The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This sort of hand-waving has been most prevalent in software companies, where the supposed price of strategy missteps is seen as low. Vikas was able to provide me with a framework for developing product strategy, which ultimately revolves around answering the fundamental question of “how do we win?” Where do we play? How do we win?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. But like any tool, Scrum has its benefits and limitations. As I mentioned earlier, Scrum is not a product management framework.

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Alchemer Mobile

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This summer, our team looked at how COVID-19 has impacted mobile app usage patterns by industry. Key findings from our research include: Looking at DAU over time is the best way to understand drastic changes in app usage. For apps in the hardest-hit industries, DAU is down 60-75%. Higher frequency of app usage.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 22, 2016

Tools For What We Do. As a product manager, I’d like to find some tools that help me do my job. Markets – my segments, their problems, and how to reach them with my solution (and if they are big enough for me to make money). Revenue and profit – how my solution will generate top and bottom line dollars.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 15, 2021

With a Master’s degree in human-computer interaction and over two decades of experience in user research and user experience in companies like Oracle, he now leads the design team across all product offerings at IBM. User research is a vital part of the design process. Since Thomas Watson Jr. Fergal: Cool.

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Below, you’ll find what I believe is the most actionable, specific, and straightforward framework for crafting a strategy, for both your product and your company. As Chandra shares below, his framework sits on top of the best strategy wisdom out there (e.g. product marketing, user research, content design, etc.).

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The Product Coalition

JULY 11, 2023

The emergence of blockchain technology has paved the way for a decentralized financial landscape, transforming the way we interact with money and assets. From traditional banking to decentralized revolution For decades, traditional banks have held the reins of our financial systems.

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The Secret PM Handbook

MAY 5, 2017

In this post, I share a simple model or framework to answer this question. The first box in the Secret Product Management Framework. Let’s call it a “solution.”. Market research. The Jobs To Be Done framework has a whole methodology for finding unmet needs of market segments. Design, both visual and technical.

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Userpilot

APRIL 21, 2023

We also explore: Different types of product analysis The steps needed to analyze your product The tools you can use Let’s get right to it! You can use it to refine your marketing , differentiation , and pricing strategies. To carry out product analysis, you can use the data warehouse and BI tool combo.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Banks invest many resources into research, security and basic digital service functionalityonly to follow up with so-called Lean Designs, which are little more than colorized, clickable prototypes. This gap in engagement and recognition highlights the customers expectations for a more dynamic and modern digital banking experience.

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The Secret PM Handbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Why my product is a better choice for you (the differentiators). This is the classic framework from Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm. It gives you a structure for your thinking and research. And most product management tools are essentially a database of items created by filling in templates. Cognitive laws.

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Launching a product without a well-defined product strategy framework is similar—you risk wasting resources without a clear path to success. So, how do you outline a product strategy framework that is the foundation of product-led growth ? Analyze in-app user satisfaction using tools like NPS and CSAT surveys.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

This nimble approach to product management directly influences business outcomes, differentiating the most compelling products from lesser competitors and boosting adoption and customer satisfaction along the way. instead, carefully chosen tools and processes help PMs and their teams gain efficiency.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 24, 2021

Narrowing Down the Battlefield Figure 1 shows the ‘Technology Adoption Life Cycle’ for discontinuous innovations. Figure 1: Technolgoy Adoption Life Cycle Explore the Battlefield Geoffrey Moore suggests in his book “Crossing the Chasm” to create different target customer scenarios and select the target niche market based on a scoring system.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 8, 2021

The pandemic has transformed the way we do business and build relationships with customers – highlighting the need for digital-first solutions and personalized, conversational messaging. We commissioned Forrester Consulting , an independent research firm, to learn more about how conversational support is changing the industry.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

At Latin American travel technology company Almundo , we believe that leaders are responsible for the people, whether that is via one-on-one meetings, career opportunities, company culture, or employee satisfaction. Define/research/deliver customer experience. This is how we did it. Responsibilities and skills word clouds.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2020

She condemns the SAFe framework, which separates the role of product owner and product manager, asserting the former as tactical and the latter strategic. Start today, by analysing all the information available – customer and user research, market research, and user data. Preparing for the C-Suite. Product operations.

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Lenny Rachitsky

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

If you’re building a consumer subscription app, this post is your new bible. Over the past year, Phil Carter has been developing a framework for growing consumer subscription businesses, called the Subscription Value Loop. A massive thank-you to Phil for doing the work to put a piece like this together.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A robust UX strategy is also a valuable differentiator helping you stand out in competitive markets. According to Jamie Levy, the main tenets of a UX strategy are business strategy, value innovation, validated user research , and frictionless UX. The strategy should also have information about the UX team, processes, and guidelines.

