We welcome those that have at least 5 years of recent experience at a senior or leadership level in a product management or related role to share their experience and insights that educate or assists digital product managers.
Our authors provide the essence of what makes the Product Manager Handbook so valuable to visitors looking for education, information and insight related to product management. We deeply appreciate our network of contributors, who support our mission by sharing their expertise, experiences, and knowledge—aiming to help others achieve their best work. To showcase each author’s unique contributions, we dedicate a page to them that highlights their credentials and provides links to their personal website and LinkedIn profile.
Guidelines for Authoring Articles
Articles are unique and related to digital product management that are based on the author’s first-hand experience or knowledge. It is of the utmost importance that articles adhere to the following principles:
- Presents a factual and objective perspective that may be complimented by subjective viewpoints, which are explicitly noted as such.
- Is entirely the original work of the author (with no part generated by AI).
- Tone is professional, respectful and helpful.
Articles may cover one or more of the topics listed below (or others upon request):
- Case Study – A firsthand account of an experience related to product management.
- Customer Feedback – The way in which customer or user feedback is obtained related to a product during any part of its lifecycle.
- Experimentation – The way in which a product or features are tested in the very early stages to validate hypotheses or gather other data and insights that inform product decisions.
- Methodology – Any process involved in product management from ideation, design to delivery and beyond.
- Organization – Roles, responsibilities or ways in which organizations or teams interact or are structured.
- Review – A review of anything related to product management, which is inherently subjective based on the author.
- Roadmaps -The way in which planned an potential product features are documented, prioritized and tracked until built and deployed.
- Strategy – Anything related to what guides or influences product decisions, such as goals and objectives.
- Tool – Any tool related to product management, that is most often, but not necessarily a software, web or mobile app.
- Vision – Anything related to a desired longer-term future for a product, which tends to overarching and overreaching meant to excite and inspire.
Articles will have the following structure, for which an editor with the Product Manager Handbook may provide assistance:
- At least 1,000 words and one image, diagram or table.
- Begins with a short summary describing what it covers as a couple sentences and bullets – think of it as a spoiler, or the bottom line, up front.
- The sources used for research or content included in an article must be cited using the APA (American Psychological Association) Style to give proper credit to the original creators of the ideas and information you’ve incorporated into your work.
Recommendations for helping readers:
- Accommodate those with varied related job experience and subject knowledge. For example, include a paragraphs or sections for readers that may not have certain relevant experience to help them understand the topic covered. And include any relevant links or references.
- Present information that optimizes reading to comprehension. For example, start by providing some brief background or context, then explaining concepts, followed by in-depth examples.