Hello all! After a staggering number of requests, I have FINALLY made the diagram in the video available for you to download. You can grab it here: theproductpup.gumroad.com/l/productmanagertasks Please leave a Gumroad rating if you can spare a minute :) Enjoy!
Most videos on youtube only give you a high level overview of what the Product Manager role entails. This is the only one that has gone so much in depth and covered every aspect of it. It's one of a kind type of a video. Loved it. Thank you so much!!!
What an incredible and structured overview of what PMs actually do on their day to day! As someone who is potentially considering to transition into PM I highly appreciate you taking the time to put this together! Thank you! 👑
I agree. I have been having my IT husband constantly tell me that I would make a great product manager, but had not been able to really understand what it is until I found this video. @berta999able from what field are you looking to transition to PM if I may ask?
So far the best explation of Product Management role on youtube, I was trying to make a decision on if i should switch to product management role or not. Trust me this video helped me alot.
This is the most detailed youtube video I’ve ever seen about the role of a product manager. Please please please make more videos at this level. And I don’t even understand how you create the youtube videos while doing that much
Very concise and genuine. I am product manager and have gone through almost all of these apects but I'm kinda struggling when someone asking me what PM does, forget stuffs here and there, and end up give generic answers :) This video just maps out and organize everything so well and very close to actual works of PM.
pausing this video 30% in to tell you how incredible this is, especially in comparison where it feels like people are actually telling me NOTHING about the day to day. thank you, I really get it now and it makes me pretty excited for my upcoming interview
This is the first time I have taken notes from a video, I loved every aspect of this video, but this is not for everyone, I had to see it maybe three times to make sure I had captured everything. I am really surprised to see that I am heavily involved in meetings, I had to branch my meetings and have no time to focus on the other areas. really loved it. well done Anika.
This is Gold! Thankyou for putting this video together Anika. It’s really the shortest “Product MBA” I’ve come across. You’ve provided an accurate and comprehensive list of things a PM ‘should’ do. The only thing that got missed out (and could be covered in a continuation video) is a sample month’s calendar of a PM that shows how they can actually do so many meetings and tasks in the limited time available during a typical work month/week. In short you’ve covered the ‘what’ part of a PM’s life in this video. But it will also be useful to cover ‘how’ does one actually do these million meetings and tasks and still take out time for food, sleep, family, and socialising ! And how does a PM keep track of promises timelines for their own deliverables to various stakeholders amidst the plethora of meetings and self tasks they have to do. Covering that in relation to this video showing through an example how so many things can actually fit into a typical work week/month will be very useful for PMs! 😊
OMG!! i can't really over-stress how important and impactful your videos are to us out here. you are indeed a heavenly sent. Please just keep'em coming..
@@TheProductPup lol. Trust me, your channel has taught and saved me a lot. I don't even need to pay thousands of dollars for a PM Cert. One major thing I like about your channel it's that, you provide a detailed experience of the day-to-day life of a PM and hands-on experience. Especially for those who are still in the early stages of their professional career. Not many channels out there provide such a user experience. With your channel, I've been able to build a classic PRD and a product roadmap using google docs following your thought process and hands-on experience. For that reason, I appreciate your good work.💯
This is the most insane eye opener explanation of project management and software development. It only took you more than half an hour of my more than one month of online tutorial! Hats off to you madam. You have my utmost respect thank you much!
And thus says the absolute queen of product management! As a PM who just started out in this career, this video just made my day, week, and month! Thank you so much for the immense value. Found myself nodding, taking notes, and glad that I'm on the right track.
I wish I watched this 6 months ago when starting my first role in product after switching from being an engineer - this was SO informative and well-articulated! Thank you for sharing!
@mehabakshi5184 Hi , Even i am looking forward to change role from a developer to product manager. Would be really great , if we could connect for sometime. Help would be really appreciatd. Thanks. !
