The World’s Most Comprehensive Collection of PM Learning Resources (update: Jan 31, 2023)

Books, podcasts, videos, internships, free courses, conferences, frameworks, newsletters, and much more.

[Update] The new resources: https://huryn.notion.site/The-Product-Compass-with-Pawe-db007edcc5fd41bd8ecabd1c33f096b0

A link will always be in the top navigation:

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Archive

1. 🔥 Learn more than 80% of PMs know in 12 weeks (23 videos, 8 books, 3 courses): The Product Compass Crash Course

2. Courses - many people on LinkedIn have confirmed that this is an extremely well-curated collection

   1. Product Design by Google - Product Design blends theory and practice to teach you product validation, UI/UX practices, Google's Design Sprint, and the process for setting and tracking actionable metrics.

   2. Becoming a Product Manager: A Complete Guide - I'm not a fan of LinkedIn Learning. But this one is brilliant and covers many important topics. They even got the MVP definition right. You can complete it with a free 30-day trial.

   3. Product-led Certification Course by Pendo.io and Mind the Product - The best course product-led course I've ever seen. It costs $149 but with the discount code "plgrowthwithpawel" you can get it for free.

   4. Product Analytics Micro-Certification (PAC)™ by Product School - At the end of the course, you’ll understand how to use and apply data to make better decisions at every stage of the product lifecycle. Plus, upon completion, you’ll receive the Product Analytics Micro-Certification. (I don't get any bonus for that. I like this course)

3. Videos:

   1. 🔥 There are more than 100K PM videos. Most are noise. 23 videos that will teach you more than any $1490 PM class (YouTube playlist, those videos will quickly give you an overview of the most important topics)

4. Books:

   1. Top 101 Books For Product Managers (Learn and Grow, PDF):

      1. Product Discovery (10)

      2. Leadership (10)

      3. Learn PM from the best (9)

      4. Product Marketing (10)

      5. Building Startups (12)

      6. Design (10)

      7. Agile and Scrum (10)

      8. Strategy (10)

      9. Analytics and Growth (10)

      10. Other Categories (10)

   2. 12-Month MBA for PMs (books; plan for 2023)

5. 🔥 Product Management Templates (Product Discovery, strategy, roadmaps, and more): https://huryn.substack.com/p/templates

6. Getting the job:

   1. How to write a resume + common mistakes

   2. The Associate Product Manager Playbook. The definitive, 25-page guide on resumes and interviews from an APM alumni

   3. 1500+ PM Interview questions by Lewis Lin

7. Selected PM articles:

   1. 8 resources to up your Product Metrics game by

      Aatir Abdul Rauf
      - everything you need to know about product metrics

   2. 12 exercises to build your product muscle by

      Aatir Abdul Rauf

   3. Case studies & examples on Product Strategy by

      Bandan Jot Singh

   4. Product Templates Curriculum by Matt Mochary (ex-CEO coach to Naval, the founders of OpenAI, Notion):

   5. Opportunity Mapping: An Essential Skill for Driving Product Outcomes by Teresa Torres

   6. SVPG: Dual-Track Agile by Marty Cagan

   7. SVPG: Examples of the Product Vision, Strategy, and Jobs by Marty Cagan

   8. Dual Track Development is not Duel Track by Jeff Patton

   9. Jobs-to-be-Done: A Framework for Customer Needs by Tony Ulwick

   10. When to Use Which User-Experience Research Methods by Christian Rohrer

8. General knowledge about PM is not enough. To succeed as a PM, you need to master 5 knowledge areas.

9. Every PM needs to give an exec presentation sometimes. How to easily turn a presentation into a clear, compelling story?

10. The PM needs to be Technology-Literate. Top 6 free tech courses that will help you land a new job (or keep the existing one). I created this list as a former software developer and updated it after the feedback from the community.

11. The best collection of PM internships by Product Alliance

12. Listening to podcasts is essential to growing as a PM. Top 11 PM podcasts you'd be crazy to miss

13. Top 11 free newsletters that will teach you more than any $150,000 MBA

14. Frameworks:

    1. An excellent collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems and make better decisions: https://untools.co

    2. Top 6 strategic frameworks every PM should know to be successful

    3. 10 frameworks that will make you a better PM by

       Aakash Gupta

    4. 5 visuals that help you become better at Product Thinking by

       Bandan Jot Singh

15. Tools and Apps for Product Management:

    1. Top 23 go-to apps for product management

    2. 7 free Chrome extensions that boost productivity so much they feel illegal to use

16. Thousands of free Scrum and Agile articles:

    1. https://d-pereira.com by 

       David Pereira

    2. https://mdalmijn.com by 

       Maarten Dalmijn

    3. https://www.seriousscrum.com/ by Serious Scrum

17. The top product management events in 2023

18. User onboarding:

    1. User pilot (personalized in-app experiences): https://userpilot.com/

    2. The Bowling Alley Framework: https://productled.com/bowling

    3. UX teardowns of 40+ companies: https://www.useronboard.com/user-onboarding-teardowns/

19. Startups to analyze:

    1. The best new products in tech: https://www.producthunt.com/

    2. Discover tomorrow’s startups today: https://betalist.com/

20. Slack communities:

    1. Product School: https://productschool.com/slack-community/

    2. Continuous Discovery & JTBD: https://discoveryjtbd.slack.com/

    3. OKR Professionals: https://okrprofessionals.slack.com/

    4. Serious Scrum: https://serious-scrum.slack.com/

    5. Product-Led Growth: https://productled.com/community/

    6. The Product Folks: https://www.theproductfolks.com/the-product-folks-community

21. Top 200 best creators on Linkedin based exclusively on data by Favikon:

    1. Growth Marketing (incl. Product Growth): https://www.favikon.com/observatoire/linkedin/top10-growth-marketing

    2. Leadership & Business: https://www.favikon.com/observatoire/linkedin/top10-leadership-business

    3. Careers: https://www.favikon.com/observatoire/linkedin/top10-careers

    4. Full ranking (11 categories): https://www.favikon.com/observatoire/linkedin/worldwide

22. Warnings:

    1. The SAFe Delusion. Curated review of facts, evidence, and opinions from relevant sources without vested interests to help decision-makers make informed choices and get better results: https://safedelusion.com/

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I’ll keep this collection updated. If you have any ideas on improving this list, drop them in the comments or write to me on LinkedIn.

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Change history:

• Feb 3, 2023: Archived

• Jan 31, 2023: Restructured the content. I’m starting to think about a more interactive collection. Probably based on a Notion.

• Dec 30, 2022: Added Top 101 Books For Product Managers and more articles

• Dec 19, 2022: Added a few book categories and 22 videos as a YouTube playlist

• Dec 10, 2022: Added User onboarding, startups, and slack communities, PM templates, and 12 exercises to build product muscle

• Dec 03, 2022: Added The Product Compass Crash Course, Exec presentations

• Nov 27, 2022: Added Technology-Literate Product Manager, added Product Metrics, added APM Playbook, updated PM courses, updated PM tools

• Nov 14, 2022: Updated apps for PM, added res. to up your Product Metrics game

• Nov 12, 2022: Updated 12-month MBA for PMs books

• Nov 1, 2022: Added books by Shyvee Shi

• Oct 31, 2022: Added books on Product Discovery, General knowledge for PMs, and SAFe Delusion

• Oct 26, 2022: Added four and updated the content of four articles

• Sep 17, 2022: The first version of the post

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