The Product Coalition

AUGUST 3, 2023

Crafting an Effective Product Vision Statement A product vision statement should be succinct and memorable, capturing the essence of the product’s purpose. Let’s break down each element: The Problem: Clearly state the problem or pain point your product aims to solve.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 11, 2020

Cause : A confusion about what an effective product vision is. Solution : Describe the ultimate purpose of your product, the positive change the product should bring about like “healthy eating”. More Information : Market Segmentation Tips and Strategize , pp. 94, How to Lead in Product Management , pp.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

How do product managers identify market gaps? TL;DR Market gaps are the disparities between what customers need and want , and what the market can deliver. A market gap can be caused by missing functionality or poor user experience. Let’s get into it! Interviews and focus groups.

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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. Check out our list!

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BrainMates

JULY 31, 2023

Innovation Is Just Good Product Management By ADRIENNE TAN Innovation has become a buzzword in countless organisations. CEOs want it, strategists write about it, marketers talk about it, and product managers strive to deliver it. Organisations with poor product management practices have misguided expectations.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2020

Melissa begins by describing how there are over 11,000 open Head of Product positions available in the EU today – one of which could be yours. This idea might leave you asking what skills you need to work on to become a product leader, and what companies look for when hiring. Plan Your Future Today. Communication.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Successfully launching a product requires proper planning which usually follows specific steps and checklists. Both Product Marketing and Product Management teams need to work together. Product marketing is responsible for market research, product development, branding, advertising, and pricing.

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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 14, 2022

What’s product planning? How do you apply your product management skills and knowledge to build a robust product plan? Product planning is the iterative process that prepares every stage of the product development life cycle, from the initial idea through launch and further development. Are you ready?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

What is product service management? How is it different from product management ? Product service management is a marketing function whose objective is to keep track of customer and market need fluctuations and inform product development. Product service management vs product management.

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2023

An effective product launch checklist includes the following: Define your target audience and build out your user personas. Conduct market research to identify competitors and determine avenues for product differentiation. Craft your product positioning statement. Benefits of product positioning.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 14, 2023

What is product success? What can product managers do to improve their chances of building successful products? How can they measure that their product is on a path to success? Successful SaaS products satisfy user needs and realize organizational business goals. Are you ready to dive in?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2020

A strategic product manager (PM) is responsible for shaping and sharing a strategic vision for a product, and yet—oddly enough—finding time for strategic activities can be a very real challenge. So, how does a product manager take ownership of more than just backlog management? Product Vision.

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People-First Product Leadership

MARCH 10, 2024

These characteristics of product sense may sound similar to being a product manager. At the start of your product management career, you learn what is involved in being a product manager. You gain the skills needed to apply and turn product sense into action.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

What customer discovery questions should product managers ask to accurately identify the unsatisfied needs of potential customers and validate ideas? TL;DR Customer discovery questions enable product teams to better understand customer needs and problems so that they can build products that the potential customer truly needs.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 13, 2022

What is product parity? How can product managers avoid building parity products? We talk about product parity or brand parity when a brand’s product offers exactly the same functionality as competing products. Product parity also limits your marketing and branding strategies.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

More importantly, you will find here 2 different checklists: one for new products and the other for updates or feature releases. We also share some best practices for product managers on how to pull off a successful product launch. Develop a product that meets customer needs and expectations.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A robust UX strategy is also a valuable differentiator helping you stand out in competitive markets. According to Jamie Levy, the main tenets of a UX strategy are business strategy, value innovation, validated user research , and frictionless UX. Start designing your strategy by clarifying the business goals.

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BrainMates

DECEMBER 12, 2019

For those companies that do this well it has a positive impact on their overall business success – through enhancing their brand (and hence sales) and through a greater ability to attract and retain talented staff. As a social entrepreneur with Full Time Lives and in my Product Management consulting work for Brainmates.

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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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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Will the product make a positive impact on people’s lives, the wider society, and the planet, or will it at least not cause any harm ? How might people use the product? What kind of user experience (UX) should the product give rise to? Analyse the data collected to understand how your product is doing.

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Pragmatic Marketing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

” Sarkar pointed out that Zynga’s size (about 1,800 employees) helps product marketing research efforts, but there are less extensive methods smaller companies can use. “Product marketers can make themselves an invaluable stakeholder to the process by: 1.

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Pragmatic Marketing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

” Sarkar pointed out that Zynga’s size (about 1,800 employees) helps product marketing research efforts, but there are less extensive methods smaller companies can use. “Product marketers can make themselves an invaluable stakeholder to the process by: 1.

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BrainMates

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As a Product Manager I love the words “market-driven” They have purpose and connotations of real market intelligence (“customer-centric” sits in the same bucket). These words describe not only the end-product but also how we got there. What is a “market-driven” Product?

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Userpilot

JULY 17, 2023

A well-structured product team requires a product leader – either a product manager or a product owner. In larger organizations, they may work side by side with QA engineers, product marketers , data analysts , or product ops managers. What are the key positions in product teams?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A soft launch releases the product to a limited audience, a minimal launch releases only a limited feature set, and a full launch releases the full product to everyone. It involves market research, goal setting, and the development of your go-to-market strategy. How can your product help them?

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Usersnap

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Limitations of relying on PowerPoint During my early days in Product Management , I was introduced to PowerPoint for building roadmaps. Our former product manager shared a bunch of Powerpoint templates with us and we loved the flexibility and versatility the tool provided. This adds credibility.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Guest Post by: Julian Dunn (Mentee, Session 6, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Vikas Batra]. I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. Thus, I arrived at the Product Mentor program with ambitions to learn strategy development from a seasoned product mentor.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 6, 2020

Product marketing is actually the function for which a traditional marketing degree most prepares you since it covers many of the core marketing responsibilities including messaging, positioning, pricing, and market research. You may also be able to do a bit of competitor research.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

What product managers need to know about positioning products to create value. Today we are talking about how market segmentation is done and how it impacts product pricing. To help us with the details, a product strategy and pricing expert is joining us, Dan Balcauski. 2:05] What is product strategy?

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Product management is an experience-heavy field that requires years of experience and knowledge of new product development , product launches, project management, and even things like a digital marketing strategy. Recruiters and hiring managers usually take around 6 seconds to go through a resume.

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UX Studio

APRIL 25, 2019

How we conducted brand research on our UX studio brand. Takeaways on branding research. An “inclusive” marketing strategy. What’s it got for product teams? Ask 100 fellow product managers and UXers to define branding and who should do the job. Wait, don’t we already do this in a market research?

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UX Studio: Product Management

MARCH 19, 2021

Speed to market. and so on… Let’s be honest, it is really challenging for a product manager to decide and find the right mix of features to push through design and development. How might we get closer to the market and the users, while we need to move fast and rely on internal prioritization? What competitors have.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 25, 2022

Had B&N marketed the nook more creatively, I believe it could have been successful. The Nook failed to: Focus on differentiation in the space. Be aggressive with marketing. The product was only advertised in storefronts and did little to compete in the online space. Does the campaign have multiple marketing channels?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 15, 2023

A soft launch (or dark launch ) is all about releasing to a limited audience, a minimal launch involves releasing with a limited set of features, and a full launch means releasing your new product in its entirety to the broadest possible audience. The critical factor here is to nail the go-to-market strategy before you start.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

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