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How to Get Clarity When Your Company's Strategy is… “Fuzzy”

Melissa Perri

If you’ve ever sat through a company strategy meeting and left with your head spinning, you’re experiencing a common problem. They’re either so broad they could apply to any company (“be the best!”) But here’s the good news: you can get clarity even when your company’s strategy seems fuzzy. Here’s how.

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Why most companies struggle with OKRs: A conversation with Jeff Gothelf

Mind the Product

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are one of the most popular frameworks that many companies use to define success; however, many product teams struggle to use them effectively. We sat down with Jeff Gothelf, Author and Leadership expert, to discuss his latest book, “Who Does What by How Much?”

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How Bain & Company adapted its product strategy for AI: Kasia Mrowca (Director of Product) — Product Unplugged

Mind the Product

In this episode of Product Unplugged, host Mike Belsito speaks with Kasia Mrowca, Director of Product at Bain & Company about navigating the chaosand opportunitythat comes with emerging technologies like AI.

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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

Product Innovation Educators

Building the Foundation for Product Vision This activity serves as a bridge between problem validation and product vision development. By identifying and validating solutions before creating a product vision, product managers ensure they’re building on solid ground rather than assumptions.

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The Hidden ROI of Embedded Analytics for SaaS Companies

Most companies realize the value third party analytics solutions offer in delivering a best-of-breed capability to market quickly. However, end-user expectations have moved beyond what embedded analytics can offer and now encompass a seamless user experience, easy to use self-service, and immediate data response times.

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521: Leadership Crossroads–What Every Product Manager Must Know Before Their Next Move – with Kimberly Bloomston, CPO

Product Innovation Educators

Her first professional role was with a retail industry consulting company, where she started as a part-time employee during college. Over ten years, she rose through the ranks until everyone in the company reported to her. As a new product manager, Kim faced the common challenge of understanding her company’s technical landscape.

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522: Stop the stupid using proactive problem solving – with Doug Hall

Product Innovation Educators

Ranch and co-founder of the Dexter Bourbon Distillery, but has spent decades helping companies break free from innovation roadblocks. This approach helped Doug build and sell an entire company based on insights from academic publications. Wisdom Mining: Leveraging academic articles and research.

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The Benefits of Infused Analytics for SaaS Applications and Companies

What’s the biggest challenge for SaaS companies? There are only so many priorities your product team can manage and there are only so many things your developers can afford to devote their time, attention and resources to.

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How can your firm attract the best product managers?

Product managers help accelerate the product development and launch for many companies. However, the pool of talented product managers can be elusive, the following article explores how companies can aim to attract and retain the best talents. Therefore, it's important to have the right employee in place.

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11 Email Deliverability Strategies to Reach the Inbox

Marketers highly value email as an effective, reliable channel to engage with your audience and drive revenue for your company. Real-world examples from 9 companies applying deliverability best practices. Yet, to reap the benefits, you must ensure your campaigns reach their intended recipients.

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Going to Market Smarter in the New Economy

The fight to find new customers and retain existing ones is the biggest business challenge for many companies. In 2022, as companies continue to move more functions online, employees will take a more virtual -- and flexible -- mindset and lifestyle in parallel to the digitization of businesses.

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The Subscription Economy: Unlocking the Power of User Research to Drive Growth and Retention in SaaS

To better understand the value of UX research in subscription-based services, this whitepaper will dive into various facets of subscription-based services within the context of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies.

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9 Developer Enablement Practices to Achieve DevOps at Enterprise Scale

In this eBook, Christian Oestreich, a senior software engineering leader with experience at multiple Fortune 500 companies, shares how a metrics-driven mindset can dramatically improve software quality and enable DevOps at enterprise scale.

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The AI Agent Era: Reinventing How Business Gets Done

Showcasing real-world impact from companies like Duolingo and Formula 1, a This contribution will cut through the hype to explain how these agents, powered by LLMs and tools, are moving beyond basic automation to independently execute tasks and decisions.

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The Rapid Innovation Sprint as an Accelerator for Your Big Idea

Rapid Innovation Sprints (RISE) help companies incubate greenfield digital product ideas that have the potential to radically transform their business. The techniques of RISE help to uncover game-changing opportunities with structure, collaboration, and commitment. Bring your next amazing idea to life!