article thumbnail

3 key metrics for cybersecurity product managers

TechCrunch

Anyone who has read product management books, attended workshops or even simply gone through an interview, knows that what is not measured cannot be managed. The practice of product management is, however, much more nuanced. This metric tracks the percentage of all users or visitors who take a desired action.

article thumbnail

Product manager salary: Pay range factors, tips for making more

CIO

As project-based business practices give way to product-focused cross-functional teams, the product manager role is taking on prominence, increasingly attracting interest from job candidates who might otherwise go into IT. Do product managers make good money? As you grow in your career, so will your salary.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs

CIO

These new building blocks of business include both tech and business pros, and they’re generally led by a product manager , who acts as the point person throughout the product’s lifecycle. Almost everyone we spoke to agreed that communications skills are a must when it comes to product management. “I

article thumbnail

Product Managing to Prevent Burnout

Honeycomb

We’re excited—heck, the whole company is—and even our customers are knocking on our door. I don’t see burnout mentioned often when the work of product management is discussed, but I believe it should be taken much more seriously. I was an engineer for nine years before moving into product management.

article thumbnail

A PM's Guide to Building a Culture of Product Innovation

Speaker: Bob Webber, VP Product Flow Optimization, Construx

There's a lot of innovation advice out there, but very few companies are recognized for their innovation. Despite the importance of new product development, more than half of all product launches and innovations fail. Innovation advice will not work if your company's culture does not encourage it.

article thumbnail

Article: 7 Key Insights of Product Management

InfoQ Culture Methods

What a Product Manager does and how they do it seems like a perennial question, an ongoing discussion, often ending in debate. This changes depending on factors such as the size and culture of the company, the industry or sector, the business model, where the product is in its lifecycle, and the type of product.

article thumbnail

With No-Code/Low-Code Solutions, Companies Find Flexibility and Reduce Cost

CIO

In today’s fast-paced business world, where companies must constantly innovate to keep up with competitors,depending on fully customizable software solutions created with programming languages and manual coding is insufficient. That accessibility is critical, especially as companies continue to face a shortage of highly skilled IT workers.

Company 265
article thumbnail

How King Crushes New Product Development using Data-Driven Insights

Speaker: Ian Thompson, Head of Business Intelligence at King, and Zara Wells, Strategic Customer Success Manager at Looker

Product Managers looking to leverage data to make informed product design decisions can learn a lot from renowned gaming company King, maker of Candy Crush and many other games - even if their product has seemingly no overlap with games. Taking a "human approach" to creating an organization wide data culture.

article thumbnail

Roadmaps Are Dead! Long Live Roadmaps!

Speaker: Bruce McCarthy, Co-Author of Product Roadmaps Relaunched and Founder of Product Culture

There are various frameworks and tools that are designed to help product management teams understand what to build, but somehow teams are still shipping products that don’t gain traction. Many times, when companies are building their product roadmaps, they are not properly accounting for customer validation.