Empowering Development Teams
Roman Pichler
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
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Don’t let your roadmapping process put you in handcuffs
ProductBoard
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
When people think of product management or product strategy, the first thing they think of is the roadmap. And for good reason. Roadmapping offers a tangible view into the product development process. That’s why you’ll find so much information about how to approach and build better roadmaps. But as valuable as they can be, you need to make sure they don’t handcuff your product development.
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How to use Empathy Mapping to Create Better Digital Products and Services
Emerge Insights
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Companies that create exceptional customer experiences (CX) stand out from the competition. Great customer experiences create value for both customers and the business. It’s a focus on building a win/win relationship. Empathy mapping can be an invaluable tool to help you focus on the right things: Shifting your teams into a customer-centric mindset, identifying what […].
When Your Sprint Planning Meeting Goes Off the Rails
ProductPlan
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Ask a room full of agile product managers what comes out of a sprint planning meeting, and most will list two things. The sprint goal: a written summary of what the team expects to complete during the next sprint. The sprint backlog: a list of items pulled from the product backlog that the team agrees to work on. But there’s a third thing that comes out of many sprint planning sessions: disagreement.
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.
Be a Director, not a Manager by Fareed Mosavat
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
In this keynote from #mtpcon San Francisco, Fareed Mosavat, Director of Product, Lifecycle, at Slack, shares his early career lessons on creativity from Pixar. He says being a great product leader is about being a director instead of a manager. Products have become much more complex over the last 20 years and an increasingly competitive and crowded marketplace has led to the creation of new roles, different teams, design sprints and methodologies.
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Fundamentals of Product Management – For the Last Time
Sequent Learning
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Fundamentals of Product Management – For the Last Time. People often ask me why I write books and articles about product management. Sometimes I write as an outgrowth of my benchmark research with results worth sharing for the greater good of our community. Sometimes I detect patterns or trends in business performance that would benefit product people with a clarification or a ‘how-to’ guideline.
Empowering Development Teams
Roman Pichler
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Show People that You Care. Empowering development teams starts with taking a sincere interest in the individuals, attentively listening to their ideas and concerns, and empathising with them. This shows that you care and value people’s perspective; it builds trust; and it gives the team members the confidence to step up and take ownership. If people don’t feel safe, they may shy away from accepting additional authority and only do what their job description requires.
Top Mobile Collaboration Apps that Highlight Key Product Management Trends
Alchemer Mobile
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
There are 1.8 million apps in the world – and this is the number for the iOS software only! Today, we enjoy the abundance of mobile tools more than ever before. But with so many options, how do we choose the app right for us? When it comes to collaboration software, our choice is especially important. We are picking apps to help us reach goals and meet deadlines.
Get your team up and over the line with data-driven sales coaching
Intercom, Inc.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Sales has an unavoidable reality: sometimes, your team won’t hit their numbers. If your team isn’t reaching their goals, what are you doing as a leader to help them get up and over the line? Every manager should know how to effectively coach their reps. This coaching helps them drive their team and their company to greater productivity and higher sales.
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.
Three Techniques for Uncovering Root Cause Customer Needs
Product Management University
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
When it comes to uncovering customer needs, it’s easy to get caught in the trap reacting and developing products and features that they ask for without first understanding the real business need and its value. Here are three techniques you can employ to uncover customer needs at the root cause level before reacting and investing in products or services that may not hit the mark. 1.
2 Big Product Management Trends to Keep an Eye On
The Product Guy
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Excerpts from our conversation with The Best Product Person of 2018, Brian Crofts. Watch now and see why he is counted amongst the ranks of the best in product management. More to Come. The Best Product Person (TBPP) is the leading international award honoring excellence in Product Management. Established in 2010, TBPP is awarded annually in association with The Product Guy and The Product Group.
Data-Driven Blunders and how to Avoid Them
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
“We are a data-driven company”. You’ll travel far and wide before you find a tech startup that doesn’t pride itself on this claim. It’s become a tech staple – alongside free beer on Fridays, table football, and all the fruit you could dream of. And, while the logic behind a data-driven approach is undeniable, too often the expectations that come with it aren’t met.
40 Favorite Interview Questions from Some of the Sharpest Folks We Know
First Round Review
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Given the high-stakes nature of every hire, interviewing chops are always in need of sharpening. We’ve spent the past few months reaching out to some of the most thoughtful company builders in our network to pose a simple question: What’s your favorite interview question to ask and why? Here are their answers.
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.
Prioritize Yourself
Ask Benny
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
There is no such concept as no time. It always gets down to priorities. Prioritizing Others If you ask product managers what are they responsible for, you will get various answers depending on the character of that product manager and the company in which they are working. Different product managers in different companies handle different tasks and different responsibilities based on their beliefs and how the company sees them.
