Curated learning resources for PM & BA professionals
| Book | Author | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Inspired | Marty Cagan | Product discovery, empowered teams |
| Continuous Discovery Habits | Teresa Torres | User research, opportunity mapping |
| The Lean Product Playbook | Dan Olsen | Product-market fit framework |
| Escaping the Build Trap | Melissa Perri | Outcome-focused product management |
| Product-Led Growth | Wes Bush | PLG strategies |
| Cracking the PM Interview | Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Interview prep |
| Book | Author | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| BABOK Guide | IIBA | Comprehensive BA knowledge |
| Business Analysis for Dummies | Kupe Kupersmith | Getting started |
| The Software Requirements Memory Jogger | Ellen Gottesdiener | Quick reference |
| User Story Mapping | Jeff Patton | Story mapping technique |
| Book | Author | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time | Jeff Sutherland | Scrum foundations |
| The Phoenix Project | Gene Kim | DevOps narrative |
| Agile Estimating and Planning | Mike Cohn | Estimation techniques |
- Lenny's Newsletter - #1 product newsletter, case studies, interviews
- Product Hunt Daily - New product launches
- Mind the Product - PM community updates
- Department of Product - Curated PM content
- BA Times - Industry news, best practices
- Modern Analyst - Articles and resources
- TLDR - Daily tech news digest
- Morning Brew - Business news
| Podcast | Host | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Lenny's Podcast | Lenny Rachitsky | PM interviews, tactics |
| This is Product Management | Alpha | PM stories |
| Product Thinking | Melissa Perri | Product strategy |
| The BA Show | Mark Davis | Business analysis |
| Masters of Scale | Reid Hoffman | Startup scaling |
| How I Built This | Guy Raz | Founder stories |
| Course | Platform | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Product Management Fundamentals | Coursera (UVA) | 4 weeks |
| Intro to SQL | Khan Academy | 5 hours |
| Agile with Atlassian Jira | Coursera | 4 weeks |
| Google Analytics for Beginners | 4 hours |
- Product Hunt - Product launches
- Mind the Product Slack - 100k+ members
- r/ProductManagement - Reddit community
- Lenny's Discord - Paid newsletter benefit
- IIBA - Professional association
- BA Professionals LinkedIn Group - 200k+ members
- r/BusinessAnalysis - Reddit community
- Blind - Anonymous tech discussions
- Tech Twitter - Follow PMs at top companies
| Tool | Purpose | Learning Resource |
|---|---|---|
| Jira | Issue tracking | Atlassian University |
| Confluence | Documentation | Atlassian Docs |
| Figma | Design collaboration | Figma Learn |
| SQL | Data analysis | SQLBolt |
| Amplitude | Product analytics | Amplitude Academy |
| Miro | Whiteboarding | Miro Academy |
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Notion | All-in-one workspace |
| Linear | Modern issue tracking |
| Mixpanel | Event analytics |
| Looker | BI dashboards |
| Postman | API testing |
| Certification | Provider | Cost | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Manager Certification | Product School | $4,000 | High for career changers |
| AIPMM Certified Product Manager | AIPMM | $595 | Moderate |
| Pragmatic Institute | Pragmatic | $2,500+ | High for B2B |
| Certification | Provider | Cost | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBAP | IIBA | $450 | Gold standard for senior BAs |
| CCBA | IIBA | $350 | For mid-level BAs |
| ECBA | IIBA | $250 | Entry-level |
| PMI-PBA | PMI | $555 | If you already have PMP |
| Certification | Provider | Cost | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSM | Scrum Alliance | $500 | 2-day course, widely recognized |
| CSPO | Scrum Alliance | $500 | For product owners |
| PSM I | Scrum.org | $150 | Self-study, rigorous exam |
| SAFe PM/PO | Scaled Agile | $700 | For enterprise environments |
| Channel | Focus |
|---|---|
| Exponent | PM interview prep |
| Product School | PM talks, webinars |
| Fireship | Tech concepts (quick) |
| TechLead | Tech career content |
- Ken Norton - Ex-Google PM
- Jackie Bavaro - Ex-Asana PM
- Shreyas Doshi - Ex-Stripe, Twitter/X
| Conference | Focus | When |
|---|---|---|
| Mind the Product | Product management | October (London, SF) |
| ProductCon | Product School event | Quarterly |
| BBC (Building Business Capability) | Business analysis | November |
| Agile Alliance Conference | Agile practices | July |
| Platform | Purpose |
|---|---|
| LeetCode | SQL practice |
| HackerRank | SQL, technical skills |
| Exponent | PM interview practice |
| Pramp | Free peer mock interviews |
| Blind 75 | For technical PM roles |