The Dangerous Animals of Product Management

How to manage challenging stakeholders & influence without authority

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HiPPO

Highest Paid Person’s Opinion

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ZEbRA

Zero Evidence But Really Arrogant

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Seagull

Seagull Manager

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WoLF

Works on Latest Fire

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RHiNO

Really High-value New Opportunity

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PUFFIN

Plans Unending Feature Factory Initiatives

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GOOSE

Guesstimating Overly Optimistic Scheduling Estimates

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PUMA

Promotes Unusually Meaningless Assumptions

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CoBRA

Cognitive Bias Related Assertions

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YAK

Yet Another KPI

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The Dangerous Animals Handler’s Toolbox

The Dangerous Animals of Product Management video series

Hey product managers! It’s a zoo out there. Join us on a safari to learn how to manage challenging stakeholders — all while staying true to your product strategy.

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Dangerous Animals of Product Management 101
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The Dangerous Animals of Product Management 101
Dangerous Animals WOLF
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Keeping the WoLF from your door
Dangerous Animals RHiNO
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How to stop a charging RHiNO
Dangerous Animals HiPPO
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Satisfying a hungry HiPPO
Dangerous Animals ZEbrRA
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Making ZEbRAs earn their stripes
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Turning Seagull Managers from pests to partners
Leverage Productboard's product management system to promote transparency around your process and show the Dangerous Animals in your life how to think like product managers.

“To avoid being devoured by the Dangerous Animals of Product Management, product managers have to influence without authority — the art of collaborating with key stakeholders in your business and getting them on the same page with your product vision and strategy.”

— Dean Peters, Principal Consultant at 280 Group

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