The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A Technical Exercise In this post, I’ll offer my idea of the sort of technical abilities expected from a product manager. This can be highly useful for hiring managers, as well as for PMs planning their roadmap. There’s been so much written, including by myself, about product management interviews.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 12, 2021

If you're preparing for the technical program management interview, you already know that the interview generally consists of four types of questions. These are program sense, cross-functional partnerships, behavioral, and system design questions. So what is system design after all? What is System Design?

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

As I strive towards becoming a product leader, I wanted to understand the best practises in product management and in the process develop my own product philosophy. . This article explores multiple aspects of product management. Understanding the Role Definition. Definition of PM role. Specialist PM Roles.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 5, 2020

Brief description of the problem at a recent client: Person A checked in code that broke an “unrelated” part of the system. The managers didn't understand. We can use TDD, BDD, ATDD and get feedback before we write code. See these definitions: Test-Driven Development. Neither did the team.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 13, 2023

Whether it was Justin’s intent or not — his post also serves as a helpful guide towards bridging the gap between the technical and business contexts in digital product development. Make a dictionary of the business and systems entities and terminology. Ensure the dictionary definitions are agreed upon by stakeholders.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

A well designed experimentation system allows a company to accelerate growth by creating faster feedback loops and enabling progressive delivery. To have a successful experimentation program, the product managers need 3 things: 1. How to prioritize the ideas for maximum business value? The right data and experimentation tools.

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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. I was ready.”.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This raises the question: what if we could accelerate and refine user research using cutting-edge technologies like quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI)? We will explore how these emerging technologies could revolutionize user research in the coming years. This has far-reaching implications for user research.

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The Accidental Product Manager

MARCH 21, 2022

At the end of a long day, many people like to go home and spend the evening losing themselves in playing video games on their home entertainment systems. Games for these systems have grown into a big business. How can game product managers be successful doing this? However, that is now starting to change. and 4.8%, respectively.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 14, 2020

Some of my Modern Management Made Easy technical reviewers wonder. And, when I looked at this definition of insubordination , I had to agree. However, when I read that definition, I don't see any mutual problem-solving. I don't see how that form of management makes sense these days. See Courage Required.)

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The Accidental Product Manager

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The product managers at Amazon have a bit of a problem on their hands right now. This means that the Amazon product managers have to do something to make their product unique. The number of homes that have an Alexa or similar speaker system in them has been expanding over the past few years. Image Credit: Jeff Eaton.

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The Accidental Product Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

GM’s Product Managers Have Run Into A Battery Problem Image Credit: Frank Hebbert. You believe that you are using your product development definition to provide your customers with a high quality product that can meet their needs better than any other product that is currently on the market. The Problem With Batteries.

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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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Mixpanel

APRIL 12, 2024

Today, AI tools have become a powerful aid in helping technical and non-technical builders with those aforementioned tasks of coding, illustrating, writing copy, and the like. But how far off are we from this technology no longer needing us humans to guide it in the building process? And so yeah, that was a blow-away moment.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 5, 2023

Understanding the roles of product managers, project managers, and product owners Today we are talking about a frequently asked question, which is how are product and project management related. He has held several roles with the Project Management Institute, including Chair and Director of the Board.

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The Accidental Product Manager

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Tech product managers have to prepare for restrictions on data sharing Image Credit: If you take a moment to think about it, U.S. tech product managers have actually had it pretty easy. These changes may affect everything that these tech product managers do. Privacy Next Steps For Product Managers.

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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. Product Management Books #1 – Continuous Discovery Habits [NEW! ].

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

I like to consider the future not in design or architecture, but in technical excellence. If not, the team becomes hostage to the technical debt. My experience is that too often, managers of varieties (and product owners) push a team to stop thinking about the future and concentrate on the now. We call it technical debt.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

As I often do when thinking about a question, I ran a poll on Twitter and LinkedIn asking which core skills of product management folks think are most likely to be impacted/replaced by AI. It is our job to create computing technology such that nobody has to program. That everybody should learn how to program.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 20, 2022

Gaming so much for basically my entire life has definitely had some major impacts on my upbringing, including professionally. Prioritizing based on impact: Cities Skylines (pc/console) You are the Mayor of a town and your job is to grow the amount of citizens and manage the finances.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Change management basics acknowledge that change is hard for people, regardless of how obvious, beneficial, or simplistic those changes may be. It understands that change isn’t a technology dilemma or logistical challenge, or financial hurdle to overcome. What Exactly Do You Mean by Change Management? Who wants to do that?

