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. Do these stories reflect your experience? Yes, the stories reflect my experience. The idea of a code review or a design review?

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2020

This is a time of great uncertainty, with everyone suddenly having to adjust to social distancing restrictions and widespread industry upheaval. Our customers are relying on Intercom more than ever, and often in a host of new and unforeseen ways. A time for the tried and tested. New situation, new processes?

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A development team does a good job if the following three conditions are fulfilled: First, the group reliably meets the agreed sprint goals and delivers product increments that offer a great user experience and exhibit the desired software quality. Third, the team observes sustainable pace. But this would be wrong.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Software Development Life Cycle provides a practical framework you can apply to your product and improve your processes. It helps us meet customers’ demands, needs, and expectations. You should be able to define the project scope and goals clearly by outlining the objectives, functionalities, and features of the software.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A Technical Exercise In this post, I’ll offer my idea of the sort of technical abilities expected from a product manager. But is a surprisingly small amount of materials about the technical aspect of PM work. The Product Interview?—?A This can be highly useful for hiring managers, as well as for PMs planning their roadmap.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JULY 6, 2020

Today, there's a rather substantial talent gap in the tech industry. Whether it be software engineers, data scientists, IT specialists, it now seems standard for companies to have open positions that can't be filled. One of these coding bootcamps is the Lambda School , but should this be one you should enroll in?

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Throughout the year, we’ve talked with and learned from industry leaders, experts, and innovators about a multitude of topics: from facing the tech slowdown to the dawn of machine learning, from the trends transforming customer support to using human insight to create memorable experiences. Yamini Rangan , CEO at Hubspot.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 5, 2020

Brief description of the problem at a recent client: Person A checked in code that broke an “unrelated” part of the system. I'll call this checking in code in Email that broke Search. They had one piece of feedback: the checkin broke “unrelated” code. It was time to see their feedback loops.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Next, collect information from relevant sources, like team member updates, customer feedback , or product analytics data. When collaborating on the report with other team members, use software with version control. It’s good practice to review previous reports and look for areas for improvement before you start writing a new report.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 14, 2019

When one learns to code, the initial steps involve a great deal of experimentation with code writing and debugging. The learning process usually starts by writing the program and then finding all the software bugs and fixing them. It is a cyclic process consisting of two major steps: Coding and Fixing.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

They perform audits and test deliverables to the customer requirements and ensure that the technical aspects of the product meet the standard before the Quality Assurance team does their revisions. These defects compromise a software system’s ability to function and jeopardize the product’s ability to meet an end user’s needs.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 18, 2022

You’re autonomous, your code is immaculate, and you have a deep understanding of building and shipping software. She creates front-end libraries, a role that perfectly suits her given her life-long passion for user experience, design, and building things. But going into staff plus roles is another beast entirely.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

That question has been on Will Larson ‘s mind for a long time. For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. Brian: Great.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2023

Delayed orders, faulty services, missing information, you name it – every time a customer reaches out, it tells you something about the friction they’ve experienced. Customer service teams are all too often drowning in angry, repetitive tickets, and yet, we don’t seem to focus enough resources on tackling the reasons behind it.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 18, 2022

Continuous improvement is a continual process to improve components of enterprise software?—?processes, Regardless of today’s software development aspect, increasing demand for new features in the products makes competitive advantage higher than ever. Changes can be large or small, which depends on the software projects.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 23, 2022

Software buying is undergoing a transformation, as is the case with many industries in the post-pandemic market. The process of purchasing software is increasingly complex – the choices for products and services are endless, and customers have a harder time parsing which companies to trust and which product will better cater to their needs.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 17, 2023

Value realization can make the difference between a customer who unsubscribes and a customer who becomes a brand advocate. If you want to build a loyal customer base and nurture product growth , your focus should be spent on making users realize the value of your product as soon as possible—which might be trickier than you think.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 15, 2023

Compare this to another example where a family owned packaging company has started developing software to automate a packing process. Returns from Product Development The different types of returns companies doing product development typically look for are: Equity Gains: the technology built leads to an increase in the value of the company.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

UserGuiding's biggest selling point is its $99/month Basic plan but that doesn’t come with all the elements you’ll need to build a positive onboarding experience. Alternatives like Userpilot or other agile digital adoption platforms come with the necessary elements needed to create a contextual, personalized user experience.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 30, 2021

The pressure is only increasing due to the influence of the pandemic, as more consumers begin to shift their preference to the comforts of home. From the outset of COVID-19, almost half of all customers in the UK acquired products online that previously they would have bought only from brick-and-mortar retailers.

