The Accidental Product Manager

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Click here to get automatic updates when The Accidental Product Manager Blog is updated. What We’ll Be Talking About Next Time How great would it be to be a product manager who was responsible for a very popular high priced exercise bike? P.S.: Free subscriptions to The Accidental Product Manager Newsletter are now available.

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Product Management University

APRIL 14, 2021

Blog: High-Octane Product Management. Hands-on exercises for your products, your markets and your business model. Of course, we can’t ignore the connection between sales and product management. Whatever happens in product management is usually reflected somewhere in the sales process! Enjoy our April issue. In This Issue.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 13, 2019

Sure, there are some junior positions out there that can be reached with a few months’ experience and a prestigious certification. However, most of the time professionals who undertake the transition aim to build the following story with their resume: their gradual acquisition of product skills across different positions and functions.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Then when Tali moved to her current position, she brought her opportunity solution tree knowledge along and adapted it to the new setting. We were so inspired by Tali’s enthusiasm that we just had to share her story here on the Product Talk blog. Do you have your own Product in Practice you’d like to share?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 10, 2021

Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash A team working agreement is essentially a documented set of ground rules that a team creates to hold each other accountable to positive behaviors. c) Think like your user : An empathy exercise can help the whole team clarify their customers’ and users’ pain points.

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bpma ProductHub

MARCH 20, 2017

Reprinted with permission from the Product Management and Strategic Marketing Blog. In a recent exercise with a product team, I challenged them to list the markets where the company could potentially sell. Next, the team positioned the current products against those needs. by Sarela Bliman-Cohen.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 26, 2021

As you’ll be able to see after going through this exercise, simply letting people leave any feedback they want on the app store isn’t useful or productive. If you’re new to the Apptentive blog, you might not know this but we’re not the biggest fans of NPS. What about after they’ve been a loyalty member for two months?

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Antwak Blog

APRIL 9, 2021

Mixed-gender teams and workforce have led to substantial positive results. Certain corrective measures include: conducting workshops, organising one-to-one sessions with psychologists and behavioural experts, participating in group exercises like role plays. Read our other blogs on Learning Agility here. About AntWak: .

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Mixpanel

MARCH 11, 2024

So the thing that I started doing was writing blog posts for Mode’s corporate blog. The very first blog post was a blog post about Miley Cyrus, one of those “data-driven looks at pop culture” things, kind of like what FiveThirtyEight did for a while. I had to ghostwrite economic policy papers.

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Product Management University

APRIL 9, 2020

It’s time to “be the customer” and speak their language before we even think about what to build or how to position something. Product Management University On-Demand is an online replication of our classroom training complete with video instruction, B2B examples, hands-on exercises and great templates. Go All In on Context.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 27, 2019

In fact, right now you are reading this blog post in English. Indeed, systematic crit presentations were pretty much the most powerful exercise that helped me adapt to the design team’s specific “accent”. For me, even the process of writing this blog post is an act of translation and immersion.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 13, 2020

A lot of them worked in other positions before moving to product management, like engineers, analysts, marketers and project managers, and learned by taking on extra responsibilities. Now there are more and more resources, like blogs, books, online courses and even training programs for Product Management.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 27, 2021

While you don’t have access to the data to back up your suggestions, you should be in a position to come up with a hypothesis. It’s mostly a thought exercise, so don’t worry about not having the right experience. And no blog, no matter how great (if we do say so ourselves) can answer it for you. Looking for a good read?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 19, 2020

As a Product Marketer, you partner with Product teams to bring the voice of the user to the product development process, determine the positioning of the product to the user, and develop and execute the go-to-market plan for new products and features. Try writing its launch blog post! How could this inform the product's positioning?

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2023

Continuously iterate for creating a positive user experience. It explains the purpose of the exercise and invites them to beta test the feature once it’s ready. appeared first on Thoughts about Product Adoption, User Onboarding and Good UX | Userpilot Blog. Perform usability testing before and after launches.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

That being said, it’s still a learned skill which you can begin exercising today, no matter where you are in your career. This could involve writing an eBook, starting a blog, giving a talk, taking part in an AMA, or building your own side project. This article was also published on The Product Management Blog.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 7, 2021

In short, we’re trying to create a positive impact, and one lens to deploy for these exercises is the IMPACT mindset I’ve written about in our new free ebook. In this blog , I want to talk about hiring with an IMPACT mindset. In this blog , I want to talk about hiring with an IMPACT mindset.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 10, 2023

Firstly, you need to conduct a mapping exercise: defining user behaviors, and which messages you’d like sent in which situation. Humans are hardwired to respond to praise: this sort of behavioral marketing automation is all about positive reinforcement. A positive, relevant message can introduce gamification into your app.

