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7 Product Requirements Document (PRD) Templates for Product Managers | Aha! softwareRecommended on the NPA Slack
The article from Aha! explains the importance of a good product requirements document (PRD) and provides a template to guide you in creating one. A PRD outlines the goals, features, and specifications for a product, serving as a blueprint for development teams. The template includes sections for executive summary, background and context, objectives, scope, deliverables, constraints, and more. It emphasizes the need for clear and concise language, defining user personas, prioritizing features, and involving key stakeholders. A well-crafted PRD helps teams align, make informed decisions, and ensure successful product development.
03/01/2024
7 Product Requirements Document (PRD) Templates for Product Managers | Aha! software Recommended on the NPA Slack
The article from Aha! explains the importance of a good product requirements document (PRD) and provides a template to guide you in creating one. A PRD outlines the goals, features, and specifications for a product, serving as a blueprint for development teams. The template includes sections for executive summary, background and context, objectives, scope, deliverables, constraints, and more. It emphasizes the need for clear and concise language, defining user personas, prioritizing features, and involving key stakeholders. A well-crafted PRD helps teams align, make informed decisions, and ensure successful product development.
- Date: 03/01/2024
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: www.aha.io
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Requirements Management
What Can We Learn from Barnes & Noble's Surprising Turnaround?
This newsletter from Ted Giogia describes how the bookseller Barnes & Noble has turned their business around despite a grim perspective. The reason is a deep love for the product sold and their audience - readers. The CEO has given more autonomy to stores and put their public first.
Ted Gioia
12/28/2022
What Can We Learn from Barnes & Noble's Surprising Turnaround?
This newsletter from Ted Giogia describes how the bookseller Barnes & Noble has turned their business around despite a grim perspective. The reason is a deep love for the product sold and their audience - readers. The CEO has given more autonomy to stores and put their public first.
- Author: Ted Gioia
- Date: 12/28/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: The Honest Broker
- Scale: National
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
How to collect, organize and prioritize product requestsNPA Original Content
Aligning newsroom goals with our readers’ needs and what we have resources for is the supreme art of the product lead. It requires technical competence, stakeholder management, and a keen eye on the top level objectives. This guide from the Product Kit offers practical tips for receiving and prioritizing product requests with these tenets in mind.
Adam Oxford
12/14/2022
How to collect, organize and prioritize product requests NPA Original Content
Aligning newsroom goals with our readers’ needs and what we have resources for is the supreme art of the product lead. It requires technical competence, stakeholder management, and a keen eye on the top level objectives. This guide from the Product Kit offers practical tips for receiving and prioritizing product requests with these tenets in mind.
- Author: Adam Oxford
- Date: 12/14/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Working collaboratively with design and developmentNPA Original Content
This guide from the NPA Product Kit series explains what product managers need to know about design and development to help their teams collaborate. Apply techniques to cultivate a product culture and better communicate and work with designers and developers.
Cassie Wimberly & Sarah Featherstone
12/14/2022
Working collaboratively with design and development NPA Original Content
This guide from the NPA Product Kit series explains what product managers need to know about design and development to help their teams collaborate. Apply techniques to cultivate a product culture and better communicate and work with designers and developers.
- Author: Cassie Wimberly & Sarah Featherstone
- Date: 12/14/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: English
Aligning stakeholders around product: How to bring newsroom stakeholders together for product prioritization and decision-makingNPA Original Content
Stakeholder management is always a tricky area to navigate, and it can be especially daunting in an environment where product is a relatively new function. This guide from the NPA Product Kit series offers strategies to get started with stakeholder management, ongoing stakeholder management, and how to step in to manage conflict.
Ankita Mukhopadhyay
12/14/2022
Aligning stakeholders around product: How to bring newsroom stakeholders together for product prioritization and decision-making NPA Original Content
Stakeholder management is always a tricky area to navigate, and it can be especially daunting in an environment where product is a relatively new function. This guide from the NPA Product Kit series offers strategies to get started with stakeholder management, ongoing stakeholder management, and how to step in to manage conflict.
- Author: Ankita Mukhopadhyay
- Date: 12/14/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: English
Distinguishing between products and projects in journalismNPA Original Content
The differences between product, project, program, and portfolio management may seem complex. This guide from the NPA Product Kit series defines all of them so that you can clearly see their main aspects, and presents five ways to recognize a product in journalism.
Paty Gomes
12/14/2022
Distinguishing between products and projects in journalism NPA Original Content
The differences between product, project, program, and portfolio management may seem complex. This guide from the NPA Product Kit series defines all of them so that you can clearly see their main aspects, and presents five ways to recognize a product in journalism.
- Author: Paty Gomes
- Date: 12/14/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Creating a product team from scratchNPA Original Content
Now that product is an increasingly frequent topic for news organizations, several practitioners want to create teams where they can put product principles in practice. This guide from the NPA Product Kit series outlines a way to create a newsroom product team with limited or existing resources.
Jessica Morrison and Kate Travis
12/14/2022
Creating a product team from scratch NPA Original Content
Now that product is an increasingly frequent topic for news organizations, several practitioners want to create teams where they can put product principles in practice. This guide from the NPA Product Kit series outlines a way to create a newsroom product team with limited or existing resources.
- Author: Jessica Morrison and Kate Travis
- Date: 12/14/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: English
Scaling a product teamNPA Original Content
This guide from the NPA Product Kit series explores how to build capacity while growing your team’s credibility as a driver of business value. Learn useful techniques to scale your team so you can better tackle the challenges ahead.
Eric Ulken
12/14/2022
Scaling a product team NPA Original Content
This guide from the NPA Product Kit series explores how to build capacity while growing your team’s credibility as a driver of business value. Learn useful techniques to scale your team so you can better tackle the challenges ahead.
- Author: Eric Ulken
- Date: 12/14/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
How to sunset a productNPA Original Content
It's common to talk about new products, but products also need to end at some point. There’s a healthy and transparent way of sunsetting products that no longer serve user needs, while making space for new development. In this guide from the NPA Product Kit series, you will learn how sunset a product in a sustainable way.
Elite Truong
12/14/2022
How to sunset a product NPA Original Content
It's common to talk about new products, but products also need to end at some point. There’s a healthy and transparent way of sunsetting products that no longer serve user needs, while making space for new development. In this guide from the NPA Product Kit series, you will learn how sunset a product in a sustainable way.
- Author: Elite Truong
- Date: 12/14/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Cómo trabajar con partes interesadas en una sala de redacciónNPA Original Content
News product teams need to deal with different areas, priorities and realities in a news organization. This tug of war can be challenging when managing expectations and concerns. Learn how news product professionals can better involve and manage stakeholders while delivering effective results.
Sara Carothers
11/21/2022
Cómo trabajar con partes interesadas en una sala de redacción NPA Original Content
News product teams need to deal with different areas, priorities and realities in a news organization. This tug of war can be challenging when managing expectations and concerns. Learn how news product professionals can better involve and manage stakeholders while delivering effective results.
- Author: Sara Carothers
- Date: 11/21/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: Spanish
Como gerenciar stakeholders no contexto da redaçãoNPA Original Content
News product teams need to deal with different areas, priorities and realities in a news organization. This tug of war can be challenging when managing expectations and concerns. Learn how news product professionals can better involve and manage stakeholders while delivering effective results.
Sara Carothers
11/21/2022
Como gerenciar stakeholders no contexto da redação NPA Original Content
News product teams need to deal with different areas, priorities and realities in a news organization. This tug of war can be challenging when managing expectations and concerns. Learn how news product professionals can better involve and manage stakeholders while delivering effective results.
- Author: Sara Carothers
- Date: 11/21/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: Portuguese
How to manage stakeholders in the newsroom contextNPA Original Content
News product teams need to deal with different areas, priorities and realities in a news organization. This tug of war can be challenging when managing expectations and concerns. Learn how news product professionals can better involve and manage stakeholders while delivering effective results.