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The Basics of Product Management

JULY 21, 2020

Smart Glasses are the latest craze in the world of wearable tech. We will review each smart glass available today, including the newest entrant, Jio Glass. With the growing importance of video calls, using this wearable tech may soon become an essential part of effective communication. How can an oil company pivot to technology?

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Understanding the diverse needs of your potential users. Imagine there are ten different types of users who will interact with your product, each with unique goals and ways of using the interface. UX User personas are like detailed maps that guide the development of a product to meet specific user needs.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In this article, we've got a comprehensive review of the entire product development process. designing screens, writing code, running tests), product management is a broader concept that encompasses strategy , vision, and product-market fit. Next up, you need to validate the idea before you start writing code.

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Userpilot

MAY 7, 2021

Self-service software is the perfect antidote to the modern world of instant gratification. The majority of SaaS users want to get what they want immediately, as opposed to waiting to speak with a member of your team. What is self-service software? Why is self-service software growing popular in SaaS? Userpilot.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

Trying to better understand the software engineer career path? An engineering career can go in many different directions depending on your technical skill set and what you want out of a job. Software engineers have the option to stick to software development at higher and higher levels. We've got your covered.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 22, 2024

What are the most common customer success models? What factors should you consider when choosing one for your SaaS business to provide the best assistance to your customer ? TL;DR Customer success models are frameworks that help organizations ensure that customers can use their products effectively to realize their goals.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 21, 2021

A practical look at how and why software designers can ensure digital services can be used by everyone. But the experiences for many others who rely on tangible interactions with real people?—?they Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, making software accessible is arguably a common struggle around the globe.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 12, 2022

During my professional career, I’ve spent a lot of time with clients who simply didn’t need my services. At times it’s just our [product team] issue, in other words— we don’t have the specific experience required to meet the client’s needs. But more often, it’s a client who is not ready to develop software.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2019

This was a team plagued by poor lead time for feature development and unrealistic expectations, set in part by the inability of the team to provide realistic delivery estimates for features. Without scope discussions, user stories could often run across multiple days making it hard to determine expected delivery. THE EXPERIMENTS.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In this blog, we’re going to take your through the market-leading product tour software and solutions out there so you can choose the one that suits you best. If you haven’t had a chance to read the first one, here’s what we covered: Product tours are a central part of self-serve SaaS onboarding , which need to drive user activation.

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Mironov Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

”   1/4 of the stories in last Tuesday’s New York Times business section were AI-related.    Every customer conference and AMA starts with questions about AI.  For perspective, AI has been incubating for a long time – which is typical for currently-hot tech stories.    1.    

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

After all, it’s the onboarding software of choice for 30% of Fortune 500 companies. Definitely. This article will lay out the good, bad, beautiful, and ugly of WalkMe product tours to help anyone contemplating their platform for user onboarding needs. But it can also mean helping customers get more value from a software product.

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Userzoom

MAY 20, 2020

offers some best practice advice on how researchers who are used to in-lab, in-person UX research can transition to remote, while still remaining user-centric. In the meantime, here are Mary’s top tips for running remote user research while making sure participants are as comfortable as possible and continue delivering valuable UX insights.

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Usersnap

JULY 16, 2021

Google’s tech alone didn’t build them into a top company; User Research matters too! Such insight, and their acquisition of such continues broadening, then helps informs competitive user engagement strategies. User loyalty is the natural result. Definitely not! How To Attract User Research Prospects.

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Imaginary Cloud - Design

APRIL 29, 2021

Do web designers code? It may encompass several fields, such as User Interface (UI) , User Experience (UX) , and even Search Engine Optimization (SEO). However, the everyday use of the term "web development" typically refers to coding or writing markups and does not often include design aspects.

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Modus Create

OCTOBER 13, 2020

According to research by QSM , the average software project takes almost a year to complete, and includes dozens of unneeded and unused, yet complex features. It’s not a secret, and it has more to do with people than it does with technology. And, we had to deliver this solution using the minimum amount of team effort and time.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Which are the best user adoption strategies for driving growth in SaaS? TL;DR User adoption happens when users learn how to use a product and discover its value. Adoption is essential because it drives customer success and increases engagement. Organize webinars to help users adopt more advanced features.

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