Product Innovation Educators

MAY 1, 2023

Steve is the author of  Turn Ideas Into Products  and co-creator of the popular Quartz Open  framework. Before co-founding Product Growth Leaders, his product management consulting company, he was a Pragmatic Marketing lead instructor for over 15 years.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Jeff helps organizations and executives build the cultures that build better products. He works as a coach, consultant, and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management, and human-centred design. Todd Lombardo, Head of Product & Experience.

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Bain Public

JULY 14, 2021

Bain Public helped establish OnDeck’s product culture and prepared their product practice through product management training and by working on their roadmap while providing analysis, data and UX support. Bain Public helps product-driven companies solve their unique problems by relying on our SOAP™ methodology.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 30, 2023

When I realized that consulting isn’t a one-time gig for me and that it’s what I want to do moving forward (it was a few months after I started doing it, before the CPO Bootcamp was even created) I immediately understood that I need to up my game in order to build a sustainable business. Timing matters here , though.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Photo by Barn Images on Unsplash Best 10+ Resources to awaken your strategic brain Books, articles, and strategy gurus As you climb the career ladder, you realize you need to allocate more time to strategic work and less to your well-known tactical tasks. but we had no previous training on strategy.

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Melissa Perri

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Our future CPOs are extremely senior product leaders at top software companies. They join as full time employees of Produx Labs, where they consult our clients on product strategy, organization design, and other product management capabilities. a program within Produx Labs to foster the next generation of CPOs.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 2, 2022

You can start upping your engagement game with: A Customer Advisory Board A customer advisory board is an especially good idea for B2B product companies. These customers are then consulted, with the intent to validate the product strategy and long-term roadmap.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Less Top-down Strategy, More Bottoms up Customer-led Discovery for New Products Strategy teams and strategy consulting companies have traditionally been the keepers of identifying The Best New Strategic Opportunity TM. There is also a rising awareness of the benefits of unconscious bias training.

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

On November 15th, Paul will be holding a virtual workshop during the training phase of DMZ's bootcamp on how to create a service blueprint. The Service Blueprint is a key component of Bain Public's product management process. We use it to help understand the context products operate within. Workshop Information. Where: Virtual.

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Mironov Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

become a professional services/custom consulting company.  Overflow Teams tend to work on the biggest revenue deals, not on the ones that fit our Ideal Customer Profile or product strategy or overall corporate priorities.  High  We can accidentally (but rapidly!) There’s no ongoing support model.  When

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Product Management University

MARCH 14, 2017

The Body Part: Product Strategy & Planning. Many organizations use the product manager as a one-size-fits-all pad. The Body Part: Product Demos. The Protective Pad: Pre-Sales Consultant / Solution Engineer. In many companies, product demos are a second string job for anyone with product expertise.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

Melissa Perri – Speaker, consultant, and teacher in Product Management. CEO of Product Labs. Melissa Perri is one of the most recognizable names in Product Management. She’s currently a consultant, speaker, and teacher in product management. How to create a scalable product organization.

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Bain Public

MARCH 20, 2021

(Montreal, Canada) – Paul Ortchanian, Founder, CEO, Head of Product, Data and Strategy of Bain Public , will be leading a workshop on March 30th, 2021 in collaboration with EcoFuel : a specialized and personalized accelerator dedicated to seed stage cleantech startups. Session Information. About Paul Ortchanian.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

The Lean Product Playbook by Dan Olsen is a practical guide on implementing the Lean Product methodology based on years of Olsen’s consulting work. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021. Product Management Books #1 – Continuous Discovery Habits [NEW! ]. Key learnings. 566 global ratings.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 19, 2021

Returning with us is Greg Geracie the CEO of Actuation Consulting, a global provider of product management training, consulting, and advisory services to some of the world’s most well-known organizations. In every study, we’ve found that strategy correlates with higher performance on product teams.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Mario pays close attention to Timechain’s competitors and industry trends, assesses the value, develops cases, and prioritizes feature mixes, ensuring everything aligns with the product strategy. This training process sets them up for success! Hiring and training for Timechain.

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Mind the Product

MAY 8, 2019

Why good product people fail (sometimes). Follow Melissa on Twitter , check out her work with PRODUX Labs , or get trained at the Product Institute , and catch up on her Product Kata. The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver. Why good product people fail (sometimes). Stratechery.