Sara Carothers
11/02/2022
How to manage stakeholders in the newsroom context NPA Original Content
News product teams need to deal with different areas, priorities and realities in a news organization. This tug of war can be challenging when managing expectations and concerns. Learn how news product professionals can better involve and manage stakeholders while delivering effective results.
- Author: Sara Carothers
- Date: 11/02/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: English
Skills vs people. What kind of skills does a modern news organisation need in 2022?
This article explores the new skill set required for news organizations to thrive. It also details the convergence between those skills and the importance of having the right professionals and teams at the wheel. The author divides those skills in three groups: editorial, business and product.
David Tvrdon
08/30/2022
Skills vs people. What kind of skills does a modern news organisation need in 2022?
This article explores the new skill set required for news organizations to thrive. It also details the convergence between those skills and the importance of having the right professionals and teams at the wheel. The author divides those skills in three groups: editorial, business and product.
- Author: David Tvrdon
- Date: 08/30/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: The Fix
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: English
Democratization 2.0: The Assisted ModelRecommended on the NPA Slack
Brendan Beninghof, User Interviews’s Director of Customer Development, talks about the rising trend of democratizing research across an organization. This involves empowering teams and professionals to better understand their user and act on this knowledge.
Brendan Beninghof
08/15/2022
Democratization 2.0: The Assisted Model Recommended on the NPA Slack
Brendan Beninghof, User Interviews’s Director of Customer Development, talks about the rising trend of democratizing research across an organization. This involves empowering teams and professionals to better understand their user and act on this knowledge.
- Author: Brendan Beninghof
- Date: 08/15/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: User Interviews
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Design
- Language: English
Front-end e back-end em produtos digitais
This article explains the definitions of front-end, back-end, and full-stack development for people in non-technical roles. It also describes the role of Product Managers during product development and how they can participate in the process with technical teams.
Taynara Rechia
07/29/2022
Front-end e back-end em produtos digitais
This article explains the definitions of front-end, back-end, and full-stack development for people in non-technical roles. It also describes the role of Product Managers during product development and how they can participate in the process with technical teams.
- Author: Taynara Rechia
- Date: 07/29/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: PM3
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Technology
- Language: Portuguese
Why the future of journalism is ModularRecommended on the NPA Slack
This piece is a deep dive on strategies for making "modular storytelling formats", or formats that divide news stories into smaller pieces that can be shared and consumed according to different reader habits. The author proposes several models, according to their research.
Shirish Kulkarni
07/22/2022
Why the future of journalism is Modular Recommended on the NPA Slack
This piece is a deep dive on strategies for making "modular storytelling formats", or formats that divide news stories into smaller pieces that can be shared and consumed according to different reader habits. The author proposes several models, according to their research.
- Author: Shirish Kulkarni
- Date: 07/22/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: shirishkulkarni.co.uk
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Advanced
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Definindo requisitos para o desenvolvimento de produtoNPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit details how to build a consistent, clear document of requirements. This type of document is essential when building software products, something very common for produt practitioners.
Upasna Gautam
07/05/2022
Definindo requisitos para o desenvolvimento de produto NPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit details how to build a consistent, clear document of requirements. This type of document is essential when building software products, something very common for produt practitioners.
- Author: Upasna Gautam
- Date: 07/05/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance.
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
Compreendendo o ciclo de vida do desenvolvimento do produtoNPA Original Content
Explore the 6 phases of the product development lifecycle with this easy to use guide from NPA's Product Kit. Developing a product becomes much more understandable once this process is clear.
Susannah Locke
07/05/2022
Compreendendo o ciclo de vida do desenvolvimento do produto NPA Original Content
Explore the 6 phases of the product development lifecycle with this easy to use guide from NPA's Product Kit. Developing a product becomes much more understandable once this process is clear.
- Author: Susannah Locke
- Date: 07/05/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
Definir los requerimientos para el desarrollo de produtoNPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit details how to build a consistent, clear document of requirements. This type of document is essential when building software products, something very common for produt practitioners.
Upasna Gautam
07/05/2022
Definir los requerimientos para el desarrollo de produto NPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit details how to build a consistent, clear document of requirements. This type of document is essential when building software products, something very common for produt practitioners.
- Author: Upasna Gautam
- Date: 07/05/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance.
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Spanish
Understanding the product development lifecycleNPA Original Content
Explore the 6 phases of the product development lifecycle with this easy to use guide from NPA's Product Kit. Developing a product becomes much more understandable once this process is clear.
Susannah Locke
07/05/2022
Understanding the product development lifecycle NPA Original Content
Explore the 6 phases of the product development lifecycle with this easy to use guide from NPA's Product Kit. Developing a product becomes much more understandable once this process is clear.
- Author: Susannah Locke
- Date: 07/05/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Comprender el ciclo de vida del desarrollo de productosNPA Original Content
Explore the 6 phases of the product development lifecycle with this easy to use guide from NPA's Product Kit. Developing a product becomes much more understandable once this process is clear.
Susannah Locke
07/05/2022
Comprender el ciclo de vida del desarrollo de productos NPA Original Content
Explore the 6 phases of the product development lifecycle with this easy to use guide from NPA's Product Kit. Developing a product becomes much more understandable once this process is clear.
- Author: Susannah Locke
- Date: 07/05/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Spanish
Defining requirements for product developmentNPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit details how to build a consistent, clear document of requirements. This type of document is essential when building software products, something very common for produt practitioners.
Upasna Gautam
07/05/2022
Defining requirements for product development NPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit details how to build a consistent, clear document of requirements. This type of document is essential when building software products, something very common for produt practitioners.
- Author: Upasna Gautam
- Date: 07/05/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance.
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
What Is the Jobs to Be Done Framework (JTBD)?
Built In enables tech professionals "find their forward" by helping them level up their skills and find job opportunities to advance their careers. Built In's content is for professionals at every level, from the recent graduate to the mid-level IC looking to get into management to the senior manager trying to make it into the C suite.
This article is an example of one of Built In's guides, which explains the Jobs to Be Done framework. In addition to defining the framework, the guide explains its origins, its utility to different teams, how to apply it, and more.
More Built In content and resources about product management — including an overview of what product management is, what skills are necessary to succeed, job outlook, etc — can be found here: https://builtin.com/product
Jeff Link
06/28/2022
What Is the Jobs to Be Done Framework (JTBD)?
Built In enables tech professionals "find their forward" by helping them level up their skills and find job opportunities to advance their careers. Built In's content is for professionals at every level, from the recent graduate to the mid-level IC looking to get into management to the senior manager trying to make it into the C suite.
This article is an example of one of Built In's guides, which explains the Jobs to Be Done framework. In addition to defining the framework, the guide explains its origins, its utility to different teams, how to apply it, and more.
More Built In content and resources about product management — including an overview of what product management is, what skills are necessary to succeed, job outlook, etc — can be found here: https://builtin.com/product
- Author: Jeff Link
- Date: 06/28/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Built In
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Jackie Bavaro on getting better at product strategy, what exactly is strategy, PM pitfalls to avoid, advancing your career, getting into management, and much more
A spinoff of Lenny's Newsletter, Lenny Rachitsky launched a weekly podcast in June 2022 where he interviews world-class product leaders and growth experts. Listeners come away with concrete, actionable, and tactical advice to help them build, launch, and grow their own product and career.
In this episode, Rachitsky speaks with Jackie Bavaro, best-selling author of two books about product management (Cracking the PM Interview and Cracking the PM Career) with experience at Asana, Google, and Microsoft. The discussion covers product strategy (e.g. components of a strategy, signs that your strategy is off, how to get better, etc) and product career advice (e.g. common early career mistakes, things every PM should do regardless of their level, downsides of being a manager and whether it's possible to stay an individual contributor, etc).
