The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

So you found a new position as a product leader, congratulations! Only among my consulting customers , two companies recently hired a new VP of Product. I decided to write this article to help you, product leaders, with your new position. and in product leadership positions there is so much of it!

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The Accidental Product Manager

AUGUST 21, 2023

The life sciences company had developed what they thought might be a cure for the dreaded Alzheimer’s disease. The Problem With A Blockbuster Drug So let’s all agree on one thing: it can take a very long time to develop a new drug. How Did The Mistake Happen So what happened during the development of this new drug?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

The important basis is the development of a strategy for short- and long-term digital transformation based on business results rather than technology. Future-proofing your business Embracing digital transformation is not just about keeping up with the present; it’s about positioning your business for the future.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

An essential role of CPOs and other product leaders that’s never listed in the job description is giving organizational 'air cover' to product managers to postpone almost all new requests — so that their teams can finish work already underway.    “ How hard could it be? 

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Userpilot

JANUARY 8, 2021

Before we get into what is considered a good NPS score, we have some good news and some bad news. This will let you know how well you are truly serving your customers. The good news: having a positive NPS score (0-30) means you are on the right track. How to calculate NPS score? How to improve the NPS score?

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Atlassian

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Psychologically safe work environments allow team members to feel that they can safely take calculated risks without fear of repercussions. On the journey to success, how your team members feel about their work environment may be just as important as the skills they bring to the table. 5-Second summary.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2020

In this talk from #MTP Engage Manchester consultant Itamar Gilad takes us through his GIST (goals, ideas, steps, tasks) framework. He’s now a consultant, speaker and writer. But how many of us can say that we launched a product or service that created a step-change in our industry? Steps, that develop the ideas and test them.

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Business of Software Conference

JUNE 21, 2019

From page 1 of Obviously Awesome: How To Nail Product Positioning So Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It , it was clear that the team at Business of Software needed to read April Dunford’s new book. As an executive consultant, April Dunford brings 25 years of marketing experience to the table with this book.

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 16, 2020

A topic that’s come up several times recently in my product leader coaching sessions: how much to delegate to the (individual contributor) product managers on our teams – including different ways of building product skills and balancing personal empowerment against good results.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Bring empathy to the client's pressures and position. Teams might feel pressure from a too-large backlog or too-long roadmap. ” Too often, these people hear, “I don't care how you do it, just do it.” Especially if you've only had team experience and brief team facilitation, such as Scrum Master, experience.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2020

On our side, we have expensive/talented/experienced sales teams that either close their few big deals this quarter or are put on notice. Product managers are often called in late in the selling cycle to address specific customer demands/requests or to position our product against competitors. Why Does It Matter? Our word is our bond.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Product managers can make better decisions if they’ve built transparency and trust with their team. How these decisions are made is also important, and it requires a clear and collaborative process. You may also reduce trust in your team. A culture of trust develops. Product Decisions. Decision Rules.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Talk with your sales and customer service teams to better understand your customer profiles. These can be people in accounting or management positions who are unlikely to decide in favor of your product. To u nderstand what is a bad customer fit for your SaaS. How to collect data and build negative personas.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

An engineering management position is not on the typical path of an individual contributor (IC) software engineer. Engineering managers will frequently consult with other product managers, engineers, and their teams while spending time in meetings, answering emails, and delivering presentations to upper management.

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Userzoom

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Armed with the proper tools, guidance and methods of communication, you should be able to convince anyone within your organisation about the value of user research and the positive impact it will have on the bottom line – without resorting to cattle-prods, lies or locking yourself in the stationery cupboard and having a very loud cry.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2019

If an organization’s founders aren’t designers and don’t come from a background where well-designed products played a key role in their lives, it can often be the last discipline to be brought onboard the team. On a bad day, a lot more of it got thrown away. My responsibility was to build a design team in that new agile way of working.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JULY 5, 2021

As a client, you invest your time, energy, and limited resources into your digital product development. How much does it cost to work with NYC design agencies ? . How to hire a UI UX design agency in New York? However, with over five billion search results on the topic, finding a reliable design company is challenging. .

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Time management remains an essential theme for product teams because there aren’t enough hours in the day. It all starts with a commitment from leadership that strategic thinking and planning are worth the time and makes it a core tenet of the team’s approach. Time Management. Turning an Abstract Concept Into Practice. I mean, really?

