How to Build a Product Portfolio?

Sumit Kumar Singh
2 min readMar 27, 2024

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Here are the 4 best ways to build a product portfolio and their benefits:

1. Product Tear Downs:

During the product teardown process, it’s essential to consider the following:

  1. Understanding the product’s purpose
  2. Identifying the founders’ vision
  3. Defining the target market
  4. Analyzing the user demographics
  5. Crafting user stories to illustrate product usage
  6. Evaluating the user experience throughout their journey
  7. Rating the overall user experience
  8. Brainstorming new ideas for improvement

2. Build a NoCode app to demonstrate your product thinking

NoCode platforms are particularly helpful for a product manager and a designer as they:

  1. Demonstrates versatility
  2. Speeds up prototyping
  3. Facilitates collaboration
  4. Empowers non-technical team members
  5. Saves resources
  6. Enhances communication

3. User Journey Journals for top 5 apps in top categories on Playstore or apple app store:

The reasons, why playing with the top 5 apps on Play Store, in a given area and journaling user journeys can be helpful in making a product portfolio as a product manager:

  1. Gain insights into successful product strategies.
  2. Understand user experience best practices.
  3. Identify innovative features and functionalities.
  4. Learn about effective monetization strategies.
  5. Analyze user engagement and retention tactics.

4. Build a Figma user flow prototype:

Building a Figma prototype is crucial for product managers as it offers a dynamic platform to visually articulate product concepts, simulate user interactions, and demonstrate iterative design processes, ultimately enhancing communication and showcasing proficiency in design thinking and technical skills.

  1. Visual Representation: Showcases design skills and creativity.
  2. Interactive Demonstration: Simulates user interactions for better understanding.
  3. Iterative Design Process: Demonstrates ability to iterate and improve designs.
  4. Collaborative Tool: Highlights teamwork and collaboration skills.
  5. Accessible Documentation: Allows easy sharing and viewing of prototypes.
  6. Showcases Design Thinking: Demonstrates proficiency in user-centered design.
  7. Real-world Application: Provides tangible examples of product concepts.
  8. Enhances Communication: Facilitates clearer communication of design ideas.
  9. Demonstrates Technical Skills: Shows proficiency in using design tools like Figma.
  10. Illustrates Problem-solving: Highlights ability to address user needs effectively.

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Sumit Kumar Singh

Building Interviewclub.co | ex-Principal Product Manager @ Microsoft. Loves music and lives for the backstage action! Love the 0-1 launches.