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Two Development Team Configurations I Lobby Against

Mironov Consulting

But there are some engineering team configurations that I see as problematic.  So 1] Dedicated Bug Fixing Teams Sometimes there’s a push to create development teams specifically to close out bugs and defects, especially after frequent outages or to address long-term system neglect.  This

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I’ve abandoned “MVP”

Mironov Consulting

Almost without fail, I find that the “maker” side of software companies (developers, designers, product folks, DevOps, tech writers…) and the “go-to-market” side of software companies (sales, marketing, support, customer success.) Some frequent bad outcomes from this confusion: We never finish our MVP. What To Do?

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Guide to Choosing the Best Customer Education Platform for SaaS

Userpilot

Customer education refers to the process of teaching customers how to use and find value from your product. But before then, the features below are a must-have for any customer training software: Contextual in-app guidance. Multimedia content support. Training progress tracking and analytics. What is customer education?