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The Daily Developer Connection—Key to Great Product Management

The Product Guy

In this episode of “Product Excellence: Insights from Award-Winning Leaders | Strategies for Success,” Garrett Lang explains why daily communication with developers is crucial for product managers. Garrett stresses that while other team members might not require daily touchpoints, developers do.

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Sustainability & Longevity in Product Development: Key Takeaways from TPG Live

The Product Guy

Sustainability in Product Development: More Than Just an ESG Initiative Sustainability in product management isnt just about reducing waste. Our discussion explored strategies that leading companies are using to integrate sustainability, design for durability, and make smarter decisions about product evolution.

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481: Lessons learned developing medical products – with Ron Richard

Product Innovation Educators

Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers [2:17] How did you get your start in developing medical products? I didn’t have any idea how to develop a product, but I saw a problem and came up with a solution. I noticed the Ford and Toyota engineers had different approaches to developing products.

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Building a “Growth Culture” Starts with Improving Professional Development Conversations

BrainMates

Building a “Growth Culture” Starts with Improving Professional Development Conversations By JANA PAULECH “We need to develop a growth culture in our team…” “We need people to have a growth mindset…” Working in the product capability space I have lost count of how many times I have heard some version of this from product or P&C leaders.

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Build & Own Scale-Ready Industrial IoT Solution on Flex83 Middleware

Your Industrial IoT software is never ready to scale unless your platform can handle multiple assets at enterprise-level, deploy on any cloud, and provide a modern tech stack for rapid application development with complete IP Ownership, all while reducing cloud operations costs by 90% per connected device.

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517: How to conduct an AI Design Sprint – with Mike Hyzy

Product Innovation Educators

That’s exactly what I witnessed at PDMA’s recent Inspire Innovation Conference, where Mike Hyzy demonstrated a groundbreaking approach to AI Design Sprints that’s revolutionizing product development acceleration. He emphasized a fundamental shift in how we should approach product development.

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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

Product Innovation Educators

The core focus of these activities is on thorough market research, continuous customer engagement, and strategic product development. Market Research As software product managers navigate the complex landscape of product development, market research emerges as a crucial first activity.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

Pricing Negotiations 🎯 Develop and execute effective negotiation strategies that align customer expectations with your profitability goals. Key Objectives: Profit Margin Optimization 📊 Set prices that maintain healthy profit margins, ensuring financial stability and supporting long-term growth.

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How to Navigate Revenue and Expense Management: Competitive Insights for Financial Success

Speaker: Hilary Akhaabi, PhD - Founder, Chief Financial & Operations Officer at Go Africa Global

Managing and Enforcing Expense Policies 📊 Understand how to develop and enforce company expense policies that promote financial discipline and cost-efficiency. Effective Cash Flow Management 🔑 Learn strategies to manage your cash flow efficiently, ensuring liquidity and financial stability.

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Leading the Development of Profitable and Sustainable Products

Speaker: Jason Tanner

Explore how to create more sustainable solutions, manage in-licenses, comply with regulations, and develop strong customer relationships through ethical and responsible practices. June 20, 2024 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours!

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How AI and ML Can Accelerate and Optimize Software Development and Testing

Speaker: Eran Kinsbruner, Best-Selling Author, TechBeacon Top 30 Test Automation Leader & the Chief Evangelist and Senior Director at Perforce Software

It's no secret that CTOs need to have a full understanding if they want to be successful, but does that make them responsible for developer productivity? While advancements in software development and testing have come a long way, there is still room for improvement.

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User-Centered Development: The Importance of User Empathy to Build the Right Thing

Speaker: Jesse Walker, Product Manager at Canva

After all, at the other end of the product development workflow is a real person relying on the products we're building to make their lives easier. When you add the complexities of working in a fast-moving organization, we can sometimes lose sight of the forest for the trees.

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The Importance of Having Strong Decision Agility in Your Product Development Process

Speaker: Emily Tate, Managing Director at Mind the Product

As product managers, making decisions is a key part of our roles. We are tasked with ensuring decisions are made across the entire spectrum, from the highly strategic (“Where is our product headed?”) to the very tactical (“Which bug should we fix first?”).

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Cassandra Data Modeling Guide to Best Practices

Are you a developer, database architect, or database administrator that's new to Cassandra but have been tasked with developing a Cassandra schema design? Learn the basic rules to keep in mind when designing your schema for Cassandra.

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The Product Corner: Maximizing Impact, Reducing Hours, and Accelerating Roadmaps with Data

Speaker: Edie Kirkman - VP, Digital at Focus Brands

By tapping into the wealth of customer and application data, product professionals can identify underutilized features, prioritize improvements, and streamline development efforts in partnership with the development team.