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Modus Create

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Are you ready to transform life sciences with intelligent apps? McKinsey has estimated that AI technology could generate $60 billion to $110 billion per year in economic value for the pharma and medical-product subsectors alone. With the average cost of developing a new drug at approximately $2.3 Here are five questions to ask.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

Take a productivity tools suite like Microsoft Office or Google Workspace. If I was in charge of such a portfolio, I would use an overall strategy for the entire suite and separate product strategies for the individual tools like Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides. Competition: Is your product still sufficiently differentiated ?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Looking for SaaS pricing examples to get inspiration for your own strategy? TL;DR A well-aligned pricing framework attracts the right customers, encourages product adoption , and maximizes customer lifetime value. Here are some types of SaaS pricing strategies: 1. Why is a SaaS pricing strategy important? Let’s dive in!

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People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Over the past two decades, I've navigated three major career transitions, each aligned with significant technological shifts. Power of lateral moves : Sometimes, a sideways career move (like my shift from PM to agency strategist) can lead to exponential growth by exposing you to diverse industries and technologies.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 9, 2023

This experience has given me a deep understanding of what differentiates an amazing product manager from an average one. I have also taken time to validate these insights through conversations with other leaders and research. And what truly sets them apart goes beyond technical skills, knowledge of frameworks, or tools.

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UX Planet

JUNE 9, 2025

From Raw Data to Clarity — Cleaning, Sorting, and Synthesising Insights Part 4 (of 5) of the UX Research Playbook series Synthesising qualitative data is similar to reaping the harvest after the diligent effort poured into research — it’s the step where hard work blossoms into meaningful insights. Mural , Miro , etc.) is recommended.

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Product Talk

APRIL 19, 2023

Within the product world at large and the Continuous Discovery Habits community specifically, we’re seeing increasing interest in personal knowledge management, both in terms of the processes and tools people are using to support them on this journey. Find all of the posts in this series here.

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Modus Create

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Strategies to mitigate AI security and compliance risks By William Reyor Posted in Digital Transformation , Platform Published on: November 7, 2024 Last update: November 7, 2024 According to McKinsey, 65% of executives report that their organizations are exploring and implementing AI solutions.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Stefan Röse breaks down how Quantilope is pushing forward customer development and the consumer research field. Perhaps that’s why some research experts say, “Data is the new currency.” Quantilope specializes in consumer insights technology, offering a platform to help businesses understand what consumers want and need.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I’m sharing my insights and surprising parallels that I encountered during the courses on Systemic Design and Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems. It was a really insightful and encouraging journey through complex systems! Systemic design I’ll not go into details on what systemic design is.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 3, 2022

A good messaging strategy should have a clear goal, differentiate your brand from the competition, provide personalized messages for a specific audience, and tell the brand story at each stage of the customer journey. The SMART goal-setting framework. Differentiation from competitors. The best goals follow the SMART goal format.

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Roadmunk

AUGUST 10, 2017

The rise of the SaaS model in the product space has been swift, to say the least. So as product managers, knowing how to manage only traditional, on-premises software no longer cuts it. SaaS product managers) to find out how their role differs from an “old-school” software PM—and more importantly, what it really takes to be a SaaS PM.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 15, 2023

In a portfolio management model, your company is building strength and gaining momentum in key market segments with a portfolio of solutions that’s best suited to propel its growth and profitability. Those market segment priorities are just as valuable for product marketing and sales as they are product management.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Much of the literature that defines the role as the intersection of business, technology, and user experience isn't particularly helpful for practitioners who are left wondering what skills they need to learn versus the fine people they work closely with in actual business, technology, and user experience roles.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I hired a researcher to collect information on product management and attended a few events, but it is a challenge to know what is really important about the role of product manager. I am more concerned with the product problem than with the solution. [10:59] For example, my background is software development.

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Arkenea

MAY 8, 2025

If you’re considering expanding your development capabilities beyond your in-house team, you’ve likely encountered the term “ nearshore software development in Mexico ” during your research. Offshore Software Development involves partnering with development teams in more distant countries.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Instead of making changes to their product based on customer feedback and research, they imagine who customers are and what they might want and ship features based on these assumptions. A different approach is the Jobs-to-be-Done framework. What they’re thinking, how they’re feeling.

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