Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

4.5

A second read extracts material I can put into practice immediately, particularly around execution, and much material I can use to nudge towards better innovation.

It feels like the whole product manager experience and the first ~1/3 of the book is very focused on who should be and how to be a product manager. The rest is about what to do though each section is not very deep.

This is a very good book on the structure and processes of a Product organization that incorporated Agile not only on a delivery level but on an overall organizational level. My personal highlight was the section about roadmaps and why (not) to use them and rather focusing on outcome. I also appreciate that in contrary to many other books on the topic, it also has a few chapters on transformational topics to create a switch.

Z jednej strony książka pozwala mi, z pozycji EM, zrozumieć kim tak naprawdę jest product manager i jakie mogę mieć wobec niego oczekiwania. Z drugiej strony w kilku miejscach zalatuje sfatygowanymi teoriami i osadza PMa w próżni. Brakuje praktycznych przykładów modeli współpracy, za to sporo miejsca poświecono tematom, które wystarczyłoby zajawić. Dobrze spędzony czas, ale są wyraźne braki.

This book could have been named: “Product Management: The Manual.”

It features listicles among listicles of best practices in the field. What it doesn't feature is a list of vivid examples that could have illustrated those examples. Or any sort of compelling narrative, really. It is also a particularly opinionated book; however, the author has the experience to back those opinions even though some didn't age particularly well.

Those minor points shouldn't prevent you from picking up this book. Truth be told, I wish I had read that book much earlier in my career as the blueprints are insightful and invite the reader to explore and learn more about those. It is also a fantastic book to share with colleagues; it will help them understand how transformative an excellent Product Management practice is.

This book is quite good. The content and chapters are short, digestible and to the point. He doesn't meander, but he does take time to look at topics from different angles.

It's also eminently practical. You can put it into action today. And maybe it's partly philosophical alignment, but the ideas and methods are good ones. It's very practical advice that you should actually follow if it applies to you.

That's it. Good stuff. Go read it and implement it.

The book is completely backwards in many ways but mostly in not recognizing remote work can be a positive, not a detriment.

Stopped reading 10% in.

As a developer, I'm not the intended audience for this book but I thought it was still good to understand more about the PM role. I also enjoyed the examples of successful PMs at different organizations. Some parts felt a bit repetitive and/or obvious for me (but I suppose a lot of things make more sense in hindsight), but overall I thought this book was interesting and helpful!

As a developer, I'm not the intended audience for this book but I thought it was still good to understand more about the PM role. I also enjoyed the examples of successful PMs at different organizations. Some parts felt a bit repetitive and/or obvious for me (but I suppose a lot of things make more sense in hindsight), but overall I thought this book was interesting and helpful!

Great book. I think this will join Accelerate of my go to books for the vision and strategy I see in my workplaces. Not much new for me, but packaged in a accessible way.

And for the content, already In the first pages I find fuel for my questioning of year plans.

And the full width of this book, and the focus around the product role complements a lot of the previous literature I read on organizing teams.

There is some things you should not listen to though. Like the idea of 60h work week and the PM with hero complex. PM should be part of a great team and be able to do its work within working hours with the support of its organization. If that does not work out for you get help from your scrum master or agile coach to find ways of working that keeps you alive. :)

This is an excellent book and, at least for me, one that merits reading over and over again. It's taken me several months to finish and that's because when I was half-way through I decided to start over to better understand the concepts. I'm planning to go over it again to refresh the concepts. Full of practicable advice.

I originally read this book almost exactly 2 years ago, when I started my first product management job in tech. I was still so new to all of these concepts that I didn't really internalize them. Since then, I've been to an intensive, two-day SVPG workshop, have worked with mentors and read related books, and have seen both good behaviors and anti-patterns (sadly, mostly the latter) in action. As I just started a new product management role, I decided to brush up and I'm glad I did because I'm so much better able to understand (and apply!) these concepts. I see why this is the product management bible now! It's chunked in a way that is easily digestible and the writing is clear and concise. Definitely recommend for any PMs.

Solid book with a cruddy title. This isn't the kind of book I'm going to recommend to most people looking for good reads, but for anyone in marketing or product, this one is excellent.

If you're a product manager (tech), or a stakeholder in the product management process, this is a must read book.