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I’ve abandoned “MVP”

Mironov Consulting

After years of struggle, I’m advising all of my clients and product leader coachees to stop using the term “MVP”. These (of course) don’t exist yet, since we’re still concept-testing problem statements and feature/function and technical requirements. Do early technical trials change our scope or identify missing capabilities?

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Product Discovery Tips

Roman Pichler

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. Do Just-Enough Product Discovery Work.

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What Skills Does a Product Manager Need?

BrainStation Product Management

Speak to a Learning Advisor. Self-styled ‘visionary’ Product Managers are dangerous – which is why I advise against hiring PM candidates who fire off (Steve Jobs) quotes during job interviews. Technical Skills for Product Management. Other technical skills or competencies are similarly viewed as required at most companies.

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What Skills Does a Product Manager Need?

BrainStation Product Management

Self-styled ‘visionary’ Product Managers are dangerous – which is why I advise against hiring PM candidates who fire off (Steve Jobs) quotes during job interviews. Technical Skills for Product Management. A question that comes up often among would-be Product Managers is: “how technical do I have to be?”.

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TEI 217: 50% of what makes product managers successful that most are missing – with Paresh Shah

Product Innovation Educators

One is competency in the processes, practices, and tools of product management. It is this sphere that many people find more difficult to master, especially those of us from technical backgrounds. As companies want to become innovators, one of the primary areas we advise CEOs to look to is product managers.

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Product Tours In 2021: The Ultimate Guide

Userpilot

They’re an essential tool for SaaS businesses because of how much their usage correlates with financially important metrics like activation , retention , and feature usage. We generally advise against linear, top-down product tours. Other tools include Appcues and Userguiding. Using product tour software is a better decision.

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13 Best Product Management Books to Read in 2021 – Product Manager Must-Reads

Userpilot

Product Mastery by Geoff Watts teaches you how to be a successful product owner within agile software development practices with the use of case studies. Challenges of transitioning from a non-technical background. She works with executives worldwide, advising them on product strategy and leadership. 5 out of 5. Where to buy?

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