing it successfully without damaging relationships or hurting your product strategy — As a Product Manager, you have to say ‘No’ A LOT. You are expected to make a lot of decisions on how to move your product strategy forward. You are also fielding bugs, questions and requests from many different stakeholders and users. …

It’s been over a year of remote working and even if it may not be here to stay, it definitely opened me up to re-evaluating and expanding my approach when it came to networking. Why limit yourself to those in your company, your industry, or your geography? …

Actionable areas of improvement to effectively WFH as a PM — Over the last year, we have all had to adapt to working from home and depending on the type of work you do, that could have been really easy or brought up some new challenges you had to get used to. A large part of my role as a product…

A quick intro to the open banking paradigm and a look into how this can help optimize customer experience with their financial products — What if I told you there was a problem with the way banking works in today’s world? Especially around the breakdown in information flow that occurs between our bank and all other organizations who need information from our banks. We are expected to provide so many other trusted financial service…

I now know why many call Marty Cagan’s masterpiece the Product Management Bible. In my opinion, it’s a great book for anyone who has an idea and wants to understand an effective way to bring it to fruition. I bought my copy after it came up in almost every virtual…