Thanks so much for this video. I loved the mind map, such a brilliant way of explaining the workload and tasks of a PM. As someone wanting to change careers, I found this highly helpful. 😊
wow what a video. I am so glad that I have come across this video. I am new to being a product owner, my department has never had one before either. And I feel like its blind leading the blind. When I saw that diagram I thought this is exactly my work life!
I'm moving to a Product Manager role in a new company coming from an Application Development Manager Role. This video is so informative. Thank you for this! :-)
How is the relationship between a product manager and a business analyst? Does product manager perform same tasks as a BA but more in a higher level? Please explain! By the way, very informative and quality video. Keep going!
This is the kind of video which Title should be... "thank me later" :D A photo of your drawing is now with 5 of my PMs for 1 month (adjustments made to suit)... and surprise, now I have 20% more available time for the important stuff - just by getting them to see a clear path. Thank you
i'm starting my career as a pm and this is so so so helpful! I got a lot of hands on experience on the "tactical" side of pm and have been able to do a great job. But I didn't get any mentorship or training on the strategy/roadmap and i was even straight up told that i'm not good at strategy which now I get it. I really should've ventured out on my own and learn from other pm experience and content rather than accepting what others claimed about me. Anyways, super super helpful and thanks for spending time on making this video!
Thank you Anika, this is a fantastic framework! Could you please make a video on how a PM should approach research and the tools you would use. Cheers!
Hi, this is a very useful video! Could you elaborate on how much (%) of time you spend on each of these big buckets. As a new PM I think the trap is to get sucked for far too long into one bucket and then do the others last minute. Would be helpful to know how you split among these activities
Wow! Wow!! Wow!!! This is amazing! Concise and comprehensive. Thank you so much for this awesome and very useful video. You touched on everything in a very easy to understand way. I will keep going back to this video as I prepare for my transition into product management role.
Thanks for sharing this! I am a PM at a B2B SaaS Company and this is extremely relatable. Loved the Customer Management Part ♥. Can you share the Map you illustrated the tasks with if possible? 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for this.... it's very useful. Could you please share the screen of your illustration diagram as a file... it will be very useful to me
Hey i am a product marketer at a b2b saas startup, and i wanna become a PM. Any tips on how i should proceed, what exact skills i should develop? Would be great, thanks!
this channel is worth subscribing. The best part about your videos is that i am able to easily mind map the information coz of the way it is presented. A lot of other channels struggle there. Keep sharing insights like these :)
Well done Anika! Great video, really well presented. It would be great to see/understand a little more about how you put all of this into practice on the day-to-day Like, low level stuff here - what is your go-to tool kit for tracking and reporting on progress. Do you use any specific software solution like Confluence and Jira, or Trello or Monday, or simply a Google Doc!! Sometimes it can be difficult to keep track of everything a PM is responsible for in one place and have the most up to date information at the tip of your fingers when asked about it in any given meeting. I tend to simply use pen and notepad but things can get messy easily and sometimes it can be hard to find the latest updates and information exactly when you need it.
Hey Hi Amika, Wow, such a wonderful compilation. Great explanation of flow of things and tasks done by product manager. Very helpful and beneficial. Appreciate taking out time and posting this here.
omg thank you so much for this video, I find it super helpful and it feels like a 12 months course all consolidated into one! i am currently a PM at a startup and I often get so lost in work that I don't know which segment to work on first. thank you for drawing out this mindmap and allowing me to visualize how each part relates to each other and what I can do to improve my processes further. you are god-sent!!!
Thank you for such a detailed video about a day as a PM, it has great insights. Can you share a reference to the diagram flow you were explaining? Thank you!
Watching it around 1.20am Indian time, Thank you ma'am for such value exhaustive content, hope I just do good in placements 🙂🙂 Wish me good luck....(please)
Thank you for content! Super helpful Can anyone ellobrate What is the difference between product requirements and user stories that are then given to developers?