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Gainsight

JUNE 11, 2021

Major Takeaways: You can’t help others if you’re not in a position to help yourself. Team Up with Sales to Drive Revenue with Kristen Hayer, Founder & CEO at The Success League. But both teams should be working together to drive more revenue than attacking the customer base separately.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Then, when you finally put together your user journey map and want to optimize your touchpoints and eliminate bad experiences, you can face two barriers: The Analytics Black Hole – Can’t see the forest before the trees. The Bottleneck -Your software developer who is too busy to take on every experiment you want to run.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Here’s how to look at it in order to make the right decision for your customers. didn’t give me this option (and didn’t even know how to phrase it), while B. That’s how I ended up switching. To sum things up, this post is not about good and bad decisions. We all want maximum value for minimum effort or cost.

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BrainStation Product Management

AUGUST 28, 2019

Product Managers are increasingly important to the product development process and have been called the “unsung heroes of the tech world,” the “ glue that binds user experience with technical and business requirements, ” and the new dream job for MBA students. Know Your Industry and Develop a Diverse Skill Set.

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Mixpanel

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Good product teams know their users inside and out. They understand how they use their product, how long they stay, why they drop off, which cohorts will monetize, and where they should place their big bets. Does this mean every product team should be packed with data science degrees? Not in the slightest.

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Gainsight

AUGUST 2, 2021

I still put on my operations cap when I think about how quickly fast fashion giants such as Inditex can mimic fashion trends to have them in-store in weeks to how quickly some fast-food chains such as Chick-fil-a adopted new ordering methods during the pandemic. Getting the right people in early on is half of the battle.

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Modus Create

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In 2021, we will likely see a continuation of many of the trends that began this past year, along with some new (and positive and exciting) opportunities that will continue to reshape the business landscape. Meanwhile, more consultants will collaborate with their clients on large-scale open source development projects.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 14, 2017

Before Cooper, Nate has held product and design leadership positions at StarMine, Thomson Reuters, and BuildZoom. As a consultancy Cooper leads initiatives in content creation, business development, and creative leadership. The question instead is what is the difference in the ROI of Bad or Ignorant Design vs Good Design.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

One of my reviewers for the Modern Management Made Easy books asked a fascinating question: I've never seen this many women in management or in senior leadership positions. Too many of these educated people had no idea how to work as a collaborative team. They acted as if they were indispensable or 10x developers.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 21, 2021

Many worked from home on tasks ranging from organising team activities via Slack, analysing data and collaborating on documents via Google Docs, to discussing strategies via Microsoft Teams and coaching clients via Zoom. According to some businesses, no explicit rules exist for how to make their products truly accessible.

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

While most of your roadmap initiatives support one tactic or another, each functional group will call out for new initiatives that match other objectives and they’ll want the entire development effort in the upcoming release. So how does a product leader develop great negotiating skills, deep empathy, and a backbone of steel ?

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UX Studio

MARCH 1, 2024

How we approached AI research tools Our mission was to investigate the reliability of current design and research tools thoroughly. We formulated a dedicated team consisting of three researchers and three designers. Read on to get a sneak peek at our research team’s conclusions.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 13, 2021

Although Linda started her career in sales, she has spent the past twelve years scaling post-sales teams and moving hyper-growth companies like Zendesk, Slack, and now Gong upmarket into the enterprise realm. So how do you create a strong, enterprise-ready team? For Linda, it all comes down to your approach to customer success.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

They also need sufficient technical knowledge for the product they are building and, generally, should be at least familiar with Lean methodology and Agile development. Some roles require an MBA or relevant business/consulting experience. Some roles require an MBA or relevant business/consulting experience.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

They also need sufficient technical knowledge for the product they are building and, generally, should be at least familiar with Lean methodology and Agile development. Some roles require an MBA or relevant business/consulting experience. Some roles require an MBA or relevant business/consulting experience.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 5, 2023

This trend has supported the emergence of the Data Product Manager as a role on the product team dedicated to the process of collecting, organizing, storing, and sharing data within an organization. At the time of writing this post, there were 525 postings on LinkedIn for positions in the U.S. with this focus. Cohen and David L.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 18, 2021

On the on-site interview day, one of the interviewers asked me the following question: if you had all of Google’s resources and no other constraints, which product would you develop? My answer was: I would develop a voice interface for the computer (it was before the smartphone era). I was really afraid of this question.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 21, 2020

If you work alongside Bristol-based product strategy and UX consultant Joe Leech then chances are you’ll also work alongside his dog Little Dude. Joe coaches and mentors product teams, supporting them to make good decisions and good user-centred design choices. At the moment, one is in the US, two are in London, and one is in Cardiff.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

How can you develop the technology while making sure it really gets to the people who need it the most and has an actual impact on their lives? I had already decided to leave my position at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. For her, this is one of the most pressing issues of our time. I felt like it was time. What was that like?

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