Good Product Manager

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Twas the Night Before Product Launch. Twas the night before product launch, when all through the team. Not a developer was coding, nor crafting a meme. And so begins my 2019 holiday-themed blog post: ’Twas the Night Before Product Launch: A SiriusDecisions Holiday Poem. prodmgmt #agile.

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Good Product Manager

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Twas the Night Before Product Launch. Twas the night before product launch, when all through the team. Not a developer was coding, nor crafting a meme. And so begins my 2019 holiday-themed blog post: ’Twas the Night Before Product Launch: A SiriusDecisions Holiday Poem. prodmgmt #agile.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Effective dependency management can reduce risks and increase the likelihood that your product launch will go according to plan. It is almost guaranteed that you’ll be working with other teams and departments in product development. Dependency mapping: How do you strategically manage dependencies on a roadmap?

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

It’s obvious that these tools were developed with little or no customer participation. The authors relied on their intuition or professionalism, and didn’t account for the most important factor in product creation?—? There’s always a chance the product will fail. Customer Discovery Customer development is very useful?—?but,

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2020

Part of the role of a product manager is to discover and help build products that have a high market impact. But how many of us can say that we launched a product or service that created a step-change in our industry? Negative – where launches are so bad they get rolled back. These are very rare. Enter GIST.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

In this article, we’re going to unpack what is product management , how it differs from traditional project management, the role it plays in building products that delight your users, and the skills a good product manager must demonstrate to succeed. What is product management? Drives product success.

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Actuation Consulting

JUNE 24, 2019

What Is a Launch Strategy? Your product launch strategy delineates the approach you plan to take in getting your product to market. You can start ruminating over what to include in your launch strategy as early as the conception phase. 2 – Your messaging must be solidly developed.

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Modus Create

APRIL 30, 2020

Modus Create, a disruptive consulting, product strategy and Agile development firm, today announced the release of Modus Kickstart, a structured, facilitated set of workshops and deliverables designed to help customers prepare for a successful software development project.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2020

Ensure that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next. Ensure the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed. Additionally, the product owner must have: A deep understanding of agile methodologies in practice.

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CardBoard

AUGUST 24, 2023

We’re going to explore the roles within this function, its relationship with product strategy, and much more. What is Product Operations? Product Ops is a function within an organization that focuses on improving the process of product development and delivery.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Throughout this post I’ll use the implementation of a mobile shopping application for a white-label ecommerce platform as my example for product development when you don’t have expertise in the technology. Develop In-House or Find External Expertise? Relevance to the Core Business. Timeframes.

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Userpilot

MAY 5, 2022

Product managers monitor and control the product lifecycle while ensuring there is the right corporate environment for its development. Generally, the product manager is responsible for the product strategy while the project manager – for its implementation. What is product management?

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Mind the Product

JUNE 28, 2019

Of course such things are common on any failure to launch a product as well. Shipbuilding in 1628 was not unlike the way many agile software development teams operate. And so, the product launched, and promptly sank. So what did go wrong? The Engineering Process. Let’s look at the engineering process.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 5, 2023

While some of this rapid recalibration is healthy—and might be heavily influenced by the Agile onion impact on planning —executive teams, board members, and investors take little comfort in a zig-zagging product plan. Finally, quarterly planning also puts the spotlight on executing effective product launches.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 3, 2017

Most startups can’t afford full-time user researchers, so the customer council is an early way to gain continued access to insight from passionate users, as a way to help you guide your initial product decisions. Dual Track Agile.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 9, 2023

The emergence of AI in product management is simultaneously being welcomed with a red carpet, ignored as nothing more than a fad, and outright shunned as death, a destroyer of worlds. So, we thought—what if we could build a brainstorming tool to assist a Product Manager in creating an Agile roadmap in a few minutes?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Product planning is the iterative process that prepares every stage of the product development life cycle, from the initial idea through launch and further development. Product planning focuses on the customer and business outcomes that the product should achieve. What is NOT product planning.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 17, 2020

We all learned that Product Management is not just about managing products really. We manage everything from product launch, forecasting, planning to product marketing and sales and when things change drastically Product Managers are expected to be agile and stay on top of technology tools to save the day.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Iterative testing should happen at every stage of product design. Once you start developing a feature, you should also test it regularly. Iterative testing allows product managers to find and fix problems early on before they become more difficult to rectify. Why is conducting iterative testing vital for product managers?