Lenny Rachitsky
06/16/2022
Jackie Bavaro on getting better at product strategy, what exactly is strategy, PM pitfalls to avoid, advancing your career, getting into management, and much more
A spinoff of Lenny's Newsletter, Lenny Rachitsky launched a weekly podcast in June 2022 where he interviews world-class product leaders and growth experts. Listeners come away with concrete, actionable, and tactical advice to help them build, launch, and grow their own product and career.
In this episode, Rachitsky speaks with Jackie Bavaro, best-selling author of two books about product management (Cracking the PM Interview and Cracking the PM Career) with experience at Asana, Google, and Microsoft. The discussion covers product strategy (e.g. components of a strategy, signs that your strategy is off, how to get better, etc) and product career advice (e.g. common early career mistakes, things every PM should do regardless of their level, downsides of being a manager and whether it's possible to stay an individual contributor, etc).
- Author: Lenny Rachitsky
- Date: 06/16/2022
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: Lenny's Podcast
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Podcast
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
What journalists need to know about product thinking in 2022Recommended on the NPA Slack
This article defends product vision in journalism, and how journalists can see their work as product.
Catherine Edwards
06/01/2022
What journalists need to know about product thinking in 2022 Recommended on the NPA Slack
This article defends product vision in journalism, and how journalists can see their work as product.
- Author: Catherine Edwards
- Date: 06/01/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Journalism.Co.Uk
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Building a technical foundation for the future of local newsRecommended on the NPA Slack
The Tiny News Platform is a project of the Tiny News Collective. It's a publishing solution to small news publishers, aiming to give them a solid structure with low cost and useful features. This article explains how the team has built it.
Tyler Fisher
05/31/2022
Building a technical foundation for the future of local news Recommended on the NPA Slack
The Tiny News Platform is a project of the Tiny News Collective. It's a publishing solution to small news publishers, aiming to give them a solid structure with low cost and useful features. This article explains how the team has built it.
- Author: Tyler Fisher
- Date: 05/31/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Tiny News Collective
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Technology
- Language: English
How surveys helped 5 newsrooms refine coverage and grow reader revenue
There are several different forms of listening to your audience. One of the most used is reader surveys, but, even then, there is more than way to apply the method and to interpret insights. This article presents the strategies employed by 5 newsrooms to refine coverage and grow reader revenue via reader surveys. The organizations asked readers about ideas for new products, what topics they were interested in, what were their goals, and more.
Some of the organizations mentioned were featured in the Meta Journalism Project’s Accelerator program
Penny Riordan
05/17/2022
How surveys helped 5 newsrooms refine coverage and grow reader revenue
There are several different forms of listening to your audience. One of the most used is reader surveys, but, even then, there is more than way to apply the method and to interpret insights. This article presents the strategies employed by 5 newsrooms to refine coverage and grow reader revenue via reader surveys. The organizations asked readers about ideas for new products, what topics they were interested in, what were their goals, and more.
Some of the organizations mentioned were featured in the Meta Journalism Project’s Accelerator program
- Author: Penny Riordan
- Date: 05/17/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Local Media Association
- Scale: Local
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Audience Engagement & Listening
- Language: English
If Tech Fails to Design for the Most Vulnerable, It Fails Us AllRecommended on the NPA Slack
Product are generally built around the so-called typical user. However, there is a strong argument, advanced by the text, to focus desig on vulnerable and/or marginalized people. The author remembers recent cases where such a treatment was important.
Afsaneh Rigot
05/15/2022
If Tech Fails to Design for the Most Vulnerable, It Fails Us All Recommended on the NPA Slack
Product are generally built around the so-called typical user. However, there is a strong argument, advanced by the text, to focus desig on vulnerable and/or marginalized people. The author remembers recent cases where such a treatment was important.
- Author: Afsaneh Rigot
- Date: 05/15/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Wired
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Design From the MarginsRecommended on the NPA Slack
This short article summarizes the report Design From the Margins, which defends that design processes should be centered on the people most marginalized and impacted by a product/company. The report aims to input a social vision to design.
Afsaneh Rigot
05/13/2022
Design From the Margins Recommended on the NPA Slack
This short article summarizes the report Design From the Margins, which defends that design processes should be centered on the people most marginalized and impacted by a product/company. The report aims to input a social vision to design.
- Author: Afsaneh Rigot
- Date: 05/13/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Advanced
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Last year TOI turned up the notch on data. Here’s howRecommended on the NPA Slack
Ritvvij Parrikh, Director of Product at the Times of India, discusses how the newspaper has developed products around data journalism. Thus, he proposes a framework for analyzing data products and their effectiveness in a newsroom.
Ritvvij Parrikh and Rohit Saran
05/10/2022
Last year TOI turned up the notch on data. Here’s how Recommended on the NPA Slack
Ritvvij Parrikh, Director of Product at the Times of India, discusses how the newspaper has developed products around data journalism. Thus, he proposes a framework for analyzing data products and their effectiveness in a newsroom.
- Author: Ritvvij Parrikh and Rohit Saran
- Date: 05/10/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: What’s next at TOI
- Scale: National
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Canvas Your Way to Product Vision with Staff Product Manager at OnfidoRecommended on the NPA Slack
The product vision workshop and accompanying canvas is the Swiss Army Knife for product teams. This workshop is meant to help break down new features, crystallize new product ideas, set a quarterly vision for an existing product, or conduct a 3-year envisioning exercise. This approach aims to ensure that a product brings value to its users and business.
Merissa Silk
05/10/2022
Canvas Your Way to Product Vision with Staff Product Manager at Onfido Recommended on the NPA Slack
The product vision workshop and accompanying canvas is the Swiss Army Knife for product teams. This workshop is meant to help break down new features, crystallize new product ideas, set a quarterly vision for an existing product, or conduct a 3-year envisioning exercise. This approach aims to ensure that a product brings value to its users and business.
- Author: Merissa Silk
- Date: 05/10/2022
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: Product People YouTube Channel
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Video
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
20 Things I've Learned as a Systems (Over) ThinkerRecommended on the NPA Slack
The product professional John Cutler lists 20 aspects that should be followed by people who work with systems.
John Cutler
04/30/2022
20 Things I've Learned as a Systems (Over) Thinker Recommended on the NPA Slack
The product professional John Cutler lists 20 aspects that should be followed by people who work with systems.
- Author: John Cutler
- Date: 04/30/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: The Beautiful Mess Substack
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Newsletter edition
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Product - It’s about the contentRecommended on the NPA Slack
The article is an introduction to how the product position sits in news organizations, taking into account the historical divide between "church and state" in newsrooms. The piece also explores the historical aspect of how the industry came to recognize the product role and its importance.
Brian Morrissey
04/06/2022
Product - It’s about the content Recommended on the NPA Slack
The article is an introduction to how the product position sits in news organizations, taking into account the historical divide between "church and state" in newsrooms. The piece also explores the historical aspect of how the industry came to recognize the product role and its importance.
- Author: Brian Morrissey
- Date: 04/06/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: The Rebooting Substack
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Newsletter edition
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Airtable Roadmap TemplateRecommended on the NPA Slack
A straight product roadmap template built in Airtable. It can be adapted for different teams, allowing for better organization and roadmapping.
Becca Aaronson
04/01/2022
Airtable Roadmap Template Recommended on the NPA Slack
A straight product roadmap template built in Airtable. It can be adapted for different teams, allowing for better organization and roadmapping.
- Author: Becca Aaronson
- Date: 04/01/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Airtable
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Tool
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
A website resettling Ukrainian refugees got adoring headlines. Experts say it was too good to be true.
A detailed story of how quickly the website UkraineTakeShelter was created, and the problems they faced after its very quick launching. UkraineTakeShelter wanted to help Ukrainian refugees around the world, but its malfunctions generated more than one headache.
Jody Serrano
03/26/2022
A website resettling Ukrainian refugees got adoring headlines. Experts say it was too good to be true.
A detailed story of how quickly the website UkraineTakeShelter was created, and the problems they faced after its very quick launching. UkraineTakeShelter wanted to help Ukrainian refugees around the world, but its malfunctions generated more than one headache.
