Imposter syndrome, perhaps one of the biggest plagues within a PM career, can be managed and turned into confidence with proper steps. Imagine you’re a product manager, wrapping up your day either at home or in the office. You’re reviewing your to-do list, finishing your final meeting, or
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) continues to expand its horizons across a myriad of industries, enabling product managers (PMs) of all domains with the chance to become AI-focused and more tech-savvy. GenAI has obviously rocketed into popularity over the last few years. AI-enabled products have sprung to life across various industries
Today, one year ago, I co-founded PM Hive, Vancouver’s PM community. 🍎The Beginnings The endless screeching of Vancouver’s Expo line pierced my ears on the only day I forgot my headphones. Hoards of chatter soon masked the noise, reminding me how bustling a Saturday morning was supposed to
“What value do you folks even bring?” is a question my engineers have genuinely asked me more than once so far in my career. Even as product managers (PMs) have grown in popularity over the past decade, the same issue looms across the industry: it’s hard to define the
What are our biggest concerns from this evolving business landscape in a Generative AI (GenAI) market worth over USD 180 billion as of 2024? Nothing has come as close to today’s world, where we witness industries in all shapes and sizes adopt GenAI assistants — sometimes termed “Copilots” — at such
Many who aspire to become a product manager (PM) always come to me with the same pattern of questions: Will I get to drive my ideas from start to finish? Will I go from concept to release? Will I get to take ownership? Am I the CEO of the product?
By Kasey, co-founder of PM Hive (Vancouver’s Product Community) & co-organizer of Vancouver Tech Week There wasn’t a spec of blue above as I drove past the Pacific Highway border from the US to Canada when I decided to make my career move back to Vancouver from Seattle
A product management role varies from place to place, but here are three reasons why we’re seeing so many differences. As with all jobs, core responsibilities may vary at the team level, company level, or even industry level. Product management is no different, but many can agree that field
Here are four lesser-known markets which AI will revolutionize within the next decade. The applications of AI are continuously sweeping across all industries, with some adopting more technologies than others. Everyone talks about search, EVs, chatbots, recommendation systems, ads, and other spaces which have more visibility in tech. But what
Let’s compare and contrast the lessons learned from big tech and medium-sized teams when building software products as PM (product manager)! Product development shifts drastically depending on the team size and organization you’re a part of. Whether you’re viewing it from a product management, software development, or
Product Managers (PMs) need to find a healthy balance of productivity during summer time, so here are some tips! Depending on the organization, summer can introduce shifting lifestyles and prolonged vacations that introduce friction to the product development velocity of a given team. In today’s rapidly evolving digital world
Textbook product management can be too simplistic, so here is a breakdown on the realistic operations of a product manager. Many in and out of tech think product managers are the “holy grail” of any product team who work with cross-functional teams while getting to define everything. Well, if you