bpma ProductHub

JULY 13, 2016

Being born and raised in New England, I’ve been a part of the Boston area development community for decades now — making a point to foster and support local professional organizations whenever I am able. I tend to seek out people who can advise me best in my current circumstances. How did you get involved with the BPMA?

CTO Coach 150

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The Product Guy

DECEMBER 15, 2019

In this role, Gaudio drives the strategy behind roadmap management, agile product development, and cross-functional communication. Prior to Vydia, Gaudio built and managed the marketing team at video Ad Tech company, Yashi, which was successfully acquired in 2015 for $33M cash by Nexstar Media Group. The Best Product Visionary.

Technical Advisors 148

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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2019

For example, my first iteration focused on the problem statements, targeted customer, technical strategies, pricing strategies, and competitiveness evaluation, which was all excellent content that offered important product context but just not the right place. First Attempt. As expected, I ran into a lot of issues at the start of the process.

Feedback Software 148

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Bain Public

AUGUST 22, 2022

As a Product analyst, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers engaging in planning the product roadmap while helping drive the scope definition and product development course of action. We transform our clients into product-led companies through teaching and collaborative development. When: Flexible start date. About XMachina.

Research Software 52

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Often we talk more about the technical skills, like, portfolio management, being more strategic, etc but being good at those things mean nothing if you can’t build a culture conducive to good product management practices. is to either be more strategic or to develop more as a leader. How do I build alignment?

Leadership 149

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

As a Product analyst, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers engaging in planning the product roadmap while helping drive the scope definition and product development course of action. We transform our clients into product-led companies through teaching and collaborative development. When: Flexible start date. About XMachina.

Research Software 52

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

As a Product analyst intern, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers engaging in planning the product roadmap while helping drive the scope definition and product development course of action. We transform our clients into product-led companies through teaching and collaborative development. When: Flexible start date.

Research Software 52

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Bain Public

JANUARY 24, 2022

As a Product analyst intern, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers engaging in planning the product roadmap while helping drive the scope definition and product development course of action. We transform our clients into product-led companies through teaching and collaborative development. When: Flexible start date.

Research Software 52

Research Software Technical Advisors Artificial Inteligence Product Research 52

Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Learn how to go from “gear head” to “group head.” It is this sphere that many people find more difficult to master, especially those of us from technical backgrounds. As companies want to become innovators, one of the primary areas we advise CEOs to look to is product managers.

Technical Advisors 65

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

An ecosystem in SaaS is a group of related apps, 3rd party components, and content that seamlessly work together to solve user pain points. Finally, a well-developed ecosystem gives companies a competitive edge because of the ecosystem moat. Are you intrigued? Well, why don’t we get to it then? What is an ecosystem moat?

Customer Experience 98

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The Product Coalition

MAY 25, 2021

Even the smallest and tightest group of beta users still takes coordination effort and time that is crucial when you have an early product. A test kitchen isn’t a focus group exercise or some arm’s length research endeavor. There are key stakeholder benefits to a test kitchen as part of product development as well.

Research Software 109

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Userpilot

JANUARY 24, 2022

Don’t forget that what constitutes a Wow Moment for one group of customers might be completely irrelevant to a different group. To prevent this problem, it’s advisable to fill any empty states with demo content. Examples might be: If your product requires a complicated technical integration before it can add value.

Analytic Tools 98

Analytic Tools Research Software Data Visualization Customer Experience 98

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

Skills a Product Manager Need Analytical Skills In your current role as a consultant, you will have developed and honed your analytical skills. If you have advised any of these people with tasks like product growth, pricing strategy, or market sizing, be sure to note that on your resume! List of PM Behavioral Questions.

Consulting 52

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

Skills a Product Manager Need Analytical Skills In your current role as a consultant, you will have developed and honed your analytical skills. If you have advised any of these people with tasks like product growth, pricing strategy, or market sizing, be sure to note that on your resume! List of PM Behavioral Questions.

Consulting 52

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Here’s what we’ve learned based on our experience of adopting a testing mindset and seeing your way through innovative product development. Finding this match is the ultimate challenge in innovative product development, and it’s nearly impossible to plan this entirely in advance. Technical Feasibility. Chaos Report 2015.

User Testing 102

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 7, 2021

They're actually quite linear, which is the sort of product tour that we've advised readers of this blog to stay away from numerous times in the past. All of their current development efforts are focused on VDS, and new customers can't download the extension from the Chrome Web Store anymore. Are less linear.

Data Visualization 98

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 1, 2020

I studied mathematics at UCLA, worked 2 summers as a software engineering intern at a Series E AdTech startup, and advised Metta World Peace (Ron Artest) as the product manager for his social basketball app, Gradelo. Technical experience is not required. Here, we had two interviews and a group exercise.

Research Software 52

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BrainStation Product Management

APRIL 8, 2019

Clearly, companies are seeing the value in hiring product gurus who can oversee and guide a product’s life development from ideation to market, all while efficiently managing teams of drastically diverse backgrounds and developing a sound distribution plan. Speak to a Learning Advisor. Do Some Soul-Searching.

