The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

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Melissa Perri

JULY 14, 2016

When I replay this scene in my head, I can hear the CTO very audibly yelling (slash pleading) with our product team. We had been experimenting towards a very concrete goal for two months, and had made a lot of progress. This didn’t sit well with the CTO because in reality he didn’t want a strategy, he wanted a plan.

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The Product Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2023

Not going to lie, PMs do work alone on many occasions, from figuring out the roadmap to dealing with customers. Since the company was still growing, most of the product decisions were handled by the company’s CTO and co-founder. Their roadmap is fuelled by 3 sources: a. Source: [link] 2. Source: [link] 3.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 6, 2023

Based on experience, these are usually the topics discussed at standups: What work and/or research did you do yesterday? And if time permits, some of the following can be discussed, or taken offline and discussed further: Any user stories anyone believes they won’t be able to complete? Are there blockers preventing your work?

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Not only is tracking the competition daunting, it doesn’t ensure the product chiseled and shaped will be used by YOUR user base. In 2022, the competitive strategy is not as much about analyzing the market opportunities but focusing on the satisfaction of customers. Listen to your customers 3. Let’s g(r)o(w)! ?

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TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. Random or persistent bugs: “The menu bar has been fixed three times now!” Your tech team is suggesting a costly, time-consuming overhaul. But everyone’s situation is unique. And what causes that?

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 10, 2019

As a product manager who now sits on the other side of the table as an executive, I’ve had lots of experience both presenting executive-facing roadmaps and receiving those presentations. I understand how much thought (and possibly anxiety) goes into these roadmap presentations. How to Present Your Executive Roadmap.

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Userpilot

MARCH 30, 2022

When your efforts to improve user engagement fail, killing a feature or the entire product might be what you need. But first, you need to consider multiple teams and stakeholders, customers, and the overall impact it has on your business. Investigate support and development efforts on the existing platform. Product usage.

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

And InVision’s The New Design Frontier report on design maturity found that organizations with high-performing, mature design teams “are more likely to see cost savings, revenue gains, productivity gains, speed to market, and brand and market position improvements through their design efforts.” user group events.

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The Product Guy

JULY 30, 2020

Product Managers (PM) need to effectively communicate product vision, strategic roadmaps and concepts to a variety of different stakeholders through the different stages of the product life cycle. Secondly, when should you spend time to identify stakeholders ? Stakeholders are impacted by the product indirectly or directly.

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Usersnap

JULY 27, 2020

Tracking feature requests from customers is a blessing, and also a nightmare for Product Managers. You want to know the needs and new ideas from your customers. We at Usersnap believe the voice of customers should be the driver of product development. allows you to track customer requests timely in a streamlined fashion.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

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Amplitude

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I remember when a CTO asked me for a more detailed, solution-oriented roadmap. Why did I resist this ask from the CTO? Because I knew that the company would deliver better outcomes if a cross-functional team of designers, developers, and customers started together instead of me taking a stab at it alone. I resisted.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2019

Many CEOs tell me that they (personally) are the best-informed people within their companies about what customers need , and they (personally) are best positioned to drive decisions on product priorities. A not-yet-generating-repeatable-revenue company of 6 people might have one architect/CTO, one designer, three other developers, and a CEO.

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Brought to you by Jira Product Discovery —Atlassian’s new prioritization and roadmapping tool built for product teams | Vanta —Automate compliance. Finding reference customers is the fastest path to achieving product-market fit. Also, consider their interest in engaging with you as a demand signal.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

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Sachin Rekhi

JULY 10, 2019

You also define an appetite, which is how much time you want to spend on this project based on how much you believe this project is worth in terms of customer and business impact. The reason this approach is compelling is it allows you to better understand the consequences of taking on a potential project during roadmap planning.

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Gainsight

AUGUST 26, 2022

This year, for the first time ever, the focus of the event expanded beyond customer success to include speakers, sessions, and attendees from product and community. Durable growth requires collaborative efforts from Product and CS. It needs to have the right triggers ready for customers at each step of the customer journey. .

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

That maps to titles like Director of Product Management, Group Product Manager, VP of Products, or Chief Product Officer. There may also be some designers or a few developers reporting into such roles, but I’m focused away from CTO and VP Engineering roles where the majority of staff are developers. . Hiring strategy.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 28, 2020

It will bounce back, but it will take time?—?first With the majority of our product & engineering teams furloughed and operating with a skeleton caretaker team only, here’s my top 10 learnings from recent experience of this crisis: A crisis calls for pragmatism and being truly agile. Tear up the roadmap & OKRs.

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Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

He is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, The Lean Entrepreneur and has over 20 years experience helping companies bring high-growth products to market. Todd Lombardo, Co-Author of Roadmaps Relaunched. Leisa is responsible for building a better understanding of users and customers at Atlassian.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

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Business of Software Conference

APRIL 14, 2021

Not only do you get to dig into something important, you spend time with a group of smart people with the same interests as you. Tips and Tricks for Using Digital Tools for Better Teamwork – Stefano Mastrogiacomo Why Don’t Your Customers Care About Your Website?

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Our team reports to the CTO, and we sit within the engineering arm of the organization. Prior to this I’d had a year’s product experience at a customer-facing SaaS company and naively I believed I could copy-paste this experience. Users and Stakeholders – Solutions vs Platform Product. I was wrong.

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 16, 2021

There is something special about a team rallying around a vision and creating a product that users love. . These costs might not be visible at the time and surface in the form of rework required further down the line. Unfortunately, technical debt eats away the limited time organizations have to work on those features.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

Analytic Tools 60

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Gainsight

APRIL 17, 2019

And leaders reimagined service and support in the era of customer success. But for CEOs, one of the most fundamental changes about the job is how much more real-time it’s become. These same leaders don’t have to be surprised by customer churn , instead always having a sense of “early warning” on customer risk.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan lives in Manhattan and in his spare time likes to play soccer. Better Products.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 31, 2019

Uber has a fleet of Product Operations Managers that are responsible for getting out of the office and talking with as many customers and users as possible. From roadmapping to prototyping, the modern product manager has more tools at their disposal than ever before. More Tools, More Problems. Source: Product Craft.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2020

I heard requests from customers, domain experts, consultants, our development team, and internal stakeholders. So along with the CTO, I made a decision – we’d declare backlog bankruptcy. The lesson declaring backlog bankruptcy taught me was that if an idea has high enough value for customers, it will come back.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

By this he means that he doesn’t spend his time directly advocating for Amplitude products: “Although I think we have an amazing product, my role focuses on the surrounding systems and ‘culture’.”. Is it me communicating best practices or is it them inviting me in because they’re a prospective customer?”. It’s a very subtle thing.

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Bain Public

MAY 26, 2022

Roadmapping has become a political problem. This article provides advice for product managers on how to overcome this tension with the PLT and how to improve that relationship for the greater good of the product roadmap and its success. Who are part of the Product Leadership Team (PLT) and what is expected from them?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It will only take 5 minutes of their time–and then analyze their feedback. In my experience, Scrum?—?like multiple times so other people can find it, too. Roadmaps with fixed release dates are provided for quarters in advance by the management. like all other agile frameworks?—?isn’t Your support means the world to me!

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Modus Create

APRIL 10, 2024

Welcome to Conversations with Chief Innovators , where our CEO Pat Sheridan discusses innovation in business with transformational leaders across industries. In the seventh episode, we bring you Larry Fitzpatrick , Executive Vice President and CTO of OneMain Financial. What was your experience? What has your experience been?

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