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Todd Russell Hill 1967 – 2001

DevelopmentCorporate

He passed away on September 11, 2001, when the Towers fell. The post Todd Russell Hill 1967 – 2001 appeared first on Development Corporate. Todd Hill was an account executive with QRS Corporation. Todd was staying on the 17th floor of the Marriott Hotel at the World Trade Center.

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Executive Perspectives on Strategic Product Management and Three Common Gaps

bpma ProductHub

by John Mansour – For as long as I have been training product managers (since 2001), senior executives have been telling me that they want their product management function to be more strategic. When I ask them to define “more strategic,” a handful of themes have consistently emerged. Understanding the market better than all… Product Strategy

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The 20th Anniversary of the Minimum Viable Product: What Happened?

DevelopmentCorporate

The concept was introduced by Frank Robinson in 2001. Since 2001 there have been several attempts to improve on the core MVP concept. Think Agile and SAFe, Since 2001 there have been seven different attempts to redefine the MVP.

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20 Tips from 20 Years of Centercode

Centercode

Since Centercode was founded back in 2001, we've learned a lot about what goes into becoming a highly skilled and competent user testing professional.

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Centercode’s CEO on 20 Years of Technology and User Testing

Centercode

Centercode was founded in 2001 as a way to connect technology innovators with their real customers through user testing. In 20 years, technology has changed significantly.

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From Airline to Super App ? The Journey of AirAsia

Mind the Product

Overview Since 2001, AirAsia has flown passengers to more than 150 destinations and its story is certainly one of rags [.].

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The 21 best agile product management resources

ProductBoard

In 2001, a group of software developers set off a revolution in the world of tech when they outlined a new way of managing product development—agile. At the time, older models of product management such as waterfall were becoming obsolete. In the unpredictable world of tech, faster and more adaptable teams win. Even startups regularly beat out large established companies to build industry-leading. Source. Ideas

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How to be a great product manager during a recession

Product Management Unpacked

The 9/11 Recession: (March 2001 – November 2001). We are in an economic crisis. They happen every so often. In business, sometimes we call them recessions.

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Paying It Forward

Mironov Consulting

I remember major tech downturns in 1985, 1992, 2001 and 2008.  Especially  Especially 2001.  I  I quit my third startup on Sept 1st, 2001, in a very hot tech moment.  9/11 We’re going through another tech pullback.  I

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Why Netflix didn’t follow the regular Gold, Silver styled subscription plan names from the beginning

NextBigWhat

Barry Enderwick Former marketing Netflix 2001 – 2012 ( Via ). It is quite natural for any company to follow the industry trend of naming pricing plans – after all, use the nomenclature what others are using, as customers (we hope) understand these nomenclatures quite well.

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When 2 Become 1: The Roles of Product Manager and Product Owner

bpma ProductHub

Since the Agile Manifesto first distinguished the roles in 2001, the same person has often been expected to serve as both PM and PO. By Jennifer Gridley – As we approach Valentine’s Day, some may be enjoying The Spice Girls’ 1996 hit for its romantic message. But since this is the BPMA, we’re thinking about the oft-merged roles of Product Manager (PM) and Product Owner (PO). And we’re not alone.

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High Performing Teams: Super Goals & Super Identity

The Product Coalition

Sethi, Smith, & Park, Cross Functional Product Development Teams, Creativity, and the Innovativeness of New Consumer Products , Journal of Marketing Research , 2001. Having a super goal helps a team form an elite identity.

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From vanity to value: How Intercom conducts NPS surveys

Intercom, Inc.

There’s a good reason that the seemingly simple Net Promoter Score (NPS) has become a ubiquitous, revered statistic in modern business – this single number is viewed as a measure of customer loyalty, a way to benchmark competitive performance, and has been proven to correlate with revenue growth (hence the popularity).

