Mironov Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

  Which makes us want to sit them down for yet another 2-hour lecture on limited capacity, agile, the need for validation, technical debt, architecture, or the physics of building software. As much as we talk about company-level alignment, every functional group sees a different subset of shortcomings in our products and processes. 

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 30, 2024

A prediction for the future: Johnny said, “If I had to guess, technical PMs or engineers with product taste will become the most valuable people at a company over time.” Honestly, at the very beginning, we didn’t know how to do all kinds of things, including product management, project management, finances, HR, etc.

Data Visualization 141

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Curious to know how to advance your career as a long-term product manager as either s group product manager or principal product manager? While it is a senior position, there are numerous career paths, such as Group Product Manager (GPM) and Principal Product Manager (PPM). What Does A Group Product Manager Do?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many venture capital firms were interested in investments at comparatively high valuations in technology companies available around that era. Investment banking firms, substantially benefiting from initial public offerings (IPO), strongly encouraged investments into the technology sector. Startup funding was relatively easy to raise.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. But for sprint review meetings , you may also want to invite (selected) users and customers to collect their feedback. Discuss development progress and user feedback on the latest product increments.

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 24, 2022

Everywhere I go, I see massive amounts of product waste : development work delivered on time/on budget that doesn’t drive sales or customer satisfaction or business improvement.  Yet  Or letting one big customer define our technical architecture.  Or  (See Teresa Torres’s bestselling product book.)

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 29, 2022

 But when I do product due diligence for SaaS-focused PE/VC firms, it's the very first thing I look at.  Let’s IMHO, software product companies are fundamentally different from software services/outsourcing/custom development companies.  Said  Every hospital has a group of doctors (i.e.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

I’ve written a lot about the huge organizational and technical gulf between services companies and product companies.  (See  Clients own the IP and provide much of the technical direction.   A glance at a tech company’s website immediately tells me which kind they are.  

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Diving into a new project is an exciting challenge, but it takes time to develop context, address stakeholder needs, and meaningfully understand the problem. Translating film industry phases to tech. Give yourself space and time to reflect and review. Film reviews: Everyone’s a critic (and that’s a good thing).

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Highly effective Product Managers develop themselves in 5 key areas. business models, your product/business, finance, sales, marketing, scaling) 4. At best, if you are properly equipped, being a PM is like being on an epic quest with a group of adventurers. Market Competence ????? Business Competence ? ??(business

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 6, 2020

12 Product Management Myths | Due to its murkiness, there are a few common myths that plague product management across industries and company size. Ratings and Reviews: Where to Start and How to Win | You likely understand the importance of making a good first impression through your app’s positive ratings and reviews.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 31, 2022

Technology is always changing, as are customer habits. This failure may be due to either a subpar design, inadequate execution, or both. Inspired: How to Create Tech Products That Customers Love Author: Marty Cagan Inspired is another titan in the realm of best books on product management.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

He doesn’t have a technical background and currently works in a different domain. He’s become passionate about technology and wants to make a career switch. That being said, there is an additional element of complexity due to the fact that many companies don’t hire entry level product roles. This is not an uncommon situation.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 31, 2022

This situation is especially true when the company is in hyper-growth and introducing specialized customer success technology. For Gainsight, one of the best examples we have seen of a company successfully incorporating CS as an ethos and a technology in a time of hyper-growth is Totaljobs. The Role of Technology.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Pivoting done well means the team doesn’t lose direction and can build on the insights for new product development. In finance this is known as a “stop-loss order”. The main purpose of the workshop with a select group of stakeholders is to decide, based on evidence, if a product or feature can be removed or “cut”.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 22, 2023

Then when I heard his backstory in technology leadership roles at Xerox and Experian and the challenges he encountered with product roadmaps, I was eager to invite him to be a guest on this podcast. An executive or someone in sales or finance cannot understand much from these tools about what product is coming out next month or next year.

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Usersnap

MARCH 19, 2019

Should the Voice of Customer influence product development? In Frost & Sullivan’s survey research on R&D/innovation and product development priorities, 84% of the respondents declare that they employ the voice of customers (VoC) in their product development cycle. Do you consider customer feedback?

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

At times, tech companies that require a master’s degree also accept people who are in the process of completing their master’s program. Evaluate industry-standard technology and focus on implementing it into current products. Create new products by adopting new technology and processes. If you don’t, you need to start with one.

