Product Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I identify as a coach and not a consultant. Ideally, this outcome is a two-way negotiation between an executive at the company, often a chief product officer, a chief design officer, a CTO, and the cross-functional product team. We get into strategies for that as well. Here’s the thing.

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Get in touch with us here for a free consultation on your project. 2 Unique value proposition should be the major criterion for making decisions Roger Cauvin, founder at Dadnab Product strategy should drive all product decisions. This is feedback, however, it requires the manufacturer to make changes to their operational strategy.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 11, 2020

Intercom has responded by hiring a diversity and inclusion consultant, updating our recruitment strategy and hiring practices to reduce bias, scheduling allyship training for all employees, and amplifying Black voices in our podcast and blog. We take so much pride in the work Intercom is doing to take a stand against racial injustice.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Amanda Ralph Product Management Consultant.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Amanda Ralph Product Management Consultant.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Amanda Ralph Product Management Consultant.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. In this position, Dustin’s primary responsibilities include product portfolio management, new product introduction and product line strategy deployment. Amanda Ralph Product Management Consultant.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 11, 2022

A technical HiPPO, such as an architect or CTO, might overrule a design or architecture. But the biggest informal agreement is this: Senior leadership sets the strategy for the organization when they decide which products and services to offer for which kinds of customers. The team and the product leaders implement that strategy.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 29, 2020

Zalora CTO Silvia Thom has been based in Singapore since 2013 and previously worked on consumer products in Europe and Japan. But it’s coming, he says, as the more global consultancies introduce the idea of discovery and continuous discovery to their clients in the region. Market Differences.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Over the last three decades, across 10 full-time jobs and 150 consulting clients, I’ve headed up product teams 18 times (mostly as interim VP ) and helped another dozen companies choose their Head of Product. Without a clear hiring strategy and crisp criteria, interviewers naturally choose candidates most like themselves.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

He’s worked as a game developer at Simon and Schuster , as a producer at Nickelodeon , and had a variety of product roles at companies like Pendo and Zendesk , all interspersed with periods of consulting. I’m a train wreck of career decisions, nothing has been intentional,” John says. Then he’d become distracted and/or bored.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 23, 2024

Wali Khan, a healthcare technology leader with over two decades of experience enabling business capabilities through the development of innovative software products and solutions talks about the role of AI in current and future projects, what it takes to be a successful CTO in the healthcare sector and more.

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

Lenny is a newsletter writer, podcast host, angel investor, and product consultant. He worked as a Product Lead at Airbnb for 7 years, where he managed a number of teams, supported strategy for the anti-discrimination team, and built new tools for hosts.

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Izenda

AUGUST 11, 2020

CTO (Chief Technology Officer). For each of these priorities, create a communication strategy. You’ll want a communication strategy in place for each one so that you can address stakeholder concerts, talk up BI project benefits, and prepare to answer any questions on details. IT Administrators.

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Usersnap

JANUARY 12, 2022

As a result, the CPO can facilitate product-led growth by developing a vision and strategy that fosters seamless production. These goals will be clearly defined in a product vision statement, which should make sure your team “gets excited about building the product” Developing a product strategy. Developing product vision.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Consequently, many consultants responded to the increasing demand for agile practitioners, particularly from corporate organizations, by rebranding themselves. Stakeholders bypass Product Owners by talking directly to developers or the CTO. 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of Scrum.)

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Be mindful of ethical considerations when embracing GenAI Larry Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President and CTO of OneMain Financial , asks executives to understand the ethical considerations of deploying GenAI. How can organizations drive AI-led digital transformation in an impactful and scalable way?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

Importance of clear product strategy in the age of AI. The key culprit is the lack of clear vision and strategy. Hiring expensive consultants or setting up innovation labs doesn’t fly anymore. Traditionally, the product function fell under Technology. More than 50% of Fortune 100 have a Chief Product Officer (CPO).

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 9, 2020

For example, imagine that a CTO is looking to develop and bring to market a software product. This program would be made up of several projects with similar goals at every phase of the program's lifecycle, from strategy creation to execution to delivery to completion.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Rich Mironov // Mironov Consulting. If you don’t have a Head of Product you may suffer from: narrow focus on engineer/development productivity; underpowered product management teams; customer benefits misaligned with actual features; and lack of a realistic product strategy. But it’s hard to hire a Head of Product.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

A technical review can help your development team adopt new processes and strategies to maximize their speed and efficiency. But is that the right strategy for your business? You need a team who’s well-versed in technology and capable of translating that know-how into pragmatic options. We can’t emphasize that last part enough!

