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Part of the familiar ritual of eating a meal in any good restaurant is the moment the waiter asks if you’re enjoying your food and whether there is anything else they can get for you. MORE
Product Tank Auckland is hosting a talk with Bruce McCarthy and Rich Mironov … Topic: “Saying No to Good Ideas”. Date: Monday, 11 February at 5:30pm. Location: Xero , 96 St Georges Bay Rd , Parnell, Auckland, NZ. Registration link up soon! MORE
Sometimes it’s good to go back to the basics and examine basic concepts we often refer to without fully understanding what’s meant by them. In this piece, I’d like to address the somewhat confusing subject of the difference between the terms ‘lean’ and ‘agile’. MORE
You’ve nailed the vision, and built the foundation of trust, now you need to motivate your teams. The success of your product depends on the work they (engineering, UX/design, marketing, sales, etc.) In nearly all cases, the individuals on … Continue reading → Product Management Trust confidence energy influence motivate optimism vision MORE
Customers are hard-pressed to leave feedback in any form, and the way digital customer feedback is gathered is often clunky, time-consuming, and distracting from the goal the customer came to accomplish in the first place. MORE
If you’re a product manager, then you know that demands for new features come from all directions. Sometimes these demands come from key customers asking for a specific feature to support a workflow unique to them. MORE
If 2018 was the year of the Product Manager, then it looks like 2019 will be the year that the Customer Success Manager steals the limelight. Customer Success has grown in stature over the past couple of years. It’s a job title that used to be met with “ Huh? ” MORE
Just imagine how you’d feel if you walked into a shop, collected everything in your basket, but couldn’t find the cashier. In the end, you’d likely get extremely upset and leave everything behind without spending a cent. Well, exactly that happens with bad form design in your checkout process. MORE
Ivan Gadeschi is a product management professional who works as Head of Product for temporary job agency Syft. Over time, Ivan has navigated a variety of uneven marketplaces with great skill and tact. He often faces challenges in business-to-business markets, so he has created a set of simple but effective solutions to use in this environment. There are two sides to Ivan’s business. MORE
2019 is here, and that means it’s time to dust off that podcast list and discover new things to listen to. Get off to a good start on your product management-related resolutions with our six favorite podcasts. Listen, learn, and enjoy. MORE
There aren’t many fixed-term contract roles for product managers in the UK. Job-board figures in major UK cities, including London and Manchester, indicate that just 10% of the market is fixed-term contract work. This is counter to the trend towards portfolio careers across many industries and disciplines, with more and more people feeling the benefit of diverse challenges and more businesses valuing varied expertise. MORE
I’m pretty sure you already think handwriting thank-you notes is a good move. So why don’t you more often? Does it seem old-fashioned? Too much work? Overly time-consuming? Not sure what to say? Do you associate it with notes you had send to your aunt, thanking her for your itchy birthday socks? MORE
The Intercom marketing team is made up of a diverse group of individuals with distinct backgrounds and perspectives that inform our work. One of the attributes that we all share, however, is an unwavering intellectual curiosity. MORE
Create more loyal customers by designing surveys people actually want to complete. Many product managers and product marketers are using surveys incorrectly. We like surveys because they are relatively quick and inexpensive compared to other tools, such as customer interviews. MORE
I work with a lot of CEOs, usually as an advocate for better product and development organizations. MORE
Shreyas Doshi is a product lead at Stripe. In this Path to PM post, we discuss switching product management careers and Shreyas's 10-30-50 product management framework to becoming a successful product lead. Previously Shreyas has served as a director of product management at Twitter, and a group product manager at Google and Yahoo! Tell us about how you first broke into product management. My first product job was at EDS (Electronic Data Systems) where I was an engineer. MORE
Product Managers know that newsletters can be a powerful way to stay in touch with your customers Image Credit: AJC1. As product managers we spend a great deal of our time trying to figure out how to get more people to buy our products. MORE
This week on Product Love I sat down with Gibson Biddle. Gib was the VP of product management at Netflix and then the chief product officer at Chegg, and is now a speaker, guest lecturer at Stanford, and advisor to several Silicon Valley startups. MORE
Warren Central High School seniors, Garat Phelps , and Christian Holtsclaw were posed a problem. Students within the cosmetology department needed a more reliable way to track their hours throughout the school year to earn their cosmetology license. MORE
What’s the best growth strategy for a mature product portfolio? The best growth strategy depends on your current market position. Here are two considerations. Market Penetration Strategy. MORE
