Product Management Unpacked

MAY 26, 2020

For Claire, this situation is a prime example of a product manager’s need to respond to market demand quickly and effectively. “ Our entire department is reorienting around how we support telehealth. She says, “I’m really more of the businessperson within the department.”. In other cases, the role is more distributed.

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Agile Velocity

OCTOBER 11, 2023

While the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe ® ) is a popular methodology to implement LPM, some organizations find its intricacies, ceremonies, and overhead daunting. By building quality into every product or project from the outset, organizations can sidestep the often expensive and time-consuming corrections later in the process.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

TL; DR: 11 Proven Stakeholder Communication Tactics Stakeholder communication: It is simply not enough for an agile product development organization to create great code and ship the resulting product like a clockwork. Marketing your journey to the rest of the organization?—?and Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

On the other hand, the Scrum Master theses also cover, for example, the relationship with the Product Owner, they deal with agile metrics, and how to kick-off an agile transition, thus moving beyond the original framework of the Scrum Guide. Every good practice requires a particular context to work. A cross-functional?

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Modus Create

JUNE 9, 2022

It’s been 30 years since the creation of the agile manifesto. And yet, agile remains misunderstood by the vast majority. . That’s what happened with lean and what’s happening with agile. . Agile Has Gone Mainstream. Even the federal government follows agile methodologies for 80% of its IT projects.

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

  The context: like this recent post , my coachee and I were talking about every product leader’s frustration that our go-to-market-side partners (GTM) and stakeholders have rampant “roadmap amnesia” and assume their next request is easy and are always trying to push 100 pounds more into our 5-pound R&D process.  

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

If you’re into building up or developing an organisation or you’re deep into agile coaching, sooner or later you might come around the question for a Product Manager and/or a Product Owner. You need somebody taking care of the marketed product and the interfaces to centralized Departments like Sales and Marketing.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

You blame the market, but often that’s just overlooking the real problem. Photo by Tomas Sobek on Unsplash Nobody likes tough market conditions, but it can also be an opportunity. Tough market conditions would cause your sales to dramatically drop or even cease. You add features, you replace salespeople, but it doesn’t help.

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Melissa Perri

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Back when I was gearing up to write "Escaping the Build Trap," I bumped into a publisher who was keen on me penning a book about Agile UX. Escaping the Build Trap has sold over 75,000 copies in 5 years, and my second book Product Operations came out just a few months ago. But my heart was set on Product Management. That was back in 2016.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2023

You blame the market, but often that’s just overlooking the real problem. Tough market conditions would cause your sales to dramatically drop or even cease. On one hand, that’s expected in a rough market, but is that really the root cause? At some point, the results you expected and even produced in the past aren’t replicating.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 26, 2021

The 2020 State of Agile Report found that only 5% of organizations have never used Agile practices. Scrum is the most popular Agile methodology and there is a good chance you are using it. The Scrum Alliance is a member-driven nonprofit trade association that supports the Agile movement. million certifications.

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

After being disrupted by nimble, agile players for decades, large enterprises are fighting back with significant investments in digital initiatives. After being disrupted by nimble, agile players for decades, large enterprises are fighting back with significant investments in digital initiatives.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

While I was deeply involved in the details of the product and as a perfectionist by nature wanted to control every little detail, I had to focus on more than just the product development to succeed. In recent years it seems that product management is all about execution and delivery. A lot had happened in product management since then.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

They don’t value experience running product management teams , instead overweighting narrow technical or market segment familiarity. Each department wants to hire in its own image. Each department wants to hire in its own image. CMOs know that marketing is more than redesigning logos or A/B testing email. </rant>

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Modus Create

MARCH 17, 2022

Our recent report 2022 State of Digital Transformation revealed that 57% of enterprises had adopted an agile framework for implementing digital initiatives. Even the federal government follows agile methodologies for 80% of its IT projects. . What is Agile Leadership? 5 Principles of Agile Leadership.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Why You’ll Encounter Resistance to Change (and You Will, Every Time). He truly believed he’d built an organization that empowered the product department to lead the strategy. Transforming your organization from traditional marketing to product-led growth. We can even cut down on our paid marketing campaigns.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 26, 2021

The 2020 State of Agile Report found that only 5% of organizations have never used Agile practices. Scrum is the most popular Agile methodology and there is a good chance you are using it. The Scrum Alliance is a member-driven nonprofit trade association that supports the Agile movement. million certifications.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2022

A product requirements document describes every capability needed for a product or feature release. This contrasts with the more modern (and way cooler) agile methodology. Under this framework, product and development are both involved from the start, collaborating to release small pieces of functionality to the market.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 17, 2019

Today, people want to be able to manage their finances entirely online, a feature not every bank is currently able to provide. This experience has led to several key insights: You Don’t Need a Large IT Department “We operate in small teams. David Gledhill , DBS Bank Chief Information Officer. But why is this? We identify opportunities.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility and Unearthing Your Project's Delays.)