User stories are more granular than requirements and very user focussed - one requirement can have many stories. A requirement can also be functional (what the product will do) or non-functional (ie security, scalability). Stories are very focussed on what a user will do and their experience and task. Requirements are more high level.
Owning 5 to 6 unique products is insane. If you’re a Director of Product with ownership over a portfolio but have PMs running each product reporting to you then that makes sense. But 6 unique products as a PM doesn’t make sense. Do you mean owning 6 different scopes within a large platform?
Whoops just saw this. No, I mean owning 6 separate products! However, they were all in different stages of their life (some becoming close to sunset, some in build mode, some in discovery others live with customers). Some in maintenance mode while others a actively being developed. So proritisation was easy.
I might have missed but I think you forgot a very important ceremony/practice (Defect Triage Meeting) which i'm presuming should be part of the (Tactical) work
Interesting! I think everyone company and team probably runs a bit differently as my teams have never run a dedicated meeting to triage defects, but totally up to you and your team/product. We did these things asynchronously
Hello all! After a staggering number of requests, I have FINALLY made the diagram in the video available for you to download. You can grab it here: theproductpup.gumroad.com/l/productmanagertasks
Please leave a Gumroad rating if you can spare a minute :)
Enjoy!
This is so much better than those who do "I wake up and get my coffee from Starbucks". This is legit a great insight.
starbucks - ew haha. Thanks for the feedback :)
indeed
😂
Bro where can I get a job of pm that give me time to do that
😂😂
Most videos on youtube only give you a high level overview of what the Product Manager role entails. This is the only one that has gone so much in depth and covered every aspect of it. It's one of a kind type of a video. Loved it. Thank you so much!!!
30 minutes of valuable content with no wasted time. Super informative thank you!
What an incredible and structured overview of what PMs actually do on their day to day! As someone who is potentially considering to transition into PM I highly appreciate you taking the time to put this together! Thank you! 👑
Thank you so much for your comment - made my day :)
I agree. I have been having my IT husband constantly tell me that I would make a great product manager, but had not been able to really understand what it is until I found this video.
@berta999able from what field are you looking to transition to PM if I may ask?
Being a product manager myself for so many years I found it very helpful. Thank you!
So far the best explation of Product Management role on youtube, I was trying to make a decision on if i should switch to product management role or not. Trust me this video helped me alot.
This is the most detailed youtube video I’ve ever seen about the role of a product manager. Please please please make more videos at this level. And I don’t even understand how you create the youtube videos while doing that much
Thanks for the feedback!
Very concise and genuine. I am product manager and have gone through almost all of these apects but I'm kinda struggling when someone asking me what PM does, forget stuffs here and there, and end up give generic answers :) This video just maps out and organize everything so well and very close to actual works of PM.
pausing this video 30% in to tell you how incredible this is, especially in comparison where it feels like people are actually telling me NOTHING about the day to day. thank you, I really get it now and it makes me pretty excited for my upcoming interview
This is the first time I have taken notes from a video, I loved every aspect of this video, but this is not for everyone, I had to see it maybe three times to make sure I had captured everything. I am really surprised to see that I am heavily involved in meetings, I had to branch my meetings and have no time to focus on the other areas. really loved it. well done Anika.
Same here I actually took some notes down on my Ipad
This is Gold! Thankyou for putting this video together Anika. It’s really the shortest “Product MBA” I’ve come across. You’ve provided an accurate and comprehensive list of things a PM ‘should’ do. The only thing that got missed out (and could be covered in a continuation video) is a sample month’s calendar of a PM that shows how they can actually do so many meetings and tasks in the limited time available during a typical work month/week. In short you’ve covered the ‘what’ part of a PM’s life in this video. But it will also be useful to cover ‘how’ does one actually do these million meetings and tasks and still take out time for food, sleep, family, and socialising ! And how does a PM keep track of promises timelines for their own deliverables to various stakeholders amidst the plethora of meetings and self tasks they have to do. Covering that in relation to this video showing through an example how so many things can actually fit into a typical work week/month will be very useful for PMs! 😊
OMG!! i can't really over-stress how important and impactful your videos are to us out here. you are indeed a heavenly sent. Please just keep'em coming..
