Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

So, it was natural that we should want to develop a talent growth plan for our people. Each month we send out an NPS survey to assess whether the company is being a great place to work, but a few months ago I also sent Google’s manager feedback survey to my team of 10 product managers. Team execution and development.

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Weak Development Team Feedback Software Research Software Development 110

BrainMates

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In Product Development. Product development can be a difficult process to get right. This happens because something goes wrong in the product development process somewhere between having that great idea and launching the end product into the market. No Clear Differentiation In Market. Poor Design & Execution.

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Weak Development Team Product Research Development User Testing 52

The Product Coalition

MAY 1, 2023

The team stressed. Then in strolls the design team, telling us to step back. Another blocker in my path preventing me from moving the product team into action. However, I’ve learned that cutting corners early in product strategy development leads to significant hurdles later on. Think of it like a room’s air conditioning.

Weak Development Team 114

Weak Development Team User Testing Data Visualization Product Research 114

Alchemer Mobile

JULY 13, 2021

A good product experience is the primary driver behind product differentiation and ultimately, lasting customer satisfaction (measured through CSAT and NPS ) and loyalty. Beforehand, make sure your team is aligned on: Their definition of product experience. After you’ve socialized your ideas, it’s time to set time for a formal kickoff.

Customer Experience 230

Customer Experience User Testing Onboarding KPIs Product Research 230

ProductPlan

OCTOBER 3, 2019

But for every success story, there’s a graveyard of failed products laid low by bad product strategies. A bad strategy is hard to overcome. What Does a Bad Product Strategy Look Like? What Does a Bad Product Strategy Look Like? If there was a simple test for bad product strategy most companies would happily use it.

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Weak Development Team Product Strategy User Testing Strategy 61

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A market gap can be caused by missing functionality or poor user experience. Tracking user behavior in-app enables product teams to find ways to improve product experience. Competitor analysis enables PMs to find areas where rivals fail customers and develop sound positioning and differentiation strategies.

User Testing 100

User Testing Data Visualization Feedback Software Research Software 100

Alchemer Mobile

JULY 11, 2019

According to 280 Group research and our experience working with product managers for over 20 years, you must become an expert on what your customers really need and how you can differentiate your product from the competition. Develop real personas that reflect your customers. Sounds simple, right? Six Tips to Finding Real Value.

Research Software 220

Research Software User Testing Feedback Software Customer Experience 220

The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder). Two major obstacles stood in my way.

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Weak Development Team Product Strategy Strategy Development 130

Product Warrior

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To do this, we need to understand which decisions underperform rapidly and then course correct. If the product strategy is only articulated as a list of features against a schedule, then we have provided no method to evaluate the performance of strategic product development. The full series is listed below.

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Weak Development Team Product Strategy Strategy Feedback Software 52

Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

Perform a SWOT analysis, identify the strengths and weaknesses of your top competing products, etc. Idea creation : Use ChatGPT to generate new feature ideas , campaigns, blog post topics, product differentiation ideas, and more. You may want to learn who your top competitors are, their value proposition , and their weaknesses.

ChatGPT 98

ChatGPT Data Visualization Onboarding KPIs Research Software 98

Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

What are the benefits the product should generate for the company developing and providing it? For example, the target group might be too big and diverse; there might be too many needs stated and they are too unspecific; the business goals might be unclear; or the standout features might be weak. What is its value proposition?

Product Strategy 226

Product Strategy Strategy Research Software Customer Experience 226

Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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. Other data sources include product analytics, asking customer-facing teams, competitor analysis, and industry events.

Product Research 90

Product Research Customer Feedback Data Visualization User Testing 90

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 18, 2024

I assume you have some sort of functional product development expertise. If not, why are you in technical product development? These are generalities and we all know how bad generalities are at describing the skills of any one person. The more collaborative your team, the more everyone can gain both kinds of expertise.

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Weak Development Team Certifications Agile Customer Experience 81

Userpilot

DECEMBER 6, 2022

‘Feature factory’ is not exactly a positive term, especially if you’re aspiring to be a product-led SaaS product management team. John Cutler first used the term to describe such companies because their software development processes resemble factory assembly lines. What is a feature factory?

Onboarding KPIs 94

Onboarding KPIs Product Research Feedback Software User Testing 94

The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

A purpose we could share with the company’s leadership team, customers, and those working on the product. For product teams, the why and purpose behind the product comes in the form of a meaningful, inspiring, yet achievable north star. Teams may struggle to decide about the product’s features or design, potentially leading to waste.

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Weak Development Team Customer Experience Technical Review Customer Feedback 133

Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In our discussions, we talk about all the usual things: their ultimate career aspirations; their understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses and the skill gaps they hope to fill; as well as the specifics of each role they are considering, including scope, responsibilities, title & compensation, and manager.

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User Testing Weak Development Team Artificial Inteligence Wireless 214

ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2020

In my opinion, the definition of an MVP is often misunderstood, and I’ve seen entrepreneurs and product teams misinterpret it with unfortunate results. First, a shout out to Frank Robinson , a fellow product development pro in Santa Barbara who coined the term “MVP” about 20 years ago. And what it’s not. The Minimum Sellable Product.

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Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Differentiation 126

Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

SaaS companies often struggle to identify user problems worth solving, differentiate their products, and get the pricing right. Product failure is often attributed to poor UI/UX. Use customer feedback and requests to inform product development but not before you validate them. Differentiation is closely related to pricing.

