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Consultants and Candidates: No Free Work. Ask for Reasonable Compensation

Johanna Rothman

Are you looking for work, either as a consultant or a candidate? And candidates and consultants invest time that has no perceived payoff for them. I agree—hiring managers do need to assess a candidate's or consultant's skills. (I So what can a candidate or consultant do to show their skills without working for free?

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Ask the Community: How Do You Shift From Functional Teams to Value-Driven Teams?

Product Talk

Joel turned to the community to see if anyone had any tips or advice on introducing these changes or any pitfalls to watch out for. They received a lot of pushback from the engineers initially because it created complexities around code reviews, tech debt management, release processes, etc. Old systems die hard.

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Leadership Tip #1: Always Tell the Truth, Even When You’re Embarrassed

Johanna Rothman

Technical debt accrues when we consciously make short-term decisions that we suspect are not correct for the long term. Technical debt incurs many kinds of costs. I likened it to a balloon mortgage where it often comes due, all at once. Use the leadership-tip tag here to find them.). Lies Create Cost Over Time.

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How to Provide End User Support Effectively? [+ Strategies & Examples]

Userpilot

Technical support. Any help that involves the technical team. Some tips to provide proper end-user support include: Using AI marketing tools to reduce the team’s workload. Some user onboarding checklist tips include personalizing the survey or adding gamification techniques. Product tutorials. Self-service support.

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Inside Amplitude’s Tech Stack: Our Product Management Software

Amplitude

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. We’ve built the best analytics solution around, so, naturally, it’s a core part of our product management tech stack.

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Digital Transformation Strategies for Enterprises: Key Elements

The Product Coalition

They involve integrating digital technologies and processes into every aspect of your business, from operations to customer interactions. It’s not just about adopting the latest gadgets, but about using technology to drive meaningful change and achieve specific business goals. What is the importance of digital transformation?

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Getting Started with JTBD – Mike Belsito on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

One of the key things to do in any product lifecycle is to review if it’s meeting your user’s needs. One of the key things to do in any product lifecycle is to review if it’s meeting your user’s needs. We called our pal Mike Belsito, product pro and a veteran podcaster in his own right, to give us some tips.