Spam replying to all your comments at once - thank you again!
@@TheProductPup lol. Trust me, your channel has taught and saved me a lot. I don't even need to pay thousands of dollars for a PM Cert.
One major thing I like about your channel it's that, you provide a detailed experience of the day-to-day life of a PM and hands-on experience. Especially for those who are still in the early stages of their professional career. Not many channels out there provide such a user experience. With your channel, I've been able to build a classic PRD and a product roadmap using google docs following your thought process and hands-on experience. For that reason, I appreciate your good work.💯
@@Alex-kf4pl ❤❤
The first minute of your video felt like you were reading my thoughts aloud!! SO HELPFUL!!!
Found this video after 2years and it solved my beginner’s curiosity issues! Thanks Anika 🤗
This is the most insane eye opener explanation of project management and software development. It only took you more than half an hour of my more than one month of online tutorial! Hats off to you madam. You have my utmost respect thank you much!
Thanks! I do hope you mean product mgmt though and not project mgmt 😄
And thus says the absolute queen of product management! As a PM who just started out in this career, this video just made my day, week, and month! Thank you so much for the immense value. Found myself nodding, taking notes, and glad that I'm on the right track.
Wow thanks Joanna, really appreciate your comment and I’m glad to hear this was valuable for you! All the best with your Product journey
I wish I watched this 6 months ago when starting my first role in product after switching from being an engineer - this was SO informative and well-articulated! Thank you for sharing!
I'm so glad this was helpful to you!
@mehabakshi5184 Hi , Even i am looking forward to change role from a developer to product manager. Would be really great , if we could connect for sometime. Help would be really appreciatd. Thanks. !
Thank you Anika ! it's very useful video. I got a comprehensive view about the responsibilities of a product manager
Clear, practical, and easy-to-understand framework - (Strategic, Tactical, Meetings). Detailed delivery and very insightful. Thank you so much!
I am aspiring Product manager and find this video very insightful. Great work Anika!
A very good summary of the role. Well done & Thanks Anika.
This video is incredibly valuable for Product Managers. Thank you, Anika!
Well very articulated bigger picture of Product management… thanks so much Anika!
Absolutely power packed session..Got to know so many things in detail. Started taking notes and ended up writing every thing 😅
I really appreciate the details you share with us and the way you structure your videos!
It’s extremely helpful (and interesting of course).
Thank you, I really appreciate the feedback - keeps me wanting to create more :))
Thank you so much Anika for taking your time to share this content. It was very in information
Thanks so much for this video. I loved the mind map, such a brilliant way of explaining the workload and tasks of a PM. As someone wanting to change careers, I found this highly helpful. 😊
wow what a video. I am so glad that I have come across this video. I am new to being a product owner, my department has never had one before either. And I feel like its blind leading the blind. When I saw that diagram I thought this is exactly my work life!
So happy to hear this!
Great... fantastic overview of PM responsibilities
I'm moving to a Product Manager role in a new company coming from an Application Development Manager Role. This video is so informative. Thank you for this! :-)
All the very best!
Hii wt u have done I mean course wt I have to do
Thank you ! Very helpful valuable and well structured
How is the relationship between a product manager and a business analyst? Does product manager perform same tasks as a BA but more in a higher level?
Please explain!
By the way, very informative and quality video. Keep going!
Absolutely amazing and well explanatory video😍... Thank u Anika❤
Thank you so much Anika, really helpful to get an overall picture, appreciate it
Thank you Anika! Very insightful and helpful!