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UX of Voice Interaction

UserTesting

When I think of voice interaction with a computer, my mind wanders to my first meeting with HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey. That voice, interestingly enough very human, has excited and frightened generations of movie fans. While the … The post UX of Voice Interaction appeared first on UserTesting Blog. Product

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UX of Voice Interaction

UserTesting

When I think of voice interaction with a computer, my mind wanders to my first meeting with HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey. That voice, interestingly enough very human, has excited and frightened generations of movie fans. While the … The post UX of Voice Interaction appeared first on UserTesting Blog. Product

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4 Tips to Adapt Agile Product Management to Your Team’s Processes

Amplitude

Debuted in the 2001 Agile Manifesto , the Agile method was created in response to outmoded software practices that didn’t scale with changing technology. According to the 2020 State of Agile Report , 95% of organizations say they’ve adopted Agile development methodologies within their team.

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Layoffs: Has the Product Management Industry Failed Us?

The Product Coalition

link] Amazon laid-off 15% of its workforce in 2001. If we were truly lean and agile, shouldn’t we be way below the 153,000 layoffs mark? The Fall of Icarus — Jacob Peter Gowy 2022 was a dark year for the technology industry.

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Product Manager vs. Product Owner

Melissa Perri

Scrum came on the scene just before the Agile Manifesto was written in 2001. “What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager?”. It’s an interesting question and one that takes time to unpack. Let’s look at where these terms and disciplines originated from and how some common frameworks explain them. When I started my career, I was called a Business Analyst. I did very little “business analysis” as we would look at it in traditional IT companies.

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Why is Agile Still Being Treated as Gospel?

The Product Coalition

Ever since the Agile Manifesto was written in 2001, the concept of becoming more efficient by embracing iterative delivery models and “learning-on-the-go” has captivated senior executives to junior project managers alike. Agile just turned twenty-one, but don’t put away that fake ID yet.

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Is It Time For Mailchimp To Give Up The Throne: Who Are The Other Promising Contenders In The…

The Product Coalition

Founded in 2001, Mailchimp has grown its user base to more than 11 million. Is It Time For Mailchimp To Give Up The Throne: Who Are The Other Promising Contenders In The Market? Source: Unsplash For years, Mailchimp has been the go-to for email marketing needs.

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Blog/Website Relaunch: Under the Hood of craftycto.com

Crafty CTO

Nicer than their 2001 predecessors, for sure, but still a layer between my content and the bare iron of delivered HTML. Back in 2019, I launched ThinkFractional.blog and took advantage of the opportunity to learn a new platform – Ghost. That was fun, and I found Ghost a nice improvement over Squarespace. I decided on the same approach this time around – take the opportunity to learn something new, state of the art, and very different.

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Paying It Forward: Product Camp SV Keynote

Mironov Consulting

I share three personal vignettes from 2001, 2008 and 2016 to highlight why face-to-face networking is so important — and ways we can all Pay It Forward to build an even stronger product community. This short talk is about Paying It Forward and the important of personal networking in the product management community.

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357: 5 steps for prioritizing product features – with Kareem Mayan

Product Innovation Educators

Helping us is someone who’s been prioritizing customer feedback professionally since 2001. Helping us is someone who’s been prioritizing customer feedback professionally since 2001. A strategic approach product managers can use for choosing product features.

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Three Slightly Ranty Thoughts on “Back” to Normal

Johanna Rothman

I wrote an article in 2001: Crisis? All kinds of people are talking about “back” to normal. However, I see several problems: Many of those same people think there's a talent shortage. Management can't hire people for the same salaries they used to pay.).

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Coronavirus Business Impact: A Startup Disaster or a Big Opportunity to Innovate

The Product Coalition

Changes in fundraising Entrepreneurs expect to see private financing decreased, at least slightly, as it happened during economic downturns in 2001 and 2009.

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Best Leadership Qualities – Top Examples, Definition and Skills

The Basics of Product Management

iPod enters the market in 2001. The best leadership qualities and skills need to be developed over time. Learn from some of the best leadership examples to accelerate your career growth. A leader does not mean a person who has people reporting to him.

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Digital Transformation

The Product Bistro

When the bubble burst in 2001 or so, a lot of that gear ended up on eBay , for pennies on the dollar. “Have you heard the news? Digital Transformation is rocking the business world …” During the extended holiday break, I am spending time ruminating on the topic, as it dovetails into a key thrust of a project I am working on, loosely “The Future of Work” Foundations – The Network.

