Product Management University

JUNE 12, 2017

Some days it feels like Agile frameworks are dictating how product management is done. At a minimum, they seem to be dominating the product management narrative in the software industry. If that’s true, it’s not good for your products and it’s not good for your organization.

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

I've been reflecting on the last decade in Product Management. 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."

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Product Management University

JULY 23, 2020

Agile is a software development methodology. It’s not a way to do product management. It’s not how you do product marketing or sales. Agile development is a methodology for building software, and it’s a good one! More emphasis on deliverables, greater accountability and better product usability.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2024

Stories about the agile development ‘puzzle’ and the illusory nirvana of ‘frictionless failure.’ ’ Continue reading on Product Coalition »

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 3, 2023

Product Management Technology If you’re unfamiliar with software development, you may not have heard of Scrum. Scrum is an Agile methodology that can help teams work together more efficiently to develop products. The product manager can take on the role of the product owner in the Scrum framework.

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Userpilot

JUNE 12, 2024

Understanding the salary landscape for product managers is crucial whether you’re entering the field or looking to advance your career. In this guide, we’ll provide an overview of typical product manager salaries, explore factors that can influence earnings, and share valuable resources to help you progress in your career.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Wondering what it takes to become an amazing agile developer? This post outlines all the traits, essential skills, and soft skills that characterize what it means to be an amazing agile developer. 8 Steps to Become a Rockstar Agile Developer Here is a step-by-step process on how to become an agile developer: 1.

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Amplitude

DECEMBER 7, 2020

According to the 2020 State of Agile Report , 95% of organizations say they’ve adopted Agile development methodologies within their team. So why do 84% of those respondents feel like they’re not doing Agile the right way? The answer is simple—there’s no right way to do Agile.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Agile UX is a design methodology based on the principles of Agile software development. Agile is a proven software development approach that emphasizes flexibility, collaboration and efficiency. Agile UX adopts the same values, reframed in the context of digital design projects. What is the Agile UX Process?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set. This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. PMs need to know how to use product analytics tools to gain actionable insights.

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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Marty Cagan is a popular name in the product management world. In many ways, he has shaped how successful products are built and how teams can be organized to work toward excellence. Marty Cagan is a well-known figure in the product management and technology industry. Who is Marty Cagan?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

How to bridge the gap between responsible investment and the non-deterministic outcomes from agile execution. Continue reading on Product Coalition »

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2022

At the beginning of any software development project, managers think of which methodology is between waterfall and agile. It’s essential to follow clearly defined processes or software development life cycle (SDLC) to ensure software development quality. Waterfall and agile: A smart method or bad solution?

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

A client wants to know how best to calculate their software capitalization. They've started to use agile approaches. There's a great introduction article, Capitalization of software development costs.). Capitalization for Agile Work. Let me walk you through an example of a 5-person agile team.

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Gocious Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

With the increasing number of products introducing software components and the constant appetite for new customer features, many companies are looking to adopt Lean-Agile approaches for product development to stay competitive. Here are five mindset shifts to help product managers confidently make the switch.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 7, 2019

When you have one team learning Agile, another learning Lean, and yet another learning Design Thinking, how are you supposed to get to alignment? Jeff takes us through the basics of the three main frameworks – Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking – and then gives us a set of principles that can help us effectively meld them together.

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Revulytics

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Software customers have many choices and high expectations, and as such, even the most established installations could fall to a more agile competitor. Download the ebook now and learn: How to get started with software usage analytics to infuse customer-obsession into the product development process.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 5, 2021

One of the many Agile myths is that it is difficult to manage evolving requirements. However, veterans of the software testing world know that agile development is a superior method to manage the constantly changing needs that many software development projects encounter.

