Mind the Product

JULY 11, 2019

What’s the fundamental difference between product discovery and delivery or execution? The degree of uncertainty should determine whether you need to run product discovery or whether you can begin to deliver a solution to your customer. The degree of uncertainty. Let’s walk through three hypothetical scenarios.

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As the pace of change continues to accelerate, embracing agility – the ability to turn on a dime for a dime – has become a key to ongoing success for many organizations. However, when companies launch Agile Transformations in hybrid environments, it can introduce a new set of challenges. All fit our definition of hybrid.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Software Development Life Cycle provides a practical framework you can apply to your product and improve your processes. With the support of the SDLC, You can track and control your calendar, and increase productivity and speed of development. Good product and customer satisfaction come through from a great analysis phase.

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Userpilot

JULY 5, 2022

Why is incremental innovation important for product managers ? Incremental innovation is a process of gradually modifying a company’s existing products or services through small improvements. Small but regular improvements are a more reliable way to achieve product-market fit. How is it different from other kinds of innovation?

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Usersnap

DECEMBER 10, 2023

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is important for more agile software development teams. It’s the last stage in the software development life cycle, and it ensures every product meets the requirements and designations of the users. This is why the magic of the best user acceptance testing tools is crucial. Usersnap 2.

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Split

MARCH 20, 2024

By optimizing release management flows, teams can facilitate on-demand deployments that enhance business agility without compromising stability. This spans planning, development, testing, approval, deployment, release, and post-implementation support. Effective release management is pivotal for agile software development.

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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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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 10, 2020

Your product mostly works. That's brittleness in the system. If you only have one tester, the team collaborates to test when that one tester is busy. This is any lifecycle, not just an agile approach.). Shorten Feedback Loops. I suggested that first, you see your feedback loops. (I

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 2, 2023

” It depends on how your lifecycle manages feedback loops and learning, how collaborative the team is, and how much WIP the team has. Each Lifecycle Manages Feedback Loops Differently Brooks wrote the original version of The Mythical Man-Month in 1975, based on the 1960s IBM 360 project. That's why there's feedback.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile On numerous occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In that respect, the current issues many distributed teams face may also act as accelerants to become more agile.

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280 Group

AUGUST 26, 2022

Waterfall vs. Agile — The race to deep space! . in our “Behind the Product” series, we highlight Product Management concepts used in the products and services in today’s market. . For NASA that is the Space Launch Systems (SLS), developed over the past 11 years and set to launch on August 29, 2022.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

Metts & Andy Welfle Userpilot can help you deliver better product experiences at every stage of the user journey. The book covers a wide range of topics, from user research and interaction design to information architecture and usability testing, making it perfect for absolute beginners with no design background.

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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. It’s got roles, it’s got sprints, it’s got a whole system.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

Did you know you can maximize your chances of achieving desired business outcomes by combining DevOps with an Agile transformation? When you hear “Business Outcomes,” “DevOps,” and/or Agile transformation” – what comes to mind? Agile Transformation. Agile transformations and DevOps initiatives are complementary.

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Usersnap

JULY 16, 2021

Google’s tech alone didn’t build them into a top company; User Research matters too! Instead, research first helped Google emphasize user personalization. Keep reading for info on Google’s current user research. Marketing research at Google first compiled search rankings. Definitely not!

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The product development process is part art, part science, and all important to the success of your SaaS. In this article, we've got a comprehensive review of the entire product development process. While product development describes the process of creating the product itself (i.e. Ready to get started?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2020

TL; DR: Lipstick Agile?—?Happiness Have you noticed how many people in the agile field are unhappy with their work situation? A situation where an organization already struggles doing agile, not to mention ‘becoming agile?’ This is what I call lipstick Agile. Test automation does not work for us.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Enhancing Front-End Product Search We also developed a front-end search tool that revolutionized the way users search for products. While traditional search systems are bound by the constraints of keywords, fields, and specific taxonomies, this AI-powered tool embraces the concept of fuzzy searching.

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CardBoard

AUGUST 7, 2023

Want to get better at writing Agile user stories? Maybe you’re a Scrum Master, Agile coach, or a member of a product team. They’re a way to focus on the customer’s needs, foster communication within your team, and deliver a product that solves the problem. What are Agile User Stories?

