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How Having a Product Roadmap Can Transform Your Organization

Gocious Blog

A roadmap is an essential tool that guides our actions step-by-step to a destination or goal. Maps on their own have been guiding people from place to place since at least 600BCE.

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The Striking Similarities Between Escape Rooms and Product Discovery

The Product Coalition

You probably have played an escape room game before. If you haven’t the purpose of an escape room is to discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks to reach a specific goal in a limited amount of time. There are some striking similarities between playing an escape room game and running a product discovery. So if you are looking for a nice team event, sponsored by the company, that is both engaging, motivating and useful for work, look no further and let me help you get the budget.

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Market Fit

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By Martina Lauchengco The Market Side of Product/Market Fit I see so many companies find an initial beachhead of customers, think they have product/market fit, and then find their growth stalling. It’s never about just one thing. But it’s often because not enough attention was paid to market fit. Discovering the product and its market. The post Market Fit appeared first on Silicon Valley Product Group.

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Empathy in Product Management

Roman Pichler

Listen to this article: [link]. What is Empathy and What is It Not? Empathy is our capacity to understand other people’s feelings and needs, to take the perspective of another person. Empathy entails a warm-hearted, open, and kind attitude. This does not mean, though, that you must like the other person and that you must be happy and smiley all the time—nor does it mean sugar-coating messages, only telling people what they want to hear, and putting up with issues.

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Provide Real Value in Your Applications with Data and Analytics

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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Overcoming Decision Overload: Using principles to make better decisions faster by Martin Eriksson

Mind the Product

In his keynote at #mtpengage Hamburg 2022, Martin Eriksson – Product Partner at EQT Ventures, Co-Founder of Mind the Product, and Co-Author of the best-selling book Product Leadership, or in short “the big friendly giant of product management” – illustrates how to overcome decision overload [.] Read more » The post Overcoming Decision Overload: Using principles to make better decisions faster by Martin Eriksson appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Tempting Thoughts to A/B Test In Trying Times

Split

Today’s economic forecast is uncertain. However, there are simple testing ideas you can try to make the most of a difficult situation. Your first inkling would be to cut costs: it’s hard to argue against that. But, make sure that your efforts to save are not damaging growth and retention. A second axis to consider is that your customers themselves have less interest in spending.

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User Adoption is Hard: How and Why Products Become Successful

The Product Coalition

A great product can be created, but without user understanding and buy-in, the product won’t succeed on the market. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Learnings from London: How to build a billion dollar app

Mind the Product

This week in our Learnings from London series, we turn our attention to #mtpcon London 2013 where George Berkowski, former Head of Product at hit startup Hailo, led a session on the main stage to inspire us on how feasible it is to build a billion-dollar app! [.] Read more » The post Learnings from London: How to build a billion dollar app appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Before You Deem Your Product a Failure, Check Your Target Audience

The Product Coalition

Bad Feedback Doesn’t Always Mean Your Product Is Bad Bad product feedback is a bummer. But contrary to what you might think, it doesn’t always mean your product is bad. Products are always meant to serve someone, and if it wasn’t built for the person who gave you the feedback, there is no reason to feel bad about it. Here is a quick guide to strategic thinking about product feedback.

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Secure SaaS Success: Embedded Finance as a Competitive Advantage

Speaker: Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms

Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, where he’ll explore the significant impact of embedded finance on the software industry! This session is designed to provide you with the strategic insights needed to navigate the future of SaaS successfully, all while gaining a deeper understanding of how these trends can enhance your competitive edge, boost revenue, and deepen customer loyalty.

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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

When you reach senior level on an engineering track, you’re expected to be optimal in your hard skill set. You’re autonomous, your code is immaculate, and you have a deep understanding of building and shipping software. But going into staff plus roles is another beast entirely. There’s project management, mentorship and teaching, decision-making, relationship-building, and the value you bring to the company is no longer measured by the quality of the lines of your code but rather by driving the

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Special: Stopping the confusion of Jobs to be Done (JTBD)- with Tony Ulwick

Product Innovation Educators

Misconceptions about Jobs to be Done – for product managers. Today we are talking about a popular and often misunderstood product management tool—Jobs to be Done (JTBD). Joining us is the originator of Jobs to be Done, Tony Ulwick. I first discovered Tony through his book What Customers Want: Using Outcome-Driven Innovation to Create Breakthrough Products and Services.

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Launching new products inside Shopify – Ben Sehl on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

It seems like everyone on the product scene is about launching brand new products in large organisations, however on this weeks podcast, we speak with Ben Sehl, Senior Product Lead from Shopify to hear his thoughts on doing this in the most effective ways. [.] Read more » The post Launching new products inside Shopify – Ben Sehl on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Product Management Survival Guide: Your First 3 Months

The Product Coalition

Product Management Survival Guide is a series of highly practical articles aimed at helping new PMs quickly get a grasp on what the job… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Cassandra

It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.

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In-context or out of touch: The future of online customer service

Intercom, Inc.

