Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

What are the benefits the product should generate for the company developing and providing it? For example, the target group might be too big and diverse; there might be too many needs stated and they are too unspecific; the business goals might be unclear; or the standout features might be weak. What is its value proposition?

Product Strategy 226

Product Strategy Strategy Research Software Customer Experience 226

ProductPlan

OCTOBER 3, 2019

But for every success story, there’s a graveyard of failed products laid low by bad product strategies. A bad strategy is hard to overcome. What Does a Bad Product Strategy Look Like? What Does a Bad Product Strategy Look Like? If there was a simple test for bad product strategy most companies would happily use it.

Weak Development Team 56

Weak Development Team Product Strategy User Testing Strategy 56

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A market gap can be caused by missing functionality or poor user experience. Tracking user behavior in-app enables product teams to find ways to improve product experience. Competitor analysis enables PMs to find areas where rivals fail customers and develop sound positioning and differentiation strategies.

User Testing 89

User Testing Data Visualization Feedback Software Research Software 89

ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2020

In my opinion, the definition of an MVP is often misunderstood, and I’ve seen entrepreneurs and product teams misinterpret it with unfortunate results. First, a shout out to Frank Robinson , a fellow product development pro in Santa Barbara who coined the term “MVP” about 20 years ago. And what it’s not. The Minimum Sellable Product.

Weak Development Team 125

Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Differentiation 125

Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

Perform a SWOT analysis, identify the strengths and weaknesses of your top competing products, etc. Idea creation : Use ChatGPT to generate new feature ideas , campaigns, blog post topics, product differentiation ideas, and more. You may want to learn who your top competitors are, their value proposition , and their weaknesses.

ChatGPT 87

ChatGPT Data Visualization Onboarding KPIs Research Software 87

The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

A purpose we could share with the company’s leadership team, customers, and those working on the product. For product teams, the why and purpose behind the product comes in the form of a meaningful, inspiring, yet achievable north star. Teams may struggle to decide about the product’s features or design, potentially leading to waste.

Weak Development Team 130

Weak Development Team Customer Experience Technical Review Customer Feedback 130

Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

TL;DR Customer discovery questions enable product teams to better understand customer needs and problems so that they can build products that the potential customer truly needs. Other data sources include product analytics, asking customer-facing teams, competitor analysis, and industry events.

Product Research 78

Product Research Customer Feedback Data Visualization User Testing 78

Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Instead of relying on someone else (like a coach or leader) to tell them what to do next, product teams can use an opportunity solution tree to keep track of their desired outcome , the opportunities they’ve identified to chip away at that outcome, and the solutions they’re considering to address those opportunities.

Data Visualization 251

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Research Software Product Research 251

The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Very sadly, most product managers I meet today no longer talk directly to customers regularly. I’ve asked friends who do the job at social events and got the same answer, and frequently asked members of my own teams, who struggled to find the time to do it. too many meetings. most invariably say zero. Not enough time?—?too

User Testing 171

User Testing Weak Development Team Customer Experience Customer Feedback 171

Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. It helps you find product-market fit and gives your team direction. The product’s key differentiators or unique selling proposition. If you want to learn more, keep reading.

Product Research 119

Product Research Onboarding KPIs Product Strategy User Testing 119

Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We talk about product failure when the product doesn’t meet its objectives or goals. SaaS companies often struggle to identify user problems worth solving, differentiate their products, and get the pricing right. Product failure is often attributed to poor UI/UX. When launching a product , teams face a number of obstacles.

Feedback Software 93

Feedback Software Research Software User Testing Analytic Tools 93

Userpilot

DECEMBER 6, 2022

‘Feature factory’ is not exactly a positive term, especially if you’re aspiring to be a product-led SaaS product management team. John Cutler first used the term to describe such companies because their software development processes resemble factory assembly lines. What is a feature factory?

Onboarding KPIs 84

Onboarding KPIs Product Research Feedback Software User Testing 84

Product Talk

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Meet the Product People. He’s exploring new products to unleash creative performance and thriving teams through the evolving future of work and web3. In his previous role, he conducted customer interviews , but the process wasn’t structured in a way that made it easy to share those insights with the rest of the team. Tweet This.

