A Better Product Manager Framework
Watch the overview.
In this video from Dec 2022, I give a 20min overview of why I developed this framework, why these elements are included, and how to use it to improve your own performance, coach your team, and make better PM hires.
ABPM Framework 2.0 - Summer 2022 Update
After lots of iteration I’ve landed on the following 3 factors as the key determinants of successful product managers. As you can tell my strongest skill is not illustration, but I felt like the original napkin sketch captured it well. I continue to update the diagram below based my conversations with leaders in the product field, changes in the field, and my own research.
Read More About Specific Elements of the Product Manager Framework
Below you will find links to posts written specifically about each attribute, what I mean by each as related to product management, and ideas for how you can try to improve on each dimension.
I also wrote this post that gives an overview of all 3 major categories and how I came up with this model in the first place.
If you’d like to use this framework to help coach and develop your team, read this post and you’ll find a PDF download with a ready-to-go template.
Additionally, if you’d like to see the original version of the profile, you can view that here.
