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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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Rediscover the Forgotten art of Product Strategy

Mind the Product

A strong product strategy is often neglected because of the absence of any strategic thinking in product teams. What can product managers do to make sure they give their product strategy the attention it warrants? But today many, if not most, product teams fail this very first test. Sound familiar?

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How Design Thinking, Lean, and Agile Work Together by Jonny Schneider

Mind the Product

In this keynote from #mtpcon London, Jonny Schneider, Product Strategy and Design Principal at ThoughtWorks, discusses how using all of design thinking, agile, and lean means we can build better products. Key points: You should try to use design thinking, agile and lean when building your products.

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Product Management 2019: Year In Review

ProductPlan

As the year comes to a close, I’d like to reflect on some product management trends I’ve observed and reveal a few exciting things we’ll be writing about next year in the product management space. Well-Defined Success Metrics are Key to Product Success. In 2019, most product managers are using metrics to make decisions.

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Introducing the Speakers for MTP Engage Manchester 2019

Mind the Product

Before SoundCloud, Nicholas led product innovation at Lab1886/DaimlerX – the newly created Daimler Innovation Lab – as Chief Product Officer, drawing on his experience in product strategy, innovation management, big data, analytics and location intelligence to renew and expand Daimler’s product portfolio.

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What does the agile roadmapping process look like in practice?

The Product Coalition

But in the context of planning, agile software development practitioners are wise to take Eisenhower’s words to heart. “In Eisenhower Why agile teams need a product roadmap There are many discussions out there on both the importance of, and lack of importance of agile product roadmaps.

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HOW A CAPSTONE PROJECT LED TO A ROBUST FUTURE IN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT.

Product Management Unpacked

Much of this project was an open question: ‘How do you go beyond product strategy to business strategy?’ The MS in Product Management program provides a team of students to work with each capstone project sponsor. It makes him more agile and flexible, he definitely stands out,” concludes Curtis. I was ready.”.