Product Research 194

Product Research Customer Experience Research Software Reporting Tools 194

Userpilot

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In the competitive world of SaaS products, product positioning is definitely something your product marketing team can’t afford to ignore. This enables the marketing team to set clear expectations from the very beginning of the marketing campaign. Strong positioning makes the work of the marketing and sales teams easier.

Research Software 94

Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools Positioning 94

The Product Coalition

MAY 3, 2021

It helps you align with different team departments, better understand your customers , and find ways to step up your SaaS product. If you skip any of these phases, you risk not reaching the goals of your product release and underperforming. Are there enough people on your team to build the new product?

Product launches 124

Product launches Feedback Software Research Software User Testing 124

Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? TL;DR UX strategy provides guidance to the UX design team on how to create and improve experiences that satisfy user needs. TL;DR UX strategy provides guidance to the UX design team on how to create and improve experiences that satisfy user needs. This is the main focus of the article.

Research Software 83

Research Software Analytic Tools Feedback Software User Testing 83

Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Product differentiation and positioning are important aspects of strategic product management because they allow you to build a product that meets the needs of the right customers in the right market and stand out from the crowd. They tell the product management team what they need to achieve. Source: Pragmatic Institute.

Product Research 86

Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback Research Software 86

Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2023

 Renting (licensing) means we can put more of our own effort into market differentiators. We want to invest our always-scarce development efforts in work that truly matters to our customers, or where only we can do what’s necessary.  So and then the next.

Analytic Tools 52

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Reporting Tools Engineering 52

Userpilot

OCTOBER 11, 2022

How should product managers develop effective product vision statements? Product vision is the long-term objective for the product and serves as the North Star for the product team. A solid product vision increases the productivity and efficiency of the product team because they understand the goal better. Book the demo !

Vision 98

Vision Analytic Tools Data Visualization Reporting Tools 98

Roman Pichler

APRIL 3, 2018

At the same time, it offers you, the person in charge of the product, the necessary context to make the right strategic product decisions, for example, the market your product should serve and the business goals it should meet. The leadership team of any company must lead the effort to create, review, and adjust the business strategy.

Strategy 256

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

TL;DR Product managers need a new feature validation framework to ensure that they meet user needs or drive organizational goals and avert product failure. Without validating features, it’s easy to create products that aren’t aligned with their vision or are difficult to differentiate.

User Testing 90

User Testing Product Research Framework Feedback Software 90

DISQO

JUNE 30, 2017

Input from executives is only less common than input from product owners, engineering teams, and the product managers themselves. The challenge for product leaders is that ideas from the C-Suite often lack customer validation and therefore put teams at risk of investing resources in ideas that won’t be successful.

Weak Development Team 53

Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback 53

ProductPlan

JUNE 1, 2023

Where are product teams getting their feature ideas? Most concerningly, 19% of respondents reported that their top source of ideas comes from senior management, who are often disconnected from both customers and the product development process. When product investments don’t meet expectations, the blame gets spread around.

User Testing 83

User Testing User Friction Development Team Review Reporting Tools 83

The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Differentiating from Centralized Social Media Decentralized platforms have a unique superpower — censorship resistance. Developing a decentralized social media platform involves harnessing blockchain technology to create secure and transparent networks where users control their data. Think of them as your trustworthy stewards.

Weak Development Team 125

Weak Development Team Customer Experience User Testing Data Visualization 125

The Product Bistro

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Truth is, that these are usually the teasers that are used to get people into the dealership, and give their sales team the opportunity to up-sell. One does not need an MBA to realize that this is a poor strategic decision. A short cab, 3.3L Base price is about $28k – if you can find them. Swinging back to smartphones.

Weak Development Team 195

Weak Development Team Entertainment Automotive User Testing 195

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2018

Most sales and support teams are already well versed in conversations about data deletion, risk assessments and security frameworks, but those issues are going to become an even more prominent part of the discussion once GDPR comes into effect. Setting up developer guidelines will help current and future collaborations and integrations.

