Product management books to read in 2024

Happy New Year! In the interest of keeping us all ahead of the curve as we settle back into our normal work routines, we thought it would be useful to update last year’s post on must-read product management books with some more recommended books to take in this year – some new, some updated and some to look out for in the coming months.

The Product Momentum Gap by Dave Martin

Dave Martin’s book is aimed at founders and product leaders who want to increase their chances of growth while minimising any risks along the way. It focuses on driving impactful execution, understanding user behaviours, and building products that provide true value.

Product Operations: How Successful Companies Build Better Products at Scale by Melissa Perri

In this book, Melissa Perri and co-author Denise Tilles explain how product operations helps to solve many of the scaling issues that companies face today, such as:

• Connecting financial metrics back to the delivery of software features
• How to improve the working relationships between go-to-market teams and software teams
• Finding the right information to set and monitor company and product strategies
• Streamlining the flow of user insights into the right teams
• How to set up a product management operating model

The Leader’s Journey: Transforming Your Leadership to Achieve the Extraordinary by Donna Lichaw

Executive coach Donna Lichaw provides a step–by–step leadership guide to help you to transform yourself, your team, and your business into a league of superheroes poised for success.

The Lean Product Playbook by Dan Olsen

First published in 2015, Dan Olsen’s book is a practical guide to building products that customers love, and aims to help you improve your chances of building successful products through clear, step-by-step guidance and advice.

Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model by Marty Cagan

Marty Cagan’s book will be published in March and was written to bridge the gap between where most companies are right now and where they need to be. It’s filled with real-world examples and proven, practical advice taken from the long experience that Marty and his colleagues have in helping companies move to the product operating model.

Evidence-Guided: Creating High Impact Products in the Face of Uncertainty by Itamar Gilad

In this book, Itamar presents an actionable model to bring evidence-guided development into your organisation. He offers a systematic approach, the GIST model (Goals, Ideas, Steps, and Tasks), to help you create high-impact products.

Farther, Faster, and Far Less Drama: How to Reduce Stress and Make Extraordinary Progress Wherever You Lead by Janice Fraser and Jason Fraser

Janice and Jason Fraser have been using their method for decades to help all kinds of people, including Navy Seals, startup CEOs, and Fortune 100 executives, make progress in both their professional and personal lives by solving hard problems with grace.

The Product-Led Organization: Drive Growth by Putting Product at the Center of Your Customer Experience by Todd Olson

This book aims to help you transform your company into a product-led organisation, helping to drive growth for your business and advance your own career.

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson charts Elon Musk’s journey to becoming one of the wealthiest people on the planet – but is Musk a genius or a jerk?

Any books we’ve missed? Anything else you’ve read that has made a big impact on the way you think about your product or the way you work? Please let us know!