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5 Positive Things SaaS CEOs And Leaders Should Do To Get Through COVID-19

Gainsight

As leaders, whether in business, our families, or our communities, we have a role to play now just as our leaders did in 2001 to help them deal with that fear.

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Product Management for Financial Services

ProductPlan

When most people think of artificial intelligence (AI), thanks to Hollywood, they think of talking computers and robots like HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey and the killing machines trying to take over the world in Terminator.

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Top 5 User Experience (UX) Design Agencies in 2020–2021

The Product Coalition

Fjord Fjord was founded in 2001 in Austin (TX). Here is our list of the best and most trusted UX design companies in the world based on our market research. That’s undeniable that a stand-out user interface and convenient user experience help sell products.

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What Can Amazon’s Product Managers Do About All Of Those Boxes?

The Accidental Product Manager

In 2001 there were 300 companies in this business. Is there any way that Amazon can ship fewer boxes? Image Credit: Harlem Photograpy Inc. Ok, so I’m willing to make a confession here.

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Why Drawing Maps Sharpens Your Thinking

Product Talk

2001). “Could it have been the drawing of maps that boosted our ancestors beyond the threshold which the other apes just failed to cross?”. – Richard Dawkins. Have you ever wondered why the Business Model Canvas spread like wildfire? To me, the answer is clear. It’s a simple, visual tool that communicates the key elements of a business model on one sheet of paper. Think about that.

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Commentary on 14th Annual State of Agile Report ? Part 1.

Agile Velocity

From a glass half-full perspective, consider the progress made adopting Agile, especially since the Manifesto in 2001. The eagerly anticipated 14th Annual State of Agile Report was published earlier this week, and like previous publications, there are some fantastic insights.

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Centercode CEO Talks Tackling Challenges with a COVID-World Mindset

Centercode

Since 2001, Centercode has helped hundreds of iconic tech companies bring amazing products to market. As the industry gets rocked with viral and economic disruption, consumers want more for their money.

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Growth is getting hard from intensive competition, consolidation, and saturation

Andrew Chen

eBay, PayPal), in early 2000 and 2001 there was a sudden diversification and investment into P2P and mobile (before mobile was ready) and then in 2002-2003 people started looking at CleanTech, Nanotech etc – industries that obviously all eventually failed from an entrepreneurial and investment return perspective. The end of the cycle.

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The Best of Both Worlds: Vertical Marketing and Horizontal Products

Product Management University

Since 2001 the Proficientz has offered the only product management framework and training programs that help B2B and B2B2C organizations drive growth by managing, marketing and selling integrated solutions that have exponentially more value than any single product.

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What we can Learn from Electric Scooter Companies like Lime and Bird

Mind the Product

Famously, back in 2001, inventor Dean Kamen was going to change the world. The buzz just before the launch of his Segway personal transporter was astonishing. Tech investor John Doerr posited that it would be more important than the internet. South Park devoted an episode to making fun of the hype before the product was released. Steve Jobs said that it was “as big a deal as the PC” But when it finally launched it was a commercial flop.

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How To Build Your Audience Well Before Launching Your Product

Sachin Rekhi

It launched its now famous Signal vs. Noise blog in 2001 to share their ideas about design, business, and the web. Most entrepreneurs assume that the marketing and audience building phase of their startup begins post product launch. Yet I’ve seen some startups successfully build their audience well before they reach this point.

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A bittersweet anniversary for eG Innovations

eG Innovations

Since eG Innovations was founded in the summer of 2001, a colleague recently asked me about our 20 th Anniversary, which we celebrate this year.

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Design Sprints by Jake Knapp

Mind the Product

In 2001 Jake was working at Microsoft on the Encarta Encyclopaedia product, and all encyclopaedia content was stored on a CD-ROM – in new and innovative ways for the time. Design Sprints allow you to get to the crux of your problem and explore a solution, quicker than other ways of working. They don’t give you a perfect solution or exact data, but they give you more than enough to decide what to do next by helping you glimpse into the future.

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