The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

I became director of communications, leading the development of intranets and web applications. Challenges aside, I enjoyed the close-knit teams and easy access to upper management which enabled quick decision making. Designers vs Developers The work culture in this large organization was unlike anything I’d ever experienced.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The latter would work with one or more development teams to get the specification implemented. During the development phase, the product manager would be only loosely involved, typically attending a project steering meeting and possibly issuing change requests.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. Instead, you should engage the stakeholders, leverage their expertise, and generate as much buy-in as possible , as I explain in more detail in my article “ Stakeholder Management Tips for Product People.” Myth #3: The product owner is responsible for the team performance.

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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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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Magazine reports that most CEOs read at least a book a week, and this doesn’t include blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos they devour, too. Regardless, the following articles are a must-read for anyone concerned with rolling out the best product in each iteration. Agile Died While You Were Doing Your Standup. 4 One Door at a Time.

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Userpilot

JUNE 27, 2022

What is developer marketing, and what is the point of it? As the name suggests, developer marketing is marketing to developers. In short, developer marketing is more than just capturing the attention of software developers and getting them to use your product. What is developer marketing?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

we got this request long before our MVP development agency was founded. Let’s talk about how to write a stunning app development RFP and make sure that the person who receives it clearly understands your needs and converts them all into something applicable and useful. ‘I need a website that will bring $10 a day’?—?we What about WHY?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. The latter would work with one or more development teams to get the specification implemented. During the development phase, the product manager would be only loosely involved, typically attending a project steering meeting and possibly issuing change requests. The Brave New Agile World.

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Modus Create

JUNE 18, 2019

But my employer had just paid for me to go through the training, and I was expected to help improve their development processes. That’s when it got bad. It got so bad that the CEO outlawed Agile altogether. We were so rigorous about following the rules that we completely missed the spirit of agile software development.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 27, 2018

Agile vs. Being Agile Agile became popular shortly after ‘The Agile Software Development Manifesto ’ was published in 2001. Blindly adopting Agile is not a guarantee that a team will be agile , as these additional Agile rules are not essential to being agile. This is why one-size-fits-all Agile solutions are a bad idea.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 19, 2022

In this article, we’ll touch upon the benefits of a WMS in the supply chain. A warehouse management system combines software, specific devices (for example, data collection terminals with a scanner), and IoT sensors to track inventory information. A warehouse management system will help to organize the workflow effectively.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2022

Every other day I seem to come across several new articles describing how to pass the infamous product manager interview. Apparently, what I don’t see is many articles aimed at helping people understand what the product manager position is actually like, and whether it is a good fit for them?

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Userpilot

APRIL 6, 2023

Developing and releasing sophisticated products with all the bells and whistles imaginable might seem like a great idea. After all, you want your newly released software to be as good as it gets when it’s finally launched, right? Poor prioritization and external pressure are also common causes. But worry not!

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Split

MARCH 29, 2024

A production environment in software development is the final stage where applications meet end-users. This environment plays a pivotal role in delivering new features, shaping the user experience, and driving the success of any software product. This gives clarity on this vital aspect of software development.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 24, 2021

In my first article in this series, I posited that the only problem Agile has is that it’s too concise. I truly believe that our bad mental model i.e. expecting people to execute like machines is at fault here. As you become better at your transformation efforts and become more aware; you start seeing your weak spots.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This article provides you with various core skills beneficial to your search. They work with leaders and their own teams across organizations. TPMs are responsible for communicating complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical team members. In doing so, they often act as leaders across teams.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 13, 2018

The article suggested that “product people (especially those in Europe) are weak commercially”, which “can lead to bad assumptions, particularly in more complex environments”. I didn’t have a Computer Science degree or an MBA and I didn’t have any experience with any part of the software development process.

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Usersnap

AUGUST 4, 2020

So if you’re thinking about making the switch to Jira or Trello, this article is the right place for you. And if you’re here to find the best project management tool available, I have some bad news for you. Requirements differ from company to company, from team to team, and even from person to person. The basics of Jira.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

Users can bounce because of multiple reasons such as poor design or poor content and/or product messaging. If you enjoyed this article, please hit that clap button to help others find it. However, having a high bounce rate doesn’t always necessarily mean that your product is not solving an important problem.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2020

You should write a business plan, think over all the functionality you want the app to perform, take into account some marketing strategies, analyze your competitors and a target audience, and then turn to the developers. Many digital agencies that work with web and mobile development focus only on the tech side of outsourcing projects.