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Userpilot

JULY 17, 2023

Enterprise companies with multiple or complex products tend to have larger product teams made up of specialists, while startups often have to cope with smaller structures where members perform numerous roles. A well-structured product team requires a product leader – either a product manager or a product owner.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Product managers carry out market research, lead product discovery , oversee the development teams as they are working on the solutions, and coordinate the product launch. 16 Product Management Best Practices. Make sure the development team understands the overarching goal they’re working towards.

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Good Product Manager

APRIL 28, 2019

Here’s a preview of some new research I’ve been working on related to using #agile not JUST in #prodmgmt / #productdevelopment , but how it can help improve alignment in #b2b orgs across #marketing & #sales (and other functions!) link] — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) March 27, 2019.

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Usersnap

JUNE 27, 2023

Even without a polished final product, there are potent strategies that can ignite excitement and gather a passionate community around your project. In this article, we’ll unveil the secrets of beta testing and unveil game-changing strategies to redefine your approach to product launches.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 16, 2020

Product roles are becoming increasingly important in many companies, from the unicorn startups to older more established firms. But this trend is changing as technology embeds in the fabric of our everyday lives, and many graduates are now seeking product roles. Making the Transition to Product. Develop a product mindset.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 27, 2022

The term comes from real estate, where it conveys the image of a literal green-field site for development, undisturbed by previous construction. Product managers use greenfield to describe developing a new product, as opposed to enhancing or building on an existing product. Project management framework. Team roles.

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Good Product Manager

APRIL 28, 2019

Here’s a preview of some new research I’ve been working on related to using #agile not JUST in #prodmgmt / #productdevelopment , but how it can help improve alignment in #b2b orgs across #marketing & #sales (and other functions!) link] — Jeff Lash (@jefflash) March 27, 2019.

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Centercode

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The theme of this year’s event is all about ongoing engagement with your target market after your initial product launch. The delta testing methodology , which Centercode pioneered, uses customers to test and provide ongoing product feedback as new features are built and released.

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UX Studio: Product Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

As a product manager, you know the drill. Coordinating designer and developer teams simultaneously while reporting to the boss via email becomes a drag. When developing a product, you need to make information available to all parties, communicate continuously with the teams and track the entire design flow. Scalability.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Are you wondering what the customer development process is? Would you like to know how a product manager can use it to deliver products that customers love? The customer development framework helps teams validate product ideas and build products that solve customers’ problems.

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Amplitude

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In the five years I’ve spent at Amplitude, I’ve worked with hundreds of product development teams. What I’ve learned from them is that technical insight alone won’t make them or their product great. Product managers have to extend beyond just their role and create a cohesive product development team. .

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Mind the Product

MARCH 1, 2017

When launching products, especially a v1, you will have to consider things like marketing, press, and seasonality. Paul explains that even if your entire team is agile and not pressured to release by a certain date, it helps to set a date anyway. He states that it is important to think beyond your launch.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Prospective product operations professionals should familiarize themselves with the product operations manager’s role. There isn’t yet an established, consistent hierarchy or functional view of product operations found from company to company. Does this role focus on one product, or does it span multiple products?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JULY 13, 2020

PMs come in all shapes and sizes, but ultimately they’re responsible for managing the product through its lifecycle. From initial design and development through launch, upgrades, maturation, and eventually end-of-life, PMs are found wrangling other departments with competing priorities. To ship a great product.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 16, 2018

When Agile software development took the software world by storm, it was like many other paradigm shifts before it. Agile promised to be the next panacea for whatever ailed software companies. Waterfall Product Launches: In the early days of Agile, waterfall product launches were considered a crime on par with treason.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 19, 2017

Don’t see how their request contradicts some other priority. Don’t think about how their idea fits into the product architecture. It’s not because they’re dumb; people who haven’t worked on the development side haven’t learned things that you probably take for granted. And if it can’t or shouldn’t be done, don’t add it.).

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Product World. What: 1,500 tech product managers and product developers gather online at one of the world’s largest product management & development conferences. Real-world advice on how to scale product teams and networking events to meet like-minded experts. Source: Productworld.co.

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The Basics of Product Management

JULY 6, 2020

A Business Requirements Document is the foundation of any successful product launch. In every organization, the product team is the primary team that is responsible for preparing the business requirements document. This blueprint takes time to develop, as it defines the high level requirements for its target audience.

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