Awesome Product Management

A curated list of awesome resources for product/program managers to learn and grow.

Who's a product manager?

By definition, a product manager is an individual who drives the product vision and has a deep understanding of customer needs. PMs generally are considered to be at the intersection of the business, technology and and design spaces - they are the experts in the problem space, and are able to learn and iterate quickly to deliver valuable experiences to consumers.

Contents

• Tools
  • OneNote
  • Bear
  • Trello
  • Taiga
  • To-Do
  • Notion
  • Balsamiq
  • Sketch
  • Figma
  • Taskade
  • Notejoy
  • productboard
  • logchimp
  • Hellonext
  • Screeb
  • Obsidian
• Articles
• Books
• Podcasts
• Communities
• Conferences
• Additional resources
• License

Tools

In day-to-day activities, product managers need to rely on tools to help them make sense of the information and insights they're handling. The list below represents some of those tools. A product manager doesn't need to use every single one of them, and neither is one better than the other. These are just pointers to some of the instruments that can be used to be effective at organizing and sharing PM expertise. None of them, standalone, will make one a better product manager.

OneNote

Efficient note-taking with superior organizational capabilities. Integrates easily with team-based workflows, where notes from the same notebook can be shared with many individuals.

Property	Value
Developer	Microsoft
Cost	Free
Platform	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web
URL	https://onenote.com

Bear

Note-taking in Markdown format, with tag-based organizational capabilities.

Property	Value
Developer	Shiny Frog
Cost	Freemium ($16/yr subscription available)
Platform	macOS, iOS
URL	https://bear.app/

Trello

Kanban-style boards to manage work items. Integrates well with teams and other services. Has a rich extensibility platform.

Property	Value
Developer	Atlassian
Cost	Freemium ($9.99/mo+ subscriptions available)
Platform	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web
URL	https://trello.com/

Taiga

Taiga is a project management tool for multi-functional agile teams. It has a rich feature set and at the same time it is very simple to start with through its intuitive user interface.

Property	Value
Developer	Kaleidos
Cost	Free (self-hosted) or Freemium
Platform	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Web
URL	https://tree.taiga.io

To-Do

A tool to quickly manage "to-dos".

Property	Value
Developer	Microsoft
Cost	Free
Platform	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web
URL	https://to-do.microsoft.com/

Notion

All-in-one workspace for teams and individuals.

Property	Value
Developer	Notion Labs
Cost	Freemium ($4/mo/user individual, $8/mo/user teams)
Platform	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web
URL	https://notion.so/

Balsamiq

Wireframing tool that allows building mocks without a strong focus on details. Extremely useful for situations where you don't want others to over-index on pixels and instead focus on the content.

Property	Value
Developer	Balsamiq Studios, LLC
Cost	Paid ($89/person - permanent license)
Platform	macOS, Windows, web
URL	https://balsamiq.com/

Sketch

Mocking and prototyping made efficient. Offers many downloadable components that can help one create high-fidelity designs for websites, apps and other experiences.

Property	Value
Developer	Bohemian B.V.
Cost	Paid ($99/year)
Platform	macOS
URL	https://www.sketchapp.com/

Figma

A better way to design. Design, prototype, and collaborate all in the browser—with Figma.

Property	Value
Developer	Figma
Cost	Freemium ($0-45/month)
Platform	macOS, Windows, web
URL	https://www.figma.com

Taskade

Get work done with collaborative task lists, notes and video chat. Taskade is beautifully designed for remote teams.

Property	Value
Developer	Taskade Inc.
Cost	Freemium ($0-10/month)
Platform	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome Extension, Firefox Addon, Web
URL	https://www.taskade.com

Notejoy

A collaborative note-taking application that is simple, intuitive and allows you to focus on the notes rather than the process around those.

Property	Value
Developer	Sachin Rekhi, Ada Chen Rekhi
Cost	Freemium ($0-12/month)
Platform	macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, web
URL	https://notejoy.com

productboard

productboard is the product management system that helps you understand what users need, prioritize what to build, and rally everyone around your roadmap.

Property	Value
Developer	productboard
Cost	Paid (starts at $49/month)
Platform	Web
URL	https://productboard.com

logchimp

LogChimp allows you to track your customers feedback to build better products.

Property	Value
Developer	LogChimp
Cost	Free (Open source)
Platform	Web
URL	https://logchimp.codecarrot.net

Hellonext

Hellonext helps you close the user feedback loop. Comes with feedback portal, roadmap, and changelog.

Property	Value
Developer	Hellonext, Inc.
Cost	Freemium ($0-99/month)
Platform	Web
URL	https://hellonext.co

Screeb

Screeb is a product-led user research platform helping product teams to build better products by helping understand their users.

Property	Value
Developer	Screeb, Inc.
Cost	Freemium (start $0-39/month)
Platform	Web
URL	https://screeb.app

Obsidian

Obsidian is a private and flexible writing app that adapts to the way you think. From personal notes to journaling, knowledge bases, and project management, Obsidian gives you the tools to come up with ideas and organize them. Turn your notes into an online wiki, knowledge base, documentation, or digital garden.

Property	Value
Developer	Obsidian, Inc.
Cost	Paid if used commercially ($50/user/year)
Platform	iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux
URL	https://obsidian.md/

Articles

There are a lot of folks that write great content that can help those wanting to excel and grow in the product management field to gain new perspectives. Treat the list below as an amalgamation of opinions, experiences, and patterns rather than as a definitive "list of things to always do."

• How to Deliver More Software Projects on Time - By Mark Suster.
• Shipping is a Feature: Some Guiding Principles for People That Build Things - By Michael Copeland.
• Painless Functional Specifications – Part 1: Why Bother? - By Joel Spolsky.
• Painless Functional Specifications – Part 2: What’s a Spec? - By Joel Spolsky.
• Painless Functional Specifications – Part 3: But… How? - By Joel Spolsky.
• Painless Functional Specifications – Part 4: Tips - By Joel Spolsky.
• How Am I Going To Move My Product Forward Today? - By Sachin Rekhi.
• How to Listen to Customers - By Ken Norton.
• Quality is not a tradeoff - By Julie Zhuo.
• The work is never just “the work” - By Dave Stewart.
• You Won't Regret Positive Feedback - By Zach Holman.
• A Minimum Viable Product Is Not a Product, It's a Process - By Yevgeniy Brikman.
• Being Glue - By Tanya Reilly.
• How to build great products - By Slava Akhmechet.
• If your product is Great, it doesn't need to be Good - By Paul Bucheit.
• Finding and Fostering Great Product Sense - By Stay SaaSy.
• Want To Build An Incredible Product? Strive For The Delta Of “Wow” - By Wayne Chang.
• The Quintessential Guide For Building An Unforgettable First-time User Experience - By Wayne Chang.
• One door at a time - By Jason Fried.
• Guide to building a product roadmap - By Hellonext, Inc.
• PM at Microsoft - By Steven Sinofsky.
• Hiring Your First Product Manager - By Steven Sinofsky.
• 12 Things about Product-Market Fit - By Tren Griffin.
• Relentlessly Resourceful - By Paul Graham.
• How to Be an Expert in a Changing World - By Paul Graham.
• Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule - By Paul Graham.
• Do Things that Don't Scale - By Paul Graham.
• The Time Value of Shipping - By Brandon Chu.
• Deadlines - By Brandon Chu.
• Ruthless Prioritization - By Brandon Chu.
• The Black Box of Product Management - By Brandon Chu.
• Product Management Mental Models for Everyone - By Brandon Chu.
• Understanding How The Innovator's Dilemma Affects You - By Mark Suster.
• Navigating Mid-Success - By [Sam