How to Prioritize as a Product Manager - by Will Lawrence

Use the processes below to make small, medium and large prioritization decisions more easily.

Summary: Give prioritization decisions the fidelity they require — and nothing more. This will allow you to maintain a fast pace of execution while freeing time to work on larger decisions. Try the processes below for small, medium and large-scale prioritization challenges. 👩‍💻 Side note: My team at Facebook (and the company as a whole, tbh) is hiring a ton right now across engineering, product, and data. Looking for people with 4+ YoE. I’d love to refer some of the Product Life community — reply to this email if you’re interested. 👨‍💻 A key responsibility of product managers is to…

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