- Author: Jody Serrano
- Date: 03/26/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Gizmodo
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
- agile methodologies
- audience analytics
- branding
- business intelligence data
- community management
- design sprint
- goal setting
- innovation culture
- newsroom culture
- OKRs
- prioritization
- product development
- product discovery
- product management
- productivity
- project management
- stakeholder management
- testing
- user research
- UX
- what is product thinking
El ABC de Producto en mediosNPA Original Content
This glossary from NPA's Product Kit explains the meaning of the most common used words in the news product field. From Agile to Value proposition, never get lost in the jargon again.
Mary Tyler March
03/24/2022
- agile methodologies
- audience analytics
- branding
- business intelligence data
- community management
- design sprint
- goal setting
- innovation culture
- newsroom culture
- OKRs
- prioritization
- product development
- product discovery
- product management
- productivity
- project management
- stakeholder management
- testing
- user research
- UX
- what is product thinking
El ABC de Producto en medios NPA Original Content
This glossary from NPA's Product Kit explains the meaning of the most common used words in the news product field. From Agile to Value proposition, never get lost in the jargon again.
- Author: Mary Tyler March
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Glossary
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Spanish
Elige el método de desarrollo de Producto que mejor funcione para tu equipoNPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps the user in understanding the main terms of product development, as well as how to choose among methods of product development.
Paul Rissen
03/24/2022
Elige el método de desarrollo de Producto que mejor funcione para tu equipo NPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps the user in understanding the main terms of product development, as well as how to choose among methods of product development.
- Author: Paul Rissen
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Spanish
- agile methodologies
- audience analytics
- branding
- business intelligence data
- community management
- design sprint
- goal setting
- innovation culture
- newsroom culture
- OKRs
- prioritization
- product development
- product discovery
- product management
- productivity
- project management
- stakeholder management
- testing
- user research
- UX
- what is product thinking
ABCs of ProductNPA Original Content
This glossary from NPA's Product Kit explains the meaning of the most common used words in the news product field. From Agile to Value proposition, never get lost in the jargon again.
Mary Tyler March
03/24/2022
- agile methodologies
- audience analytics
- branding
- business intelligence data
- community management
- design sprint
- goal setting
- innovation culture
- newsroom culture
- OKRs
- prioritization
- product development
- product discovery
- product management
- productivity
- project management
- stakeholder management
- testing
- user research
- UX
- what is product thinking
ABCs of Product NPA Original Content
This glossary from NPA's Product Kit explains the meaning of the most common used words in the news product field. From Agile to Value proposition, never get lost in the jargon again.
- Author: Mary Tyler March
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Glossary
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Enseñar metodología de Producto en la redacciónNPA Original Content
Getting people onboard new projects can be tough, especially when you're trying to advance a new type of vision in your newsroom. This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps exactly in that challenge: how to explain product in a newsroom and get stakeholder buy-in
Adriana Lacy
03/24/2022
Enseñar metodología de Producto en la redacción NPA Original Content
Getting people onboard new projects can be tough, especially when you're trying to advance a new type of vision in your newsroom. This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps exactly in that challenge: how to explain product in a newsroom and get stakeholder buy-in
- Author: Adriana Lacy
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Spanish
Ensinando metodologias de produto na redaçãoNPA Original Content
Getting people onboard new projects can be tough, especially when you're trying to advance a new type of vision in your newsroom. This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps exactly in that challenge: how to explain product in a newsroom and get stakeholder buy-in
Adriana Lacy
03/24/2022
Ensinando metodologias de produto na redação NPA Original Content
Getting people onboard new projects can be tough, especially when you're trying to advance a new type of vision in your newsroom. This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps exactly in that challenge: how to explain product in a newsroom and get stakeholder buy-in
- Author: Adriana Lacy
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
- agile methodologies
- audience analytics
- branding
- business intelligence data
- community management
- design sprint
- goal setting
- innovation culture
- newsroom culture
- OKRs
- prioritization
- product development
- product discovery
- product management
- productivity
- project management
- stakeholder management
- testing
- user research
- UX
- what is product thinking
ABC do ProdutoNPA Original Content
This glossary from NPA's Product Kit explains the meaning of the most common used words in the news product field. From Agile to Value proposition, never get lost in the jargon again.
Mary Tyler March
03/24/2022
- agile methodologies
- audience analytics
- branding
- business intelligence data
- community management
- design sprint
- goal setting
- innovation culture
- newsroom culture
- OKRs
- prioritization
- product development
- product discovery
- product management
- productivity
- project management
- stakeholder management
- testing
- user research
- UX
- what is product thinking
ABC do Produto NPA Original Content
This glossary from NPA's Product Kit explains the meaning of the most common used words in the news product field. From Agile to Value proposition, never get lost in the jargon again.
- Author: Mary Tyler March
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Glossary
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
Escolhendo o método de desenvolvimento de produto que melhor funciona para sua equipeNPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps the user in understanding the main terms of product development, as well as how to choose among methods of product development.
Paul Rissen
03/24/2022
Escolhendo o método de desenvolvimento de produto que melhor funciona para sua equipe NPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps the user in understanding the main terms of product development, as well as how to choose among methods of product development.
- Author: Paul Rissen
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
Teaching product methods in the newsroomNPA Original Content
Getting people onboard new projects can be tough, especially when you're trying to advance a new type of vision in your newsroom. This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps exactly in that challenge: how to explain product in a newsroom and get stakeholder buy-in
Adriana Lacy
03/24/2022
Teaching product methods in the newsroom NPA Original Content
Getting people onboard new projects can be tough, especially when you're trying to advance a new type of vision in your newsroom. This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps exactly in that challenge: how to explain product in a newsroom and get stakeholder buy-in
- Author: Adriana Lacy
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Choosing the product development method that works best for your teamNPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps the user in understanding the main terms of product development, as well as how to choose among methods of product development.
Paul Rissen
03/24/2022
Choosing the product development method that works best for your team NPA Original Content
This guide from NPA's Product Kit helps the user in understanding the main terms of product development, as well as how to choose among methods of product development.
- Author: Paul Rissen
- Date: 03/24/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: News Product Alliance
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
A inovação no jornalismo pela visão de produto
This article explains the basis of product mentality and how it contributes to the profitability of news organizations. It also discusses the state and challenges of product thinking in Brazilian newsrooms.
Luiza Costa
03/02/2022
A inovação no jornalismo pela visão de produto
This article explains the basis of product mentality and how it contributes to the profitability of news organizations. It also discusses the state and challenges of product thinking in Brazilian newsrooms.
- Author: Luiza Costa
- Date: 03/02/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Observatório da Imprensa
- Scale: National
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
Product Management in One WordRecommended on the NPA Slack
KP Frahm asked product managers on Twitter to describe what it is that they provide using only one word. He got 250+ responses and wrote an article analyzing/making sense of them. The top three terms for what product managers provide were:
1. Clarity
2. Direction
3. Coherence
KP Frahm
01/31/2022
Product Management in One Word Recommended on the NPA Slack
KP Frahm asked product managers on Twitter to describe what it is that they provide using only one word. He got 250+ responses and wrote an article analyzing/making sense of them. The top three terms for what product managers provide were:
1. Clarity
2. Direction
3. Coherence
- Author: KP Frahm
- Date: 01/31/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: field.so
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Quando um produto morre, o que fica?
This article tells the story of the end of a product and what to do when it's time to transform it into something else or phase it out. Through the experience with JOTA PRO Crise, the author shares questions to ask when preparing to end a product and learnings such as developing a finishing strategy along with other teams.
Paty Gomes
01/28/2022
Quando um produto morre, o que fica?
This article tells the story of the end of a product and what to do when it's time to transform it into something else or phase it out. Through the experience with JOTA PRO Crise, the author shares questions to ask when preparing to end a product and learnings such as developing a finishing strategy along with other teams.