It’s not enough to have a great idea and build a beautiful app. It’s important to create value for your probable customers. It doesn’t make sense to market to everybody. By defining who your target group is, you can focus on the users that actually use your app and through that, save time and money. MORE
Not surprisingly, when you’re looking for customer validation for B2B products, there simply aren’t as many datapoints to draw from in enterprise product management as there are for consumer products. Therefore, every interaction counts and your enterprise sales force becomes one of your closest allies when gathering requirements and validating product assumptions. MORE
Powerful product positioning usually boils down to the best story, which is not always the best product. Adhere to these three guidelines and marketing and selling value will be a lot easier. The Playbook: Make It More About the Buyer – Way More! MORE
What does product leadership look like in an agile context? And, how is it different from leadership in traditional development environments? For the product leaders supporting agile teams, it can be easy to get caught up in the routine of scrums , sprints, and standups. MORE
Ben Newell was the first guest we got by recommendation. MORE
As a product leader, your goal is to constantly provide a better product to deepen engagement, grow your revenue, and delight your customers. In order to do so, you need to listen—we mean really listen—to customer feedback. MORE
Most big companies have one thing in common with America, that they’ve been dominant for a very long time but are now struggling. They’re seeing the same challenges about how to change so they can be resilient and grow in the world as it is now. MORE
Listen on: Growth Everywhere | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify. Ada and I recently sat down with Eric Siu for a discussion on the Growth Everywhere podcast, a podcast focused on sharing the stories of entrepreneurs to help the next generation of entrepreneurs thrive. MORE
Proficientz – Product Management University
JANUARY 18, 2019
Powerful product positioning usually boils down to the best story, which is not always the best product. Adhere to these three guidelines and marketing and selling value will be a lot easier. The Playbook: Make It More About the Buyer – Way More!
Mind the Product
JANUARY 18, 2019
Most big companies have one thing in common with America, that they’ve been dominant for a very long time but are now struggling. They’re seeing the same challenges about how to change so they can be resilient and grow in the world as it is now.
280 Group
JANUARY 15, 2019
As a product leader, your goal is to constantly provide a better product to deepen engagement, grow your revenue, and delight your customers. In order to do so, you need to listen—we mean really listen—to customer feedback.
Lead on Purpose
JANUARY 14, 2019
You’ve nailed the vision, and built the foundation of trust, now you need to motivate your teams. The success of your product depends on the work they (engineering, UX/design, marketing, sales, etc.) In nearly all cases, the individuals on … Continue reading → Product Management Trust confidence energy influence motivate optimism vision
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Craft.io
JANUARY 15, 2019
Sometimes it’s good to go back to the basics and examine basic concepts we often refer to without fully understanding what’s meant by them. In this piece, I’d like to address the somewhat confusing subject of the difference between the terms ‘lean’ and ‘agile’.
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Proficientz – Product Management University
JANUARY 18, 2019
What’s the best growth strategy for a mature product portfolio? The best growth strategy depends on your current market position. Here are two considerations. Market Penetration Strategy.
Product Innovation Educators
JANUARY 14, 2019
Create more loyal customers by designing surveys people actually want to complete. Many product managers and product marketers are using surveys incorrectly. We like surveys because they are relatively quick and inexpensive compared to other tools, such as customer interviews.
Mind the Product
JANUARY 16, 2019
Ben Newell was the first guest we got by recommendation.
Mironov Consulting
JANUARY 19, 2019
Product Tank Auckland is hosting a talk with Bruce McCarthy and Rich Mironov … Topic: “Saying No to Good Ideas”. Date: Monday, 11 February at 5:30pm. Location: Xero , 96 St Georges Bay Rd , Parnell, Auckland, NZ. Registration link up soon!
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ProductCraft
JANUARY 15, 2019
2019 is here, and that means it’s time to dust off that podcast list and discover new things to listen to. Get off to a good start on your product management-related resolutions with our six favorite podcasts. Listen, learn, and enjoy.
Apptentive
JANUARY 17, 2019
Customers are hard-pressed to leave feedback in any form, and the way digital customer feedback is gathered is often clunky, time-consuming, and distracting from the goal the customer came to accomplish in the first place.
Inside Intercom
JANUARY 18, 2019
Part of the familiar ritual of eating a meal in any good restaurant is the moment the waiter asks if you’re enjoying your food and whether there is anything else they can get for you.