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UX Planet

MARCH 2, 2024

Additionally, there were several consulting and agency teams supporting all sorts of applications and building proof-of-concepts. This was praise and a comment that I heard from our Digital Business CTO. Some were even using InDesign for wireframing, while others handed off their designs in PDF files for stakeholder sign-off. “In

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Arkenea

AUGUST 22, 2024

Wali Khan, a healthcare technology leader with over two decades of experience enabling business capabilities through the development of innovative software products and solutions talks about the role of AI in current and future projects, what it takes to be a successful CTO in the healthcare sector and more.

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 15, 2023

Here are some partial strategies: Recognize this dynamic as fundamental and systematic — at least for enterprise software.    Will a mountain of tech dept and product sprawl and unsupported code hurt our exit strategy?  What do we (and our investors) want more of/less of?  Will

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan on mastering product strategy. Far too many businesses rely on early-on hunches to inform their product strategies. Later’s Farhan Virji on adapting B2C support strategies for B2B teams.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

There may also be some designers or a few developers reporting into such roles, but I’m focused away from CTO and VP Engineering roles where the majority of staff are developers. . 2] Driving Strategy, Tooling and Outcomes. [3] Hiring strategy. 2] Driving Outcomes, Strategy, Tools. Portfolio-level strategy.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2017

” It’s a rare executive who doesn’t push her/his VP Engineering or CTO hard on productivity, hiring ramps and fanciful notions about increased commitments leading to better outcomes. Instead, I usually defer to the VPE/CTO on the bigger efficiency question, and focus on prioritization choices captured in the roadmap.

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Modus Create

AUGUST 29, 2024

The most successful organizations keep customers at the center of their AI strategy. AI product development strategy: How to leverage AI in product development Suppose you are a decision-maker at an enterprise and have already considered how building AI into your product can benefit the business. It starts with building a strategy.

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BrainMates

JULY 3, 2018

See Parity Consulting’s 2018 Product Management Salary Survey. ). The Chief Product Officer (CPO) or Vice President of Product Management (VP of Product) roles are more common in larger organisations, and usually report directly to the CEO. Specialisations within Product Management are also starting to emerge.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Simply put, the CTO must choose between (1) staffing an in-house team, and (2) outsourcing the work to an external team. by setting up processes, strategy and frameworks?—?as Sometimes this can be scary, but no tech partner can come up with a strategy or improve a business unless they have full access to that data.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 19, 2022

They monopolized the summer & fall to double down on their client efforts, market strategy and planning for new features for the next set of cities they targeted in 2023. We’ve helped provide them with the product leadership consulting, coaching, advice and support they need to bring their entire technical roadmap to the next level.

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Valerian Tech

MAY 30, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the significant role of data analytics in driving e-commerce business growth and discuss effective strategies for leveraging this invaluable resource. Book a free consult today.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 5, 2023

Furthermore, data analytics can help identify trends, optimize pricing strategies, and forecast demand, leading to better revenue management. The convergence of technology and hospitality holds immense potential to shape the future of the industry, creating memorable experiences and driving sustainable growth.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

These are: Managing technical team members Managing technical development (pushing product design, driving the development cycles, establishing strategy, and help solve technical challenges) SWEs who transition into EM may find that their time is spent differently in management than their IC days.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 13, 2023

Developing Compliance Strategies and Policies: Once compliance gaps are identified, the healthcare company's leadership must develop robust compliance strategies and policies that align with the unique needs and objectives of the specific organization. Book a free consult today.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 18, 2023

Here are some recent trends and developments in the cloud computing space: Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Adoption: Many organizations are adopting hybrid and multi-cloud strategies to leverage the benefits of multiple cloud providers. Book a free consult today.

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Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In honor of the recent passing of Gerald Weinberg, I’ll choose my favorite of his: The Secrets of Consulting. Mikey Trafton, Alamo Drafthouse, CTO. Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Deckle Edge. Rich Mironov, Mironov Consulting. Most influential book: There are many to choose from. (I

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