- Author: Paty Gomes
- Date: 01/28/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Por Dentro do Jota
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: Portuguese
10 Product Management books that are not (directly) about product management
Sometimes the best product management books aren't necessarily about the profession. Here are 10 reads to provide a more holistic approach to product management, workplace culture and operations, and how we work and think across disciplines to solve problems with product.
Damon Kiesow
12/29/2021
10 Product Management books that are not (directly) about product management
Sometimes the best product management books aren't necessarily about the profession. Here are 10 reads to provide a more holistic approach to product management, workplace culture and operations, and how we work and think across disciplines to solve problems with product.
- Author: Damon Kiesow
- Date: 12/29/2021
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Kiesow 10.2
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Inflection Point InternationalRecommended on the NPA Slack
The 2021 Inflection Point International study by Sembra Media focuses on impact, innovation, threats and sustainability of digital media entrepreneurs in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. It really highlights that all around the world, digital journalists are facing similar challenges and can build resiliency by learning from each other. The executive summary is a great synopsis, but readers can dive deeper into the 6-chapter report.
Janine Warner, Jessica Best, Mijal Iastrebner and Felicitas Carrique
11/22/2021
Inflection Point International Recommended on the NPA Slack
The 2021 Inflection Point International study by Sembra Media focuses on impact, innovation, threats and sustainability of digital media entrepreneurs in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. It really highlights that all around the world, digital journalists are facing similar challenges and can build resiliency by learning from each other. The executive summary is a great synopsis, but readers can dive deeper into the 6-chapter report.
- Author: Janine Warner, Jessica Best, Mijal Iastrebner and Felicitas Carrique
- Date: 11/22/2021
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: Sembra Media
- Scale: Regional
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Business Models & Monetization
- Language: English
Punto de Inflexión InternacionalRecommended on the NPA Slack
The 2021 Inflection Point International study by Sembra Media focuses on impact, innovation, threats and sustainability of digital media entrepreneurs in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. It really highlights that all around the world, digital journalists are facing similar challenges and can build resiliency by learning from each other. The executive summary is a great synopsis, but readers can dive deeper into the 6-chapter report.
Janine Warner, Jessica Best, Mijal Iastrebner and Felicitas Carrique
11/22/2021
Punto de Inflexión Internacional Recommended on the NPA Slack
The 2021 Inflection Point International study by Sembra Media focuses on impact, innovation, threats and sustainability of digital media entrepreneurs in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. It really highlights that all around the world, digital journalists are facing similar challenges and can build resiliency by learning from each other. The executive summary is a great synopsis, but readers can dive deeper into the 6-chapter report.
- Author: Janine Warner, Jessica Best, Mijal Iastrebner and Felicitas Carrique
- Date: 11/22/2021
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: Sembra Media
- Scale: Regional
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Business Models & Monetization
- Language: Spanish
Ponto de Inflexão InternacionalRecommended on the NPA Slack
The 2021 Inflection Point International study by Sembra Media focuses on impact, innovation, threats and sustainability of digital media entrepreneurs in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. It really highlights that all around the world, digital journalists are facing similar challenges and can build resiliency by learning from each other. The executive summary is a great synopsis, but readers can dive deeper into the 6-chapter report.
Janine Warner, Jessica Best, Mijal Iastrebner and Felicitas Carrique
11/22/2021
Ponto de Inflexão Internacional Recommended on the NPA Slack
The 2021 Inflection Point International study by Sembra Media focuses on impact, innovation, threats and sustainability of digital media entrepreneurs in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. It really highlights that all around the world, digital journalists are facing similar challenges and can build resiliency by learning from each other. The executive summary is a great synopsis, but readers can dive deeper into the 6-chapter report.
- Author: Janine Warner, Jessica Best, Mijal Iastrebner and Felicitas Carrique
- Date: 11/22/2021
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: Sembra Media
- Scale: Regional
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Business Models & Monetization
- Language: Portuguese
What is product management
In this edition of Lenny's Newsletter, Lenny breaks down what he sees as the core jobs and attributes of a successful product manager.
Lenny Rachitsky
11/16/2021
What is product management
In this edition of Lenny's Newsletter, Lenny breaks down what he sees as the core jobs and attributes of a successful product manager.
- Author: Lenny Rachitsky
- Date: 11/16/2021
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Lenny's Newsletter
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Newsletter edition
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Vox is revamping its editorial strategy to redefine what ‘Voxxy’ means
How does editorial strategy lean into — and define — a news organization's branding? This case study explores Vox.com's evolving efforts to define a "Voxxy" story, and how that editorial strategy is being shaped by the newsroom to better the audience's experience.
Hanaa' Tameez
11/08/2021
Vox is revamping its editorial strategy to redefine what ‘Voxxy’ means
How does editorial strategy lean into — and define — a news organization's branding? This case study explores Vox.com's evolving efforts to define a "Voxxy" story, and how that editorial strategy is being shaped by the newsroom to better the audience's experience.
- Author: Hanaa' Tameez
- Date: 11/08/2021
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Nieman Lab
- Scale: National
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Pensamiento de producto ayuda a boletines en español a crear comunidad, servir a sus audiencias y lograr sostenibilidad
This article analyses the experiences of three journalistic newsletters in Spanish: El Times, Telokwento, and 8000. Through that, it shows how "product thinking" contributed to the development and success of those publications, even with their different scales and business models.
César López Linares
11/03/2021
Pensamiento de producto ayuda a boletines en español a crear comunidad, servir a sus audiencias y lograr sostenibilidad
This article analyses the experiences of three journalistic newsletters in Spanish: El Times, Telokwento, and 8000. Through that, it shows how "product thinking" contributed to the development and success of those publications, even with their different scales and business models.
- Author: César López Linares
- Date: 11/03/2021
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Fundación Gabo
- Scale: International
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Spanish
Ciclo de vida de um produto digital
This post describes the main steps of a digital product life cycle. It covers the main phases of innovation, growth, maturity and end of life. This piece is a chapter of the book Gestão de Produto, in Portuguese, from the same author.
Joaquim Torres
11/02/2021
Ciclo de vida de um produto digital
This post describes the main steps of a digital product life cycle. It covers the main phases of innovation, growth, maturity and end of life. This piece is a chapter of the book Gestão de Produto, in Portuguese, from the same author.
- Author: Joaquim Torres
- Date: 11/02/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Medium
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: Portuguese
A retrospective on a decade of innovationsRecommended on the NPA Slack
The Guardian’s digital team ran a retrospective over an entire decade to understand how they’ve innovated in the past. This serves as a great case study with learnings for other news organizations.
Simon Hildrew
10/29/2021
A retrospective on a decade of innovations Recommended on the NPA Slack
The Guardian’s digital team ran a retrospective over an entire decade to understand how they’ve innovated in the past. This serves as a great case study with learnings for other news organizations.
- Author: Simon Hildrew
- Date: 10/29/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: The Guardian
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
What’s Next for Creator Platforms? Learning to SellRecommended on the NPA Slack
Creator-centric platforms including Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others have deep problems with converting users into paying subscribers. This article illustrates some of the key reasons why conversions to subscriptions are low, and how to improve them -- with applications to other types of media companies.
Nathan Baschez
10/28/2021
What’s Next for Creator Platforms? Learning to Sell Recommended on the NPA Slack
Creator-centric platforms including Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others have deep problems with converting users into paying subscribers. This article illustrates some of the key reasons why conversions to subscriptions are low, and how to improve them -- with applications to other types of media companies.
- Author: Nathan Baschez
- Date: 10/28/2021
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Future.com
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Business Models & Monetization
- Language: English
Diversity in design: Inclusion alone won’t fix a broken systemRecommended on the NPA Slack
This article delves into the Eurocentrism of modern design principles, and questions their validity through investigating the historical underpinnings of standards of beauty and aesthetic from ancient Greece to colonialism.
