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Crowdsourced Testing vs. Beta Testing: What’s the Difference?

Centercode

Those aspects show the difference between crowdsourced testing and beta testing. Crowdsourced testing, like beta testing, gives testers real products to use in the real world before release. Bug focus vs. experience focus. How Crowdsourced Testing Works. your potential customers) is central to beta testing.

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Are you getting these 3 critical things from your customer feedback?

Centercode

When it comes to soliciting pre-release customer feedback, most teams focus on one thing: bugs. But while the focus on bugs isn’t misplaced, you should know that your users – whether you’re soliciting customer feedback through surveys, crowdsourced testing , or Customer Validation – are pointing out more than bugs and defects.

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The Important Product Manager Skill That You’re Missing

The Product Manager Coach Blog

In this article, we’ll delve deep into the importance of networking for product managers, drawing upon years of experience and insights from industry leaders. Plus, don’t forget to download the free guide, 10 Tips for Being a Better Product Manager , at the end of this post! But knowledge alone isn’t enough.

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429: Innovation practices of the best companies – with Sally Kay

Product Innovation Educators

From 1988-2004, winners were early adopters of Stage-Gate, cross-functional teams, and voice-of-the-customer. One of those elements is solving a significant customer problem. The company Church & Dwight showed us a funnel where they determine their “drill sites”—where to focus their innovation efforts.

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Pulse Everywhere: The Biggest Product Announcements Ever From Gainsight

Gainsight

Interestingly, when you are a leader in a particular space, like Gainsight is in Customer Success technology, the right path consists of multiple important pillars, all connected and working together. One, we love our customers and dedicate a large percentage of our roadmap towards helping them achieve more with Gainsight.

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Product Mindset: Encouraging Ownership in a Scrum Team

The Product Coalition

Tip: Take 30 minutes of your time and run a simple survey by asking random colleagues about the product vision; you might be surprised by the variety of answers.) In this game, the team members turn a blank, white box into a product package reflecting the value our product provides to our users. What Do We Know about our Customers?

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Customer needs with JTBD–and other innovation insights for product managers July 15, 2016 - The Everyday Innovator – Resources for Product Managers and Innovators

Product Innovation Educators

Defining customer needs with jobs-to-be-done theory. New product development frequently begins by having keener insights into customers’ needs than competitors do. Insights lead to innovations and increased value for customers and the organization. Read more at https://strategyn.com/2016/07/11/customer-needs-defined/.