I’m a product manager who has been involved in the creation of a wide range of web and mobile products. Some have been great and some have bombed (unfortunately like many new products). The Lean Startup movement was a breakthrough for me and many others who work on technology products as it provided a framework for creating products that customers actually want. There are a lot of great Lean books that I’ve read including The Lean Startup, Running Lean, and The Four Steps to the Epiphany. The Lean Product Playbook is unique in that it takes the perspective of an entrepreneur or product manager and has a lot of very practical advice for putting the Lean principles into practice. The other Lean books provide some great information about Lean concepts, but I found that it was often hard to translate these concepts into real world actions. The Lean Product Playbook provides very practical advice for doing so. This book gives the reader a rare glimpse into what it takes to define a successful technology product. Most product leaders have to learn these lessons the hard way by just doing it and seeing what works and what doesn’t…..the school of hard knocks.
This book would be ideal for anybody who is taking the lead in defining a new tech product, but would also be useful for entrepreneurs, designers, and developers. Its good for pretty much anybody involved in the process of creating products.
There are some great concepts from the book that I have already started utilizing in my work. Some include:
- Problem space vs. Solution space - many product teams get these concepts confused. This book has a great discussion and examples that describe how you can identify a problem and a solution that meets the problem. The approach taken in this book is nuanced and very practical compared to other Lean books which tend to be much more dogmatic about how you identify the solution.
- Lean Product Process - the author walks you through a step-by-step process for achieving product / market fit.
- Feature selection - There is also a lot of great discussion about how you pick which features to include in the product. This is one of the hardest things to figure out as a product owner.
- User testing on a Ramen budget - some great ideas for doing user testing on the cheap.
Some of the ideas in this book can be found in other places, but this book does an amazing job of integrating those ideas + mixing in some great new ideas in a way that makes it easy to get going on your next great idea. I highly recommend this book!
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The Lean Product Process
The Lean Product Process guides you through each layer of the pyramid from bottom up. It helps you articulate and test your key hypotheses for each of the five components of product-market fit.
You can think of the Lean Product Process like the drills that karate students learn and practice as they make progress earning higher and higher belts. After mastering the core techniques from their drills and becoming black belts, students are able to mix, match, and modify what they have learned to create their own custom style. Martial arts master Bruce Lee eloquently said, "Obey the principles without being bound by them." He also said, "Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own."
I encourage you to heed his advice as you read and practice the ideas and guidance found in The Lean Product Playbook.
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Your one stop shop for learning how to build a successful product
This is the number one book I recommend to people who are interested in product. The Lean Product Playbook not only covers a wide range of different product techniques but also when to best use them and common pitfalls to avoid when implementing them.From identifying market opportunities to user research and product design to collaborating with engineers this book covers everything.As a product manager myself I refer to it often when encountering problems at work and use it to help navigate through uncertainty.Highly recommended - if you only read one book on product make sure this is it!
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Ruben
Incredible book with lots of practical advice
Reviewed in Canada on April 15, 2022
Marcos Fernando Subía Carvajal
Imperdible dentro de los TOP de Product Management
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Best Book for the Lean practices in Business
Reviewed in India on September 23, 2023
Daniel
Product Bible, Playbook, Field Manual
Reviewed in Germany on November 4, 2022
Daniel
Reviewed in Germany on November 4, 2022
I have learned so many things that can save startups from failure. This is THE entrepreneurship education you need to bring your ideas to life. I read it slowly and highlighted +500 ideas. It took me around 30 hours to finish. I loved it. And will apply it step by step.
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