Ida Persson
10/21/2021
Diversity in design: Inclusion alone won’t fix a broken system Recommended on the NPA Slack
This article delves into the Eurocentrism of modern design principles, and questions their validity through investigating the historical underpinnings of standards of beauty and aesthetic from ancient Greece to colonialism.
- Author: Ida Persson
- Date: 10/21/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: UX Collective
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Design
- Language: English
How A/B testing can (and can’t) improve your headline writingRecommended on the NPA Slack
A discussion of the hazards of drawing too broad conclusions from A/B headline tests drawing upon examples from The New York Times and The Boston Globe.
Nick Hagar and Nicholas Diakopoulos
10/18/2021
How A/B testing can (and can’t) improve your headline writing Recommended on the NPA Slack
A discussion of the hazards of drawing too broad conclusions from A/B headline tests drawing upon examples from The New York Times and The Boston Globe.
- Author: Nick Hagar and Nicholas Diakopoulos
- Date: 10/18/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Nieman Lab
- Scale: Regional
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
How Twitter Applied the “Jobs to Be Done” Approach to StrategyRecommended on the NPA Slack
Since Jack Dorsey rejoined Twitter as CEO in 2015, the company’s performance has skyrocketed. The authors attribute Dorsey’s success to the use of the “jobs to be done” framework which focuses on solving real problems for customers or users. This article discusses the steps that Twitter took, which other media companies can apply.
David S. Duncan and Brian Hindo
10/06/2021
How Twitter Applied the “Jobs to Be Done” Approach to Strategy Recommended on the NPA Slack
Since Jack Dorsey rejoined Twitter as CEO in 2015, the company’s performance has skyrocketed. The authors attribute Dorsey’s success to the use of the “jobs to be done” framework which focuses on solving real problems for customers or users. This article discusses the steps that Twitter took, which other media companies can apply.
- Author: David S. Duncan and Brian Hindo
- Date: 10/06/2021
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Harvard Business Review
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
More journalism startups are building their businesses around a community-first approach. Here’s what we’re seeing when publications engage their audience from Day One.Recommended on the NPA Slack
Journalism startups are learning how best to meet their community’s needs before they even launch. Many are launching specifically with the goal of serving underserved or marginalized communities.
Lisa Heyamoto
10/05/2021
More journalism startups are building their businesses around a community-first approach. Here’s what we’re seeing when publications engage their audience from Day One. Recommended on the NPA Slack
Journalism startups are learning how best to meet their community’s needs before they even launch. Many are launching specifically with the goal of serving underserved or marginalized communities.
- Author: Lisa Heyamoto
- Date: 10/05/2021
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Let's Gather
- Scale: Local
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Audience Engagement & Listening
- Language: English
How news publishers are turning casual, infrequent readers into paying subscribersRecommended on the NPA Slack
According to a 2021 report from the International News Media Association, most publishers spend more on acquisition of new readers as opposed to retention. However, market leaders put more resources toward engaging existing subscribers. The main takeaway is that retaining light readers is key to a viable subscription business.
Sarah Scire
10/05/2021
How news publishers are turning casual, infrequent readers into paying subscribers Recommended on the NPA Slack
According to a 2021 report from the International News Media Association, most publishers spend more on acquisition of new readers as opposed to retention. However, market leaders put more resources toward engaging existing subscribers. The main takeaway is that retaining light readers is key to a viable subscription business.
- Author: Sarah Scire
- Date: 10/05/2021
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Nieman Lab
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Business Models & Monetization
- Language: English
- agile methodologies
- audience analytics
- audience engagement
- business intelligence data
- career development
- design sprint
- design thinking
- goal setting
- innovation culture
- leadership
- newsroom culture
- prioritization
- product development
- product discovery
- product management
- road mapping
- social listening
- stakeholder management
- team building
- user research
- UX
- what is product thinking
PropulsorioNPA Original Content
Propulsorio is a thorough guide from SembraMedia on the basics of the product role in news organizations. It is divided in 8 chapters, each one very focused on the challenges that news product practitioners face. Learn everything from the role of product managers to UX, media sustainability, how to be a better leader, and more.
Maxi De Rito and Felicitas Carrique
09/14/2021
- agile methodologies
- audience analytics
- audience engagement
- business intelligence data
- career development
- design sprint
- design thinking
- goal setting
- innovation culture
- leadership
- newsroom culture
- prioritization
- product development
- product discovery
- product management
- road mapping
- social listening
- stakeholder management
- team building
- user research
- UX
- what is product thinking
Propulsorio NPA Original Content
Propulsorio is a thorough guide from SembraMedia on the basics of the product role in news organizations. It is divided in 8 chapters, each one very focused on the challenges that news product practitioners face. Learn everything from the role of product managers to UX, media sustainability, how to be a better leader, and more.
- Author: Maxi De Rito and Felicitas Carrique
- Date: 09/14/2021
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: SembraMedia
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Spanish
O que faz um gerente de produto numa redação?
This article defines and explains the attributions of a Product Manager and how this function operates inside a newsroom. It outlines necessary skills and how the work routine usually is.
Maximiliano de Rito e Felicitas Carrique
09/14/2021
O que faz um gerente de produto numa redação?
This article defines and explains the attributions of a Product Manager and how this function operates inside a newsroom. It outlines necessary skills and how the work routine usually is.
- Author: Maximiliano de Rito e Felicitas Carrique
- Date: 09/14/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: IJNet
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
Qué es y qué hace un Product Manager
This article defines and explains the attributions of a Product Manager and how this function operates inside a newsroom. It outlines necessary skills and how the work routine usually is.
Maximiliano de Rito e Felicitas Carrique
09/14/2021
Qué es y qué hace un Product Manager
This article defines and explains the attributions of a Product Manager and how this function operates inside a newsroom. It outlines necessary skills and how the work routine usually is.
- Author: Maximiliano de Rito e Felicitas Carrique
- Date: 09/14/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: IJNet
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Spanish
How Product is Leading Media’s New Growth Path: A look at the latest INMA ReportRecommended on the NPA Slack
A good summary of what media product is and trends therein, drawing upon Jodie Hopperton’s latest INMA report “How Product Is Leading Media’s New Growth Path“. Hopperton breaks product down into 4 specific elements: consumer facing/platform, enabling product, internal tools, and B2B Tools.
Matthew Lynes
07/28/2021
How Product is Leading Media’s New Growth Path: A look at the latest INMA Report Recommended on the NPA Slack
A good summary of what media product is and trends therein, drawing upon Jodie Hopperton’s latest INMA report “How Product Is Leading Media’s New Growth Path“. Hopperton breaks product down into 4 specific elements: consumer facing/platform, enabling product, internal tools, and B2B Tools.
- Author: Matthew Lynes
- Date: 07/28/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Twipe Digital Publishing
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Building healthy membership communities: Lessons from newsrooms around the worldRecommended on the NPA Slack
Insights on membership programs based on interviews with staff and members from four newsrooms: the Honolulu Civil Beat in Hawaii, Krautreporter in Germany, The News Minute in South India, and Tortoise in the United Kingdom. A comprehensive look at the subscription and membership strategies, including lessons learned.
Rohan Grover and Jennifer Kho
07/21/2021
Building healthy membership communities: Lessons from newsrooms around the world Recommended on the NPA Slack
Insights on membership programs based on interviews with staff and members from four newsrooms: the Honolulu Civil Beat in Hawaii, Krautreporter in Germany, The News Minute in South India, and Tortoise in the United Kingdom. A comprehensive look at the subscription and membership strategies, including lessons learned.
- Author: Rohan Grover and Jennifer Kho
- Date: 07/21/2021
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: The Membership Puzzle Project
- Scale: Local
- Level of complexity: Advanced
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
“White audiences who will pay” is still metro newspapers’ survival strategyRecommended on the NPA Slack
This article delves into the race, money, audiences, monetization and newsroom decisions. The core issue: "the survival strategy presumed to be optimal for metropolitan and regional newspapers: targeting white audiences who will pay for a digital subscription."
