PM Tools for Head of Product
Heads of Product balance strategy and execution — managing a team of PMs while staying close enough to product decisions to add value.
Must-have categories
- ✓Team-level roadmapping
- ✓Cross-team OKR tracking
- ✓Shared knowledge base
- ✓Async communication tools
Nice-to-have
- +PM performance tracking
- +Hiring and interview tools
- +Portfolio dashboards
Recommended tools
Industry standard for software development teams — most PMs will encounter Jira in their career
Exceptionally intuitive and visually clean interface — one of the lowest onboarding friction tools for non-technical teams
Highly visual and intuitive interface with color-coded boards — one of the easiest PM tools for non-technical teams to adopt
All-in-one platform replacing multiple tools — docs, whiteboards, goals, time tracking, chat, and project management in a single workspace
Unmatched flexibility as an all-in-one workspace — combines docs, wikis, databases, and project management in a single tool
Extremely intuitive drag-and-drop Kanban interface — virtually zero learning curve, new users productive within minutes
Browser-based with no installation required — runs on any OS and enables instant sharing via URL, removing friction for cross-functional collaboration with PMs, engineers, and stakeholders
Best-in-class infinite canvas experience — the gold standard for collaborative whiteboarding with real-time multiplayer editing
De facto standard for workplace communication — most PMs will use Slack daily, and it appears constantly in job descriptions
Deep native integration with Jira makes it the de facto documentation tool for teams already using Atlassian — Jira issues embed seamlessly in pages