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What a Good Continuous Discovery Team Looks Like [Case Study]

Product Talk

Just before we started working with Teresa, a consultant from a well-known company came in to talk about agile product processes. Amy sketched out how she spent her time and then how a consultant suggested she should be spending it. He asked us to think of our time as a pie chart and what it would look like. – Tweet This.

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Finding Great Product Managers

The Product Coalition

Slightly less useless are the case interview formats used by many top-tier consulting firms. Meanwhile, the product management hiring industry has apparently made a fetish out of its own formulaic interview questions which only prove that you’ve exhaustively studied the rote patterns they rely on.

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344: State of product management performance in 2021 – with Greg Geracie

Product Innovation Educators

Today we are talking about a recent study that gives us insights into what’s going on in product management and product management teams. For several years, our guest has conducted the Study of Product Team Performance. 2:08] What is the purpose of the Study of Product Team Performance and how was it different this year?

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Why your UX Portfolio is not getting interviews in 2024? Do’s & Don’ts!

UX Planet

However, if you’re a budding student, someone at a startup, agency, consultancy, or simply someone who is not as confident in their career record, your portfolio becomes your beacon. In your case studies, steer clear of generic solutions. The differentiator? Do : On your landing page, balance simplicity with creativity.

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How did a Zambian architect become a Tokyo-based UX designer after studying at Stanford? – Interview with Nondo Sikazwe Part-1

freshtrax

Nondo was born in Zambia, was a first-class architect in South Africa, and has studied service design in both Japan and the USA. He is now working as a UX designer at a Japanese design consultancy while actively engaging in education and creating social impact. Nondo: I was born in Zambia and studied in South Africa.

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How user analytics helped us reduce mobile app churn: a case study

Mixpanel

In my years of product management and business consulting, I’ve learned that users become disengaged for many different, sometimes surprising reasons. To illustrate, I’ll share a case study in which identifying trends in user behavior and understanding “the why” helped us supercharge user engagement and reduce churn.

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10+ Resources to awaken your strategic brain

The Product Coalition

While it is not a book on strategy per se , the deep understanding of how you will create a differentiated value proposition is the basis for creating a strategy that focuses on generating it. Understanding Michael Porter Porter is a well-known strategy guru who published 20 books and numerous articles.