Ask HN: Product Management Insights (software development)

11 pointsby LouisSayers3 years ago4 comments

In a couple of weeks I'm giving a presentation on Software Product Development / Project Management to a group of university students that are doing a Master of Engineering Management degree.

Most of my insights are from working as as software engineer, so I thought it might be valuable to reach out here and get some wider insights / takeaways that I can share with the students.

So here goes:

What roles have you played in software product development, and what insights have you had? In your experience, what does good project management look like, and what are some of the pitfalls / gotcha's to be aware of?

Thanks in advance for sharing, I'm interested to hear what people have to say!

7 comments

benkan3 years ago

Maybe one of these link lists can help: https://www.leadinginproduct.com/p/link-books-useful-collect...

They are cheap and useful if you have sufficient time to read, especially the ones about team structures and recruiting. They contain more content about roles and structures.

sol2k3 years ago

Thank you for helping in education and managing people's expectations. Here's my humble Product Management contribution. It's from a while back, but all still applicable IMHO:

https://www.slideshare.net/Productcampsg/dark-side-of-produc...

LouisSayers3 years ago

Thanks for that, it looks useful and yes still valid!

snowman6473 years ago

Not sure I have exact answer to your question but here are some tips: https://mitrapunk.com/the-essential-transition-from-develope...

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