Resources
“[Marie's] always on top of things, communicates well, and is ready to help anyone.”
— Strategic partner, Engineering & Product
Good product managers never stop learning. Here are the tools, templates, and resources I find myself recommending most.
FREE TOOLS
The Anchor
The Anchor exists because most plans get made too late to matter. I built it to give you a single working document for an initiative, started at kickoff and kept open through launch. Accessibility, legal, support, and every other supporting plan get a real answer instead of a rushed one.
Available as an AI-powered tool you copy into Claude or ChatGPT, or as a Word template you fill in yourself.
The Surface Report
Your team does more than anyone sees. I built The Surface Report to fix that. It gives you a repeatable structure for a weekly digest that makes your work visible to leadership, covering everything from releases to team health.
Available as an AI-powered tool you copy into Claude or ChatGPT, or as a Word template you fill in yourself.
The Breakdown
Good engineering tickets are harder to write than they look, and it's easy to forget an entire category before the work even starts. I built The Breakdown to help. Whether you use AI or prefer to work manually, it gives you a repeatable structure for feature work so nothing falls through the cracks before it reaches engineering.
Available as an AI-powered tool you copy into Claude or ChatGPT, or as a Word checklist if you prefer to write the tickets yourself.
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
If you only have time to read a few books on product, here are my favorites:
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Inspired by Marty Cagan - The definitive guide to what modern product organizations look like. If you read nothing else, read this one.
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Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres - A systematic approach to making sure that customer feedback is part of your regular routine
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Product Operations by Melissa Perri & Denise Tilles -The day-to-day reality of trying to get from where you are to where you want to be is hard. This is a great gem all about the tiny little day-to-day stuff that adds up to huge headaches.
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Uptime by Laura Mae Martin - An excellent book on productivity that will change the way you handle complex task management.