Mind the Product
JANUARY 15, 2019
There aren’t many fixed-term contract roles for product managers in the UK. Job-board figures in major UK cities, including London and Manchester, indicate that just 10% of the market is fixed-term contract work. This is counter to the trend towards portfolio careers across many industries and disciplines, with more and more people feeling the benefit of diverse challenges and more businesses valuing varied expertise.
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Mironov Consulting
JANUARY 17, 2019
I work with a lot of CEOs, usually as an advocate for better product and development organizations.
CardBoard
JANUARY 16, 2019
Warren Central High School seniors, Garat Phelps , and Christian Holtsclaw were posed a problem. Students within the cosmetology department needed a more reliable way to track their hours throughout the school year to earn their cosmetology license.
The Accidental Product Manager
JANUARY 14, 2019
Product Managers know that newsletters can be a powerful way to stay in touch with your customers Image Credit: AJC1. As product managers we spend a great deal of our time trying to figure out how to get more people to buy our products.
UX Studio
JANUARY 14, 2019
Just imagine how you’d feel if you walked into a shop, collected everything in your basket, but couldn’t find the cashier. In the end, you’d likely get extremely upset and leave everything behind without spending a cent. Well, exactly that happens with bad form design in your checkout process.
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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.
Mind the Product
JANUARY 14, 2019
Not surprisingly, when you’re looking for customer validation for B2B products, there simply aren’t as many datapoints to draw from in enterprise product management as there are for consumer products. Therefore, every interaction counts and your enterprise sales force becomes one of your closest allies when gathering requirements and validating product assumptions.
ProductPlan
JANUARY 15, 2019
What does product leadership look like in an agile context? And, how is it different from leadership in traditional development environments? For the product leaders supporting agile teams, it can be easy to get caught up in the routine of scrums , sprints, and standups.
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
JANUARY 16, 2019
Shreyas Doshi is a product lead at Stripe. In this Path to PM post, we discuss switching product management careers and Shreyas's 10-30-50 product management framework to becoming a successful product lead. Previously Shreyas has served as a director of product management at Twitter, and a group product manager at Google and Yahoo! Tell us about how you first broke into product management. My first product job was at EDS (Electronic Data Systems) where I was an engineer.
ProductCraft
JANUARY 16, 2019
This week on Product Love I sat down with Gibson Biddle. Gib was the VP of product management at Netflix and then the chief product officer at Chegg, and is now a speaker, guest lecturer at Stanford, and advisor to several Silicon Valley startups.
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Sachin Rekhi
JANUARY 14, 2019
Listen on: Growth Everywhere | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify. Ada and I recently sat down with Eric Siu for a discussion on the Growth Everywhere podcast, a podcast focused on sharing the stories of entrepreneurs to help the next generation of entrepreneurs thrive.
Atomic Spin PM
JANUARY 20, 2019
I’m pretty sure you already think handwriting thank-you notes is a good move. So why don’t you more often? Does it seem old-fashioned? Too much work? Overly time-consuming? Not sure what to say? Do you associate it with notes you had send to your aunt, thanking her for your itchy birthday socks?
ProductPlan
JANUARY 17, 2019
If you’re a product manager, then you know that demands for new features come from all directions. Sometimes these demands come from key customers asking for a specific feature to support a workflow unique to them.
Inside Intercom
JANUARY 14, 2019
The Intercom marketing team is made up of a diverse group of individuals with distinct backgrounds and perspectives that inform our work. One of the attributes that we all share, however, is an unwavering intellectual curiosity.
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The Product Coalition
JANUARY 16, 2019
If 2018 was the year of the Product Manager, then it looks like 2019 will be the year that the Customer Success Manager steals the limelight. Customer Success has grown in stature over the past couple of years. It’s a job title that used to be met with “ Huh? ”
Mind the Product
JANUARY 17, 2019
Ivan Gadeschi is a product management professional who works as Head of Product for temporary job agency Syft. Over time, Ivan has navigated a variety of uneven marketplaces with great skill and tact. He often faces challenges in business-to-business markets, so he has created a set of simple but effective solutions to use in this environment. There are two sides to Ivan’s business.
AB Tasty
JANUARY 18, 2019
Last week, the whole of AB Tasty came together for our second corporate hackathon. Or, as it’s known around here, our ‘Feature Factory’ session. This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as AB Tasty Feature Hackathon: Which Team Can Hack it Best? Innovation
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