Templates
The product manager week
A weekly schedule for product managers: focus time for specs and thinking from 09:00, meetings from 13:00, a customer call every Wednesday and a review on Friday.
Mon
- Gym07:00–08:00
- Deep work09:00–12:00
- Team meetings13:00–15:00
Tue
- Deep work09:00–12:00
- Team meetings13:00–15:00
Wed
- Gym07:00–08:00
- Deep work09:00–12:00
- Team meetings13:00–15:00
- Customer calls15:00–16:00
Thu
- Deep work09:00–12:00
- Team meetings13:00–15:00
Fri
- Gym07:00–08:00
- Deep work09:00–12:00
- Team meetings13:00–15:00
- Weekly review16:00–16:30
Sat
Sun
The week, day by day
- Monday: 07:00 Gym (1 h), 09:00 Deep work (3 h), 13:00 Team meetings (2 h)
- Tuesday: 09:00 Deep work (3 h), 13:00 Team meetings (2 h)
- Wednesday: 07:00 Gym (1 h), 09:00 Deep work (3 h), 13:00 Team meetings (2 h), 15:00 Customer calls (1 h)
- Thursday: 09:00 Deep work (3 h), 13:00 Team meetings (2 h)
- Friday: 07:00 Gym (1 h), 09:00 Deep work (3 h), 13:00 Team meetings (2 h), 16:00 Weekly review (30 min)
Why it works
- Meetings in one half of the day. Your team learns when to find you.
- A weekly customer call keeps opinions honest.
- Writing in the morning is how decisions get made.
Make it yours
- Your team spans time zones? Move the meeting half, and keep the split.
- Before a launch, swap the focus time for the launch work and keep the customer call.
Use it
Open the week builder, paste the line below and adjust the times to your life:
Questions
How do product managers find time to think?
They block it before the week fills up. Mornings are easiest, since most meetings can move.
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