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 19, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. Join more than 145 peers from May 27–29, 2021 , for the Virtual Agile Camp Berlin 2021, a live virtual Barcamp using open space technology principles and practices. Remember, “Agile” is a mindset, not a methodology.

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Split

JUNE 9, 2023

Conversion rates signify the effectiveness of your marketing strategies and the resonance of your offerings with your target audience. In the context of conversion rate optimization, feature flags can become a marketer’s secret weapon. They are more than just numbers or percentages.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 17, 2020

In traditional businesses, the product manager’s role is spread evenly across several departments or individuals. Focusing on every single complaint and spending too much time fixing minor issues can prevent your long term product development. If somebody asks what’s the job of a product manager, the only correct answer is?—?pretty

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2023

  But next year’s revenue is an outcome of the many things that we do as a company, and that each department does in support of those company-wide things.    (See omphaloskepsis ) Often the various departments are deadlocked , waiting for each other to make tough decisions.  

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

Digital transformation touches every corner of an organization—from the way they interact with customers to the way they design products and services. To remain competitive, organizations must be able to adopt digital transformation strategies that are agile, scalable, secure, and cost-effective. What Is Digital Transformation?

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Agile Velocity

AUGUST 24, 2020

Focused initiatives and dedicated Teams are created to deliver on key projects… Agile-like. As we move through undoubtedly one of the most unprecedented crisis, how can the practices we learned from the Agile Teams strengthen Southwest’s ability to adapt once again? Innovation comes within empowered core Teams.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 9, 2023

Awkward confessions of love aside, there is no doubt that ChatGPT and other AI tools like it are poised to impact every aspect of our lives. Our research and development department is constantly evaluating technological innovations and enhancements to better understand the future of our end-to-end product management platform.

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Centercode

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Waterfall methodology was king; agile development wouldn’t be a gleam in the eye for another decade. Finally, product development has changed: we’re Agile now. At last count, seven out of ten companies have adopted some form of agile development. Then along came Agile. Not really a thing. Still a pre-teen.

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Agile Velocity

JUNE 14, 2023

We saw first-hand just how important agility is when reacting to massive disruption. But what is Business Transformation and how does it relate to, and differ from, other transformations like digital, product, and Agile? a pandemic. Enter Business Transformation. What is Business Transformation? is really important.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

He is also the co-founder of Product Culture—one of his customers said about Bruce, “Coach, trusted advisor, organizational therapist—like me, you’ll probably hire Bruce because of his experience in product management or his skills as an Agile coach.” In the company, we have different departments, functions, and levels of authority.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

3 Different Types of Roadmaps Every PM Needs to Master Roadmapping is not easy. Every company demands different types of Roadmaps, and every PM has their own flavour. You are constantly using your roadmap to influence other departments and align their efforts to your product vision. So what is Product Roadmap?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 21, 2021

Factors such as the adoption of Scrum, size of the company, the structure of departments, and others also come into play. Despite any difference in roles, both the product manager and the product owner share a common goal: building products that create value for the stakeholders. In a hurry? Grab Our Bite-Sized Summary. a Product Owner.

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Good Product Manager

MARCH 18, 2019

Survey: The State of Agile Across the Organization. I’m conducting some research related to the current state of agile adoption within b-to-b organizations — please take 10 minutes to take part in this survey. Cristina and I will present the results of this research (and more!) Product Management Events This Spring.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

A story of love, hate, oppression and triumph I’ll admit, I’ve started to fall out of love with agile over the past year or so?—?don’t I wholeheartedly believe that you need to be adaptable to survive today but the further I travel on my own journey the more I wonder if we as an industry are moving past agile.

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Agile Velocity

APRIL 8, 2019

Before you get started, don’t forget to check out part one of this series, Agile in Every Department: Agile Marketing. There are two ways to view Agile HR: Using Agile to develop and manage people Using Agile to better manage work, teams, and structure. Coaching Employees.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Download ’71 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions to Avoid Hiring Agile Imposters’ 71 Product Owner Interview Questions Scrum is not a methodology but a framework. A Product Owner is an innovator at heart and thus a value creator for customers and organizations if given a chance to work in an agile manner.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The kiosks were designed to be used by all the arriving and departing passengers of an airport. Even though we called ourselves an agile team, we delivered our product using a waterfall method. We should have also clearly portrayed the benefits of building and delivering our product incrementally using agile methods.

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