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Pragmatic Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Once you have identified the buyer and user personas through these methods, spend time with the team to do a positioning exercise for those personas. You should also engage with your sales team to see who the typical buyers are and then perform win/loss calls. This is in essence the DNA you need to start creating content for the web.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 6, 2017

If you’ve been reading Product Talk for a few months, you probably remember that this past October, Teresa announced a brand-new Continuous Interviewing course in her blog post, “This Keystone Habit Will Fuel the Rest of Your Continuous Discovery Habits.”. I’ll give you a quick recap. A keystone habit drives the adoption of other habits.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Work With a Positive Company Culture. One of the first steps to striking a solid work-life balance is through finding an organization that offers a positive company culture. Unwind With Exercise. Luckily, you can avoid the trap, guaranteeing you achieve and maintain a solid work-life balance. Make Smart Product Decisions.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 1, 2020

In this Path to PM blog post, Kevin shares his journey breaking into a product role as a new grad hire at IBM. The AOM position is one of the most popular and sought after roles; many people with competitive backgrounds apply each year. If the recruiters deem you to be a good fit, you'll receive a digital video exercise.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Marty’s blog is pretty good too. If you’re still not sure where to start, go get a copy of Pieter Levels’ Bootstrappers Handbook and follow the exercises at the end of each chapter. There are some that cater for newbies trying to break into the field, whereas others cater for people with more experience. How do I Find a job?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 2, 2020

What is the intended outcome of an exercise or discussion, how will we collaborate to get there, and where will we store the results? For example, it contains the exact instructions for all exercises, including the URLs to necessary documents, for easy use in the chat room of the event. Please share it with us in the comments. ?

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Inga’s list in particular was the Medium blog post I would reference multiple times a week. It was exactly what I needed: positive reinforcement to keep me going. Elaine’s Notes on Domestika This course is jam-packed with introductory concepts, principles, and easy-to-follow thought exercises. 100% recomendado! ?

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 7, 2020

He uses his years of experience in marketing research and promotions to help organizations launch and position better products, including at Kraft Foods, Wild Planet Toys, Pepsi, Sprint, Target, Pinkberry, and many others. . We need to exercise and focus our empathy. Visit Ignite 360’s blog. Connect with Rob on LinkedIn.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

During the development stage, their focus is on developing the product positioning strategy and preparing for the product launch. These are not one-off exercises. The post Complete Guide on What is Product Service Management appeared first on Thoughts about Product Adoption, User Onboarding and Good UX | Userpilot Blog.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 29, 2018

I’m also constantly up-to-date on the newest and hottest tech companies via tech blogs and influencers. Applying to the position Referrals, referrals, referrals. Take-home exercises A lot of PM interviews involve a take-home exercise, which is either a case-study or a presentation. Landing that job!

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Building an onboarding flow yourself from scratch is an exercise in futility. Ok, now here's how much code you need to build this: <html> <head> <title>HTML tooltip</title> </head> <style> arrowpopup { position: relative; display: inline-block; cursor: pointer; }.arrowpopup.tooltiptext

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Userpilot

JANUARY 31, 2023

Mapping the customer journey is a valuable exercise for any product manager. Make sure you leverage multimedia techniques to give yourself the best chance of inspiring action (and delivering a positive experience). Make sure you identify the specific touchpoint. For example, some simple and engaging videos might do.

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Userpilot

JUNE 19, 2023

All of this will lead to a positive customer experience overall. To get the most value from this exercise, you should start testing early, continually analyze what you’re finding out, and iterate your way to success. How to conduct a user flow analysis? Userpilot makes it simple to build contextually relevant in-app messages.

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Department of Product

OCTOBER 23, 2022

In a blog post outlining how Intercom applies principles to its process, the company explains why principles are so important to the company: Having clear principles keeps everyone pointed in the same direction, and empowered to move quickly and with confidence.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 22, 2019

This is supposed to be an open exercise: if you are in a management position, try and encourage usually silent voices to speak up. One fundamental aspect to remember is your special position as Product Manager. This article was originally published on The Product School blog. Let us know below !

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Marty’s blog is pretty good too. If you’re still not sure where to start, go get a copy of Pieter Levels’ Bootstrappers Handbook and follow the exercises at the end of each chapter. There are some that cater for newbies trying to break into the field, whereas others cater for people with more experience. How do I Find a job?

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Mind the Product

MAY 25, 2018

We ran through various exercises in the first week to give us direction, including user journey mapping , product in a box , and the speedboat game. The output from a product in a box game, where we imagined how we would position the product if it was on sale in a supermarket. This is what we did. 2012 – the Inception.

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Userpilot

APRIL 10, 2021

Customer Segmentation is when businesses divide customers into groups according to common characteristics, in order to create better product experiences and more effective market positioning. Here are 3 reasons why segmenting your customers is an essential exercise: 1. You can customize a user’s onboarding to their needs.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

Exercising more command & control to counter complexity does not work as any experienced leader will note. Craig Larman formulated a reason for that: “Organizations are implicitly optimized to avoid changing the status quo [of] middle- and first-level manager and “specialist” positions & power structures.” ( Source.)

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