The Link Between Sleep and Effective Leadership
Lead on Purpose
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Guest post by Jenn Clark A survey revealed that out of 180 business leaders, four out of 10 do not get enough sleep at least four nights a week.
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Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
As a student of engineering you’re incentivised to write a lot and to read a lot. You’re expected to solve many well understood, discreet, simple problems, on paper, on sunny afternoons in late May and early June. This kind of learning has its place – it encourages discipline of thought and allows you to develop certain important muscles that will be useful for later – but to be successful as product engineer , you’ll also need to master a bunch of different skills.
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The Secrets of Highly Successful Products: The Sales Discovery Call
The Secret PM Handbook
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
When the sales team has the right product knowledge, they will be much more successful. Which means they sell a lot more of your product. This starts from the first call with the prospect. If a sales person asks the wrong questions during that first call…. … then even a good prospect can turn into total loss. But, ask the right questions …. … and the chances of closing them go way up!
Flipping the Script as a PM: Turning Customers into Evangelists – Thursday, February 22 | 6:30 – 9:30pm
bpma ProductHub
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
BPMA Event – Flipping the Script as a PM: Turning Customers into Evangelists. Thursday, February 22 | 6:30 – 9:30pm. Is your roadmap stuck chasing feature parity? How do you position your product & feature set in a way that allows you to uniquely meet your customer’s needs and stay ahead of the competition? The concepts presented in CEB’s book “The Challenger Customer” are gaining a lot of traction in the marketing world.
Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Master the Art of Influence — Persuasion as a Skill and Habit
First Round Review
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
As a product leader at Google and Reddit, Tyler Odean uses persuasion as a tool in his everyday job. Here's what he's learned through experience and research about being influential at work.
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Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
Nir Eyal
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
There I was, looking at an enormous wall of television screens. Each one flashed the exact same scene? —? a beautiful flower slowly blooming to reveal each petal, pistil, and stamen in exquisite super high definition detail. It was downright sexy. But now it was time to make my choice. Would I buy the $400 […]. The post Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices appeared first on Nir and Far.
What Happens When you do User Discovery After Market Traction
Mind the Product
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
I recently had a call with the CEO of a company that I thought would be a great channel partner for my company. I’d been looking forward to the conversation; we’d convinced a few similar firms to partner with us recently and I was hungry for some momentum. When the call kicked off, I fully expected it would be another win. But… nope.
Our 6 Must Reads for Managers to Give Feedback That Helps People Grow
First Round Review
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Giving constructive feedback that resonates is extremely difficult. You have to strike exactly the right chord for your words to cause change. Here's the best advice we've seen on how to do that.
How to Avoid the Trap of Building One-Off Features for Industrial IoT Products
Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
IIoT customers often demand a fully functional, end-to-end solution. And, most products often fall short of “the last mile” to give these customers exactly what they need. To bridge this gap (i.e., close the deal, or satisfy an important customer) Product Teams often agree to develop one-off features for that particular customer. Overall, the Product […] The post How to Avoid the Trap of Building One-Off Features for Industrial IoT Products appeared first on TechProductManageme
Understanding User Needs and Satisfying Them
Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst
We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.
Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
Nir Eyal
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Nir’s Note: This post part of a series on cognitive bias co-authored with and illustrated by Lakshmi Mani. Discover other reasons you make terrible life choices like confirmation bias and hyperbolic discounting. There I was, looking at an enormous wall of television screens. Each one flashed the exact same scene? —? a beautiful flower slowly […] The post Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices appeared first on Nir and Far.
Are You “Default Ship” or “Default Delay”?
Clever PM
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
A couple years ago I ran across a blog post by Paul Jackson where he mentioned in passing the idea of a tension between “default ship” cultures in relation to corporations versus startups. For some reason, those two ends of a spectrum have stuck with me ever since, and after struggling with some culture change […].
Managing Sales Requests and Changing Priorities
Pragmatic Marketing
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
How do you deal with one-off feature requests from sales that are supposedly deal breakers? Have you noticed that car salespeople always sell what they have on the lot, while software sales people always seem to sell what they don’t have? After all, our salespeople and executives believe that anything is possible with software. And it is. But not instantly.
Beginner’s Guide for Being a Product Manager
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Product management is an important organizational role. Product managers are typically found at companies that are building products or technology for customers. The product manager is often considered the expert of their products and is responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and feature definition for product. The position includes marketing, forecasting, and profit and loss (P&L) responsibilities.