This is the kind of video which Title should be... "thank me later" :D
A photo of your drawing is now with 5 of my PMs for 1 month (adjustments made to suit)... and surprise, now I have 20% more available time for the important stuff - just by getting them to see a clear path.
Thank you
This is really nice. Practical, well-structured, realistic... and without the Silicon Valley speak. 👌🏻 Thank you.
Thank you! 🙂
Very detail and profession， will review over and over again. Thank u.
This is educative , informative and explanatory
This is a truly great video! I love how well you covered key topics in an informative way. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much for this detailed video it was really helpful
Very informative video, thank you. Can you please make a video on pre and post launch support by product manager
This is so awesome! Keeping me motivated
🐌
Very nice to hear 👍
i'm starting my career as a pm and this is so so so helpful! I got a lot of hands on experience on the "tactical" side of pm and have been able to do a great job. But I didn't get any mentorship or training on the strategy/roadmap and i was even straight up told that i'm not good at strategy which now I get it. I really should've ventured out on my own and learn from other pm experience and content rather than accepting what others claimed about me. Anyways, super super helpful and thanks for spending time on making this video!
Thank you for this explanation. It's super helpful!
Thank you Anika, this is a fantastic framework! Could you please make a video on how a PM should approach research and the tools you would use. Cheers!
You are great !! this will stand out for sure
Amazing video! The most complete and enlightening video I’ve seen on the topic
Hi, this is a very useful video! Could you elaborate on how much (%) of time you spend on each of these big buckets. As a new PM I think the trap is to get sucked for far too long into one bucket and then do the others last minute. Would be helpful to know how you split among these activities
Wow! Wow!! Wow!!! This is amazing! Concise and comprehensive. Thank you so much for this awesome and very useful video. You touched on everything in a very easy to understand way. I will keep going back to this video as I prepare for my transition into product management role.
Thanks for the lovely comment, wish you all the best for your preparation!
Thanks for sharing this! I am a PM at a B2B SaaS Company and this is extremely relatable. Loved the Customer Management Part ♥. Can you share the Map you illustrated the tasks with if possible? 🙏🏻
I am putting it up on a medium article - will be up this week. I’ll comment back here when it is
Thank you so much for this.... it's very useful. Could you please share the screen of your illustration diagram as a file... it will be very useful to me
You can download it here: theproductpup.gumroad.com/l/productmanagertasks 😃
Hey i am a product marketer at a b2b saas startup, and i wanna become a PM. Any tips on how i should proceed, what exact skills i should develop? Would be great, thanks!
Looking into PM roles - this was super helpful!!
Awesome video with detailed explanation.
I tried visily for product design in my m on going project, it does help convey my ideas with their screenshot to design feature
This is very helpful, just started as a PM days ago.
Glad to hear :) Good luck!!!!
Thank you Anika. Was looking for such video
Thnk you very much for taking the time
this channel is worth subscribing. The best part about your videos is that i am able to easily mind map the information coz of the way it is presented. A lot of other channels struggle there. Keep sharing insights like these :)
thanks so much! Plan is definitely to keep sharing
Well done Anika! Great video, really well presented. It would be great to see/understand a little more about how you put all of this into practice on the day-to-day
Like, low level stuff here - what is your go-to tool kit for tracking and reporting on progress. Do you use any specific software solution like Confluence and Jira, or Trello or Monday, or simply a Google Doc!! Sometimes it can be difficult to keep track of everything a PM is responsible for in one place and have the most up to date information at the tip of your fingers when asked about it in any given meeting. I tend to simply use pen and notepad but things can get messy easily and sometimes it can be hard to find the latest updates and information exactly when you need it.
Thank you so much .this is very informative.I am BA looking to be a product manager..so interested in more detail
Great way to transition to product!
Hey Hi Amika,
Wow, such a wonderful compilation. Great explanation of flow of things and tasks done by product manager. Very helpful and beneficial. Appreciate taking out time and posting this here.
