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Product Management Truths and Trends

This blog is about a couple of Product Management truths and trends. In November 2018, Brainmates hosted eight Product Management leaders for a round table discussion to tease out their insights...

Chief Product Officer or Chief Everything Officer

The title of leader is universally enticing to a particular type of person. And while most appreciate that the practice of leadership is difficult, that doesn’t diminish the appeal of status...

OKRs for Product Management

As November begins, it's a great time to start the planning process for the next year. When you reflect on this year past, are you thinking about your successful accomplishments? Or are you...

Scaling Start-Ups with Product Management

Scaling is the Holy Grail for most start-ups. From the heady rush of launch to securing investors, scaling is the principle that underpins start-up business the world over. So how do you scale...

Australia’s leading Product Management conference: a feast for all seasons

The countdown is on – just four weeks until Leading the Product conference in Melbourne and just five weeks until Sydney! This is the fourth year of our conference by Product Managers, for...

Product Management is on the up-and-up – why now?

Product Management has been around for as long as there have been companies selling products, but Product Management is on the rise. Product Managers are in short supply – named as one of just...

Product Bookclub #8 | Marty Cagan, Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

Another great evening at Product Book Club last week, when we got together to discuss Marty Cagan’s revised classic Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love. Thanks Julian for...

What is Product Management, exactly?

According to The Product Management Body of Knowledge, Product Management is: “A discipline that provides managerial focus to products that in turn will generate measurable business...