Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

An essential role of CPOs and other product leaders that’s never listed in the job description is giving organizational 'air cover' to product managers to postpone almost all new requests — so that their teams can finish work already underway.    Let’s check back with your folks.”

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Ideas from feature request surveys for developing product roadmap. Enhanced effectiveness of in-app communications with more relevant and contextual in-app messages. Userpilot is one of the best tools for customer analysis with advanced product analytics using segmentation, funnels, paths, trends, etc.

Data Visualization 92

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Market research and customer discovery help validate ideas and make sure the market is ready for the product. Product failure is often attributed to poor UI/UX. Make your UI easy to navigate so that customers can easily learn how to use it and can experience product value quickly. Let’s look at these in more detail.

Feedback Software 94

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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. Build a product that users love by delivering value and a good product experience.

Feedback Software 87

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

Interestingly, the bounce rate tells a lot whether you are close to your product/market fit or not. The low bounce rate directly indicates how important is the problem you are trying to solve and how great your product messaging is. Typically, if your bounce rate is above 60%, then your product definitely has some issues.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One of the biggest determining factors of a company’s success is the clarity of its message, and how that clarity comes across in every interaction across the product and brand. 1 Poor definition of value proposition and feature focus. Brand Identity: When customers interact with your brand, is your value proposition clear?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2022

When it comes to the product team’s organizational structures and strategies, product operations is the hot new thing. More and more teams realize the value of having an operationally-focused professional. The role frees up time for product managers. This insight helps build trust with other teams.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JUNE 22, 2021

They get most of the recognition, but they also have to be involved in everything, which is super tiring and often leads to stress, burnout, and bad health. They don’t have to make every decision and double-check everything done by their teams. Context: the most important tool to empower your team. All without their manager.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

TL;DR The machine learning-powered ChatGPT can help product managers generate ideas, conduct market and user research , analyze data (app store reviews, user feedback, etc.), Perform a SWOT analysis, identify the strengths and weaknesses of your top competing products, etc. What is the break-even point for the product?

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

Meanwhile, the slow, steady drumbeat of cautious experimentation and incremental enhancements always makes the product better. It’s not sexy and won’t land the leadership team any TED Talks. That means doing your homework regarding market intelligence, product-market fit, technical feasibility, and the like.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 27, 2023

This post will focus on the last example, product roadmaps. This inconsistency is the most insidious sign of a poor product strategy. It has the consequence of individual teams failing to align. For example, you could find yourself in a situation where the customer support team is thrilled about a fix.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

As a product team grows from one or two individual contributors to a larger, more diverse team, it takes some work to ensure everyone is set up for success. Different personalities, styles, and expectations can create inconsistent experiences for others when dealing with the product team. Empowered and autonomous.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2020

Itamar highlights three types of product launches: Positive – where a product is launched and is incrementally improved upon. Negative – where launches are so bad they get rolled back. What is the point of working so hard on products that fail to make an impact? Steps, that develop the ideas and test them.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

Hence it is critical that one is aware of the best practises of the role and develops his own philosophy which results into maximum positive leverage for the organization. As I strive towards becoming a product leader, I wanted to understand the best practises in product management and in the process develop my own product philosophy. .

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Startup Product managers are in charge of setting up the foundation for product management at a new company. Since product development is such a lucrative field, this is a crucial role for the company. According to Airfocus , an optimized product manager boosts profitability and sales, by 34.2

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

With more digital and data-driven products, the demand for traditional product managers is now shifting from sales teams to data product managers. If you want to become a data product manager, this guide is for you. Develop the Right Skills Certification in data PM develops the right skills.

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Mixpanel

MAY 5, 2021

Teams are praised whenever they release a new feature (or product) to their customers. Employees on these teams likely felt proud to share something new with the world and maybe even posted their accomplishment on LinkedIn to spread the word and celebrate. Previously, he led growth and product teams at Instacart and Zynga.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Unlike a go-to-market strategy, which focuses on the product launch phase alone, a marketing strategy refers to a longer-term approach toward achieving success with your brand. A product strategy , on the other hand, focuses only on the product (answering the who, what, and why of the product).

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

Cultivating user trust is critical to the success of any long-term product strategy. Creating a positive first impression with a warm welcome message and data-backed onboarding. Obtaining (and acting on) users’ opinions of your product through user feedback and interviews and more. A warm welcome message goes a long way.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. Product Manager : In charge of creating product strategy and overseeing the design process, among other things. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is. Average salary: $151,254/yr.