Inspiration from Adversity
The Product Guy
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Often the best product ideas and approaches are borne out of great adversity. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Mihaela Draghici.
Personal Growth – the Essence of Your Product Career by Kristina Walcker-Mayer
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
In this talk from #MTP Engage Hamburg, I look at how you can embrace and accept your strengths and weaknesses and at what kind of people should you partner up with to create true value and drive success for your customers, your company, and yourself. Product careers are very complex because they require a very broad and deep understanding of business, different functions, people, trends, and technology.
40 Favorite Interview Questions from Some of the Sharpest Folks We Know
First Round Review
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Given the high-stakes nature of every hire, interviewing chops are always in need of sharpening. We’ve spent the past few months reaching out to some of the most thoughtful company builders in our network to pose a simple question: *What’s your favorite interview question to ask and why? *Here are their answers.
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.
Prioritize Yourself
Ask Benny
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
There is no such concept as no time. It always gets down to priorities. Prioritizing Others If you ask product managers what are they responsible for, you will get various answers depending on the character of that product manager and the company in which they are working. Different product managers in different companies handle different tasks and different responsibilities based on their beliefs and how the company sees them.
Types of product managers
The Product Coalition
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
A short guide that will help you find your career path in product management Continue reading on ProductCoalition.com ».
Rapid Prototyping – Philip Pantelides on The Product Experience
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
For our first episode back after a summer break, we chat with Philip Pantelides, who takes us on a journey through Japan, Indonesia and beyond. (er, Bristol.) As the Head of Product for Premium Services at Cookpad, Philip has become known for his unstinting attention to detail, and taking rapid prototyping to a whole new level. Quote of the Episode.
Customer feedback examples from 10 leading companies – Google, Facebook, Amazon…
Usersnap
AUGUST 31, 2019
We’re glad to see more and more big companies putting customer feedback at high priority, so today we want to share the top 10 customer feedback examples with you to help you get started in your own feedback process. What to take note on these customer feedback examples. You want to be careful when asking customers for feedback, or you may end up wasting their time.
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.
Prioritize Yourself
Ask Benny
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
There is no such concept as no time. It always gets down to priorities. Prioritizing Others. If you ask product managers what are they responsible for, you will get various answers depending on the character of that product manager and the company in which they are working. Different product managers in different companies handle different tasks and different responsibilities based on their beliefs and how the company sees them.
Telecommuting in Japan: Growing Demand for Online Conferencing Software
freshtrax
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Telecommuting, a working style that allows employees to work remotely is no longer a new concept in the United States. According to OwlLab , 52% of employees in the United States work remotely at least once a week. However, that’s not the case in Japan. According to research conducted by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications , only 13.3% of the respondent companies allow employees to telecommute and only 8.2% of employees have telecommuted before.
How to Avoid Market Feedback Traps
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
If you were to ask me whether you, as a product manager , should you always listen to market feedback? My answer would be yes, definitely. Sometimes. Here’s why. Henry Ford is famously quoted as eschewing market feedback by saying that if he’d listened to his customers, they’d have asked for faster horses. Interestingly, I learned that Ford’s “faster horse quote” was never actually said.
How To Structure and Manage Your Product Analytics Team
Amplitude
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Over the last fifteen years, I have noticed a pattern. As I have worked with companies, departments, and teams to help them make more data-informed decisions, I have noticed that they usually fall into one of three categories: They fully integrate evidence-based decision-making into how they work. They aspire to be in the first group, but have yet to experience that enlightened and elusive state of full integration (they are still building the muscle).
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.
Which participant recruitment method should I use for user research?
Userzoom
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Technically there are an infinite number of ways you could attempt to recruit participants for your user research. But instead of putting a QR code on confetti and unleashing it at a stadium, or renting a plane to fly along the beach with a URL floating behind it, how about we take a look at the most common and effective methods for participant recruiting, as well as the pros and cons of each.
TEI 245: How the best product managers make better use of their time – with John Cutler
Product Innovation Educators
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Product managers can say “no” with grace so they focus on making progress. This interview is about making better use of our time as product managers and it is with John Cutler, Product Evangelist at Amplitude. For the sake of time, let’s get right to the interview. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [4:30] Why is time management important as a product manager?
Socially Preferable by Nathan Kinch
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
In this ProductTank London talk, Nathan Kinch, CEO at Greater Than X, examines the issues of ethics, privacy, and trust. He looks at how product managers can kick-start their ethics journey and ship products that make life better for everyone. The Edelman Trust Barometer is a resource that measures levels of trust in different contexts. It shows us that in 2017, trust levels were the lowest they have ever been.
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