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How Software Products are Created in Test Kitchens

The Product Coalition

The value of a test kitchen when creating a product is immense. The ability to test and iterate based on real usage with real users is invaluable to getting to the root of a problem, understanding a user’s existence, and removing friction. So, what does a product test kitchen look like? There are essentially two different types.

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I’ve abandoned “MVP”

Mironov Consulting

After years of struggle, I’m advising all of my clients and product leader coachees to stop using the term “MVP”. Not to stop doing validation, discovery, prototyping or experiments they may associate that that acronym, but to remove the label from all of their docs and presentations and talks. Does workflow A or layout B test better?

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Product Analyst: Responsibilities, Skills, and Requirements

Userpilot

A product analyst needs to have the following skillsets: Technical skills: data analysis , data visualization, statistical analysis, and technical tools. But aspiring students are advised to study the following under a bachelor’s degree – business management, statistics, economics, or computer science.

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A summary of “Building Products for the Enterprise”

The Product Coalition

Product specialization : “very tailored to solve a specific technical or business need” that becomes complicated quickly. To not try to please everyone, Ben and Blair advise “staying the course, given your strategy is sound”. The customer vs. the user: the one buying your product isn’t the same one who pays for it.

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8 Customer Analytics Trends for Growth Insights

Userpilot

To enable data sharing for team collaboration, you can use growth tools for data management , data sharing across teams, and analytics dashboards for different departments regardless of technical expertise. Implementing testing for customer engagement analytics involves using controlled and head-to-head A/B tests and multivariate testing.

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Sprint Planning Tips for Product Owners

Roman Pichler

For advise on when to carry out product backlog grooming, please see my article “ When should Product Backlog Grooming Take Place? ”. An example for the latter might be “Finish the dashboard so it can be released to the test users”. Be Present. By being present you can guide the development team and answer questions.

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The Best of Everything Handpicked for PMs

The Product Cafe

He is a key advisor and speaker known for his product strategy insights. Active in course creation, advising, and angel investing in the tech sector. A full day of presentations, panel discussions, and networking opportunities awaits you. This course does not require a technical background.