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team. What Is Product Management Consulting? Consulting doesn’t mean instructing a CEO and the product leadership team how to run the company.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 11, 2022

Boom, the module is right in your workflow and is so intuitive that it requires no training. What every great consultant does?—?I Without going into endless detail, the point is to do all you can to reduce and eliminate the need for training. I was in for an enormous challenge. Why did it have to be this hard? What did I do?

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

Fear not though, as our product management software guide will give you insights into some of the best-in-class applications that will boost your team performance and help you build successful products! Roadmapping software visualizes and plans product development over time, facilitating coordination and alignment across teams.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 13, 2018

Her clients have included the Obama White House, Proctor & Gamble, Lyft, and the Navy Seals Training Command. Joe Leech, Product Strategy Consultant. He has led large-scale UX and product design projects for clients like Disney, eBay, Marriott and more and wrote the acclaimed book Psychology for Designers.

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Actuation Consulting

JUNE 24, 2019

Sales tools, demos, and training requirements – How will you equip your sales force to clearly communicate your product’s value and uses? When you finally get to the point of crafting a solid launch strategy your document should have eight characteristics: 1 – It must identify the audience(s) and competitive targets.

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Actuation Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Over the past few weeks we’ve considered a number of key product management tools. Today we will look at two of the most important: the Product Vision and Product Strategy documents. Defining a Product Vision Document. The Product Vision document looks into the future.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 3, 2022

This is different than a consultant who may suggest solutions for big or small problems and then leave. Bizops and Strategy professionals may help with creating strategic plans or budgets. This might include product development, product strategy, expansion into new territories, sales strategies or other types of growth.

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Actuation Consulting

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Moving Your Product Strategy Forward. When you begin developing your product roadmap, you start to envision how your product strategy will actually be accomplished. These set of activities will typically cover multiple product development cycles and define high-level deliverables.

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Amplitude

MARCH 21, 2019

Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on technology, strategy and business transformation. Slalom believes that product analytics is a critical centerpiece at every stage of product development. Dave Rogers, Data Analytics Strategist at Slalom Consulting different parts of the product journey.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

About the author – Else van der Berg Else has over a decade of experience working for startups and scaleups but is currently an interim Product Lead/Advisor at Value Rebels. She has a knack for strategic thinking and loves SaaS in general, especially product-led growth. He’s also a consultant, author, and adjunct lecturer.

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ProductPlan

JULY 16, 2021

Product Manager’s Control of Employee Expectations. As a product manager, implementing an effective product strategy should remain a priority. The overall goal to solve and recommend one or more solutions permits them to do some real product management work.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

5 products. …and the train isn’t slowing down any time soon. is the umbrella organization for 5 successful enterprise products: BizTalk360, Document 360, Severless360, Atomic Scope, and Cerebrata, which the business acquired in 2019. Every product operates as an independent entity led by a product owner.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2023

  Or clean training data or LLM tools.   A good corporate strategy, wherever it comes from, is necessary for a good product strategy.   Corporate and product strategies have to both exist, align, and support from every department. Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As a follow up to the article from Ashley Sefferman that was written for the 280 Group blog last month, this month we’ve invited Roger Snyder from 280 Group to discuss how to turn the data these metrics provide into real insights to better manage your product strategy. Now It’s Your Turn!

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Product Management University

JANUARY 29, 2017

After all, if everything in your organization revolves around products – and it usually does – shouldn’t product teams be in the best position to lead the charge? The post Two Things Senior Executives Value Most From Product Management appeared first on Proficientz.

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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?” I didn’t think sharing my lackluster ‘corporate’ response, or worse, making one up on the fly, was wise. More than anything, I wanted to maintain the team’s motivation. Problem solved, or so I thought.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Eventually, he managed the entire product from the execution standpoint, while I focused on the strategy and long-term planning. Little did I know that creating a solid product strategy takes such a major chunk of the product leader’s time. Most companies hire a product manager (and other positions) too late.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Ladislav focuses on user centric product development, especially on brand, usability and revenue product challenges. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Dustin Levy Director of Product Management, Gentex Corporation.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

Ladislav focuses on user centric product development, especially on brand, usability and revenue product challenges. He is passionate about Lean and Agile Product management, innovative business models and business and product strategies. Dustin Levy Director of Product Management, Gentex Corporation.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Hiring, training and mentoring strategies for new product managers. Selling the value of product management to peer organizations. Readers of Rich’s blog may recognize related executive-level topics in What Do Product Leaders Worry About? , A VP Product’s Checklist , What’s A Vice President of Product Management?

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