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UX Studio: Product Management

JANUARY 11, 2021

However, these tips may come in handy for developers and product managers as well. . When designs are technically infeasible, and they don’t get implemented, valuable time is wasted. ? To find technically feasible design solutions, extra efforts are required from developers and other team members. ? Complex, chaotic processes.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 19, 2019

What does it mean for us as product managers? What does it mean for us as product managers? Secondly, as great product managers are also great capacity builders for their teams, you should start looking for opportunities that AI can present for your product. It’s actually a great way to think about a zero state for your product.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 25, 2018

This article highlights a few ways to increase clarity and provide better role definition between a manager and a direct report as it pertains to daily situations involving escalations, blockers, and air cover. Definitions : First let’s go through some quick definitions to make sure we’re speaking the same language.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 31, 2022

This situation is especially true when the company is in hyper-growth and introducing specialized customer success technology. For Gainsight, one of the best examples we have seen of a company successfully incorporating CS as an ethos and a technology in a time of hyper-growth is Totaljobs. A Unique MarketSpace.

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Iteratively Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

Apache Kafka), distributed systems, and much more. ? It’s definitely worth your 15 minutes! ? It’s recorded bi-weekly where they feature in-depth analysis and a top-notch interview that highlights the people applying these technologies in real-life scenarios. ? Codecademy is widely known for its tech courses. Podcasts. #1

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The Accidental Product Manager

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Taken together, these are all reasons that the product managers at McDonalds have decided that now is the time to make a change to their product development definition. The product managers at McDonalds have announced that they will be testing their own plant-based products in some markets next year.

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The Accidental Product Manager

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As product managers one of the challenges that we face every day is finding ways that our company can run quicker, faster, and get more done. Product managers who work in the auto insurance industry deal with these kind of issues every day. The Challenge Of Being An Auto Insurance Product Manager. Things are not stopping here.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2022

Table of Contents The Story Begins in Iowa ; Joining the Family Business ; Creating the Solution ; Making the Product ; Technical Challenges ; Moving To the Market ; Founder Tips ; Conclusion. You know, we’re in a technological age where we can be applying some tools to this. His father led a veterinarian clinic.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Understanding UX User Personas UX User personas are the linchpins in the realm of user experience (UX) design and product management, particularly in user-centered design. Integration and Compatibility: Enterprise solutions often need to integrate with existing systems.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The value assessment framework allows you to identify gaps in any of the value layers — definition, delivery, and perception. I knew it not because I looked at our behavioral tracking (we couldn’t have one, as our systems were installed on-prem and disconnected from the internet). Some even need to be left untouched. Close the gap.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As a product leader, you are the product manager for a leadership team, and the tricks you learned in product teams remain valuable, they just need a little tweak. Here, to help you, are five product management tricks and tools for every product leader. Value Proposition. It’s the foundation of our product strategy.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2020

. “Intercom’s entire software delivery system is built on the ability to move fast…We decided that now is not the time to experiment with slower ways of shipping” Shipping is our heartbeat , and we’ve built up a solid system to get software safely and quickly to production. Oncall together, in isolation.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 8, 2022

This includes product management , software engineering , product marketing , and other key Google hires. The recruiter will ask questions about your work background, ask behavioral interview questions, and get into some technical questions. Technical applicants are usually asked to solve coding problems over the phone.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Lisa was a product manager we featured in a Product in Practice called Tackling Big Hairy Product Challenges with Continuous Discovery and in Chapter 13 of the book. Lisa now works for a company called Human API, where she’s a Senior Product Manager. Lisa’s New Role at Human API. Meet Lisa’s product trio at Human API. Tweet This.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 16, 2022

It is currently one of the most in-demand tech positions. This ultimately means it is a perfect time to jump into the security engineer role if you're interested in information technology security. To help you learn more, we wrote up this definitive guide to the security engineer role. What Does a Security Engineer Do?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 21, 2021

we also face the question of how we will make digital technology truly accessible for everyone, regardless of their physical or cognitive abilities. The distinction between the two terms tends to get blurred, and it’s because the definition of each term is fluid and changes as different technologies become more or less relavant over time.

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