Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Mind the Product returns to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 16-17 and promises to be one of our best product conferences yet, with a leadership forum, more workshops, more networking events around the conference, and more fun than ever before. Leadership Forum. Kate Leto, Product Coach. See you in July!

Technical Cofounder 77

Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO Coach User Testing 77

Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Let’s carefully define a “Head of Product” as someone who directly supervises a team of product managers including hiring, work assignments, mentoring, and resolving cross-product disputes. At your company, they might be called Chief Product Officer, VP Product, Director of Product Management, or Group Product Lead.

Reporting Tools 145

Reporting Tools Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs Data Visualization 145

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. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

Reporting Tools 118

Reporting Tools Feedback Software Research Software Technical Review 118

Product Talk

MARCH 1, 2023

I asked who was involved in choosing outcomes and was surprised to see that such a large percentage of teams said both their team and leadership were involved. In an ideal world, outcomes should be set by both the product team and executive leadership. In my experience coaching teams, this is not an automatic next step.

Product Research 190

Product Research Data Visualization Customer Feedback Weak Development Team 190

Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2017

” Sales teams that need a particular enhancement will escalate, increase their predicted deal size, or apply the same organizational tools internally that we pay them to apply externally to our prospects. ” since development teams carry the weight of old code and poor tools and difficult release processes.

Roadmap 92

Roadmap Fractional VPE CTO Coach Data Visualization 92

Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2019

A not-yet-generating-repeatable-revenue company of 6 people might have one architect/CTO, one designer, three other developers, and a CEO. So we know that the CEO is time-slicing to cover investor pitches and office space and recruiting and benefits and legal and setting product direction and stocking the kitchen with snacks.

User Testing 97

User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience CTO Coach 97

The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2020

The first value expressed in the Agile Manifesto is “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.” Find a mentor Developing your management skills requires a lot of self-discipline, but also support and advice from people you trust. I wanted to share what I’ve learned after doubling both product and engineering teams.

CTO Coach 78

CTO Coach Research Software User Testing Product Research 78

Agile Velocity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

We’re talking about the CTO, the CIO, someone in technology needs to be behind it, the CFO. That’s why we need familiarity with that level and we need to coach that level. Can you speak about AOP and how you tactically manage it in a tool like Jira Adam Mattis: Quick answer, you don’t, right?

Webinar 40

Webinar Reporting Tools Agile CTO Coach 40

Mixpanel

MARCH 7, 2021

“I’m currently the founder of LevelUp, a startup aiming to revolutionize mentorship by creating a platform connecting women mentors and mentees based on role, industry, career interests, and goals. I’ve personally struggled a lot with finding an appropriate professional mentor and started LevelUp to fix this problem.

Feedback Software 52

Feedback Software Research Software Analytic Tools Reporting Tools 52

Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

You might not agree with all of Rosenberg’s points on leadership. 18 Customer Inspired; Technology Enabled. Melissa Perri , CEO of Produx Labs and Product Institute , learned the difference between a strategy and a plan the hard way—bumping heads with her CTO. Author: Marty Cagan. ” #23 What is Good Product Strategy?

Article 82

Article Feedback Software Research Software User Testing 82

Userpilot

MARCH 7, 2024

of leadership roles. Also – a study by Paychex from December 2018 found that 33% of women in technology have considered changing careers because of male colleagues. I wanted to learn more about what challenges are deterring women from entering leadership career paths in tech. Again…Why? Sima Banijamali – Sr.

Technical Review 105

Technical Review CTO Coach Startups Feedback Software 105

Business of Software Conference

JUNE 20, 2019

And then I realized that there was a lot I needed to coach. I started changing my answer not fast enough from I can do this for you to I’ll help you get it done with coaching resources tools and time right. We call them coaching personal professional development meetings and so some people do it with other people.

CTO Coach 87

CTO Coach Research Software Feedback Software Weak Development Team 87

Mixpanel

MAY 12, 2020

And then I worked there, and have grown with the company, and have seen a lot of different phases and stages, and found different people to be mentors, and learned different things. What’s one piece of advice you would give to somebody at each stage of their career: beginner, mid-career, and senior leadership?

User Testing 52

User Testing Customer Feedback Feedback Software Data Visualization 52

Mixpanel

MAY 12, 2020

And then I worked there, and have grown with the company, and have seen a lot of different phases and stages, and found different people to be mentors, and learned different things. What’s one piece of advice you would give to somebody at each stage of their career: beginner, mid-career, and senior leadership?

User Testing 52

User Testing Customer Feedback Feedback Software Data Visualization 52

Business of Software Conference

MARCH 11, 2020

I keep learning part of learning is having access to different role models different mentors and then being able to look behind the curtain and say oh that’s how they do it right. Share a little bit about who you surrounded yourself with and what key things or tools you feel helped you get to where you are?

CTO Coach 52

CTO Coach Weak Development Team User Testing Customer Experience 52

Business of Software Conference

JULY 2, 2019

So the Quad has Product, ExD (that’s our design team) the Tech team and we have the Agile delivery coach (in other organizations this might be the delivery manager). Then you have tech and then from tech we move to Agile delivery coach who facilitates this team to make great decisions and between them they delight customers.

Weak Development Team 40

Weak Development Team Research Software User Testing Analytic Tools 40

Atlassian

JANUARY 27, 2022

Confluence picks up where chat tools leave off. Confluence went from a tool used just by the technology organization to an enterprise tool used by the entire company. Software development tools power a broad array of operations on the journey from concept to code to customer. Agile development. A fond farewell.

Reporting Tools 52

Reporting Tools Data Visualization Analytic Tools Research Software 52