Thu.Dec 13, 2018

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4 Steps to Managing Unplanned Work

ProductPlan

No matter how much you plan, there’s always going to be some level of uncertainty. As Dwight D. Eisenhower famously said, “Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” And for agile product teams, this sentiment couldn’t ring more true. While the act of planning itself is important, the resulting plans are destined to change.

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Facebook Workplace’s Julien Codorniou on turning companies into communities

Intercom, Inc.

Facebook’s mission statement has been examined everywhere from college business case studies to the hallowed halls of the United States Congress. It’s easy to connect the dots between mission and product when you consider the social media behemoth’s more than 2 billion worldwide users. But as the college-dorm-room startup matures, there’s a fascinating twist to be found in the way it applies its new mission to Workplace, a B2B startup within the (former) startup.

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Don’t Miss These Amazing Speakers at #mtpcon Singapore

Mind the Product

We’re beyond excited to be bringing our flagship conference #mtpcon – the world’s biggest and best product conference – to Singapore on March 25-26. We’re thrilled to announce the first of our amazing line-up of speakers and announce all our deep-dive workshops, connecting international and regional thought leaders with the vibrant product and UX community across AsiaPac.

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How our sales team helped reboot our educational videos

Intercom, Inc.

We ?? video at Intercom. Our Marketing, Sales and Support teams all use it in different ways to convert, support and onboard users in an engaging and personal way that is unique to video. “Talk to your sales team. They know the failings and successes of your product better than you do”. But it wasn’t always like this. In this video, we chat about how our Sales team’s usage of educational video has helped shape the content itself into a more dynamic feature-specific format, increasing cust

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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Introducing the Speakers for MTP Engage Manchester 2019

Mind the Product

We took the decision to bring MTP Engage to Manchester a couple of years ago, based on the huge popularity of the ProductTank events we run in the city. This outing for MTP Engage has a distinctly Mancunian vibe, celebrating everything that’s going on in the city. It’s testament to the appeal of Manchester and its product community that we’ve been able to attract some of the world’s best speakers from some phenomenally interesting brands.

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Is a Product Management Certificate Worth It?

BrainStation Product Management

Product Managers are often referred to as “mini-CEOs” of products – in other words, the people who steer a product’s lifecycle from ideation to launch and beyond. Clearly, it’s a position that demands a vast degree of competency across any number of disciplines and competencies. So to answer the question in our title, yes! A product management certificate is worth it, and many Product Managers (or aspiring Product Managers) are enrolling in certification programs.

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The Changing Role of IT: A Better Way to Model Your Organization

Gainsight

It wouldn’t be a blog about Information Technology without posting this clip from “The IT Crowd,” but those of us actually in the IT business know that this hasn’t been the role of IT teams in modern companies for years now. It’s still funny, though! The fact that IT has become a lot more than tech support is old news, but you might not realize how much and how quickly the role is still changing.

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7 Steps to Building Durable Work Relationships and Effective Communication Skills

Agile Velocity

At work, “stuff” inevitably hits the fan–it’s just a matter of when. However, there are things you can do to ensure important workplace relationships weather any storm, regardless of its fury. The Problem. We don’t often invest enough time in developing durable workplace relationships. Many of us just hope that when things get difficult, everyone will just play nice.

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3 Tips for Better Employee Engagement and Company Culture

TSIA

In just the past year, TSIA has received a significant number of questions from our members about employee engagement. Between looming talent wars and a millennial workforce that expects different behavior from their employers, technology and services organizations need to rethink their corporate culture and increase employee satisfaction. Is your company doing enough to attract and retain the right talent?

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Exploring PerfDog Whitepaper 2024: Unlock the Power of Performance Testing

Key Takeaways Robust Platform & Multi-System Support: Brief introduction to PerfDog's extensive compatibility across various operating systems and hardware platforms including Android, iOS, PC, gaming consoles and more. In-Depth Performance Metrics: Quick view of the extensive range of metrics for system, graphics and rendering, user experience, in-depth analysis, and more.

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Is a Product Management Certificate Worth It?

BrainStation Product Management

Product Managers are often referred to as “mini-CEOs” of products – in other words, the people who steer a product’s lifecycle from ideation to launch and beyond. Clearly, it’s a position that demands a vast degree of competency across any number of disciplines and competencies. So to answer the question in our title, yes! A product management certificate is worth it, and many Product Managers (or aspiring Product Managers) are enrolling in certification programs.

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Advanced Docker & Scaling Infrastructure – Drinking Code November

Nulab

Become a NuSpace member and enjoy free access to our community workspace in Singapore. In November, our Nulab Drinking Code meetup featured talks on advanced Docker concepts and scaling infrastructure. Our two invited speakers were: Florian Besser, Expert Software Engineer at Zuhlke Engineering. Eugene Cheah, CTO & cofounder of Uilicious. #Talk 1: Advanced Docker Concepts.

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How to align sales and marketing through positioning

Messages that Matter

Is there a disconnect between your marketing team and sales? Do sales team members love your presentations or do they complain about them? What about the leads you create? Do they jump all over them?

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Silicon Valley network effects, OKRs for your personal life, and more: Podcast Q&A with Product Hunt

Andrew Chen

I recently did a podcast with Ryan Hoover, co-founder of Product Hunt and my sister Ada Chen Rekhi, previously SVP Marketing at Survey Monkey – here’s what we talk about: The network effects that makes Silicon Valley what it is. The uniqueness of the Silicon Valley tech ecosystem, how network effects conspire to create a “rich get richer” situation for cities, and why new communication tools enabling distributed teams to work together across continents could mean that there will be n

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Product Management Careers: Job Prospects, Pathways, and Must-Have Skills (2024)

The product management job market in 2024 reflects the fast-growing and ever-evolving nature of the field. For product managers looking to future-proof their careers and take advantage of new opportunities, staying informed about the professional landscape is a smart move. In this comprehensive career guide from Regis College, you’ll learn about: The current job outlook for product managers in 2024 Six professional pathways and the average salaries for these roles in the U.S.

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Slow & Steady? That’s for Someone Else’s Race

StubHub

By Pablo Flores , Engineering Head of Customer Journey & Kevin Guo , UI Architect Speed is the best user experience. Delayed service, well, is the worst. Every delay in response time in our products frustrates the customer and ultimately impacts the bottom line. And as you can imagine, that frustrates us! The beauty of the P&T team at StubHub is that we are always quick to identify our faults and then build the solutions that help maintain our standing as a global leader in e-commerce.

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Silicon Valley network effects, OKRs for your personal life, and more: Podcast Q&A with Product Hunt

Andrew Chen

I recently did a podcast with Ryan Hoover, co-founder of Product Hunt and my sister Ada Chen Rekhi, previously SVP Marketing at Survey Monkey – here’s what we talk about: The network effects that makes Silicon Valley what it is. The uniqueness of the Silicon Valley tech ecosystem, how network effects conspire to create a “rich get richer” situation for cities, and why new communication tools enabling distributed teams to work together across continents could mean that there will be n