Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The same is true in software. We are all in a battle, multiple battles in fact, with a lot at stake: whether it’s the fate of the company we work for or for the product that we build. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software.

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bpma ProductHub

OCTOBER 2, 2017

A new book, Product Roadmaps Relaunched, could help you re-think and re-launch your approach to Product Roadmapping. It’s a real practitioners’ book, written by four Boston-based leaders in Product Management: C. Don Stoddard has held senior positions is Product Management and Product Marketing over the last 20 years.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Agile UX is a design methodology based on the principles of Agile software development. Agile is a proven software development approach that emphasizes flexibility, collaboration and efficiency. Agile UX adopts the same values, reframed in the context of digital design projects. What is the Agile UX Process?

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Mind the Product

JUNE 7, 2019

When you have one team learning Agile, another learning Lean, and yet another learning Design Thinking, how are you supposed to get to alignment? Jeff takes us through the basics of the three main frameworks – Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking – and then gives us a set of principles that can help us effectively meld them together.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

How product management teams can make better innovation decisions I am interviewing speakers at my favorite annual conference for product managers, the PDMA Inspire Innovation Conference. David Matheson, whose session is titled “Improving decision quality during stage gate reviews.”

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Mind the Product

MAY 13, 2020

We’re not designers (except when we are) or engineers (unless we can code) or anything actually, y’know, useful. Jeffrey Fredrick and Douglas Squirrel know this well, and their new book Agile Conversations , focuses on the five critical conversations you’ll have and how to perfect them.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Before I discuss how you can help an underachieving team, let’s briefly explore what good performance looks like, assuming that an agile, Scrum-based process is used. Second, the team participates in continuous discovery and strategizing , and its members regularly help refine the product backlog. But this would be wrong.

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Amplitude

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As product managers (PMs), we spend a significant portion of our time talking to customers and understanding their experiences to shape our roadmap and strategy—you may have even done an interview with us! Some of these tools are for managing everyday tasks, while others are critical for making strategic product decisions.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

My product leader coachees and I sometimes do calendar reviews.  We How can we apply some good product thinking here? A Quick-and-Dirty Tabulation with Optional Color Coding Applying some Agile 101, it’s handy to understand a problem before we start fixing things.  Perhaps

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A common question for product managers, project managers, technical program managers, and software developers alike is what methodology to use given a project. There is plenty to choose from, whether it be Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, or Kanban. Let's get started with Agile vs. Waterfall.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 6, 2020

Product managers are rapidly advancing their skills, and as a result, the industry as a whole has had to level-up to compete as the world’s biggest brands continue to adopt a mobile-first approach. We’ve written a lot—and I mean A LOT—of content focused around mobile product management. What Is Mobile Product Management?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2 Use Scrum for Products that Experience Uncertainty and Change Scrum is often seen as the standard way to create digital products, and I have met more than one company where the product managers were told to be agile and do Scrum. As I mentioned earlier, Scrum is not a product management framework.

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Product Management Unpacked

MAY 27, 2021

After nine years working as a systems engineer, applications engineer, software engineer and finally, a lead data engineer, Debashish Sasmal was ready for his next strategic move. I realized that I wanted to expand my focus into product management.”. UPMC Enterprises Provides Deep Insight Into Product Management.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set. This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. PMs need to know how to use product analytics tools to gain actionable insights.

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Userpilot

APRIL 7, 2024

SaaS product management is about understanding user pain points, crafting features that solve real problems, and constantly improving the user experience. The approach to managing SaaS products is entirely different from traditional on-premise software. Iterate product enhancements with A/B testing.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 5, 2021

One of the many Agile myths is that it is difficult to manage evolving requirements. However, veterans of the software testing world know that agile development is a superior method to manage the constantly changing needs that many software development projects encounter.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Once you’ve identified and selected a specific product, you can take the next step and determine the people who are required to create or progress it and generate the desired user and business benefits. Additionally, the person in charge of the product must have the necessary expertise.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

“Being Agile” and “being predictable” may seem mutually exclusive, at least when it comes to product management. A good sprint cadence creates a predictable frequency of software releases, but divining what’s actually in them feels harder. In fact, Agile can help you be more predictable in some ways.

