Product management requires a combination of technical, strategic, and leadership skills. To stay ahead in the game, read these 10 books.
“Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love” by Marty Cagan
This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the product development process and provides insights into building great products by focusing on understanding customer needs and working with teams to create solutions that meet those needs.
“If you want to create successful products, you have to learn to lead, not just manage.”
MARTY CAGAN
“Cracking the PM Interview” by Gayle McDowell: This book is a comprehensive guide to preparing for product management interviews. It emphasizes the importance of having a deep understanding of one’s product and industry, as well as strong communication and leadership skills.
“The Lean Product Playbook” by Dan Olsen: This book offers practical advice for building and launching successful products, emphasizing the importance of creating minimum viable products and iterating based on customer feedback.
“The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries: This book provides a framework for startups to quickly develop and launch new products by focusing on validated learning, rapid experimentation, and iterative design.
“Product Roadmaps Relaunched” by C. Todd Lombardo: This book provides a framework for creating product roadmaps and offers practical advice for product managers on how to effectively communicate and implement their vision.
“Inspired: How to Create Tech Products That Get Early Adopter Customers, Who Tell Others” by Marty Cagan: This book focuses on the early stages of product development, offering insights into how to create a product that appeals to early adopter customers and how to leverage those customers to generate word-of-mouth marketing.
“Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” by Nir Eyal: This book provides a framework for designing products that create habits and offers practical advice for product managers on how to create habit-forming products.
“Product Management in Practice” by Roman Pichler: This book provides a comprehensive overview of product management and offers practical advice for product managers on how to be successful in their role.
“Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time” by Jeff Sutherland: This book provides a framework for Agile product development and offers practical advice for product managers on how to lead Agile teams.
“The Design of Everyday Things” by Don Norman: This book offers insights into the design process and provides practical advice for product managers on how to create user-centered products that are easy to use and understand.