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Title ProducerCommentaryFocusType
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Learning about users and their needsGDSStart hereRoleShort read
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Government Design PrinciplesGDSThese will keep you rightRoleShort read
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Product manager roles and skillsHMGProduct management roles and skills needed in governmentRoleShort read
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Public Sector Product Manager's CookbookTom Hubbard-GreenA practical guide for product managers working in the public sector (particularly central government and the NHS) in England.RoleLong read
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The black box of product managementBrandon ChuThings a product manager doesRoleShort read
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Why Chefs and Soldiers Make the Best Product ManagersFirst Round ReviewValues of good product managersRoleShort read
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Good Product Manager/Bad Product ManagerBen HorowitzClassic on product manager thinking and doingRoleShort read
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How to hire a product managerKen NortonClassic on the role of product managementRoleShort read
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What distinguishes the Top 1% of Product Managers from the Top 10%?QuoraViews on the role from across the industryRoleShort read
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How to work with PMsJulie ZhouAdvice on how to work well with product managersRoleShort read
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Let’s talk about product managementJosh ElmanProduct management 101RoleShort read
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Evolving product manager roleJohn CutlerProduct management principles, semantics and the cultureRoleShort read
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Agile manifesto for public servicesScott ColferThe agile manifesto and how it applies to public servicesTechniquesShort read
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Agile Service DeliveryJamie ArnoldHow to start and scale agile deliveryTechniquesShort read
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Asking the right questions to frame the problemBen HollidayGetting to the core benefits of making a product or serviceTechniquesShort read
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User stories: an agile introductionAgile ModelingThe basics of writing stories based on user needsTechniquesShort read
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Replacing the user story with the job storyAlan KlementThe basics of using the Jobs to be Done story formatTechniquesShort read
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Making sense of MVPHenrik KnibergDefining the minimum viable productTechniquesShort read
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A Minimum Viable Product Is Not a Product, It’s a ProcessYevgeniy BrikmanThe point of the MVP techniqueTechniquesShort read
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Mission statements vs vision statementsTop Non ProfitsWhat’s in a vision statement compared to a mission statementTechniquesShort read
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Agile benefits managementMike GriffithsWhat benefits are and how to track themTechniquesShort read
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Writing a business caseAnna ShipmanAdvice on writing business casesTechniquesShort read
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Identifying a good serviceLouise DowneNaming thingsTechniquesShort read
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10 product backlog tipsRoman PichlerSetting up and managing a backlogTechniquesShort read
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Tips for using Trello effectivelyEmily WebberSetting up and managing a backlog using a standard software optionTechniquesShort read
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Visualising your backlog: impact mappingJamie CloutingVisualising how your objectives map to your storiesTechniquesShort read
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Plans vs roadmapsJamie ArnoldKey attributes of a product roadmapTechniquesShort read
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How we made the GOV.UK roadmapJen AllumMaking the GOV.UK roadmap for 2017/18TechniquesShort read
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20 prioritization techniquesFolding BurritosDifferent ways to prioritise and their benefitsTechniquesShort read
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Ruthless prioritizationBrandon ChuViews on prioritisation from across the industryTechniquesShort read
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Focus on the Metrics that Matter: Identifying Your Product’s Key Metrics and KPIsHeather McCloskeyMeasuring the performance of your productTechniquesShort read
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The quick and the dead, or 6 things that change when your service goes liveMatt EdgarLinking delivery cyclesTechniquesShort read
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Five lessons on scaling PintrestSarah TavelMaking a product work for more and more usersTechniquesShort read
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Doing presentationsRussell DaviesCommunicating clearlyTechniquesShort read
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We don’t sell saddles hereStewart ButterfieldExplaining the mission and benefits to teamsTechniquesShort read
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Letter to shareholdersJeff BezosExplaining ways of working to senior stakeholdersTechniquesShort read
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Mountain Goat SoftwareMike CohnAgile techniques, roles and responsibilitiesTechniquesShort read
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You will not become agile by implementing scrumJurriaan KamerAgile principles, semantics and the cultureTechniquesShort read
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What is functional and non functional requirement?QuoraThe relationship between product features and constraintsTechniquesShort read
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Explaining the role of the Delivery ManagerEmily WebberUnderstanding what makes DMs happyTeamShort read
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How to work with software engineersKen NortonClassic on how PMs add value to the work of engineersTeamShort read
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How to work with engineersJulie ZhuoHow PMs can add value to the work of engineersTeamShort read
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How to work with designersJulie ZhuoHow PMs can add value to the work of designersTeamShort read
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10 questions to ask when reviewing design workBen TerrettFinding out more about what you are looking atTeamShort read
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freeCodeCampVariousIntroductions to software development methods, tools and cultureTeamShort read
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Mind the ProductMind the ProductProduct management case studies, views and trendsOther organisationsShort read
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IntercomIntercomWhat Intercom are doing and how they do itOther organisationsShort read
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Signal vs NoiseBasecampWhat Basecamp are doing and how they do itOther organisationsShort read
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Several people are typingSlackWhat Slack are doing and how they do itOther organisationsShort read
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The U.S. Digital ServiceUSDSWhat USDS are doing and how they do itOther organisationsShort read
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Co-op DigitalCo-op DigitalWhat Co-op Digital are doing and how they do itOther organisationsShort read