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People-First Product Leadership

MAY 6, 2024

Reviews aside, word on the PM street is the book reflects an ideal picture that most organizations will not - and do not want to - achieve. They’ll appreciate the consideration, skill development, and increased visibility plus you’ll gain experience in positive motivation. Acknowledge you are not alone.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 17, 2019

Today, people want to be able to manage their finances entirely online, a feature not every bank is currently able to provide. For many years CSSSR has been developing IT systems for the biggest online banks, witnessing their success firsthand. In-house resources were enough to develop and support these services.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 21, 2021

we also face the question of how we will make digital technology truly accessible for everyone, regardless of their physical or cognitive abilities. The distinction between the two terms tends to get blurred, and it’s because the definition of each term is fluid and changes as different technologies become more or less relavant over time.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

According to the authors, it’s mainly because of three reasons: The business model : SaaS often works on a direct-sales model and Sales most often “sell a complex product to a relatively small group of customers for large deal sizes”. The customer vs. the user: the one buying your product isn’t the same one who pays for it.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 5, 2020

Now, we’ve evaluated top picks based on course content, reviews, communities/groups around the certifications, and industry recognition. The Product Leader Certificate requires a little more PM experience and demands competence in DevOps, data analytics, and hard technical skills. We’ve scoured the certification landscape.

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Imaginary Cloud - Design

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

It's relatively easy to design for people who are in some way or capacity caught up with technology and interfaces. find reviews of similar products. There are a lot of offers on the market regarding personal finance. What is helpful is to understand a group of people. Empathy is the way to a more inclusive design.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 18, 2021

Brands only lost an average of 4% of consumers in this group thanks to precise segmenting and proactive, personalized outreach. Almost all apps experienced significant change in their DAU due to COVID-19. So from the Love Dialog, we’re actually able to bucket people into six groups based on their expressed emotion.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 20, 2019

So, how is product management in enterprise different from consumer tech? Enterprise product managers are usually interfacing with the same groups of people, with the addition of legal, security, compliance, and finance. Velocity Velocity refers to the speed at which product teams are able to ship product.

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 26, 2022

 We can get an outside development team to do exactly what's needed." " Across the aisle on the development side, I hear: "Just last week, the exec team confirmed our top 3 initiatives for the quarter.  We've " "Engineering has 18 unfilled developer position.  We

Analytic Tools 145

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

To start with, it’s easier to cater to the needs of a small group of users. Popular validation techniques include online surveys , user interviews and focus groups, and fake door tests. As you’re getting ready to launch the MVP, make sure to develop a robust go-to-market strategy to drive customer acquisition and revenue generation.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 20, 2019

So, how is product management in enterprise different from consumer tech? Enterprise product managers are usually interfacing with the same groups of people, with the addition of legal, security, compliance, and finance. Velocity Velocity refers to the speed at which product teams are able to ship product.

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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. . We learn by doing.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Take, for instance, a food scientist who believes that a new flavour enhancer could improve consumer demand, or a pharmaceutical company that have developed a medication which they believe could relieve high-blood pressure. The control group is used as the standard or benchmark to which comparisons are made.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

At JCDecaux, I led the development of an information kiosk for airport passengers. Throughout the mentorship with the Product Group, I learned from my mentor the various aspects of product risks and how to address and adapt to various product risks. . Resource, technology and poor planning impact a product’s functionality.

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Reveal

AUGUST 24, 2022

Businesses of all industries and all sizes incorporate embedded analytics technologies and capabilities into their own software, SaaS platforms, Angular apps , or other apps because of the tremendous benefits that they get. Finance: Shape future strategies and improve the decision-making process in real-time. Reveal Embedded Analytics.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 15, 2019

These came from watching other product managers, reading books, attending meetups, and talking to other people in the tech industry about what product managers did. A reactive PM will set up/maintain all the necessary processes, ensure that product development is flowing along at a good pace, and respond to bugs/requests as they come along.

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Mixpanel

MARCH 22, 2024

The banking and finance industries have seen a lot of disruption in the last 15 years that’s brought financial services even closer to consumers. Moreover, 25% of financial technology customers now want a fully digital banking experience fueled by remote human assistance available when they need it.

Data Visualization 40

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 19, 2020

Thus, companies have developed entry-level product management roles, known commonly as Associate Product Management (APM) roles. The original APM program was developed in the early 2000s by then-Google product manager Marissa Mayer. First, a recruiter will review your resume. The short answer is "it depends."

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 26, 2022

Three huge economic sectors employ the majority of data scientists or analysts: finance, insurance and professional services. Leaders in data science also focus on helping to distill complex concepts to teammates or developing new processes to streamline the collection of customer information.

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