The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Many startups with an ordinary product make the way to growth and scalability whereas others with great products fail to survive. Both product and product strategy should fall in place to make the startup sustainable and help them to grow. Avoid writing tasks or steps while defining strategy.

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Amplitude

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Now, we’re putting all our product management software on the table to give you an inside look at our tech stack within three categories: analytics, product development, and communication. Some of these tools are for managing everyday tasks, while others are critical for making strategic product decisions.

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Department of Product

MARCH 28, 2022

How to Keep on top of Trends that Matter to Product Managers Decide when to care about trends and when to sit back and watch what happens next Trends and the product lifecycle Imagine your product strategy stayed exactly the same for the next 10 years. What would happen? Because everything’s always changing.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

If so, you should definitely watch the talk that Jason Knight , a product consultant and advisor, gave at this year’s Product Drive hosted by Userpilot. In his talk, Jason talked about how product managers can upskill to meet the challenges in their daily work and how to make sure that their organizations value their work.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It shouldn’t be a prerequisite for product management jobs either. He is a few years out of school and interested in getting into product. He doesn’t have a technical background and currently works in a different domain. He’s become passionate about technology and wants to make a career switch. John doesn’t have that.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Product Mastery by Geoff Watts teaches you how to be a successful product owner within agile software development practices with the use of case studies. Inspired by Marty Cagan contains a little about everything in product management and is based on how the most successful tech companies in the world build products.

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Userpilot

MAY 20, 2024

Let’s go over some strategies to improve your customer sentiment score: Improve customer experience based on feedback insights, prioritizing areas of dissatisfaction to enhance customer satisfaction. Track customer sentiment score to measure the effectiveness of product strategies and identify areas for improvement.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 14, 2021

Before joining Intercom, I worked as a tech consultant and had to account for every day to the client. Business and product strategy. At Intercom, we identify teams working within the same area of focus or strategy as a “group”. For me, those are the business and product strategy needs.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

SaaS product management refers to software-as-a-service and is cloud-based software that is accessible from any device with an internet connection and web browser. One of the factors that drive the success of SaaS product management is how aligned the product team is with the customer success team.

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Modus Create

MAY 12, 2022

In recent years, our consultants have helped several healthcare organizations shift their focus to preventive care and patient outcomes. Which tech stack do you choose and when? So, our team of three developers, with support from the product, QA, and engineering departments, kicked off the project. . Product Strategy and Design.

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 9, 2024

  (And we’ll be speaking the language of money , not technical processes.) First, some context-free examples to demonstrate the math: If this new feature is intended to drive upsell from our entry tier to a higher-priced tier.   Tests with first-time users show an average 8.5 hours to install.  

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

I’ve written a lot about the huge organizational and technical gulf between services companies and product companies.  (See Services companies (aka custom development, agencies, outsourcing/nearshoring, contract engineering, consultancies, any work-for-hire) primarily market/sell the time and expertise of their people.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 8, 2020

Tim has worked for HP, Apple, Sybase, Siebel, Oracle, and Citrix before starting his own consulting company. Tim has recruited, mentored, and managed product managers in each of these positions, so you could say he knows a thing or two about interviewing for product managers.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 2, 2022

When I participated in the live discussions about the same topics, I realized that some of the gaps are due to perspective: So many of the companies I work with (either the few that I am personally consulting to, or among the CPO Bootcamp participants) are startups or scaleups, and only a small number are larger corporations.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

I apply this lens to a startup that develops solutions in the health-tech market. Going from concept to production and subsequently getting the product in the hands of a customer takes significant effort. Microsoft, for example, depends on manufacturers (Dell/HP) and retailers (Best buy) to sell its software.

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Modus Create

JUNE 30, 2021

Transformational CMOs Will Own Product Innovation. We had stated that in 2021, transformational CMOs would own product innovation and leverage omnichannel product strategies to not only understand how they fit in the marketplace but transform customer interactions for the better. Rise of the Super Boutiques.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

so my investor said that I need a product manager to do our product roadmap?”. When I worked as a product management consultant clients would often talk about “needing a product roadmap ASAP”. The roadmap was a shared strategic space to bring several perspectives to an overall strategy. Confidence.

