ProductCraft
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
A data-driven product manager wants to ensure that each piece of his or her product is working as effectively as possible. That means regularly tweaking certain aspects of the product in order to improve their overall performance. One way to do this is through A/B testing. What is an A/B test? An A/B test (also. Read more » The post Product Management 101: A/B Testing appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.
nulab
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Ideas are slippery things. The more you try to catch one, the harder they are to pin down. Then the whole process becomes something of a vicious cycle: Your lack of ideas stresses you out. That stress puts a damper on things even more, and before you know it, you’ve spent two hours staring at a blank page. Panic ensues. Tips, tools, and methods for developing ideas fast can be a real lifesaver when you’ve got to be creative on tap.
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Alchemer Mobile
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
This year has been interesting to say the least. With most companies transitioning to part-time (if not full-time) remote work, teams are being forced to be creative in the ways they communicate and work efficiently. For product managers , this has posed some unique challenges. We’re here to help! 1. Create a research hub. Take a page out of the Gap Inc. consumer insights team’s book and create a large research hub to share data across departments.
Product Talk
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
We are starting to pull together our 2021 conference list. A lot has changed in the world since we last published our 2020 conference list. Due to COVID-19, many of the events on our list had to shift to virtual events. We expect the same will happen in 2021. Nevertheless, we are finding that conference organizers are getting better at offering compelling online events.
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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.
Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Welcome to S.H.O.P., our series examining the changes in retail and commerce. Over the course of four weeks, we’re exploring some of the key topics around the past, present, and future of retail, looking at the technologies and behaviors that have enabled – and transformed – shopping as we know it. This week, we’re looking at how consumers’ shopping Habits have changed.
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Alchemer Mobile
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
In 2020, Gap Inc.’s Consumer Insights team strategically collaborated with many other departments such as marketing, online, and store operations to share data and inform decisions based on changing customer preferences and behaviors. For example, Gap Inc. quickly adopted curbside services during the coronavirus pandemic and launched in-app surveys to better understand the customer experience.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Image Source: India Autos Blog This pandemic has created a lot of changes not only in my work-life but even in my personal life. One of the noteworthy changes in the usage of my cruiser bike. Mostly left untouched and idle these days with just basic care to keep it clean and check air levels in the tires. I still remember the level of argument I had with my mom and spouse convincing them of going ahead with my decision to buy a cruiser bike of my choice a few years ago.
Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Customer support is evolving. But how are support leaders staying ahead of rising conversation volumes and sky-high customer expectations? Our new report reveals that conversational, messenger-based support is key. Discover five trends transforming the support industry along with tips on how to capitalize on them. Today, modern customers expect both personal and efficient support.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
In this ProductTank London talk, Ahmed El-Sharkasy – CEO and Co-Founder at Knowledge Officer – offers exceptional insights on product roadmapping and prioritisation. If you’re a startup or want to found one, this talk is for you. Or you can read the key learnings below: Have a flexible plan Don’t fall into the buzzword trap: embracing an [.].
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.
Strategyzer
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
People often don't understand each other when they talk about innovation. The main reason for this confusion is that there are different types of innovation. To be understood, it is fundamental to specify what type of innovation you are talking about.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
If copying your competition is your priority, please read this story. Have you ever been in a situation where you develop a feature because your competition was supporting it, and once you have launched it, your competitor withdrew it? It happened to me. But what also happened was something even funnier. Many times in my career, I have followed the urgency to develop a feature, reacting to the competition.
Indicative
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Experts predict the Customer Analytics market will top $24 billion by 2025. That growth is driven by a common difficulty facing many of today’s businesses—mountains of data and no way for non-technical people to make sense of it. Organizations need customer data to provide the empathetic, personalized experiences customer demand—and to stay competitive.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
In this case study, Katerina Suchkova, Group Product Manager at 15Five, explains how she and her team devised a prioritisation formula to get them through the challenge of 2020. As a remote company, our team typically gets together twice a year, at the annual company R&D retreat. In September 2019 we went on our last R&D [.]. Read More. The post Building a Bespoke Prioritisation Framework: A Case Study appeared first on Mind the Product.
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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.
Product Innovation Educators
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Tips on driving innovation within organizations for product managers and leaders. Our guest says that organizations need pirates. These are the people who make entrepreneurship a legitimate part of the business. They are the innovators and transformers. Pirates design value propositions and business models that scale. . Our guest’s name is Dr.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 8, 2020
Scrum and ‘moving faster’ are treated synonyms in leadership discussions. Not sure from where did they get this idea of expecting everything to happen in a fast space by embracing Scrum? Let us discuss today in this blog what are the aspects an organization embracing Scrum has to focus on faster delivery. Borrowing this image from the internet where someone like me would have stumbled upon in the first place to understand the different roles in Scrum and the aspects they focus on.
