The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

A purpose we could share with the company’s leadership team, customers, and those working on the product. Through this, I learned a key lesson — don’t build a product solely based on a problem or motivated by profit. Teams may struggle to decide about the product’s features or design, potentially leading to waste.

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Weak Development Team Customer Experience Technical Review Customer Feedback 130

The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

So, when you make your roadmap, make it clear to the team who your user is, the value they’re getting, why they should care about what’s being delivered, and where, how, and when they’ll use the product. If you’ve spent time on your product strategy, this should come from the user-centered value story.

Roadmap 119

Roadmap Data Visualization Customer Experience User Testing 119

The Product Coalition

APRIL 10, 2018

Every now and then, it’s interesting to ask: What does a Product Manager (PM) do? The answer of course has some take on: They juggle managing products and people. They need to have technical/processual skills as well as those lauded, but ever elusive, leadership skills. That is the product manager in a nutshell.

Reporting Tools 60

Reporting Tools Technical Review Systems Review Leadership 60

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JULY 13, 2020

Bachelor’s in Marketing, an MBA, or a technical degree depending on which company you’re targeting.) Technical expertise. It’s your responsibility to build the product roadmap. A classroom is no substitute for the highs and lows of building, shipping, and adapting a real product to real people. Business Acumen.

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Certifications User Testing Data Visualization Feedback Software 52

Mind the Product

MAY 25, 2018

JustGiving’s goal is to grow the world of giving, enabling more money to be raised for good causes through the use of technology. 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.

User Testing 114

User Testing Weak Development Team Onboarding KPIs Customer Experience 114

Gainsight

JULY 7, 2021

Meanwhile, Pulse the conference graduated from a ballroom in 2013 to a full takeover of the Intercontinental Hotel in 2014 , San Francisco’s Pier 48 in 2015 , the Oakland Convention Center in 2016 and 2017 , the San Mateo County Events Center in 2018 , and finally to the venue it was truly meant to call home, San Francisco’s Moscone Center, in 2019.

Feedback Software 45

Feedback Software Customer Experience Technical Review User Testing 45

Mixpanel

MAY 5, 2021

Now, what if teams were honored just as much — or even more — when they successfully deprecated features and products? Arguably, killing portions of a product is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership. ” Neil Rahilly – VP of Product and Design at Mixpanel. Tech costs. Strategic alignment.

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Technical Review Analytic Tools Customer Experience Software Review 144