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BBC Internet blogBBCWhat BBC’s online and technology teams are doing and how they do itOther organisationsShort read
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GreylockGreylockDigital delivery case studies, views and trendsOther organisationsShort read
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Service ManualGDSDelivering digital products and services in government 101TechniquesLong read
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On Product ManagementIntercomGuidance making product decisionsTechniquesLong read
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InspiredMarty CaganProduct management case studies and techniquesTechniquesLong read
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The Lean StartupEric RiesCase studies and techniques for building companies and productsTechniquesLong read
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User Story MappingJeff PatonWriting and iterating user storiesTechniquesLong read
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Wardley mapsSimon WardleyPrinciples of strategic thinking, and value chain mapping techniquesTechniquesLong read
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What is code?Paul FordHow the net and web workEngineeringLong read
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Don’t make me thinkSteve KrugUsability and information designDesignLong read
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The Design of Everyday ThingsDonald NormanIntroduction to design thinkingDesignLong read
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The Phoenix ProjectGene Kim, Kevin Behr, George SpaffordDevOps cultureEngineeringLong read
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Let my people go surfingYvon ChouinardBuilding up a company, taking people with you and improving productsLeadershipLong read
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Creativity IncEd Catmull, Amy WallaceBuilding up a company, taking people with you and not losing your creativityLeadershipLong read
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LegacyJames KerrMaking leadership a team sportLeadershipLong read
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Steve JobsWalter IssacsonClassic on vision, leadership and the costs and rewardsLeadershipLong read
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100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About PeopleSusan M. WeinschenkWhat people see, think and doPsychologyLong read
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Tipping PointMalcolm GladwellHow ideas and behaviours spreadPsychologyLong read
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FreakonomicsSteven Levitt and Stephen DubnerUsing economics to understand complexityPsychologyLong read
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Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel KahnemanHow people make judgements and decisionsPsychologyLong read
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Agile Product OwnershipHenrik KnibergClassic on planning a sprint and managing a backlogRoleWatch
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Spotify engineering culture (part 1)SpotifyClassic on agile software delivery at scaleTeamWatch
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Spotify engineering culture (part 2)SpotifyClassic on agile software delivery at scaleTeamWatch
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The Gubbins of GovernmentMark FodenHow technology changed the mechanics of government servicesTechniquesWatch
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How Google sets goalsGoogle VenturesHow to set OKRsTechniquesWatch
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NummiThis American LifeIntroducing new methods into organisations and how it can go wrongOther organisationsListen
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This is Product ManagementAlphaProduct management case studiesOther organisationsListen
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The Bottom LineBBC Radio 4Insights from leaders of organisationsOther organisationsListen
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Product PeopleMonthly in London and North EnglandProduct management talks from government people, freeOther organisationsAttend
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#prodmgmtAlways onCross-government Slack channel about product management, freeTechniquesAttend
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Agile on the BenchMonthly in LondonAgile case studies and provocations, informal, outdoors, freeTechniquesAttend
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ProductTankMonthly in LondonProduct management talks, freeTechniquesAttend
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Mind the Product ConferenceAnnual in LondonProduct management talks, chargedTechniquesAttend
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Product Management 101UdemyMOOC, £20TechniquesTrain
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Product ManagementGeneral Assembly10 week part time or 1 week accelerated product management 101 course for £2,800TechniquesTrain
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Certified Scrum Product OwnerScrum Alliance2 days, ~£1,500TechniquesTrain
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Product Strategy and RoadmapRoman Pichler2 days, £1,380TechniquesTrain
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GitHub explained from product managersDepartment of ProductWhat it means to push, pull and modify code in a repositoryEngineeringShort read
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Product Management HandbookScott ColferA white label product management handbook for government digital servicesRoleLong read
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The principles that make me a better product managerRoss FergusonPrinciples for product managementRoleShort read
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Product leadership: how top product managers launch awesome products and build successful teamsRichard Banfield, Martin Eriksson, Nate WalkingshawA summary of hundreds of discussions of the authors with global product leadersLeadershipLong read
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Managing and Developing Product ManagersBrandon ChuA detailed blog post on the mindset and a suggested approach to managing and leading product peopleLeadershipShort read
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Institute For Government: The hidden obstacles
to government digital
transformation
Institute For GovernmentThe report examines current business case practice in government transformation teams. It suggests
improvements in planning, implementation and
leadership to result in better
outcomes for digital transformation projects.
Business CasesLong read
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The Value of EverythingMariana MazucattoThe book examines the way in which economic value has been accounted and reveals how economic theory has failed to clearly delineate the difference between value creation and value extraction. This is very interesting context on what creates true value in our Product work.ValueLong read
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Podcast: In conversation with Stella Creasy MPMariana MazucattoMariana Mazucatto in conversation with Stella Creasy MPValueListen
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Video: Speaking at the RSAMariana MazucattoMariana Mazucatto speaking at the RSAValueWatch
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The Decision Matrix: How to Prioritize What MattersFarnham Street BlogHow to prioritise and delegate different decisionsTechniquesShort read
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Empowered product teamsMarty CaganSkills and techniques for empowering teams to solve problems. From Product People Unconference 2018. (The magic word is 'inspired'.)TeamWatch