Getting started in product management? Any recommended books?

6 points·aluciani··7 comments

To those seasoned product managers, any recommended books to read for someone to get started? One book I see often is Inspired by Marty Cagan.

Any others, or blogs to recommend?

Thanks for sharing

Overview books:

* Inspired

* The Product Manager’s Desk Reference

* The Lean Startup

* Agile Product Management with Scrum

Interview preparation (good for breadth, even if you’re not applying for jobs):

* Decode & Conquer

* Cracking the PM interview

Other good books for PMs:

* Hooked

* The Design of Everyday Things

* Zero to One

* Traction

Also: The Mom Test, by robfitz

Thanks for sharing your insights! good list.

A few I enjoyed:

* Outcomes Over Outputs: Why Customer Behavior is the Key Metric for Business Success

* Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

* The Lean Startup (often referenced in terms of agile processes, but I think the most important lessons are around product management)

Thanks for sharing! I'll check them out

A list of books I posted in another thread:

* Steve Blank’s The Startup Manual or Four Step to Epiphany.

* Dan Olsen, The Lean Product Playbook

* Ryan Singer, Shape Up

* Jake Knapp, Sprint

* Jeff Patton, User Story Mapping

* Stephen Wunker, Costovation

* Jackie Bavaro, Cracking the PM Career

Also checkout /r/productmanagement subreddit.

Thank you - nice list!