The Product Handbook is a practical show for product manager interview prep and day-to-day skills. Learn frameworks, product sense, metrics, estimation, prioritization, A/B testing, and strategy. Episodes explore case-style topics, roadmaps, and stakeholder communication across startups and big tech. Built for aspiring product managers through senior leaders.
In Part 4 of our Stakeholder Management series, The Product Handbook explores the ethical dimensions of stakeholder engagement — from power imbalances to inclusive decision-making in complex environm…
In Part 3 of our Stakeholder Management series, The Product Handbook focuses on the strategies, tools, and mindset shifts that lead to long-term stakeholder success.
You’ll learn:
How to analyze stakeh…
In Part 2 of our Stakeholder Management series, The Product Handbook focuses on the core principles, everyday practices, and real-world challenges that come with managing diverse stakeholders across …
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we kick off a two-part series on stakeholder engagement — starting with how to identify the right people, understand their needs, and communicate in a way tha…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we go beyond theory and dive into real-world applications of product discovery — showing how teams have used discovery techniques to build better products, av…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we explore the essentials of Product Discovery — the phase of product development where great solutions actually begin.
You’ll learn:
What product discovery is …
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we break down the Product Life Cycle (PLC) — the classic model for understanding how products evolve from launch to eventual decline.
You’ll learn:
The key stag…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we dig into the concept of the Feature Factory — where shipping features is celebrated, but impact is ignored.
You’ll learn:
What defines a Feature Factory, and…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we break down the Agile Stage-Gate model — a hybrid approach that combines the structured checkpoints of traditional Stage-Gate with the flexibility and speed…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we dive into the Jobs to Be Done (JTBD) framework — a powerful lens for product innovation that focuses on what your customers are actually trying to achieve,…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we explore the Waterfall methodology — the classic, linear approach to managing projects step by step, phase by phase.
You’ll learn:
The six key phases of Water…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we explore Kanban — the lean, flexible method that helps teams visualize their workflow, limit chaos, and continuously improve without the ceremony of traditi…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we explore the Crystal Agile Framework — a lesser-known but powerful alternative to traditional Agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban.
You’ll learn:
What mak…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we explore the Minimum Lovable Product (MLP) — the next evolution beyond MVPs, designed not just to validate functionality, but to spark real user connection.
…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we dig into the Proof of Concept (PoC) — the often-overlooked but critical step that answers one essential question: Can this idea work?
You’ll learn:
What a Po…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we explore how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping MVP development — from coding your prototype to analyzing your user feedback before you even brew your sec…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we take a deep dive into the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) — one of the most powerful tools for testing ideas, minimizing risk, and getting real feedback fast.
…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we explore the world of prototyping — a critical but often misunderstood phase of product development that helps teams learn fast, fail cheap, and align early…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we break down the Lean Startup methodology — not as a Silicon Valley slogan, but as a practical framework for building smarter, faster, and with way less wast…
In this episode of The Product Handbook, we unpack the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) — one of the most widely adopted (and hotly debated) approaches to scaling Agile across large organizations.
You’ll…