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CardBoard

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It’s a practical, hands-on framework that’s designed to make your role as a product owner more manageable and more effective. It’s a useful tool for software teams to solve complex problems. The origins of Scrum actually have nothing to do with software development. In fact, it all started with a sport: Rugby.

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CardBoard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

scrum #scrumathome #scrummaster #agile #kanban ♬ Vlog BGM_03(953483) – Fujiwo Agile is a mindset. Both Scrum and Kanban are part of the Agile family, but they’re like siblings with different personalities. Scrum is a specific way to do Agile. But what does all this mean for you, the product owner?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 28, 2020

To cut the long story short, we decided to build an Ad-Tech product that will aggregate all the Ad channels, DSPs we use to make the entire process much easier for the team and the client-side. After much deliberation, I was appointed as the product manager for the new project. Let’s start building ??

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? We’ve put together a list for you with a few staples from every product manager’s bookshelf and some new releases too. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021. out of 5 stars. 54 global ratings. Where to buy?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Managers and product managers are often frustrated by the apparent lack of care the development team is showing for the needs of the business. When a long-awaited product or feature finally launches, it often comes well short of the needs. Agile Development Things don’t necessarily get better with agile development.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Well, it is logical for the interviewer to assume that as a product owner, you will have a ready answer for this. The conflict between launching new features versus improving the code quality is real and never ending. these are the debts created because of the mistakes the product team makes. In short?—?these Yes and No.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The 6 step guide to learning product © 2011 Martin Eriksson. There is a lot of confusion out there about product, product management, product owners, product manager. Everyone’s talking about Agile, Scrum, Lean, etc. Books Software Project Survival Guide ?—?Steve

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Pragmatic Marketing

MAY 23, 2017

I, like most product professionals, have chuckled at the programming humor “code today, deliver yesterday and think tomorrow.” ” That was until I was presented with THE most intense project of my 14-year product management career, which has ranged from warp-speed startups to Fortune 5 giants.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Combining the two platforms enables app providers to move with the speed and agility to meet the needs of their customers, while still maintaining the security and control required for regulatory concerns. Mobile marketers and product managers can immediately take action on events in Apptentive by simply flipping a switch.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 4, 2017

What is Dual-Track Agile? Dual-Track Agile is an IT development methodology where figuring out what to build is as important as the building process. You start with a discovery track to find out if a product idea is good and if it makes sense to build. So how do you know if your product team has a good idea?

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

Product managers (PMs) are ninjas of aligning people, management, and processes. No product tool or template can save you if you’re not killing it in these three areas. The best product managers are in a continuous state of discovery and know that?—? neither the product nor roadmap are ever static.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Looking to become a B2B Product Manager? This career guide offers a detailed overview of the best B2B product management training options. It also describes valuable skills you need to learn and career paths within product management, among other things. Well, you’re in the right place.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The overall scope of software development is impacting not only the depths of user’s lifestyles but also the growth and success of businesses and enterprises as well. When on one side, users tend to be more dependent on trends and technology-enabled software makes it easier for them to function in their daily lives.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There are so many changes happening in product management as I write this, and the evolution only seems to be accelerating. With your support, we dove into the most result-driven strategies, popular frameworks, and groundbreaking leaders who changed the product management landscape. I’m excited to watch it all unfold.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2022

Do you find being a product manager particularly challenging? Take a look at these nine indicators to determine if product management is the right career for you, or not. digital product management positions have never been more pervasive or idolized than they are right now. Let’s be real for a second?—?digital

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The Basics of Product Management

MAY 24, 2020

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is the process of building software, using 6 phases – Analysis, Definition, Design, Coding, Testing and Deployment. People use it interchangeably with software development life cycle. As a Product Manager, this is probably the most important phase for you.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

If you manage AI products, the answer is probably “many”. AI product management is a unique beast that can be quite challenging, but there are ways to make it easier. Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels In 2014, at the ProductX conference, I won second place for my presentation on time management for busy product managers.

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The Basics of Product Management

MAY 5, 2020

Free curated list of easy to use, must have top 10 Product Manager tools. These product management tools are recommended to help you become a successful PM! Speaking of success, do you know the personality traits that make Elon Musk such a good Product Manager? Product Manager Tools.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. It put all the activities I do as a product manager into perspective. You Might Be Surprised Which Product Management Activity Is Most Important. Breakthrough!

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