Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

Metts & Andy Welfle Userpilot can help you deliver better product experiences at every stage of the user journey. Book a demo now to discuss your UX needs with our team. Based on Joel Marsh's popular UX Crash Course blog, covers the fundamentals of UX design in 100 concise, easy-to-digest chapters.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 2, 2018

It’s not just Twitter’s 280 characters that limit us to this black and white thinking, most blog posts and conference talks seem to follow the same trend. Because product management is the practical application of common sense, and the first answer to any question in product is almost always: it depends. Voltaire, 1764.

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UX Studio: Product Management

APRIL 27, 2021

Contrary to evaluative research, which is about evaluating our design and our product by using usability testing methods, the goal of generative research is to generate information about our users and explore the problem space related to our product. This method plays an essential role in the product design process.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 13, 2020

For such an integral part of product, it’s amazing that nobody seems to know what Product Ops is! As a skill on LinkedIn, Product Operations has grown 80% in the last year. So why is no one really talking about it the way they talk about things like Product-Led Growth ? What Does ‘Product Ops’ Mean?

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

What’s the product design testing process? Why is it important in product management ? These are just a couple of questions we answer in this blog. TL;DR Product design testing is the final stage of the design process. There are four main stages of the product design testing process. Book the demo!

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Userpilot

MARCH 11, 2022

To help you in your first 90 days on the job, we’ve compiled a collection of some of the best product management resources. The collection includes our favorite conferences, podcasts, blogs, books, newsletters, courses, and Slack groups for product managers. o get the sponge mode on and dive in!

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The Product Coalition

MAY 20, 2020

Why is Data Visualization important for Product Managers? As a Product Manager, you may be working in partnership with a Product Ops Manager on data visualization. We’ve talked at length about how the best products are data-driven. Certainly, they’ll be the person with the best tool recommendations!

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Bain Public

MARCH 30, 2021

(Montreal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product of Bain Public joins Jason Knight, creator, host, producer, editor and promoter of the One Knight in Product podcast. By day he serves as a B2B product guy and leads the Product team for DueDil , a London-based RegTech startup.

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Userpilot

JUNE 30, 2022

While everyone talks about product-market fit, finding product-customer fit is equally important when it comes to engaging the right customers and driving success. You’ve achieved product customer fit when your product and its functionality help the user get their job done in the easiest and fastest way.

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Imaginary Cloud - Design

JULY 2, 2020

While interviewing a design candidate, I frequently ask about their preferred books on the subject of UI/UX or product design. little about product design. Why disregarding product design books is a mistake. And I follow some blogs”. Those books could be summarized without much loss in a blog post or podcast.

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BrainMates

JULY 21, 2020

Product leadership is made even more challenging, as there are very few models (if any) that cover the complexities and requirements of this -broad role which varies significantly between organisations. This is slowly changing with a call for ‘ real’ product leadership that has the capacity to influence and champion a product culture.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Whereas customer success playbooks strictly focus on improving the user experience and driving customer success, renewal playbooks aim to drive retention and manage renewals. The renewal process begins immediately after a user signs up for your product. Why is a renewal playbook necessary for a customer success manager?

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2020

Andrey and his team are finding out. So too are teams of every discipline across the globe who are embracing Miro as a collaborative tool unlike any other – a vast canvas for them to create and share ideas. Miro has made the move from product to platform. Especially those who are in design, product management, etc.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

With this article, you’ll discover: White space analysis: what is it, and how does it contribute to product growth ? White space analysis helps customer success and sales managers discover unmet customer needs and fulfill them accordingly, spot cross and upselling opportunities , and refine the sales strategy.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 29, 2016

2016 was a year when the product management community grew significantly and continued to mature. It was also a year when an awful lot more of you started to read our blog more regularly – we’ve ended the year with an awesome 30% year-on-year growth in our readership. But what did you all want to read and learn about?

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Actuation Consulting

JULY 22, 2018

Over the past few weeks my posts have explored various tools to use in product concept investigation. Used in the right situation, both can help clarify how the product concept will work and get the team nearer its goals. Purpose of the Problem Scenario in Product Concept Investigation.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Read on to unlock product growth opportunities! Customer behavior data refers to any customers’ interactions inside the product across the different stages of the customer journey : from engaging with the onboarding checklist, to clicking on a particular feature, and more. What influences customer behavior?

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Helping your users to experience value should be your primary objective as a SaaS owner or a product manager: creating an onboarding tutorial can be one of the most effective tools to help you get the job done. User onboarding is a critical concept to grasp for any professional product person. What is user onboarding?

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Actuation Consulting

MARCH 4, 2020

Last week we covered the basics of the Product Requirements Document (PRD). Deliver These Eight for an Exceptional Product Requirements Document. Deliver These Eight for an Exceptional Product Requirements Document. It covers the entire scope of the product or enhancement. What does highly useful PRD look like?