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Weak Development Team Systems Review Data Visualization User Testing 220

ProductPlan

APRIL 25, 2023

Great teams assemble individuals with differing skill sets, perspectives, and experiences. For example, Iron Man and Captain America leading the Avengers or Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman teaming up as the Justice League. Many product teams now have their own team of super-powered individuals banding together for a common cause.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Data Visualization Reporting Tools Weak Development Team 52

Mixpanel

JANUARY 3, 2022

Engineers are always looking for ways to differentiate themselves. As data-driven product development continues to balloon in popularity, so does the need for accurate and sophisticated implementation of analytics tracking in software products. One of those niches that’s become more valuable in recent years: product analytics.

Analytic Tools 59

Analytic Tools Data Visualization Engineering Weak Development Team 59

DISQO

JUNE 30, 2017

Input from executives is only less common than input from product owners, engineering teams, and the product managers themselves. The challenge for product leaders is that ideas from the C-Suite often lack customer validation and therefore put teams at risk of investing resources in ideas that won’t be successful.

Weak Development Team 40

Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback 40

DISQO

JUNE 30, 2017

Input from executives is only less common than input from product owners, engineering teams, and the product managers themselves. The challenge for product leaders is that ideas from the C-Suite often lack customer validation and therefore put teams at risk of investing resources in ideas that won’t be successful.

Weak Development Team 40

Weak Development Team Product Research User Testing Customer Feedback 40

The Product Coalition

MAY 10, 2021

The executive continues, “Also, we must do First Opportunity in a way that ensures we can also meet Long, List, Of, Features, And, Cool, Ideas.” This line of thinking is where success at achieving the First Opportunity and the BigVision begins to get derailed before you and your team have even started working. We’ll come back to these.

Software Review 117

Software Review Development Team Review Product Research Research Software 117

Mironov Consulting

OCTOBER 7, 2020

One destructive side effect of this misunderstanding can be repeatedly changing the #1 top priority part-way through development, before there’s much to show the world but after spending significant discovery/design/architecture/development time on the previous #1 top priority. So something new becomes the #1 top priority.

Reporting Tools 137

Reporting Tools Weak Development Team Customer Experience Product Research 137

Usersnap

DECEMBER 19, 2023

TL;DR The article underscores the importance of 1 to 5 rating scale surveys & how it has helped me in my PM journey, exploring their simplicity, versatility, and impact on user-centric product development. Semantic Differential Scale 5. A user might rate a product they purchased online with 1 (very poor) to 5 (excellent) stars.

Feedback Software 52

Feedback Software User Testing Customer Feedback Product Research 52

Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

By Minimum Viable Product (MVP), we mean one which has only enough functionality for the product to meet the minimum user requirements. Minimum viable features are the set of product characteristics that you need to develop to satisfy a user's need. The development of the MVP and MVE should happen at the same time.

Customer Experience 94

Customer Experience Onboarding KPIs User Testing Customer Feedback 94

Mind the Product

JULY 25, 2018

One prevalent theme that came up in all the interviews was how, when trying to find a solution to a challenging problem, you should try to leverage all the diverse skills available in the team. Encourage the team to think of at least four solutions to the problem being presented, if not more. engineering, commercial, design etc.)

Weak Development Team 108

Weak Development Team Analytic Tools Research Software Construction 108

Pragmatic Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

More specific than core competencies—the things your team does well—distinctive competencies are those aspects of your business that differentiates you from your competitors and other suppliers. Sure, you can develop almost any product or service, but will your customers embrace it? REPUTATION.

Weak Development Team 70

Weak Development Team Customer Experience Differentiation Positioning 70

Pragmatic Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

More specific than core competencies—the things your team does well—distinctive competencies are those aspects of your business that differentiates you from your competitors and other supplies. Sure, you can develop almost any product or service, but will your customers embrace it? REPUTATION.

Weak Development Team 70

Weak Development Team Customer Experience Differentiation Positioning 70