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Split

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For developers, that requires constant pivots, faster response times, and a graceful recovery from failure. Still, against the enormous pressure to continually improve, the best software teams deliver the goods safely and on time. DORA stands for The DevOps Research and Assessment Team. They’re the DORA metrics.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 6, 2023

This article will take you through the mobile app tracking process from start to finish, the best practices for mobile application tracking, and the best mobile app tracking tools to do so. You have to integrate the SDK (Software Development Kit) of the mobile app analytics solution into your mobile app.

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Userpilot

MARCH 27, 2023

This is the main question we tackle in this article. We finish with an overview of product analytics tools that your team can benefit from. Product analytics are used not only by the product team but also by the customer success and the marketing team, as well as UX designers and devs. Let’s get right to it.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 13, 2018

PM/PO, here is how you can have some deliver predictability with basic statistic applying in the team throughput TL:DR; How can we have the predictability of team deliver? Answers that all PM/PO would like to know Like a Product Manager/Owner, is an important thing to know how the team is performing.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It is one of the most commonly used, abused, and misused metrics in Agile software development. Teams, their managers, and even their stakeholders often focus on “improving velocity” without considering the entire value delivery system. Bad turnover. Team learning logs. Measure for a Purpose. Example Measures.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 22, 2021

My team and I have collectively worked on hundreds of software products, for dozens of different companies across many different industries. That does not mean efficiency is bad, or that it shouldn’t be a priority. The Takeaway Again, efficiency is not a bad thing. And the result is almost always an inferior product.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As a Product Designer working in a high-performing software team, I am tasked and responsible for championing user value, ensuring that the end user's needs are met when using the product. It was a valuable growth for me to be deeply involved in assessing business values and technical feasibility with my team.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 27, 2022

If you’re looking for answers to these questions, you're in the right place, as that's exactly what we're exploring in the article! Once you start developing a feature, you should also test it regularly. Next, use the right tool to collect the right information and use the data to inform new developments.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It is one of the most commonly used, abused, and misused metrics in Agile software development. Teams, their managers, and even their stakeholders often focus on “improving velocity” without considering the entire value delivery system. Bad turnover. Team learning logs. Measure for a Purpose. Example Measures.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

In this article, we’ve outlined the major roles that move the needle in terms of product growth alongside their KPIs and current salary ranges. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. That’s perfectly normal.

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Atlassian

JANUARY 13, 2022

Subscribe to Work Life Get stories about tech and teams in your inbox Subscribe. They wanted to speed up long-distance calls, leading them to release a complex software upgrade. Development teams usually create a list of guidelines known as coding conventions. Related Article. Embrace coding conventions.

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Usersnap

JULY 3, 2023

If you’re new to the bug tracking system, issue management or web development in general, you might wonder what a bug report is. For example, I’ve shown you 6 easy bug reporting tricks , answered the 4 W’s of bug reporting and gave you some insights on bad bug reports. And trust me, it’s not going to be boring.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2022

Reading this article, you will learn how Chris Bomgaars, a CEO and Founder of EveryPig, found his solution to tackle this industrial problem. Chris’s team worked for a logistics service that tracked the ocean containers coming in and out of the ports. Their team guided me at those points that I lacked, so we worked smoothly”.

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Tyner Blain

MAY 24, 2017

Taking agile, a process otherwise optimized for small, cross-functional, collaborative teams and making it work at scale is fascinating. Think of a couple dozen teams (a couple hundred people) working to deliver across a couple hundred systems, for a multi-billion dollar organization. Getting Faster at Building the Wrong Thing.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2020

So, it was natural that we should want to develop a talent growth plan for our people. Each month we send out an NPS survey to assess whether the company is being a great place to work, but a few months ago I also sent Google’s manager feedback survey to my team of 10 product managers. It was clear the team needed a talent growth plan.

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Mind the Product

JULY 6, 2018

Failing is an eventuality in software development. Product managers are asked to look after all facets of a product’s development, from conception to launch. On one of my projects, my team needed to spin up a static website to publicize our product quickly. Not only do we fail, we are encouraged to fail iteratively.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 13, 2019

The key is to align your teams around your product. I’m talking about ensuring that every team member is on board with the decisions you make, even if they personally disagree. The success of your product, of your business, depends on getting your teams aligned. How to Align your Teams So, how exactly do you align your teams?

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