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A Decade of Product Management

Melissa Perri

Not every company has seen all these changes, but by and large I think it's been a positive push forward and I'm proud of where we've come from and where we have gotten to. -- 2014: "I do not need Product Managers, I can run my company myself,I have the strategy." 2019: "Duh, of course I want my people talking to customers.

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Product Lifecycle, Understanding and Alienating Users

UX Planet

I remembered what prompted those discussions and how those decisions were (and are) communicated to loyal users (hi Adobe, remember all the users who love XD and now have to jump to Figma). And the role design plays in informing those decisions and interacting in a constructive manner with clients/users.

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Why designers fail to integrate into Agile teams

UX Planet

In 2011 I was a UX Designer in a design studio. To make things worse, the Scrum sprint does not include contact with users, so there is no way to validate the quality of the user experience. If you haven’t read the manifesto, you should, it’s short and insightful. The generic user became a persona.

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What we learned moving sales and product upmarket together

Intercom, Inc.

As Intercom’s customer base moved upmarket, it became increasingly obvious to us in Sales that what worked well in our product for early-stage startups didn’t for larger companies. But we quickly realized that the job of sales at Intercom is two-fold: to drive revenue for the company and be the voice of our customers.

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8 Product Led Growth Strategy Lessons For Your SaaS Product

Userpilot

Several SaaS experts are raving about this ‘go-to-strategy’ that promises to boost customer engagement and satisfaction by making the ‘product’ the hero of everything the organization does. This end-user-focused model leverages and enhances the capabilities of the product to convert users into customers.

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The 5 Most Trusted Mobile App Development Companies in Poland for 2021

The Product Coalition

Today, many brands realize the urgent demand for having their own mobile application to be tightly connected with their customers and run their businesses online more successfully. Also, the company has received many positive customer reviews on Clutch and GoodFirms. If yes, you are definitely in the right place!

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Customer Development Guide For Product Managers

The Product Coalition

It was launched in 2011 and went broke in 2013 because people didn’t buy the product. It’s obvious that these tools were developed with little or no customer participation. Customers didn’t understand the app’s value, and sales were low. This is a famous quote from Steve Blank, the founder of the customer development approach.