Tools for PMs

My daily driver for backlog management, sprint planning, and ticket tracking in Agile teams.

Where specs, decision logs, and team documentation live — especially useful in cross-functional fintech teams.

My second brain for personal PM workflows, research notes, and job search tracking.

The cleanest issue tracker I've used — ideal for fast-moving product teams that find Jira too heavy.

The standard for UI design and prototyping — I use it daily to review flows and collaborate with designers.

My go-to for async workshops, discovery sessions, journey maps, and anything that needs a whiteboard.

My primary AI assistant — I use it for PRD drafts, STAR answer prep, research summaries, and writing.

Complementary to Claude — useful for quick lookups, code snippets, and broad ideation.

AI-powered code editor — even as a PM, it lets me prototype and explore technical concepts hands-on.

Fastest way to build a working prototype from a prompt — great for validating ideas before involving engineering.

The baseline for understanding how users interact with digital products and funnels.

Session recordings and heatmaps — indispensable for spotting UX friction you'd never catch in a dashboard.

Centralizes user research, interview notes, and insights — keeps discovery work organized and shareable.

The gold standard for understanding modern payment flows, webhooks, and API design.

PSP orchestration middleware — I've used it to manage Adyen, Worldpay, and Nets in a single integration layer.

Essential for any PM working with APIs — I use it to test endpoints and understand integration behavior without relying on engineering.

The default async communication layer for any product team I've worked in.

Record a quick walkthrough instead of scheduling a meeting — saves hours in remote/distributed teams.

Docs, Sheets, and Slides for everything that doesn't need to live in Notion or Confluence.