Nikki Usher
07/21/2021
“White audiences who will pay” is still metro newspapers’ survival strategy Recommended on the NPA Slack
This article delves into the race, money, audiences, monetization and newsroom decisions. The core issue: "the survival strategy presumed to be optimal for metropolitan and regional newspapers: targeting white audiences who will pay for a digital subscription."
- Author: Nikki Usher
- Date: 07/21/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: NiemanLab
- Scale: Regional
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
The role of productRecommended on the NPA Slack
The lackluster experience of many digital media products is a result of organizational dysfunction. The messy but critical role of the product group in media businesses.
Brian Morrissey
07/21/2021
The role of product Recommended on the NPA Slack
The lackluster experience of many digital media products is a result of organizational dysfunction. The messy but critical role of the product group in media businesses.
- Author: Brian Morrissey
- Date: 07/21/2021
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: The Rebooting
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
The paradox of being a media managerRecommended on the NPA Slack
A collection of great tips to answer the question: "how should a media manager act?" Hint: focus on the basics of product strategy.
David Tvrdon
07/13/2021
The paradox of being a media manager Recommended on the NPA Slack
A collection of great tips to answer the question: "how should a media manager act?" Hint: focus on the basics of product strategy.
- Author: David Tvrdon
- Date: 07/13/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: The Fix
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Sorry publishers, but your digital products suckRecommended on the NPA Slack
The vast majority of news sites or apps are not pleasant to navigate as a user due to many errors, which are generally easy to fix. Filloux critiques several categories of errors that make the user experience less-than-ideal: login, identification, and on-boarding procedures; search engines; no personalization, users are all the same; apps poorly implemented.
Frederic Filloux
07/12/2021
Sorry publishers, but your digital products suck Recommended on the NPA Slack
The vast majority of news sites or apps are not pleasant to navigate as a user due to many errors, which are generally easy to fix. Filloux critiques several categories of errors that make the user experience less-than-ideal: login, identification, and on-boarding procedures; search engines; no personalization, users are all the same; apps poorly implemented.
- Author: Frederic Filloux
- Date: 07/12/2021
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Monday Note
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Discovery vs. DesignRecommended on the NPA Slack
The article addresses the question: “Does the concept of product discovery even apply to feature teams?” A feature team, unlike a product team, is oriented towards execution, delivery and development.
Marty Cagan
07/09/2021
Discovery vs. Design Recommended on the NPA Slack
The article addresses the question: “Does the concept of product discovery even apply to feature teams?” A feature team, unlike a product team, is oriented towards execution, delivery and development.
- Author: Marty Cagan
- Date: 07/09/2021
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Silicon Valley Product Group
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Advanced
- Type: Article
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: English
23 ferramentas de gestão de projetos para Product Management
A list of tools that can be used to manage projects, from organizing tasks to team communication. It also explains what each tool does and its pros and cons.
06/15/2021
23 ferramentas de gestão de projetos para Product Management
A list of tools that can be used to manage projects, from organizing tasks to team communication. It also explains what each tool does and its pros and cons.
- Date: 06/15/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Blog da Tera
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Tool
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: Portuguese
Método ágil no jornalismo: 3 situações em que eles têm tudo a ver
A list of moments in which agile thinking can intersect with and help journalistic work. The author suggests ways to apply agile principles in frequent newsroom situations.
Bárbara Libório
06/14/2021
Método ágil no jornalismo: 3 situações em que eles têm tudo a ver
A list of moments in which agile thinking can intersect with and help journalistic work. The author suggests ways to apply agile principles in frequent newsroom situations.
- Author: Bárbara Libório
- Date: 06/14/2021
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Épicos Data
- Scale: National
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
5 approaches publishers use to kick off product innovation
As more publishers become attuned to product thinking in newsrooms, many are struggling to identify how best to position their existing products and how to innovate and iterate. This guide for kicking off product innovation offers a simple step-by-step process for aligning your team on why and how to innovate to reach organizational goals.
Matthew Lynes
06/03/2021
5 approaches publishers use to kick off product innovation
As more publishers become attuned to product thinking in newsrooms, many are struggling to identify how best to position their existing products and how to innovate and iterate. This guide for kicking off product innovation offers a simple step-by-step process for aligning your team on why and how to innovate to reach organizational goals.
- Author: Matthew Lynes
- Date: 06/03/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Twipe Digital Publishing
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
A brief history of product management
This article covers the birth of product management and core concepts like the Kanban board, its evolution through various industries and where it falls on the org chart, and what's next for the discipline.
Product School, the org whose Medium page this article was published under, has a ton of other free articles and other resources to check out if you want to go further.
-Their other Medium posts can be found here: https://medium.com/productschool
-Their other free resources — including courses, webinars, events, videos, and more — can be found here: https://productschool.com/free-product-management-resources/
Sohail Rao
05/02/2021
A brief history of product management
This article covers the birth of product management and core concepts like the Kanban board, its evolution through various industries and where it falls on the org chart, and what's next for the discipline.
Product School, the org whose Medium page this article was published under, has a ton of other free articles and other resources to check out if you want to go further.
-Their other Medium posts can be found here: https://medium.com/productschool
-Their other free resources — including courses, webinars, events, videos, and more — can be found here: https://productschool.com/free-product-management-resources/
- Author: Sohail Rao
- Date: 05/02/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Product School
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
A simple framework for deciding what to stop doingRecommended on the NPA Slack
The author presents a useful model for prioritization: Mission Value vs. Business Value. She makes the case that the most important question for newsroom managers to ask their employees is "What are you doing that you don’t think is a good use of your time, and why?"
Stephanie Castellano
04/20/2021
A simple framework for deciding what to stop doing Recommended on the NPA Slack
The author presents a useful model for prioritization: Mission Value vs. Business Value. She makes the case that the most important question for newsroom managers to ask their employees is "What are you doing that you don’t think is a good use of your time, and why?"
- Author: Stephanie Castellano
- Date: 04/20/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: American Press Institute
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
Scale Was the God That FailedRecommended on the NPA Slack
A historical analysis of the structural and strategic failures of the news industry to successfully transition to digital publishing, by looking at the booming newspaper journalism era that preceded it.
Josh Marshall
04/02/2021
Scale Was the God That Failed Recommended on the NPA Slack
A historical analysis of the structural and strategic failures of the news industry to successfully transition to digital publishing, by looking at the booming newspaper journalism era that preceded it.
- Author: Josh Marshall
- Date: 04/02/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: The Atlantic
- Scale: National
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Business Models & Monetization
- Language: English
9 subscriber retention strategiesRecommended on the NPA Slack
The API asked news publishers how much value they thought different subscriber retention strategies could have. They also asked the current level of proficiency in subscriber retention strategies. The results show what aspects of subscriber retention are considered most important and where the skills and knowledge gaps lie to help increase subscriber rates across news organizations.
Jeff Sonderman and Gwen Vargo
03/22/2021
9 subscriber retention strategies Recommended on the NPA Slack
The API asked news publishers how much value they thought different subscriber retention strategies could have. They also asked the current level of proficiency in subscriber retention strategies. The results show what aspects of subscriber retention are considered most important and where the skills and knowledge gaps lie to help increase subscriber rates across news organizations.
- Author: Jeff Sonderman and Gwen Vargo
- Date: 03/22/2021
- Reading time: From 21 to 40 minutes
- Source: American Press Institute
- Scale: Regional
- Level of complexity: Advanced
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
6 motivos por que é tão difícil desenvolver produtos digitais no jornalismo
This article discusses changes in the mentality of news media companies that are necessary for them to adopt product thinking. The author also suggests ways to practice these changes, specifically regarding journalism's definition of done, collaboration culture, audience thinking, and user experience.
Paty Gomes
02/12/2021
6 motivos por que é tão difícil desenvolver produtos digitais no jornalismo
This article discusses changes in the mentality of news media companies that are necessary for them to adopt product thinking. The author also suggests ways to practice these changes, specifically regarding journalism's definition of done, collaboration culture, audience thinking, and user experience.