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, with the growing need for innovation and agility, many of these companies are looking at methodologies like Lean Startup to help them adapt and thrive in turbulent waters. But, just as an ocean liner wasn’t designed for quick maneuvers, large corporations face unique challenges when trying to implement agile approaches.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

What product management best practices can help you build valuable and delightful products for your customers? Whether you’re an aspiring product manager or an already established product professional, our list will help you reflect on your processes and hopefully improve them. 16 Product Management Best Practices.

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Usersnap

APRIL 12, 2019

Google’s tech alone didn’t build them into a top company, User Research matters too! Instead, research first helped Google emphasize user personalization. Keep reading for info on Google’s current user research. Marketing research at Google first compiled search rankings. Definitely not!

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Modus Create

JUNE 1, 2020

The news is filled with tales of hackers breaking into financial institutions, DDoS attacks on credit card companies, and data breaches due to poor software configuration. The Modus threat modeling process uses several iterative steps that start with a discovery stage and ends with a final presentation. Who are the actors?

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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. Product-Led Onboarding by Ramli John and Wes Bush is a new book about how to implement user onboarding for the ultimate customer retention.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 23, 2020

And, in order to “finish” everything inside the timebox, you don't do any of these things: Refactor to simplify the code or the tests. Create automated tests. You can do this even if each of you is an expert on various areas or different products when you use flow efficiency. No More Agile Death Marches.

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Userpilot

JUNE 12, 2024

Understanding the salary landscape for software product owners is crucial whether you’re entering the field or looking to advance your career. TL;DR A software product owner is an IT professional tasked to prioritize features , create and maintain product backlog, and work with a Scrum team throughout the product development cycle.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Ian Moulton, lead a conversation around “Conducting User Research”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Better Products. Better Product People. View the live stream….

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Agile Velocity

MAY 27, 2020

The Kanban Method is a powerful way for Agile teams and organizations to visualize work, identify and eliminate bottlenecks, and achieve measurable operational improvements in throughput and quality. Limiting WIP allows us to reduce context-switching that can harm our team productivity. Implement Feedback Loops.

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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. Product Managers are problem people.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 14, 2020

Remote Agile (Part 5): Retrospectives with Distributed Teams TL; DR: A Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, how to master Zoom as well as common remote agile anti-patterns.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

In simple words, a digital transformation strategy is a thorough plan for utilizing digital technologies to enhance the physical components of your company, including engineering, production, and service. Agility and adaptability are paramount The business landscape is constantly evolving, and trends can shift rapidly.

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Centercode

JANUARY 22, 2019

The results of the 2018 Customer Validation Industry Survey backed up what we already knew: time is a precious commodity that test managers don’t have a lot of. Responses from over 300 companies showed how and where today’s testing professionals are spending their time. Collecting Feedback: Email. Aggregating Feedback.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, the challenge lies in dealing with the rapidly expanding volume of data due to incorporating both traditional and non-traditional data sources into the data governance ecosystem. This process encompasses data extraction from diverse systems, standardizing it into a common format, and loading it into a target system or database.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

Do you follow any product manager blogs? Would you like to discover new ones that will give you valuable insights into product management ? In our article, we introduce 20 of our favorite product manager blogs that every product pro should follow, regardless of their experience. Our favorite product management blogs.

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The Product Guy

JULY 4, 2019

Guest Post by: Magdaline Derosena (Mentee, Session 9, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Andrew Hsu]. I discovered that I must research and understand the entire system and process, problem solve with my team, and share lessons learned. After researching the problem with my team, we came up with a solution.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

An essential role of CPOs and other product leaders that’s never listed in the job description is giving organizational 'air cover' to product managers to postpone almost all new requests — so that their teams can finish work already underway.    Now.   “ How hard could it be? 

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Split

MARCH 1, 2023

This is probably due to their ability to improve agility, accelerate time-to-market velocity, and increase reliability. With feature toggles, you can test the performance of new functionality straight in production–before exposing things to your customers– and that’s key! This is a significant time saver and life saver.

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