Research Software 93

Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs 93

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to upskill as a product manager. TL;DR Product managers often don’t get the due recognition for their work and their role is often marginalized by frustrated leadership or other teams. Measuring the value of product management is difficult too. Average ships per person in the team. Is giving up any easier?

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Mind the Product

JUNE 14, 2019

A bad day in the office, a chance LinkedIn message, and before you know it, someone has moved jobs. This kind of serendipity is not a viable career strategy! It wouldn’t happen, because we all realise that serendipity is not a viable product strategy. We’ve all seen it play out, either ourselves or through others.

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Userpilot

APRIL 19, 2024

TL;DR Market research is vital for making informed business decisions, enabling companies to understand the market, target audience, and competitors, reducing risks, and optimizing marketing communications and product strategies. Each persona should tell the story of an ideal customer, making them relatable for your marketing team.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

Meanwhile, the slow, steady drumbeat of cautious experimentation and incremental enhancements always makes the product better. It’s not sexy and won’t land the leadership team any TED Talks. That means doing your homework regarding market intelligence, product-market fit, technical feasibility, and the like.

Reporting Tools 52

Reporting Tools Feedback Software Product Research User Testing 52

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Product management is all about solving problems and in this respect, AI can be of immense help. Automation frees up PMs’ time so that they can focus on activities that make the biggest difference, like product strategy development. When integrated well, AI can enhance the product experience for customers.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

The Best Product Managers use Product Management Software for: We’ve broken down this list into four stages of the feature life cycle that contributes to building the product value: opportunity identification and validation, design and prototyping, feature development, and launch and iteration.

Analytic Tools 158

Analytic Tools Data Visualization Feedback Software Research Software 158

ProductPlan

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Of course, not every roadmap is well suited for a SaaS operation, so we’ve selected five very different types of roadmap templates that can play a critical role in keeping a SaaS product’s house in order despite the non-stop pace of product development. Product roadmap. Product development roadmap.

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Userpilot

JUNE 30, 2023

This data allows product managers to make more informed product development and roadmap planning decisions. You can also use the info to ensure your messaging better speaks to user needs. Send competitor questions at different points in the user journey to identify and fix weak points and double down on strengths.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 14, 2020

Product managers are under constant pressure from many different stakeholders. For product managers, the cost of context switching is too high. That’s the bad news. On any given day, a product manager might communicate with executives, sales, marketing, development, design, customer support.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Services companies (aka custom development, agencies, outsourcing/nearshoring, contract engineering, consultancies, any work-for-hire) primarily market/sell the time and expertise of their people.  Work  (“Our AI-based tech support lookup product will cut your support costs by 25-35%.”)

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Department of Product

AUGUST 22, 2022

With that, we had a little discussion about what the best places for a product leader to focus on might be in the early days after joining a company – and how a leader in product might be able to conduct a ‘Product Health Check’. A consumer social media app is more likely to have more mobile users.

User Testing 52

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Userpilot

JULY 14, 2023

What is a product analytics framework and why is it important? We also look at: Different types of analyses to include in your framework How to develop a product analytics framework And, the best product analytics tools. Solid product analytics tools include Amplitude , Google Analytics 4 (GA4) , and Hotjar.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 29, 2019

Product managers act as the glue between multiple cross-functional teams and effective communication is the foundation of their success; from here the general sense that product managers can’t do their job productively unless they are co-located with their teams. But how does this apply to the PM role?

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Mind the Product

MAY 25, 2018

In 2012, when I was working as part of the JustGiving team responsible for innovative products and disruptive business models, we decided to test how people could raise money for non-charitable good causes. Initially we worked with a team from ThoughtWorks for 12 weeks. 2014 – Testing and Growing the Team.

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User Testing Weak Development Team Onboarding KPIs Customer Experience 113

BrainMates

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Up until now, Product Leaders have had to rely on the approaches and frameworks designed specifically for Product Managers or use generic leadership practices which don’t necessarily cover the unique leadership challenges Product Leaders experience. This often goes unnoticed as the pace of development and deadlines increases.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2020

Emerging Product Strategy Product Management in the Time of COVID Part I: Stopgaps & Scaled Retention Strategies This first article in the series highlights customer retention strategies for products adapting to changes in customer behavior. one of our developers asked.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

As usual, the Mind the Product team hosted a phenomenal event. When Mind the Product releases the video, I’ll add it to this post. Teresa Torres presented ‘Critical Thinking for Product Teams’ at Mind the Product London on September 8, 2017. Nobody wanted to receive these messages.

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