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It’s Time to Bring Beta into the 21st Century

Centercode

User Experience as a field? The Waterfall methodology was king; agile development wouldn’t be a gleam in the eye for another decade. And nestled in the center of all this was beta testing, a practice (usually without standardized processes) that loosely applied to any sort of pre-launch product testing.

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The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 2?—?Rounds A, B, and Later)

The Product Coalition

A value creation lead in one of the VCs that I am working with told me that when they think about product-market fit they only relate it to companies at the seed stage, and in round A they consider them as the go-to-market (GTM) phase, assuming they have already found product-market fit. Here is how it works. It’s time to grow.

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The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Resources Are Limited (Part 2?—?Rounds A, B, and Later)

The Product Coalition

A value creation lead in one of the VCs that I am working with told me that when they think about product-market fit they only relate it to companies at the seed stage, and in round A they consider them as the go-to-market (GTM) phase, assuming they have already found product-market fit. Here is how it works. It’s time to grow.

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From Product Management Back to Strategy

The Product Coalition

Add to that the agile revolution, which yanked product managers deep into the execution ( preparing a sprint every other week requires a lot of work! ), and you’ll see why two decades later the focus of product management had shifted. My personal passion is to bring back this very important dimension into product management and leadership.

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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. 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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Transformational Leadership – 4 Real-World Examples

Modus Create

There are two ways to talk about transformational leadership. . We can dive deep into the academic theory created by Bruce Avolio and Bernard Bass in 1991 and understand how it fits into the broader Full Range Leadership Model. . But first, let’s define transformational leadership. . What is Transformational Leadership?

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4 Product Management Certifications that are Worth Your Time

ProductPlan

Key takeaways include product strategy , user research, and the UX/UI design process. The Product Executive Certificate is geared toward senior-level professionals with experience in a product leadership role. It explores product leadership fundamentals and managing growth, among other takeaways.