Thanks so much for the feedback!
Thanks so much for the detail
Very informative video, Thank you very much for taking time and doing this video.
Super informative content, thank you!
Thank you for the video! Enlist the details perfectly to understand the role,
Love the video bomber! Woof!
New subscriber here. I am thinking about a career change from procurement to product management so this video was very helpful. Thanks!
Good luck for your transition!
Better than 100 pmp theories
Hello, Anika
Could you please advise me a program for illustrating as yours? Thank you! It was the best video I ever found
Sure thing! I am using Procreate with an ipad and apple pencil :)
Amazing explanation! Thank you for making this♥️
omg thank you so much for this video, I find it super helpful and it feels like a 12 months course all consolidated into one! i am currently a PM at a startup and I often get so lost in work that I don't know which segment to work on first. thank you for drawing out this mindmap and allowing me to visualize how each part relates to each other and what I can do to improve my processes further. you are god-sent!!!
Amazing video. Thank you so much
Thanks Anika, This is a great video..
Thank you 🙏🏼
One of IF not the best overview
thank you for the detailed explanation
This is fantastic, thank you.
Thank you for such a detailed video about a day as a PM, it has great insights. Can you share a reference to the diagram flow you were explaining? Thank you!
You can download it here theproductpup.gumroad.com/l/productmanagertasks 😃
This is amazing. Like seriously!
I’m so glad to hear!
Great explanation!!
@TheProductPup - I work as a Product Owner - keen to hear how teams you've worked in the past divvy up PO and PM responsibilities. Thanks
Will be starting my course at kings college for product manager at the age of 50 haha
Watching it around 1.20am Indian time,
Thank you ma'am for such value exhaustive content, hope I just do good in placements 🙂🙂
Wish me good luck....(please)
Wishing you very good luck! You’ve created it for yourself by putting in the hard work 😊
Brilliant video and super insightful!! Loving your content!
thanks so much!
Very through and extremely informative. Thanks so much!
You're very welcome!
Really nice explanation, happy to have served as an inspiration 😊
🥰 thank you for the comment and your videos!
Amazing content!!
This is awesome!!.
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Thank you for content! Super helpful
Can anyone ellobrate What is the difference between product requirements and user stories that are then given to developers?
User stories are more granular than requirements and very user focussed - one requirement can have many stories. A requirement can also be functional (what the product will do) or non-functional (ie security, scalability).
Stories are very focussed on what a user will do and their experience and task. Requirements are more high level.
This is exactly what I needed...OMG
That makes me so happy
❤ I like this video and I'm seeing all your videos, please share with us the document you used on the explaining
You can download it here: theproductpup.gumroad.com/l/productmanagertasks 😃
Owning 5 to 6 unique products is insane. If you’re a Director of Product with ownership over a portfolio but have PMs running each product reporting to you then that makes sense. But 6 unique products as a PM doesn’t make sense. Do you mean owning 6 different scopes within a large platform?
Whoops just saw this. No, I mean owning 6 separate products! However, they were all in different stages of their life (some becoming close to sunset, some in build mode, some in discovery others live with customers). Some in maintenance mode while others a actively being developed. So proritisation was easy.
Very impressive!
Wow amazing
Thank you very much for this insightful and detailed video. Well done 💯
Thank you so much!
This was amazing. Is there a pdf version of the map i can download?
I am uploading it to a Medium article - will share link when its up this week :)
@@TheProductPup I checked for the link. Can you reshare it?
Finally got around to this... You can download it here: theproductpup.gumroad.com/l/productmanagertasks 😃
Thank you mam. Its really helpful for me.
I might have missed but I think you forgot a very important ceremony/practice (Defect Triage Meeting) which i'm presuming should be part of the (Tactical) work
Interesting! I think everyone company and team probably runs a bit differently as my teams have never run a dedicated meeting to triage defects, but totally up to you and your team/product. We did these things asynchronously