Tips and templates designed to provide value and inspiration to every Software Product Manager, regardless of their company, product, or industry. This book follows the flow of a product or feature as it proceeds through its life cycle, starting with roadmapping and going through the different stages of development, launch, marketing, and finally, sales. Along the way, each chapter begins with a tip for how to handle that section’s particular topic. Helpful templates allow the reader to tailor the ideas to their individual situation. The Software Product Manager continuously adds value to users, communicates with all types of stakeholders, and helps define ways of working to achieve product growth and sustainability. These tips and templates are invaluable resources for achieving those goals.
Its second book of Lucas which I read. First one was The "Product Marketing Manager: Responsibilities and Best Practices in a Technology Company".
My observations: 1. Book is super helpful to understand how things work in real life 2. Every chapter has notes | Small highlights 3. Book gives you templates and guides you about mindset as well as process 4. I found it super helpful as this kind of knowledge can be gained through experiences or talking to senior fellows but here we are getting it via book without putting efforts by reaching multiple people 5. If you read Product Marketing Manger book of this author, you will feel amazing as these 2 books are interconnected in a way 6. Reading both books will give you complete picture from Product as well as from Marketig perspective (in case you want to become full stack PM)
Special highlights are: Roadmaps - I was not aware that here are multiple roadmaps for different stakeholders How we can write and present effective roadmaps and execute things effectively can be learnt through this book
For those who wants to understand Product Management in real life, like how it works in companies should definitely read this book. Moreover, I would say, read both books. Both are amazing books.