Technical Advisors 40

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Mind the Product

MAY 29, 2018

Brant previously authored The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development, the first purpose-written book to discuss Lean Startup and Customer Development concepts and he is the Co-Founder of Moves the Needle, which has advised the innovation practices of such leading companies as GE, Intuit, Capital One, ING and Cisco.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Others were consultative, or they advised about technical needs. These questions are grouped together because they center on a particular quality: the vision to see the bigger picture. They must develop best practices and efficiencies that raise the level of accomplishment. In the beginning, CS Ops roles were in flux.

Reporting Tools 52

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We generally advise against linear, top-down product tours. Look at their microsurvey: As a social media scheduling tool, Kontentino has two main groups of potential customers: Brands who only post on one set of social media accounts. This is an arduous process that will just drain time and energy from your development team.

Analytic Tools 98

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Onboarding KPIs Software Review 98

Usersnap

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

You have developed your product sparked by brilliant ideas and are ready to go-live. Crowdtesting is simply user testing through broader groups of people. This has led to the process of inviting ideas from groups. The collation of inputs from large groups is called crowdsourcing. Have your crowdtesting group ready.

Reporting Tools 76

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BrainStation Product Management

APRIL 8, 2019

Clearly, companies are seeing the value in hiring product gurus who can oversee and guide a product’s life development from ideation to market, all while efficiently managing teams of drastically diverse backgrounds and developing a sound distribution plan. PMs do best when the team they’re joining really wants them there.”.

Technical Advisors 67

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Product Mastery by Geoff Watts teaches you how to be a successful product owner within agile software development practices with the use of case studies. Challenges of transitioning from a non-technical background. She works with executives worldwide, advising them on product strategy and leadership. 5 out of 5. Where to buy?

Books 98

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Userzoom

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Technically there are an infinite number of ways you could attempt to recruit participants for your user research. However, it is advised to proceed with caution because sometimes response quality can be a tad questionable when you’re blasting out emails to relative strangers (remember – screeners are your friends).

User Testing 85

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 18, 2024

  Out of scope means they can advise, counsel, suggest, offer to help… but don’t own the decision/action.    That spills over into your group, since your team leans in a lot to help.    Easy to address, or massive potential technical debt?” What would happen if we added that back? 

Technical Advisors 52

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UX Studio

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

They focused too much on their technical side or even visual design, but nothing about the communication. So I opened the Facebook group and invited everyone I know to enter this group and share what they know. Yeah, I assume this Facebook group must inspire all the members. And many people didn’t focus on it at all.

UX 78

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 10, 2017

As a product manager it’s not uncommon to feel pulled in a million different directions as you work to meet the needs of your customers, developers and company stakeholders. But they are good examples of what my team and I have developed together over the last four years at Zalora. Retrospectives.

Research Software 84

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Gainsight

AUGUST 31, 2020

In a recent webinar with Denise Stokowski, Group VP of Platform Products at Gainsight , Amy shared that she identified that she wanted to be more involved with people. ” At Autodesk, Amy found the ability to develop as a professional product manager and expanded her skill set. . “I liked synthesizing concepts.

Data Visualization 52

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Reporting Tools Feedback Software 52

Userpilot

JULY 13, 2021

That’s why we often advise SaaS companies to segment users prior to their walkthrough, to make sure that customers only see features during their walkthrough that make sense for their individual use case. Given how much time and money you’re spending developing new product features, it would be a great shame to have nobody want to use them.

Analytic Tools 98

Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs Customer Experience Data Visualization 98

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

Managers oversee their team members’ work and career development. Engineering leaders must do 2 things: a) execute and deliver high-quality software on a predictable schedule, and b) have the people skills to attract, retain and develop strong talent. We’re trying to understand: Can we group communities by topic?

Engineering 141

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

Scrum came about even earlier than the agile manifesto almost a whole decade to be exact (although you can traces origins earlier back to 1986 with the article The New New Product Development Game ). Later whilst being an adviser at Stanford university Neil H. obviously most people skipped that part! names look familiar, anyone?

Product Management 92

Product Management Product Manager User Testing Product Research 92

Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 14, 2020

Here are some of the questions they’ll discuss: What’s the relationship between design, development, engineering, and product and your company? How do you manage executive expectations, customer expectations, and technical resources? How deep does your understanding of the technology go as a PM? So that’s me.

Technical Review 246

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

TL; DR: Development Team Anti-Patterns After covering the Scrum Master and the Product Owner, this article addresses Development Team anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events as well as the Product Backlog artifact. Only members of the Development Team create the Increment. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

Weak Development Team 78

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

You have frameworks, look at market dynamics, do practical research, and advise companies on how to use these frameworks. They don’t have the discipline” Then, during my MBA, I went even deeper into the theoretical knowledge – marketing strategy, theory of segmentation, how to do market research, Lean Startup and customer development.

Feedback Software 225

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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”. To not try to please everyone, Ben and Blair advise “staying the course, given your strategy is sound”.

Enterprise 113

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All About Product Management

MAY 13, 2008

All this resulted in Product Managers being more reactive to situation as opposed to being proactive in delivering new products to market and improving on developing the feature set of their current product portfolio. No longer did the Testers have a fully documented technical and functional spec to work with.

Agile 48

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