- Author: Paty Gomes
- Date: 02/12/2021
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: JOTA
- Scale: National
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: Portuguese
Intro to Product for Journalism StudentsRecommended on the NPA Slack
The slides of an introductory class about product thinking for journalism students. In an active approach, it encourages the students to consider the convergence between product and journalistic competences, as well as the general iterative process of product development.
Damon Kiesow
01/25/2021
Intro to Product for Journalism Students Recommended on the NPA Slack
The slides of an introductory class about product thinking for journalism students. In an active approach, it encourages the students to consider the convergence between product and journalistic competences, as well as the general iterative process of product development.
- Author: Damon Kiesow
- Date: 01/25/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Damon Kiesow
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Lecture
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Journalism Has Been Disrupted. Can Product Thinking Save It?
An article about news product management as a new discipline in media organizations. Where did it came from? Why is it important? This is the first post of a series.
Meredith Gallo
11/09/2020
Journalism Has Been Disrupted. Can Product Thinking Save It?
An article about news product management as a new discipline in media organizations. Where did it came from? Why is it important? This is the first post of a series.
- Author: Meredith Gallo
- Date: 11/09/2020
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Knightlab
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Agile as TraumaRecommended on the NPA Slack
The author makes a critique of agile development methods, putting them in historical context and dissecating its main characteristics.
Dorian Taylor
03/08/2020
Agile as Trauma Recommended on the NPA Slack
The author makes a critique of agile development methods, putting them in historical context and dissecating its main characteristics.
- Author: Dorian Taylor
- Date: 03/08/2020
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Dorian Taylor Personal Webpage
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Advanced
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
A balanced diet for digital products: cross-functional teams and stakeholder "Food Groups"
An audio recording of a panel at the ONA19 National Conferece discussing cross-functional management in newsrooms. To develop effective journalism products there are different 'food groups' involved: editorial, advertising, analytics, engagement, design, marketing, development etc. Newsroom leaders need to understand the different types in order to make product design in journalism work.
Kellen Henry, Becky Pallack
09/11/2019
A balanced diet for digital products: cross-functional teams and stakeholder "Food Groups"
An audio recording of a panel at the ONA19 National Conferece discussing cross-functional management in newsrooms. To develop effective journalism products there are different 'food groups' involved: editorial, advertising, analytics, engagement, design, marketing, development etc. Newsroom leaders need to understand the different types in order to make product design in journalism work.
- Author: Kellen Henry, Becky Pallack
- Date: 09/11/2019
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: Online News Association
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Podcast
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: English
Product vs. Feature TeamsRecommended on the NPA Slack
The author embarks upon an in-depth investigation and comparison between structuring a product organization as what he frames as an "empowered product team" or a "feature team." His conclusions are surprising.
Marty Cagan
08/29/2019
Product vs. Feature Teams Recommended on the NPA Slack
The author embarks upon an in-depth investigation and comparison between structuring a product organization as what he frames as an "empowered product team" or a "feature team." His conclusions are surprising.
- Author: Marty Cagan
- Date: 08/29/2019
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Silicon Valley Product Group
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Advanced
- Type: Article
- Theme: Product Strategy
- Language: English
How to keep your sanity as you dismantle the status quo in newsroomsRecommended on the NPA Slack
If you’re working to break down newsroom silos and create a more collaborative, innovative culture in your newsroom, here are some tips/lessons from NPA co-founder, Becca Aaronson, to help you keep your sanity as a product manager. The lessons: own your priorities; learn to say no; get comfortable with ambiguity; remember to focus on what’s good.
Becca Aaronson
08/20/2019
How to keep your sanity as you dismantle the status quo in newsrooms Recommended on the NPA Slack
If you’re working to break down newsroom silos and create a more collaborative, innovative culture in your newsroom, here are some tips/lessons from NPA co-founder, Becca Aaronson, to help you keep your sanity as a product manager. The lessons: own your priorities; learn to say no; get comfortable with ambiguity; remember to focus on what’s good.
- Author: Becca Aaronson
- Date: 08/20/2019
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Poynter
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Leadership & People Management
- Language: English
A collection of document templates for product designers and teams
Alex Muench, lead product designer, published a thread gathering created templates for product designers and teams. From outlining a product roadmap to project retrospective, these 5 templates will help you in the design process.
Alex Muench
08/06/2019
A collection of document templates for product designers and teams
Alex Muench, lead product designer, published a thread gathering created templates for product designers and teams. From outlining a product roadmap to project retrospective, these 5 templates will help you in the design process.
- Author: Alex Muench
- Date: 08/06/2019
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Twitter
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Twitter thread
- Theme: Product Design
- Language: English
How To Get Into Product Management (And Thrive) ✨
With 175,000+ subscribers, Lenny's Newsletter claims to be the #1 business newsletter on Substack. In each edition*, creator Lenny Rachitsky writes about topics ranging from product to growth to metrics and more.
In this edition, Rachitsky summarizes all he's learned and all the advice he's given to others transitioning into product management roles from other functions (he himself moved from engineering to product at Airbnb). He provides some criteria to consider whether product management is right for you, tips to landing your first PM role, and the skills you'll need to succeed.
*Paid subscribers receive 100 posts throughout the year while unpaid subscribers receive one post a month.
Lenny Rachitsky
06/14/2019
How To Get Into Product Management (And Thrive) ✨
With 175,000+ subscribers, Lenny's Newsletter claims to be the #1 business newsletter on Substack. In each edition*, creator Lenny Rachitsky writes about topics ranging from product to growth to metrics and more.
In this edition, Rachitsky summarizes all he's learned and all the advice he's given to others transitioning into product management roles from other functions (he himself moved from engineering to product at Airbnb). He provides some criteria to consider whether product management is right for you, tips to landing your first PM role, and the skills you'll need to succeed.
*Paid subscribers receive 100 posts throughout the year while unpaid subscribers receive one post a month.
- Author: Lenny Rachitsky
- Date: 06/14/2019
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Lenny's Newsletter
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Newsletter edition
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Falling Into ProductRecommended on the NPA Slack
This series is about the product management career path. Aminata Dia interviews product managers about their career paths and discusses the different roles that product managers can take, such as technical product managers, growth product managers, and more. They also share insights on how to become a product manager, including networking, building skills, and finding mentors.
Aminata Dia
06/15/2018
Falling Into Product Recommended on the NPA Slack
This series is about the product management career path. Aminata Dia interviews product managers about their career paths and discusses the different roles that product managers can take, such as technical product managers, growth product managers, and more. They also share insights on how to become a product manager, including networking, building skills, and finding mentors.
- Author: Aminata Dia
- Date: 06/15/2018
- Reading time: From 21 to 40 minutes
- Source: medium.com
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
The rise of the Journalist Product Manager
An introductory article discussing the connections between journalism and product management. It describes how this is a novel approach both for journalism as an industry, that has to embrace knowledge and skills from outside it, and for journalists looking to diversify their careers.
Marcelo Fontoura
04/11/2016
The rise of the Journalist Product Manager
An introductory article discussing the connections between journalism and product management. It describes how this is a novel approach both for journalism as an industry, that has to embrace knowledge and skills from outside it, and for journalists looking to diversify their careers.
- Author: Marcelo Fontoura
- Date: 04/11/2016
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Medium
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Fundamentals of Product Thinking
- Language: English
Sell Your By-productsRecommended on the NPA Slack
Sell your by-products. Develop additional revenue streams. Diversification is important strategically regardless of the digital product.
Jason Fried
03/29/2009
Sell Your By-products Recommended on the NPA Slack
Sell your by-products. Develop additional revenue streams. Diversification is important strategically regardless of the digital product.
- Author: Jason Fried
- Date: 03/29/2009
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Signal v Noise
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Business Models & Monetization
- Language: English