Feedback Software 98

Feedback Software Research Software User Testing Analytic Tools 98

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

TL;DR Regular roadmaps kill outcomes by forcing teams to think in the categories of features and timelines. It’s difficult to implement outcome-based roadmaps because stakeholders don’t trust product teams to deliver on business goals. Many companies lack differentiation strategies and drive product development by copying competitors.

Analytic Tools 98

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Product Research User Testing 98

The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Poor questions yield little value. ?? It gives you a way to identify your value propositions to differentiate. ??????????? Build a community: “rosie.land” (Rosie Sherry) Until your product is ready you want your product team to engage with potential users in a valuable way. Questions asked with a bias will bring useless answers.

User Testing 134

User Testing Books Product Marketing Marketing 134

Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? TL;DR UX strategy provides guidance to the UX design team on how to create and improve experiences that satisfy user needs. TL;DR UX strategy provides guidance to the UX design team on how to create and improve experiences that satisfy user needs. This is the main focus of the article.

Research Software 95

Research Software Analytic Tools Feedback Software User Testing 95

The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2022

Around that time, a healthy startup should have established: A solid team A great product/service with at least one core value proposition A base of loyal and highly satisfied customers Once the founder sees good traction with 50+ enterprise customers and/or thousands of users, they face a dilemma. Are there capacity or incentive issues?

Customer Experience 193

Customer Experience Onboarding KPIs User Testing Customer Feedback 193

Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. It helps you find product-market fit and gives your team direction. The product’s key differentiators or unique selling proposition. If you want to learn more, keep reading.

Product Research 119

Product Research Onboarding KPIs Product Strategy User Testing 119

The Product Coalition

MARCH 7, 2023

How to prepare for a user interview, all the way to sharing the results with your team. I compiled this guide back when I was training product managers on my team to be able to run user interviews. Questions not to ask There are such things as bad questions when you’re interviewing a user.

User Testing 124

User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience Data Visualization 124

People-First Product Leadership

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Throughout my career I have found product politics breeds a competitive environment that makes long-term individual and product team success precarious at best. Why compete against your product triad colleagues (product, design, engineering) when you are part of the same team? They're done by a team of people.”

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Weak Development Team Artificial Inteligence Development User Testing 52

The Product Coalition

MAY 12, 2022

In the B2B space, why can a product manager nail the customer’s need, solve the market problem in a differentiated way, have compelling results that make the case, and still hit a wall? And remember, even if you have sold the senior executive, their team still needs to become allies in the deployment of your product.

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Weak Development Team Differentiation B2B Customer Experience 124

Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Product differentiation and positioning are important aspects of strategic product management because they allow you to build a product that meets the needs of the right customers in the right market and stand out from the crowd. They tell the product management team what they need to achieve. What is strategic product management?

Product Research 95

Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback Research Software 95

Product Talk

DECEMBER 15, 2021

He’s exploring new products to unleash creative performance and thriving teams through the evolving future of work and web3. In his previous role, he conducted customer interviews , but the process wasn’t structured in a way that made it easy to share those insights with the rest of the team. This was the case for Richard. Tweet This.

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Product Research Customer Experience Research Software Reporting Tools 195

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As a sales manager, the most impactful thing you can do is coach your team. At Intercom, we’ve developed the GEMS framework to help everyone on our teams achieve best-in-class written communication. Prospects and customers can only subscribe to that ideology if they experience it firsthand with our teams”.

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Framework Weak Development Team Technical Review Feedback Software 118

Userpilot

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In the competitive world of SaaS products, product positioning is definitely something your product marketing team can’t afford to ignore. This enables the marketing team to set clear expectations from the very beginning of the marketing campaign. Strong positioning makes the work of the marketing and sales teams easier.

Research Software 98

Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools Positioning 98

DISQO

JUNE 30, 2017

Input from executives is only less common than input from product owners, engineering teams, and the product managers themselves. The challenge for product leaders is that ideas from the C-Suite often lack customer validation and therefore put teams at risk of investing resources in ideas that won’t be successful.

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Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback 53

Userpilot

OCTOBER 11, 2022

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. A solid product vision increases the productivity and efficiency of the product team because they understand the goal better. Book the demo !

Vision 108

Vision Analytic Tools Data Visualization Reporting Tools 108

Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

Without validating features, it’s easy to create products that aren’t aligned with their vision or are difficult to differentiate. Developing features without validation results in bloated products and unnecessarily drives the cost of development up. Product teams should invest in validation when developing the MVP.

User Testing 97

User Testing Product Research Framework Feedback Software 97

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 17, 2023

It didn’t mean that there was no competition (which is usually a very bad sign), but that the traditional search engines weren’t it. But when you define your product strategy, and your differentiation from the competition, it is important to understand what your real competition is. But our real competition wasn’t there.

Technical Review 123

Technical Review Weak Development Team User Testing Systems Review 123

The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The leadership team finally agreed on the vision. Clarity enables the team to translate the choices into a functional product that creates value. So as you make choices, package the strategy into a document, and share it with the product team, keep four words in mind?—?a A yes with a weak how or a no receives a zero.

Product Strategy 127

Product Strategy Strategy User Testing Weak Development Team 127

Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2023

 Renting (licensing) means we can put more of our own effort into market differentiators. We want to invest our always-scarce development efforts in work that truly matters to our customers, or where only we can do what’s necessary.  So and then the next.

Analytic Tools 52

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Reporting Tools Engineering 52

The Product Guy

AUGUST 13, 2020

How to learn by doing it and lead a new team at the same time? How to plan for future growth for oneself, the product team and the products overall? It was a mind expanding exercise and set a clear structure for me to rethink what is really the differentiation factor in our product. .

Product Management 163

Product Management Product Manager Research Software Feedback Software 163