How to decide on product management tools?

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How do you decide on your stack of product
management tools?
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Introduction

• Till recently, a question that has been doing the
  rounds is
• Who is a Product Manager?
• Is it a role that fits into the organization
  structure with predetermined role and
  responsibilities?
• How technically proficient should a Product
  Manager be?
• Does the role lean more towards Development or
  towards Marketing. Today, we have crossed this
  bridge with a fair amount of clarity.

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Product Manager Role
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• Product managers generally need to work
  cross-functionally with development, marketing,
  and support to lead teams from a products
  conception through launch.

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• A modern day product manager goes beyond tracking
  the backlog, overseeing the progress of teams,
  and reviewing product roadmap.

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• The role also involves gathering customer
  feedback, analyzing data and trends, and creating
  demos and tutorial content for sales teams and
  customers.

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Brian de Haaff, Co-founder and CEO of Aha!

• Writing seven ways for product teams to be
  happier and work more efficiently.

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Seven ways SaaS solutions by Brian de Haaff

• Set product strategy.
• Establish product goals and map them to
  initiatives.
• Plan for sprints and releases and manage
  dependencies.
• Crowd-source customer and colleague ideas.
• Define and prioritize features.
• Create and share visual product roadmaps.
• Integrate with other tools that teams use.

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Brian 46 Tools Covers the following Areas
Product Roadmapping
Wireframing/ Specs
Analytics
Project Management
Product Research
User Experience
Design User Interface
Stock Photos Videos
Landing Pages
Email Marketing
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Leeyen Rogers, Marketing professional

• She recommended 11 Must Have Tools for Product
  Managers.

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Leeyen Rogers - Categorization

• Project Management
• User Research
• Product Documentation
• Metrics Analytics
• Wireframing Mockups
• Roadmap Planning
• Her listing of the tools are limited to 2 or 3
  tools per category offering a highly focused
  guidance.

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Sal Cangeloso, Forbes Product Tech Group

• His tools work in more than one category, and
  hence it is prudent to focus on goals instead of
  categories.

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Sal Cangeloso Listing.
To-Do Lists And Documentation
Project Tracking Medium-To- Large Team
Project Tracking Small-To- Medium Team
Workflow Visualization And Roadmaps
Wireframes And Mockups
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• Which product management tools work for you in
  staying ahead of the curve? Have you defined a
  stack, and on what basis?
• Would be interesting to know.

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