Product Talk

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For this post, I spoke with the following people: Abdeljalil (Abdel) Karam, Product Manager. Abdel started a new role as a product manager at a company that makes maps for autonomous vehicles on December 1. Andrew Skotzko, Product Director. Paolo Appley, Senior Product Manager at User Interviews.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We’re also looking at what product managers do to increase the survival chances of their products. We talk about product failure when the product doesn’t meet its objectives or goals. Market research and customer discovery help validate ideas and make sure the market is ready for the product.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 11, 2022

What makes a great product vision? How should product managers develop effective product vision statements? Product vision is the long-term objective for the product and serves as the North Star for the product team. Product vision development takes a few iterations.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Instead of relying on someone else (like a coach or leader) to tell them what to do next, product teams can use an opportunity solution tree to keep track of their desired outcome , the opportunities they’ve identified to chip away at that outcome, and the solutions they’re considering to address those opportunities.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

How should product managers handle customer requests to improve customer satisfaction and drive value for users and the business? Customer requests are queries about your product. Some of them are solved quickly by customer support while others involve the development of new functionality. Book the demo !

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Userpilot

JANUARY 21, 2021

Drawing a clear line between a product owner vs. product manager can be tough, given their varying roles from company to company. 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?

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

Why is product idea validation important? As a product manager, how can you effectively validate ideas and build a successful product that delights users? TL;DR Product idea validation is a process during which product teams test and tweak the product concept to ensure it satisfies a real market need.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 3, 2021

It helps you align with different team departments, better understand your customers , and find ways to step up your SaaS product. However, creating a product launch plan consists of multiple phases that each play a vital role in the success of your SaaS product. Strengths: What areas do your competitors excel in and why?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 1, 2019

A walkthrough of the Product Management role. The tl;dr version “For a given universe, a Product Manager aligns all stakeholders towards a set of outcomes, defines dynamic paths to achieve those outcomes, and finally drives execution along those paths while constantly measuring progress across comprehensive metrics and milestones?—?all

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Userpilot

MARCH 27, 2023

How can product analytics help product managers create better digital products and more satisfying user experiences? We start by looking at different kinds of analyses and the metrics to track and then explore some practical ways of using each of them to drive various product goals. Let’s get right to it.

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Usersnap

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Ever wondered why the humble 1 to 5 rating point scale is the secret weapon of Product Managers (PMs)? Marty Cagan, in his book “Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love” , mentions the use of customer surveys as a tool for understanding customer needs and preferences. Semantic Differential Scale 5.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

How can product managers use it to test assumptions and uncover opportunities? These are the key questions that Susan Stavitzki, the Senior Product Manager at CarMax, discussed during her presentation at the Product Drive Summit this year. Customer discovery helps product managers develop their confidence.

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Product Management University

MARCH 15, 2017

Product usability is the new currency for differentiation. That makes the role of the functional product designer, a.k.a business analyst, subject matter expert (SME) or agile product owner more critical than it has ever been, yet many organizations still insist on combining it with the product manager role.

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Department of Product

AUGUST 22, 2022

Here’s some of the areas we felt could be the most impactful as part of your product health check, spanning data, devices, value proposition, business and strategy. Sure, you can dig deeper later on, but these are fundamental metrics that are important to understand when you’re assessing the overall health of your product.

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The Accidental Product Manager

JULY 29, 2019

Product managers learn to embrace the digital age Image Credit: Dave Dugdale. In order to stay current and retain customers, the Crate and Barrel product managers knew that their product development definition had to change. The product managers have moved to modernize the chain by decluttering their stores.

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Userpilot

APRIL 13, 2022

Click tracking is an essential method for uncovering weak spots in the product UX and the user flow by analyzing how users engage with your UI. The main idea of click tracking is watching how users interact with your product to discover friction points. This can be a broken link, poor onboarding , confusing UX, etc.

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Pragmatic Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

More specific than core competencies—the things your team does well—distinctive competencies are those aspects of your business that differentiates you from your competitors and other suppliers. Sure, you can develop almost any product or service, but will your customers embrace it? REPUTATION.

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Pragmatic Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

More specific than core competencies—the things your team does well—distinctive competencies are those aspects of your business that differentiates you from your competitors and other supplies. Sure, you can develop almost any product or service, but will your customers embrace it? REPUTATION.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Actually, there are multiple types of personas for different teams, levels of research, and use cases—which you need to understand if you want to connect with customers. So let’s cover each of them and see what you can do to improve your team’s effectiveness. What is a persona?

