Top Product Management and UX Articles of 2022

Matt Anderson
3 min readDec 15, 2022

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It’s time for the annual list of the best product management and UX articles, year 7. 2022 had the most diverse list of topics I’ve seen since I started doing the lists. For article quality and quantity, it was a huge year for both Smashing Magazine and Nielsen Norman Group. Congratulations to the folks I’ve listed; follow them on LinkedIn, Mastodon, and Twitter. At the bottom of the post are links to the previous 6 years of great articles.

Product Management

  1. Make “Evidence-based” Decisions, Not “Data-based” Decisions by Saeed KhanRead it on Medium
  2. “A Working Request Process Should End in YES” (aka Incompatible Worldviews) by Rich Mironov … Read it at https://www.mironov.com/incompatible
  3. To pivot or to not: a guide to executing a product pivot by Shubhi Nigam … Read it at https://www.mindtheproduct.com/to-pivot-or-to-not-a-guide-to-executing-a-product-pivot
  4. The 5 Dysfunctions of Product Management Teams by Saeed KhanRead it on Medium
  5. In-Depth: Is SAFe® Really That Bad? by Christiaan VerwijsRead it on Medium
  6. Product Waste and The ROI of Discovery by Rich Mironov … Read it at https://www.mironov.com/waste
  7. The Ultimate Guide to Designing and Testing MVPs by Paul ShustakRead it on Medium
  8. Product Managers — It’s time to become friends with your security team by Emily PattersonRead it on Medium
  9. Roadmaps: Break the rules without breaking the principles by Emily Tate … Read it at https://www.mindtheproduct.com/roadmaps-break-the-rules-without-breaking-the-principles
  10. SaaS Pricing Models for Product Managers by Richard Holmes … Read it at https://www.departmentofproduct.com/blog/saas-pricing-models-for-product-managers

Honorable mentions:

UX

  1. Unconscious Biases That Get In The Way Of Inclusive Design by Trina Moore Pervall … Read it at https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/09/unconscious-biases-inclusive-design
  2. Applying Luxury Principles to Ecommerce Design by Kate Moran … Read it at https://www.nngroup.com/articles/luxury-principles-ecommerce-design
  3. Everything You Want To Know About Creating Voice User Interfaces by Nick Babich and Gleb Kuznetsov … Read it at https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/02/voice-user-interfaces-guide
  4. Designing Better Inline Validation UX by Vitaly Friedman … Read it at https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/09/inline-validation-web-forms-ux
  5. How to Analyze Qualitative Data from UX Research: Thematic Analysis by Maria Rosala … Read it at https://www.nngroup.com/articles/thematic-analysis
  6. Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) in product design by Nick BabichRead it on Medium
  7. One-page vs. Multi-page website: Which one to choose? by Nick BabichRead it on Medium
  8. Progress Indicators: 4 Common Styles by Nick BabichRead it on Medium
  9. Focus Groups 101 by Therese Fessenden … Read it at https://www.nngroup.com/articles/focus-groups-definition
  10. How To Use Storytelling In UX by Marli Mesibov … Read it at https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/04/use-storytelling-ux

Honorable mentions:

What did I forget to list? Please leave a comment and let everyone know about any other exceptional articles.

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Matt Anderson

Product management leader in Utah. Derailed academic librarian. Interested in #prodmgmt, #prodmktg, #ux, #mobile, libraries, privacy.