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10 Product Insights You Should Have Read in 2016

Mind the Product

Product Requirement Documents are simply the worst possible way to bridge the gap between the customers’ needs and the team that are trying to build the solution. MIND THE PRODUCT]. The Product Strategy Elon Musk Used to Build an Empire. Don’t fall in love with the product, fall in love with the mission.

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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: "How do I hire a Chief Product Officer?

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The “Why” Behind Your Product Roadmap

bpma ProductHub

Their teams are aligned on a strategy that is supported by specific objectives and resources. They start with a strategy and the results they want to achieve. And while strategy and Roadmaps set the direction, they are not enough to deliver results. Product Management teams need to pivot from asking “What do we want to build?”

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The Product Adoption Curve in SaaS: What Is It and How To Use It In Your Product Strategy

Userpilot

And that’s because of the Product Adoption Curve. The Product Adoption Curve shows how a product is adopted through multiple segments of the market. Understanding this lets you craft a product marketing strategy for every stage of product adoption. A person wearing Apple Airpods.

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SUNDAY REWIND: Product requirement documents must die

Mind the Product

In this Sunday Rewind post, we go all the way back to the pre-pandemic days of March 2016 when Martin Eriksson shared his thoughts on why Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) don’t always work. [.] Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: Product requirement documents must die appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Smart Home Truths for Product Managers

Mind the Product

While the Amazon Echo Show is an impressive addition to the repertoire of voice and video monitoring systems in this growing market, it’s not the product features that are drawing attention. Rather, it is Amazon’s smart home product strategy. billion in 2016 and is expected to grow up to $53.45 Hit the right price points.

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Unique, not perfect–and other innovation insights for product managers Nov 18, 2016 - The Everyday Innovator – Resources for Product Managers and Innovators

Product Innovation Educators

This article shares three tasks product management teams need to do. #3 2) Make sure your decisions fall within your core business strategy. (3) 3) Develop your product into something unique but imperfect. Calling Denver-based product managers – Product Tank Meetup Dec 13. 3 is most important. (1)