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Impact Mapping: Does it Make a Difference in Building Better Products?

Userpilot

Impact mapping allows businesses to make sure their product strategy is aligned with business goals and that all stakeholders are on the same page. Impact mapping is a technique for collaborative strategy planning and product management. It became popular thanks to the 2012 Gojko Adzic book. Strategic planning.

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How JustGiving Crowdfunding Went From an Idea to £100m in Five Years

Mind the Product

Initially JustGiving supported only registered charities on its website, but the founders’ vision was to support all good causes. In 2012, when I was working as part of the JustGiving team responsible for innovative products and disruptive business models, we decided to test how people could raise money for non-charitable good causes.

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6 Product Managers Who Became CEOs-and How!

The Product Coalition

While some may say that a Product Manager is ‘the CEO of the product’, that’s not entirely true. Both positions involve being the keeper of a vision, and both also have to be decision makers by curating ideas from many different sources. As a Product Manager, you have very little authority. CEOs Who Came From Product 1.

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Three million downloads and counting: Inside Intercom reaches a podcasting milestone

Intercom, Inc.

Liam Geraghty: From the very start, Intercom’s mission has always been to make internet business personal, so it’s not surprising that we’ve been podcasting for a long time; since 2012, in fact. The vision? Back then, our very first episode was hosted by Intercom co-founder Des Traynor. What’s that big dream?

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Top 9 Digital Design Agencies in 2023

UX Studio: Product Management

The digital website design agency specializes in solving complex digital product challenges and driving outstanding results. Their expertise lies in accelerating product growth, enhancing team culture, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Their services include UX/UI Design, Product Strategy, and Full-Stack Development.

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Free Your Product Roadmap and Ditch the Timeline

Mind the Product

A timeline on your product roadmap does just this, and that’s why you need to ditch them. Your roadmap is meant to be a human-readable document that communicates your product strategy. If a key date is part of that strategy, write it down. 2) Discovery needs to be done far in advance because your releases are so long.

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Still prioritizing features in a spreadsheet? Here’s why that should scare you.

ProductBoard

And when Candy Crush launched in 2012, it took them a mere 15 months to reach that benchmark of 100 million users. While the loudest voices in the company and customer base are pressuring us to build their favorite feature ideas, other teams are deciding what to build based on criteria that support a cohesive strategy. What’s my point?