First Round Review
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Ayo Omojola shares his lessons for going unreasonably deep when building products in heavily-regulated industries like healthcare and financial services with Carbon Health and Cash App.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Diversity at work comes in many forms, but neurodiversity is one that we don’t discuss as much in the workplace. This week, we’re joined on the podcast by Marton Gaspar and Eli Montgomery, to give us two different points of view on the topic. Marton’s recently been talking publicly about his experiences as an autistic [.]. Read More.
Speaker: David Bard, Principal at VP Product Coaching
In the fast-paced world of digital innovation, success is often accompanied by a multitude of challenges - like the pitfalls lurking at every turn, threatening to derail the most promising projects. But fret not, this webinar is your key to effective product development! Join us for an enlightening session to empower you to lead your team to greater heights.
Userpilot
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Product adoption has picked up a fair amount of jargon over the years. And since new fancy terms seem to pop up every week, it can be a bit hard to navigate for both the newcomers and even for the well-established product pros. Hence: team Userpilot has put together the ultimate guide to product adoption and onboarding terminology! So, if you occasionally get the User Journey mixed up with the User Experience … Or if you confuse Flywheels and Flows from time to time… Or even if you c
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Facilitating the human touch through pixels 2020 has been a year of many lessons. One in particular is that companies have a responsibility to protect their users and that they must be held accountable for their decisions. From the Social Dilemma Netflix documentary to seeing big tech companies testify before Congress , we have witnessed companies grapple with misinformation and attempt to define what a “neutral” stance in tech means (or whether neutrality even exists).
ProductCraft
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: be wary of parity. I’m speaking specifically about feature parity—the often-misguided requirement product management pros face when rolling out a new solution. Whether you’re tackling a software rewrite, expanding a web app to another platform, or simply updating a product, the external pressure to offer features.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Before the pandemic, many organisations had already chosen to go agile. The pandemic has however stress tested our agility (or ‘wagility’) with deep embedded, organisational processes and roles being challenged. Similarly organisations who resisted agile in the past are realising they need to be agile to survive and thrive both during and after the pandemic. [.].
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.
Johanna Rothman
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
A Scrum Master asked, “How can I engage my team during a remote retrospective? People tell me things they think we could change. Then, we get into the retro and I know people are looking at their phones, not engaged. Got ideas?” I do. These ideas refer to safety. That's because teams need safety for engagement. Here are my three ideas: Create the conditions for success: equipment.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
There is no single template — so where do you start? Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
Mixpanel
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
In 2019, industry-leading Business Intelligence (BI) tools, Looker and Tableau, were acquired by Google and Salesforce for over $18 billion combined. More recently in 2020, cloud-based data warehouse Snowflake went public at an eye-popping market capitalization of $70 billion. These massive deals show that BI tools and data warehouses are a powerful combo that companies across the globe are incorporating into their tech stacks.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
In this ProductTank London talk, Janna Bastow – co-founder and CEO of ProPad – shares her view on how you can define and measure your product/market fit. Watch the video to see her talk in full, or have a quick read of her key insights below: How to define product/market fit What you should not think about product/market [.]. Read More. The post What is product/market fit?
Traditional PM struggles with the complexities of platform ecosystems. B-MAP framework tackles this challenge. B-MAP goes beyond features, focusing on building, managing, adapting, and partnering to foster a thriving platform ecosystem.
Jay McBain
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
As brands increasingly use different types of partners to reach, influence, transact, and retain customers, partner relationship management (PRM) solutions are being asked to serve both traditional and nontraditional channels at a new level of scale and personalization. Managing these growing ecosystems in a consistent, predictable, and productive way is critical to the success of […].
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Understanding what ‘Pecking order’ is all about in a team’s construct Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash What does the term ‘Pecking Order’ stand for? The basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank broadly: a dominance hierarchy in a group of social animals.
ProductPlan
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
When do you even want to remove product functionality? Think about your car’s interior or the interior of the last car you sat in. Picture the music player in the center control panel. We’ll assume the car has a screen displaying an app menu. The menu offers access to satellite radio, a music app, and the ability to play songs from your phone. Does it also have a CD player?
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