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BrainMates

MARCH 6, 2018

In March 2018, Rich Mironov visited Australia and presented to the Product Talks Sydney Meetup Group on building and scaling Product teams. This blog is a transcript of part of that meetup, focusing on why we need Product Management. Rich Mironov presenting on why we need Product Management.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Throughout the post, I provide practical tips and steps for developing these strategic elements, setting the foundation for further strategic planning. Looking ahead, Part 3 brings together the Product specific Vision, Roadmap and Goals. Identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).

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Usersnap

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the competitive landscape of product management, prioritizing user satisfaction and engagement is pivotal. Quantifying user interactions and analyzing engagement provide insights necessary for informed decisions, enhanced competitiveness, and superior product development. When should we use the HEART framework?

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2022

A product’s life cycle refers to all the stages it goes through before it enters the market and until it exits. There are five stages of the product life cycle: development, introduction, growth , maturity, and decline. What are the 5 Stages of the Product Life Cycle? Product Life Cycle Stages.

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The Accidental Product Manager

JULY 29, 2019

Product managers learn to embrace the digital age Image Credit: Dave Dugdale. In order to stay current and retain customers, the Crate and Barrel product managers knew that their product development definition had to change. The product managers have moved to modernize the chain by decluttering their stores.

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Roadmunk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Throughout my career as both a product manager and startup founder, there’s been one severely underrated skill I credit for much of my success—and that’s reading. I’m constantly consuming articles on product management, product culture, startups and entrepreneurship to bolster my career as a product person and leader.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

We had the opportunity to chat with Zoe Chaves, product manager at Splitwise, about the app and what makes it unique. She also has some great tool recommendations and advice for product managers (especially for those who are just starting out). In early 2015 I earned the promotion to product manager.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 31, 2022

There are many steps involved in building your product’s negative persona: Determine the shared traits between users who fail to use your product as intended. Talk with your sales and customer service teams to better understand your customer profiles. To u nderstand what is a bad customer fit for your SaaS.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In this blog, we’ll look at what you should expect from a platform, and give you our honest opinions on what the best customer success tools available right now are. Without a top-quality customer success platform at your team’s disposal, you’ll struggle to help your users get maximum value out of your tool.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 18, 2020

This blog will explain the types of user retention tools & software so that you can take control. And that can leave product managers feeling a little bit like visitors to this town in Ireland. This blog is going to sweep away the confusion, the jargon and the sales pitches. Source: cultofmac.com. It makes sense.

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Department of Product

MAY 22, 2020

Product managers and product leaders should have an inherent sense of what’s valuable to customers. Product managers and product leaders should have an inherent sense of what’s valuable to customers. And the product team responsible got some pretty brutal reviews in the process.

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Usersnap

JANUARY 12, 2022

In short, the CPO oversees all aspects of a product’s vision, design, and development. They are essential in creating a robust and helpful product that fills a void in the market while addressing customer feedback. However, their (and all product team members’) superpowers and role in SaaS growth is invaluable!

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ProductPlan

MAY 7, 2019

Ensuring everyone is striving toward the same strategic goals while still working and thinking independently isn’t easy, particularly when the organization is broken out into separate teams. How can specialization and product-level focus marry up with the overlying objectives the company has defined and is measuring itself against?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 18, 2020

This blog will explain the types of user retention tools so that you can take control. And that can leave product managers feeling a little bit like visitors to this town in Ireland. This blog is going to sweep away the confusion, the jargon and the sales pitches. We will help you choose the best options for your needs.

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Gainsight

JULY 16, 2019

The daily life of a product manager is busy—you don’t have time to waste on software that doesn’t fit your needs. Especially when you consider how much time and resources get put into evaluating, implementing, onboarding, and navigating change management. Regularly-updated blog. Product documentation. The result?

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Getting the launching strategy right, creating a market buzz, getting people to notice and talk about your product, and giving value to the customers can all be overwhelming. What if the product made with so much effort gets totally ignored? A quick check on Product Hunt. Product hunt dashboard. But, is it?

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Cem is the Senior Product Manager for Duolingo’s Monetization and Growth teams. Let’s read Cem’s interesting take on things… Hannah: In short, describe your role/responsibilities as a Senior Product Manager for Duolingo’s Monetization and Growth teams. Hannah: What is your background as a product manager?

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Whatfix is a popular onboarding platform, but it does have several weaknesses. But before we take a look at these Whatfix alternatives, let’s look at the strengths and weaknesses of Whatfix itself…. Some Whatfix users claim that it doesn’t always recognize elements within their product. Whatfix — For enterprise companies.

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