Support teams are facing a critical juncture: business costs and customer expectations continue to grow while resources like headcount and budget are decreasing. When it comes to support, modern customers want a personal, on-demand experience from businesses – with 75% of support leaders saying customer expectations have increased but only 34% confident they can meet those expectations.

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Sprint Review – Make it Much More Than a Demo…

Agile Velocity

In a previous post in our Scrum Assessment Series , we shared some ideas to help catalyze engaging sprint reviews. Here, we take a deeper dive into the topic of awesome Sprint Reviews. Creating Feedback Loops. The Sprint Review, just like the Retrospective , is an important feedback loop in a Scrum team’s toolbox. Why is the Review so important? Because it ensures that the team members and their stakeholders are in sync on the priorities, the work being done, and the value being created.

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A case study: launching a custom product for solar roof innovator SunRoof

Mind the Product

Swedish company SunRoof makes solar roofs, combining solar power solutions with a unique roof design. In 2020, SunRoof started to expand into other EU countries – Poland, and Germany – and then to the USA. Its timing was good: the demand for clean energy was already surging, and consumers were increasingly aware of the advantages of energy self-sufficiency. [.

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Why Are Strategy Activities Remarkably Hard to Fit into Our Schedule

The Product Coalition

Two pervasive challenges and what to do about them. Photo by Eric Rothermel on Unsplash Product teams constantly do discovery and delivery activities to validate and understand what they need to build, and then ship it successfully to their customers. These activities are mostly opportunity-driven (or initiative-driven, or idea-driven, meaning that you execute them for a given “thing” that you want to explore and build).

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How To Manage Multiple Product Teams For Successful Development & Delivery

Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager

Effective management of multiple product teams necessitates a skillful coordination and guidance with the objective of aligning efforts towards shared goals. This entails constant communication, efficient task management, and ensuring that each team aligns with the broader organizational objectives. We can think about this like conducting an orchestra, where diverse efforts are harmonized toward a unified outcome. 🎯 Proficiency in these skills empowers product managers to navigate comple

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Inspiration for Your Product

The Product Guy

Work with people who go out of their way to do amazing things. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Benny Reich.

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How to Plan a Successful Software Rollout for SaaS New Products and Enhancements

Userpilot

For any SaaS owner or product manager , organizing a successful software rollout can be a stressful, exhilarating experience. In this article, we’re going to unpack the mysteries of what it takes to put together a truly successful software rollout plan. We’ll start by exploring key steps in the process, then look at some of the most effective tactics to help you form your own rollout strategy.

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The B2B Innovator’s Map – How to get from idea to your first ten customers – free chapter!

Mind the Product

What are the keys to creating innovative products for B2B customers? In his bestselling book, ‘The B2B Innovator’s Map – How to get from idea to your first ten customers’, Product Executive & Advisor Daniel Elizalde delves into all the implications every Product Leader needs to consider. Below, you can read Chapter 1 of his [.] Read more » The post The B2B Innovator’s Map – How to get from idea to your first ten customers – free chapter!

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High Performing Teams: Super Goals & Super Identity

The Product Coalition

Having a super goal helps a team form an elite identity. Together, a super goal and clear identity help drive team performance, and ultimately drive the success of new products. The term “super goal” doesn’t necessarily mean a stretch goal or an outlandish, unachievable target. And “super identity” isn’t about putting on a mask and cape. A super goal-or superordinate goal as academics call it-is a goal worth completing that requires different groups to cooperatively achieve.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Using Productboard at Productboard: How we optimize our own tools to focus on customer satisfaction

ProductBoard

Most product managers and leaders would agree that they aim to be customer-centric, and that they work hard to make that goal a reality. So why do 69% of teams surveyed in Productboard’s 2021 Product Excellence Report say that the products and features they release are not consistently well-received by customers? To understand where most teams fall short, let’s step back and look at the three.

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Empathy Map vs Persona: What’s the Difference and Why Do You Need Both?

Userpilot

Empathy map vs persona: what are these and what’s the difference between them? Both user personas and empathy maps are techniques used during the UX design process to understand users on a deeper level and create a product that resonates with them. In this article, we’ll outline the differences between a user persona vs empathy map and dive deeper into the why, how, and when to use each one to get the best results.

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SUNDAY REWIND: Escaping the build trap by Melissa Perri

Mind the Product

In this Sunday Rewind we look back at Melissa Perri’s insightful talk, Escaping the build trap, from our 2017 San Francisco conference. A lot of teams are stuck in ‘the build trap’ she says. They’re busy defining and shipping software with no measures of success, managing the backlog, and focusing on getting features out the [.] Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: Escaping the build trap by Melissa Perri appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Competitor Analysis Playbook

The Product Coalition

An approach to learning from your competitors that you can customise to however deep or light you need it to be. There is a lot you can learn from your competitors. There is also a lot you must learn if your product is going to continue to succeed in the market. The way to learn is through a competitor analysis. A competitive analysis can be as simple as quickly mapping the landscape and reviewing the marketing material of close competitors.

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr