Katherine Man

I’ve held roles as both platform and non-platform product managers and I’d say being a platform product manager is definitely the most challenging but rewarding. The most...

The ideal product manager to engineer ratio can vary from company to company and even team to team, but it usually depends on the company size, product complexity, the sk...

Platform metrics will vary depending on who your users are (internal vs. external) and the project specifically. They are different from normal product management in that...

It’s true that platform teams serve many different types of users. I like to define the platform mission as “building tools for customers, developers, and internal teams ...

Alignment can be a challenge for platform product managers since you usually have more than the average number of internal stakeholders and increased cross-team dependenc...

Platform product management works with many of the same departments as other product teams along with a few additional stakeholders on the developer side:Product marketin...

Product managers should partner closely with engineers on building a product roadmap so that everyone is bought into the roadmap and avoids the need for slipping in rogue...

Success metrics should be discussed early with engineers to ensure alignment with the product or feature's goals. By setting these metrics early, it helps prioritize what...

I would describe my product development philosophy as "agile lite," meaning there is some structure but the order of operations can change based on new learnings that ari...

When you lack resourcing whether it's engineering, design, or even product, it's critical to practice ruthless prioritization and managing expectations. Realistically the...