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Userpilot

JULY 30, 2021

A product manager’s responsibilities include evaluating ideas, setting product strategy, building and sharing product roadmaps, prioritizing features and documenting requirements, defining product releases, and analyzing and reporting on progress. What does a product manager do? Setting a product strategy.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 22, 2021

I see strategy necessary at these management levels: Organizational strategy, to define the value the organization offers to the employees, customers, and other stakeholders. Product strategy, to define the value the products offer to the product's users/customers. I'm going to call them all products.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

The team members are not your resources but the people who create your product. If your relationship with the team is poor, then your product is likely to suffer. Respect their UX/UI and technology decisions and their right to determine how much work can be done. If you become too team-focused, your product is likely to suffer.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

So I did what every well-trained consultant knows to do — I asked a question. What does the product mean to you?” Product managers must articulate what success looks like for a product and rally a team to turn that vision into a reality. A product roadmap is, therefore, more than a checklist of features and timelines.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

After reviewing over 50 candidates, 25 phone interviews, and 15 full interviews, I eventually had to choose between a few final contenders. Understand Your Core Values The product roadmap in a product company (as opposed to a services company, for example) sets the strategic direction of everything going on.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 19, 2017

For example, take three deep breaths before answering a question from a difficult team member, or be firm but kind with the challenging stakeholder and communicate without any aversion or ill-will. Additionally, keep an eye on market developments, new trends and technologies, and the competition. But that’s not all.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 24, 2021

Narrowing Down the Battlefield Figure 1 shows the ‘Technology Adoption Life Cycle’ for discontinuous innovations. An example can be: “Eat healthier” After having a better understanding of our stakeholders and our customer problem to be solved we focus on understand better the current state: 1. Harvard Business Review, January, 1980. (2)

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UX Studio: Product Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Design and consulting constitute roughly 5% of the total service portfolio. Our UX experts often travel to meet the client, work right on the spot, and become a true extension of the client’s product team. . It is a great honor to work with and learn from tech giants that shape our present and create our digital future.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 21, 2019

In these cases, my observation is that the true failing was in the definition and communication of the strategy rather than than a cultural inability to execute. Through these failures, I’ve come up with a framework for defining, layering, and communicating an effective product strategy that can close the gap between strategy and execution.

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UX Studio

JUNE 30, 2023

A website that reflects their brand and meets the expectations of their target audience is just an example. USA; Europe $70 – $90 / hr Website design, UI/UX design, Research, Website Audit, Mobile App Design, Consulting, Expert Review Studio 22 Design Studio 22 Design is a creative design firm located in the San Francisco Bay area.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 13, 2020

So here at Exponent, we've come up with a potential structure and tips for you to follow to increase your chances of pivoting into a career in product management if you've never worked in tech or a product adjacent role before. Practice casing by reviewing and answering questions on Exponent's Practice Question and Answer forum.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Even within a single industry, like financial services, the role of product management varies based on a few factors. For example, the type of product they manage. The term “financial services” encompasses a wide range of products: Mortgage and real estate financing. Evolving technologies in financial services.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 19, 2019

Spam engines are the most famous example here but there is much more. To identify these issues , you would need to do a very thorough risk analysis and understand the potential implications for your product. For example, if I need to write an email, there is an autocomplete feature that enables me to do it faster.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many venture capital firms were interested in investments at comparatively high valuations in technology companies available around that era. Investment banking firms, substantially benefiting from initial public offerings (IPO), strongly encouraged investments into the technology sector. Startup funding was relatively easy to raise.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 18, 2021

Chris revealed that as CPO, he sees his role as having accountabilities for ALL the product strategy, product roadmap, and product execution. He believes his job entails everything outbound through product marketing into the field organization. It’s a classic story of what management consultants do,” Chris said. “I

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Proceed With Caution During the early days at Dropbox, Drew Houston, the co-founder, and CEO of Dropbox was tasked by his board to hire a product manager. During the process, I also gained a much deeper understanding of the technologies we are building and how the company operates. Think Ahead! Follow her here on Medium.

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 12, 2020

You might decide that some meetings and group activity can be handled differently, such as commenting individually on docs instead of scheduling collective reviews. Can your company drop-ship tech or supplies? If you can, make extra time to review their work and coach them through tough assignments.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 30, 2018

What makes the information Facebook collects on you different from the information Yelp gathers when you submit a review, or all the information Amazon has on each of its customers? I developed this framework through a wide number of interviews with individuals, consultations with privacy experts, and combing through secondary research.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 13, 2022

In my experience, customers want insights based on where your product is in its product lifecycle. Assess the State of Your Product with the Adoption Curve. This is Geoffrey Moore's technology adoption curve, with the chasm. In this image, I added what's important (about your product) to which customers when.

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