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For this month’s Product Talk post, I recorded a video where I consider the difference between product managers and product owners. I want to talk about product managers and product owners. I’ve had several companies ask me if they should be hiring product managers or product owners.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 22, 2020

Is your team Agile or Fragile? designed using: canva.com With the massive increase in the number of products launched in the past decade, a lot of organizations have adopted the AGILE approach as a system of managing their processes. This approach has made software development more effective in the last couple of years.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The same is true in software. We are all in a battle, multiple battles in fact, with a lot at stake: whether it’s the fate of the company we work for or for the product that we build. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 6, 2022

Most of our readers would have heard of Agile product management. It is a methodology that is followed by a majority of software development companies today. In fact, the biggest advantage that you can leverage from a startup perspective is Lean product management (‘Lean’ or ‘LPM’).

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

After countless conversations, articles, webinars and conference sessions, I started to feel like the profession of product management had been reduced to…. Convincing stakeholders the above supports company goals (product strategy). Cranking user stories through the agile factory. Finding user problems. Never gonna be!

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

As you may know, the product owner originated from Scrum, where the role is responsible for maximising the value the product creates. This sounds like a text-book product management responsibility to me. Additionally, some approaches like SAFe employ a separate product manager and product owner role.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

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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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Stable Diffusion Software Product Managers drive products to provide business value. Relating solely to the business and functional requirements- and neglecting to understand the technology behind the product- will cripple the Product Manager instead of empowering her. A waste of precious time?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 16, 2021

I explained to him what Product Managers do. I told him that Product managers are responsible for guiding the success of a product and that they lead the cross-functional team that is responsible for building, scaling, and supporting it. In many ways, product managers are like movie directors. ????

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 27, 2020

TL; DR: The Cargo Cult Agile Checklist for Download You want to know the state of agility in your organization? If the average number of checkboxes marked is higher than nine, then you are probably practicing cargo cult agile in one form or another. like all other agile frameworks?—?isn’t In my experience, Scrum?—?like

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Product managers who work at startups have their work cut out for them. Nowadays, sharpening your startup product manager skills has become more of a priority than they have ever been. Startups need to align with professionals who will minimize their chances of failing once they have launched their products.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 3, 2022

How product managers can use the Modified Agile for Hardware Development Framework. Many teams have tried adopting Scrum for developing hardware products, not always successfully. Dorian has a deep background in product development, starting in engineering and then moving to business leadership roles.?

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Mind the Product

MAY 13, 2020

Jeffrey Fredrick and Douglas Squirrel know this well, and their new book Agile Conversations , focuses on the five critical conversations you’ll have and how to perfect them. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Quote of the Episode. and at conferences across the US and Europe. Quote of the Episode.

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Gocious Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

As increasing amounts of software are being integrated into hardware products, companies must do away with the traditional stage-gate methodology of planning, approving, and testing products and employ agile or hybrid systems instead.

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Gocious Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

The rise in global demand for products, along with the sophistication of software embedded within the hardware, means that the product world is starting to shift. Instead, companies are looking for ways to test ideas sooner, build products quicker, and reduce financial risks.

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Gocious Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

These companies typically have large-scale, complex physical products such as vehicles, machinery, or massive software programs. Some continue to use the traditional stage-gate methods of making and testing complete prototypes over several years before launching to the market.

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Gocious Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The right software can help keep those operations running smoothly. Product roadmaps that maximize efficiency while keeping customer needs and market trends top-of-mind give a competitive advantage against the competition, but what about ongoing management of those roadmaps?

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Gocious Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

In the modern era, it's safe to say that electronics are well on their way to ruling the world. After all, society has been wired to rely on instant access to information, maps, people, and more, all from the palm of their hand, which is wrapped around the latest smartphone on the market.

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Revulytics

JULY 19, 2017

As part of a list of summer reading recommendations for marketers recently published by Forbes, Juniper Networks CMO Mike Marcellin named “Hacking Marketing: Agile Practices to Make Marketing Smarter, Faster and More Innovative” as his pick. enhance their teams’ productivity. Usage analytics helps accelerate product delivery.

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