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Retire These Metaphors & Reframe the Discussion to be More Effective

Johanna Rothman

FTE for full-time Equivalent (as in human beings!) “Resources” instead of the words: people, or human beings Construction metaphors, such as: build, which describes how we organize and create a usable product. Conjecture about an architecture or an algorithm, and test their theories. Demo inside the organization.

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487: Product Innovation Management: First of Seven Knowledge Areas of Product Mastery – with Chad McAllister, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

Innovation Culture Failure is understood Managers establish objectives Innovation is considered in recruitment External communication is used Innovation and risk-taking are valued Constructive conflict is encouraged Internal communication is effective [12:32] 2.

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VR In UX Research: All You Need To Know About VR User Testing

UX Studio

VR in UX research can serve as an individual tool to explore user needs and test complex user experiences. We collected some best practices for those looking to learn more about or just getting started with VR user testing. Applications of VR user testing in retail. Test multiple store layouts in one place with VR.

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Tools of the Trade: Visualizing Discovery with Opportunity Solution Trees

Product Talk

Tweet This David uses FigJam to track several continuous discovery activities, including assumption mapping and testing. Drew Forward is the Team Lead, Solution Design at PCL Construction, Ltd. Tweet This Marina Vytovtova works as a product consultant and is looking for a new full-time role.

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What Lifecycle or Agile Approach Fits Your Context? Part 1, Serial Lifecycles

Johanna Rothman

projects, where the managers specifically stopped testing, as in Alternative 2. We've been testing installation and roll-back.” I suspect that's because the SEI and the PMI both thought creating software was similar to construction. In construction, most of the iteration occurs in requirements and analysis.

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How to Ace A/B Testing Interview Questions

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

A/B testing is one of the most important parts of user experience research that is conducted by most companies. As such, aspiring PMs should expect to be asked several questions on A/B testing and should be prepared to answer them fully. We even have a lesson dedicated to A/B testing in our PM interview course, check it out here!

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The Heart of Innovation by Blade Kotelly

Mind the Product

The process is based around Research, Design, Prototyping and Testing, but it also needs a focus – what Blade calls a “centreline experience”. Prototype design – get to something that’s just enough to test your solution against the problems you’ve identified. Creating innovative products is extremely complex.