Self-Assessment — Product Leadership Blog

My (Highly Opinionated) Guide to Product Maturity Assessment

Should you run a product maturity assessment for your product org? This is a topic on the minds of many product leaders, but it’s not as simple as a yes or no answer. There are reasons why you might want to conduct a product maturity assessment as well as risks for doing so.

In this post, I'll provide a comprehensive (and admittedly opinionated) overview of various assessment tools and approaches available in the market. My goal is to help you decide whether an assessment is really the right step for your product org, and if so, to give you a few ideas of how to move forward.

Product LeadershipPetra Wille1 June 2023Self-Assessment, Assessment, Product Maturity

How to use the PMwheel as a Self-Assessment Tool for Product Managers

I have created the PMwheel back in 2016 to give my coaching sessions with PMs from all over the globe some more structure and I am using it ever since in my work with my clients.

And I figured out that it is a framework that many of my former coachees are still using long after they have left the initial company. They, in this case, are mainly using it as a tool for self-assessment in times where there is no line-manager helping them with their personal growth. It became a compass for many people that helps them navigate their product career. So I have decided to share it with a much bigger audience to help even more people with it.

PMwheel, Product Management Tips, All blog postsPetra Wille2 November 2020strongproductpeople, Product Management, Self-Assessment, Career Conversations