The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Guest Post by: Alex Hsu (Mentee, Session 4, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Addi Regev]. A research conducted by Alpha UX found that 25% of Product Manager surveyed wished for a clearer product roadmap and strategy. Research article. Research article. Why do I need a framework?

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

We still haven't quite gotten down "outcomes over outputs" yet, but it's moving in a better direction. -- 2013: "What is this Agile thing? 2019: "If someone says 'that's not agile' one more time I'm going to quit" We took some things a little too far, without really understanding them. Product Strategy = Company Strategy in this case.

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

In a fastmoving digital economy, many organizations leverage outsourced software product development to accelerate innovation, control costs, and tap into global expertise. Table of Contents What Is Outsourced Software Product Development? What Is Outsourced Software Product Development?

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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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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

For the past eight years, I’ve been working with C-Suite leaders at companies big and small to set up their Product Management organizations. Some of these are Fortune 10 software-enabled companies going through digital transformations. At all of them, I start understanding the current state of Product Management.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

But it doesn’t tell you where to go and how to get there—that’s what the discovery and strategy work does. 2 Use Scrum for Products that Experience Uncertainty and Change Scrum is often seen as the standard way to create digital products, and I have met more than one company where the product managers were told to be agile and do Scrum.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 2, 2019

While this probably sounds like common sense, I’ve seen more than one organisation trying to get more done by throwing people at a product. No wonder that the individuals struggled and the product suffered. This led to a bloated, over-complicated code base and a product that was difficult to adapt and expensive to maintain.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

Product managers (PMs) are ninjas of aligning people, management, and processes. No product tool or template can save you if you’re not killing it in these three areas. The best product managers are in a continuous state of discovery and know that?—? neither the product nor roadmap are ever static.

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Userpilot

APRIL 24, 2025

This article shares exciting product manager roles focused on retention and churn and showcases standout candidates in the field. Recommended product manager job openings in data-driven companies 1. Stripe: Product Manager, Local Payment Methods Cost Optimization Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

The confusion stems—at least partly—from the fact that Scrum is a simple framework focused on helping teams develop software. It does not cover common product management practices, such as, product strategy development, product roadmapping, and financial forecasting; and the only product management tool it offers is the product backlog.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

How can the product be built? What architecture patterns and technologies may be used? In order to answer the questions above, you may want to use techniques such as direct observation, user interviews, prototyping, creating a strategy canvas or E-R-R-C grid , and you may capture some of them using a tool like my product vision board.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Ladislav Bartos Product Manager, Gumtree.com.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 22, 2022

Insights on product strategy and customer research for product managers. Today we are looking at product management work through the eyes of a CEO, exploring several topics together. The CEO joining us is Matt Young, CEO of UserVoice, the first product feedback and research tool for software companies.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 7, 2021

Are you searching for the tech and design partner you can trust while building your mobile app together? As a consequence of this, the mobile app development industry is on the rise now. Probably, you look for a research-based recommendation of a reliable app development service provider too.

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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2025

Their customers rely on their offline-first mobile app to guide them through complex fieldwork. They are seeking a Mobile Product Manager to lead the innovation and expansion of their field service mobile application across iOS, Android, and various third-party integrations. Who would be the best fit for this job?

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Userpilot

MARCH 6, 2020

As a team supporting diversity and women in tech – we decided to use the International Women’s Day as an opportunity to showcase some of the best talent in the industry – and interviewed the top female Product Managers, Product Owners and SaaS founders and CEOs. Women in SaaS. Women in Product.

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Modus Create

JANUARY 15, 2025

De-risking your 2025 initiatives Why every intelligent app must start with a PoC By Jill Antweiler Posted in Product Published on: January 15, 2025 Last update: January 15, 2025 As we settle into 2025, many executives are eyeing ambitious initiatives to leverage new technologies and drive innovation. What is an intelligent app?

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Userpilot

MAY 27, 2025

OpenAI: B2B Growth, Lifecycle As part of the Growth team, you’ll be at the forefront of bringing OpenAI’s technology to the world. This team works on high-impact projects that aim to amplify our global user base and drive the long-term growth of our products through data analysis, value creation, and experimentation.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 3, 2017

Being the first product manager at a startup typically means being the 10th or 15th employee, and recognizing that – although product management has both tactical and strategic components – you’ll initially be more focused on tactics. Dual Track Agile. How do we do These Things? Customer Councils.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 13, 2020

That is what our guest did to investigate what people think about marketing and how it fits into the work product managers do. Our guest is Jill Soley, a Silicon Valley strategic product and marketing executive. Resource number one is market research. Bonus Questions: What do you enjoy doing as Chief Product Officer at Obo?

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Userpilot

JULY 16, 2024

As a SaaS professional, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What’s tech product management?” and wondered how it’s different from traditional product management. This guide takes a deep dive into the world of technical product management , showing you how to become one of these in-demand professionals.

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 22, 2025

Introduction: The Rise of the AI-Augmented PM Welcome to the era where product managers don’t just manage products—they orchestrate intelligent systems . Get ready to become an AI Product Manager. From market research to roadmap prioritization, AI is reshaping how PMs operate, make decisions, and deliver value.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 19, 2021

Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:08] 2:08] What is the purpose of the Study of Product Team Performance and how was it different this year? The study researches the factors that differentiate successful product teams from the rest of the pack. 13% in consumer products. 4% in education.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2025

OpenAI Lead Product Manager, Core Product OpenAI’s office. OpenAI is redefining the AI landscape, and this role offers the opportunity to lead the charge in crafting groundbreaking AI tools. Passion for design and figuring out best-in-class solutions to UX, UI, and interaction challenges. Apply here 3.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 6, 2022

Nowadays, digital products are becoming more and more prominent in our lives, and it’s already part of our daily activities. The majority of such apps have undergone iterative and incremental development to enhance and improve their features. Most of our readers would have heard of Agile product management.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

Twenty five mini-research ideas for finding something meaningful to work on. In the perfect world, product managers have all the time, resources, and skills to do impeccable, in-depth market and user research. In the real world, product managers may have to start from scratch and quickly find something meaningful to work on.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 9, 2018

I find it helpful to form a product discovery team that consists of: Development team members: user experience (UX) designer, developer, tester; Key stakeholders , for example, people from marketing, sales, and support; A ScrumMaster or agile coach. Focus on Problem Validation, not Solution Building.

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Userpilot

JULY 20, 2024

They combine insights from user research , data analytics, and design thinking to create cohesive and compelling experiences that align with business goals. Supplement your education with courses in user experience (UX) design , research methodologies, and data analysis. Looking into tools for experience strategists?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

Product management is equal parts art and science – and it’s vital to the success of your SaaS. Product teams need to have a combination of hard and soft skills to succeed: technical knowledge , communication, leadership, strategic thinking, and empathy. What is product management? Drives product success.

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