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.<p>Any others, or blogs to recommend?<p>Thanks for sharing
A list I put together a while back: <a href="https://www.encona.com/posts/product-manager-resources" rel="nofollow">https://www.encona.com/posts/product-manager-resources</a><p>Overview books:<p>* Inspired<p>* The Product Manager’s Desk Reference<p>* The Lean Startup<p>* Agile Product Management with Scrum<p>Interview preparation (good for breadth, even if you’re not applying for jobs):<p>* Decode & Conquer<p>* Cracking the PM interview<p>Other good books for PMs:<p>* Hooked<p>* The Design of Everyday Things<p>* Zero to One<p>* Traction
A few I enjoyed:<p>* Outcomes Over Outputs: Why Customer Behavior is the Key Metric for Business Success<p>* Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs<p>* The Lean Startup (often referenced in terms of agile processes, but I think the most important lessons are around product management)
A list of books I posted in another thread:<p>* Steve Blank’s The Startup Manual or Four Step to Epiphany.<p>* Dan Olsen, The Lean Product Playbook<p>* Ryan Singer, Shape Up<p>* Jake Knapp, Sprint<p>* Jeff Patton, User Story Mapping<p>* Stephen Wunker, Costovation<p>* Jackie Bavaro, Cracking the PM Career<p>Also checkout /r/productmanagement subreddit.