Mind the Product

JANUARY 16, 2020

Having that kind of support really made this change in my career possible – she had my back, even when I wasn’t totally sure if I would be good at stepping up to take more of a leadership role.”. Develop a product mindset. If there is a gap, start to develop the missing skills that you need now. Challenges You Might Face.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Porter differentiates between merely running in the same direction, s imple consistency, and working together to create synergy effects, reinforcement. If a team consists of software developers, designers, marketers and analysts a wider range of topics will be considered.

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Izenda

JUNE 28, 2020

In software development, a product manager is inherently the CEO of the product: the person who is responsible for strategizing and defining the product roadmap. Company size differentiates the depth of thinking a product manager takes when developing the product strategy and roadmap. Companies are like a puzzle.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Strategy documents and presentations are not thought-leadership handed down by the product manager from on high, but used as a discussion point in order to get consensus amongst a variety of stakeholders: engineering, sales, marketing, business development, executive management, and so on. About Julian Dunn.

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Agile Velocity

JUNE 14, 2023

How I would differentiate, just off the cuff, is Digital. So those are a few different ways I would differentiate the different flavors of transformation. We need real business leadership to engage. A couple of things that I always like to remind leadership about is, we need to develop a sense of urgency around these.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 1, 2023

No software developer wakes up in the morning excited to write a bunch of code that will be re-written a few sprints later. They could be inspired by new technology, a new business model gaining traction, or a competitor’s differentiating capabilities. Why do product teams become feature factories?

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Centercode

JUNE 26, 2019

As hardware and software development converge and agile environments promote faster releases, companies are looking to standardize their Customer Validation processes to keep up with the increasing demands on product managers. “We are excited to partner with the team at Centercode to help drive this next phase of growth and success.”.

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Centercode

JUNE 26, 2019

As hardware and software development converge and agile environments promote faster releases, companies are looking to standardize their Customer Validation processes to keep up with the increasing demands on product managers. “We are excited to partner with the team at Centercode to help drive this next phase of growth and success.”.

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Product Culture

MAY 2, 2018

In my mind, these are the core aspects of leadership. Listening Is The Most Important Form of Leadership. Note that I mentioned the “ability to listen” first in leadership skills. When I am hiring product managers, I look for the following qualities in this order: Leadership Skills (listening, deciding, communicating a vision).

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BrainStation Product Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In BrainStation’s survey, Product Managers ranked communication (71 percent), leadership (65 percent), and empathy (58 percent) as the most important skills for a Product Manager, ahead of research and project management, and far ahead of design (selected by only 20 percent of respondents).

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BrainStation Product Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In BrainStation’s survey, Product Managers ranked communication (71 percent), leadership (65 percent), and empathy (58 percent) as the most important skills for a Product Manager, ahead of research and project management, and far ahead of design (selected by only 20 percent of respondents).

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

Product managers of SaaS products, therefore, need to really focus on differentiating their SaaS and pushing users to constantly unlock more value in the product. And for a PM, differentiation becomes more critical. Identify others on the team with leadership qualities and invest in them. Switching has become easier.

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Balsamiq

JULY 13, 2018

I have done Software development, Business Analysis, Project Management, Sales and now Product Management. I read 20-30 articles every day on my areas of interest namely Product Management, Agile Development, UX Design, and Leadership. I have honed the ability to differentiate between user needs and user wants.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

From user problems to customer problems In enterprise software, you differentiate between the ones who buy your product (i.e., Therefore, Ben and Blair differentiate between customer and user problems. customers) and the ones who actually use your product (i.e.,

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Balsamiq

JULY 13, 2018

I have done Software development, Business Analysis, Project Management, Sales and now Product Management. I read 20-30 articles every day on my areas of interest namely Product Management, Agile Development, UX Design, and Leadership. I have honed the ability to differentiate between user needs and user wants.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2020

We analyzed dozens of job descriptions from leading companies (Airbnb, Amazon, Booking, eBay, Expedia, Instagram, Intercom, LinkedIn, Netflix, PayPal, Spotify, among others) and we were able to differentiate hundreds of distinct skills and responsibilities. Agile : Product owner role, software development, team cadence, delivery.

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Pragmatic Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2019

So my journey really started some 20 plus years back, kind of as I kind of went out in software development started developing code on see BMS machines on DCM language, and from there I was fortunate enough to be able to rotate and flip between different product oriented roles across software companies.

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Pragmatic Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2019

So my journey really started some 20 plus years back, kind of as I kind of went out in software development started developing code on see BMS machines on DCM language, and from there I was fortunate enough to be able to rotate and flip between different product oriented roles across software companies.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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Centercode

AUGUST 27, 2019

In particular, she focuses on the lost art of communication and its importance to surviving tectonic shifts in software development and testing. Jennifer : It depends where we draw the line between test and development. Let’s cut to the chase and address the tension that many testers have.

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UX Studio

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With a background in Business Administration, Management, and Leadership, he has vast experience as a Business consultant, Product strategist, and now as an Innovation Portfolio Lead. So it’s a, I would say it’s a good way of differentiation. “ Innovation is not something completely brand new. Welcome to UX studio.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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Revulytics

OCTOBER 30, 2019

You could probably replace the words ‘Apple ecosystem’ with ‘everybody’ and you’d have Google Maps’ vision, but our strategy is where we differentiated. A strategy should differentiate you. If your strategy is just ‘reach this number of users or this amount of money,’ that’s not a strategy, it’s just business goals.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 29, 2022

This way, it can be easily spotted and differentiated from the rest. Like other tech roles, such as software development or engineering, it is possible to create your own experience, if you will. Be sure to include your name in a slightly larger font than the other text in the header.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

She is a University of Melbourne Asialink Leadership Fellow and Asia Education Foundation Literacy Ambassador. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. James builds products and services which delight customers and differentiate companies. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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UX Studio

JUNE 30, 2023

With a team of 45 employees, the Los Angeles-based agency has experienced rapid growth under Marcell Rekasi’s leadership. Development: Their web development services encompass a wide range of offerings. It includes websites and apps, software development, eCommerce platforms, development, and quality assurance.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

One particular example, UpBank, I’d argue one of the most underrated and successful software companies in Australia, only has Product Designers with one single product leadership role. This isn’t about team productivity mind you, but individual product managers productivity.

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Business of Software Conference

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

So, this was focused on software developers, specifically, for dotnet software developers, this very small ad network, I ran those ad networks for a couple years, and realized that that was a terrible business. And I was a software developer before. Get Weekly Advice From Software Experts.

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