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.
Demystifying Statistics: What is p and what does p < 0.05 mean?
Userzoom
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Demystifying some of the common questions we get on statistics. The Professional Services team at UserZoom carry out user experience research on behalf of our clients. Alongside designing and building studies we spend a lot of our time analyzing the data, identifying insights, and making recommendations. As part of this process we often talk to our clients about the statistics they can run on the data collected in UserZoom and what insights they can infer.
The 3 Big C’s of Agile Development and Testing
Amir Rozenberg
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
In the age of Agile and Digital Transformation strategies, every brand is looking to set themselves apart. In order to excel strategically in the implementation of your digital transformation you need to be offering services to end users on their terms, on their devices, at their convenience, streamlining and differentiating features. On top of that, end users expect everything to look great, work perfectly…quickly.
Why Isn’t Pricing More Valued in Companies?
Pragmatic Marketing
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
A reader asked, “Why isn’t pricing more valued in companies?” What a fabulous question. Although I haven’t seen the research, my experience leads me to believe there are three reasons, all huge. First, many companies don’t know the power of pricing. Alternatively, they don’t know that pricing can have a large positive impact on their profitability.
How to Lead an Impactful Research Team
UserInterviews
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Leading a user research team can be overwhelming. In many organizations the discipline is new and ill-understood. Ashley Tudor brings her vast experience to break down key ways to lead with impact.
Exploring PerfDog Whitepaper 2024: Unlock the Power of Performance Testing
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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.
What Can McDonalds Product Managers Do To Capture Young Customers?
The Accidental Product Manager
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
McDonalds needs to find ways to attract more young people Image Credit: Mike Mozart. The product managers at McDonald’s have a problem on their hands. A recent study revealed that among younger burger eaters, the millennials, only one in five has ever eaten a Big Mac burger. For a 61 year-old burger chain, this does not bode well for the future.
How Microsoft uses Amplitude to help Office 365 users be more productive
Amplitude
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Investing in a new product is a risk. How do you prove it will be successful? How do you measure ‘success’ in the first place? These are just some of the questions the Workplace Analytics team has grappled with as it establishes itself within the Office 365 brand. MyAnalytics: a Productivity Tool Within Office 365. MyAnalytics and Workplace Analytics are a family of new products within the Microsoft Office 365 offering to help information workers spend their time more effectively.
Helping Consumers Distill the Signal from Noise
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
To many, a familiar saying on the consumer mindset is wanting products to be “better, cheaper and faster”. A colleague joked that in reality, one can probably choose two out of the three most of the time. Consumers today want to make good decisions fast and this means information has to be not only relevant but timely as well. Businesses that can offer a concoction of both elements at scale win.
Master the Art of Influence — Persuasion as a Skill and Habit
First Round Review
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
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Product Management Careers: Job Prospects, Pathways, and Must-Have Skills (2024)
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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.
How to Avoid the Trap of Building One-Off Features for Industrial IoT Products
Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
IIoT customers often demand a fully functional, end-to-end solution. And, most products often fall short of “the last mile” to give these customers exactly what they need. To bridge this gap (i.e., close the deal, or satisfy an important customer) Product Teams often agree to develop one-off features for that particular customer. Overall, the Product […].
Product managers listen with empahty–and other innovation observations for product managers Feb 23, 2018
Product Innovation Educators
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Product managers must listen with empathy – just how do we do it? Listening occurs at several levels. For most of us, empathy doesn’t come naturally. With all that we need to get done, we are in a hurry to get just the information needed, share only what others need to know, and move on.
Our 6 Must Reads for Managers to Give Feedback That Helps People Grow
First Round Review
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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
4 Ways to Enable Customization of Your IoT Product
Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Most Industrial IoT products are not designed to enable customization. Therefore, most products often fall short of “the last mile” to give Industrial customers exactly what they need since these customers are usually expecting a turn-key solution. To bridge this gap (i.e., close the deal, or satisfy an important customer) Product Teams often agree to […].
The 3 Big C’s of Agile Development and Testing
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TEI 164: How qualitative research drives product management & the next generation Hyundai Santa Fe – with Heather Kluter
Product Innovation Educators
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
From Glamor Moms to a successful product launch with ethnography. One of my early product experiences began with user observations. I spent a week with customers, observing them in their environment, learning what they needed to accomplish and the obstacles they encountered. By the end of the week, I was walking in their shoes. It was the start of what became a very successful product.
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