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Iteratively Blog

JUNE 9, 2020

We're huge fans of Snowplow Analytics , and we've been working with the team on releasing an integration over the last few months that makes it easier to define, instrument, and verify your analytics on Snowplow's self-hosted data collection platform. They are used by teams like Strava, Weebly, AutoTrader, etc.

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Actuation Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A well-crafted positioning statement brings together your overall value proposition with your positioning for a product. OUR PRODUCT IS <solution category> A generic name to help categorize the solution to the market. In this post we share some tips for developing a well thought out positioning statement. Looking Ahead.

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Actuation Consulting

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Essentials of a Product Requirements Document (PRD). In this week’s post, I’m going to discuss the nuts and bolts of the PRD (Product Requirements Document). What is a Product Requirements Document? A PRD is a document that serves the development team. should understand what needs to be delivered with the product.

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Userpilot

MARCH 21, 2022

And how can product managers use it to inform decisions about product development? Fake doors testing is a technique used to assess market demand for a product before investing in its development. Show users the potential value of the new features/products, and try to engage them in the development process (e.g.

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Actuation Consulting

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Moving Your Product Strategy Forward. When you begin developing your product roadmap, you start to envision how your product strategy will actually be accomplished. These set of activities will typically cover multiple product development cycles and define high-level deliverables. Purpose of the Product Roadmap.

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Good Product Manager

APRIL 21, 2015

One of the key responsibilities of a product manager is to decide what features and enhancements should be added to an offering. It’s fairly common for product managers to come up with their own spreadsheets or formulas to do this evaluation. Three Questions About Product Management.

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Actuation Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

The test should result in demonstrating the product’s ease of use. Testers should also find the use of the product intuitive. If the product is shown to be less than intuitive and easy to use, it is not ready for the market. Large companies regularly employ usability evaluations with multiple labs and testing teams.

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Actuation Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Over the past few weeks we’ve considered a number of key product management tools. Today we will look at two of the most important: the Product Vision and Product Strategy documents. Defining a Product Vision Document. The Product Vision document looks into the future.

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Actuation Consulting

MARCH 27, 2018

Before any product direction can be undertaken, you as product manager need to develop your product concept. Rather, it is a 30,000-foot look at how a product concept you are considering meets market needs. Questions Your Product Concept Must Answer. Who needs this product? How big is the opportunity?

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Actuation Consulting

JULY 6, 2018

It’s imperative that your company thoroughly investigates a product concept before you dive in full force. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at the value of using Personas in your product concept investigation. Personas help your team make decisions about the product during development. What Is a Persona?

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Actuation Consulting

MARCH 12, 2018

The right column in the TOWS matrix reveals strategic options your team can take to neutralize threats and maximize your opportunities. For example, if you can seize a growth opportunity by utilizing your product line, you may offset a weakness in a declining market. Next week, we’ll consider the development of the Product Concept.

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Actuation Consulting

JULY 30, 2018

Today, we’re going to consider a tool that drills down to the product feature level and allows the product team to compare competitors’ products to your solution. Complex products can include twice that many feature comparisons. By evaluating these items you may open avenues for product differentiation.

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Good Product Manager

AUGUST 17, 2015

Product Manager and Product Owner: One Person or Two? As more organizations adopt and look to optimize agile development approaches, one of the questions that is most pressing relates to roles and responsibilities — specifically, about how the role of product owner compares to the role of product manager.

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Department of Product

MAY 22, 2020

Why Product Features Matter Product strategy, features and the value chain What outcomes are you trying to achieve? Product managers and product leaders should have an inherent sense of what’s valuable to customers. In order to create value in digital products, you need features. They’re addictive.

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Good Product Manager

JULY 27, 2015

Minimum Viable Products Don’t Replace Product Requirements – They Help Identify Them. “Minimum viable product” (MVP) is the term du jour among entrepreneurs and increasingly among product managers. Unfortunately, that’s not what a “minimum viable product” is.

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Actuation Consulting

MARCH 28, 2018

Whether your product team is large or small, you have a limited amount of resources. You must be thoughtful and careful in choose what product ideas and features to pursue and which to let fall by the wayside. It’s important to recognize that no team can pursue every initiative before them. Choosing Matrix Criteria.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2019

Why are Product Management Books important ? Equally, there is more competition than ever to land those practical experiences in Product Management. If you’re looking for a voice of authority on Product Management, this is a pretty great one! The Product Book will help you take your first steps in product.

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Actuation Consulting

APRIL 24, 2018

Last week we looked at Personas as a means of product concept investigation. This method focuses on the people who may use the products being considered for development. Problem scenarios focus on the various problems the product is intended to solve for these personas. Advancing the Profession of Product Management.

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