The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

If a persona says no to both questions, users like her won’t care about this feature, even if you consider it your magnum opus or your product’s big differentiator. Will this feature help this persona alleviate her pain points, not just mine? Sad but true. So don’t bother people like that persona about that new feature.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. After doing IT consulting for some time he moved into Product Management at Lucent Technologies and held various roles developing and launching multiple telecom software and hardware products. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

He writes, he tweets, he regularly speaks at conferences, and with 31,000 Twitter followers (not to mention 26,000 followers to his Medium blog ), he’s a prolific and consistent voice in the study and development of the product management craft. Every relationship where you help people initially has a power differential.

CTO Coach 175

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. After doing IT consulting for some time he moved into Product Management at Lucent Technologies and held various roles developing and launching multiple telecom software and hardware products. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. After doing IT consulting for some time he moved into Product Management at Lucent Technologies and held various roles developing and launching multiple telecom software and hardware products. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

Analytic Tools 240

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Beyond IDEs (integrated development environments), it will integrate across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), with AIOps optimizing CI/CD pipelines and project management tools providing predictive insights for resource allocation and task prioritization. This will transform how businesses operate across functions.

Analytic Tools 40

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Mind the Product

APRIL 17, 2018

Your engineers have designed a laser module that can monitor blood oxygen levels, and you intend for this to be a key differentiating feature for your product. New Product Development Processes. So, you’ll be surprised to find that the traditional methods are still used widely in companies that develop manufactured products.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

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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Mind the Product

JANUARY 16, 2020

Develop a product mindset. Some of the functional roles adjacent to product management include marketing, business analysis, software development, and UX design. Start developing the mindset of a product manager and try to get involved in the key decision-making steps to further your understanding. Build something.

Data Visualization 175

Data Visualization Customer Experience Customer Feedback Transportation 175

Reveal

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Atlassian is an Australian company that builds platforms and tools for businesses and software developers. The company was founded in 2002 and since then developed or acquired many popular platforms including Jira, Confluence, and Trello. Their latest acquisition is Chartio. Chartio Dashboards in Reveal.

Data Visualization 98

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. After doing IT consulting for some time he moved into Product Management at Lucent Technologies and held various roles developing and launching multiple telecom software and hardware products. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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Modus Create

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Effective strategies for mitigating AI security and compliance risks As organizations rapidly adopt AI technologies—especially large language models (LLMs) like those offered by AWS Bedrock —it's crucial to integrate security measures throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Artificial Inteligence 40

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 11, 2017

For example, my background is software development. When I don’t know what else to do, it is easiest for me to help with the software, but that is not my role. That is how product managers beat the competition and create competitive differentiation — by creating a better customer experience.

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Mixpanel

APRIL 27, 2020

You have to prioritize product differentiators that will give you a breakthrough ability to solve user problems that no one else can (or in a way no one else has thought of). I’ve found that, when you’re doing software development, the highest functioning unit is a product manager, a designer, and a handful of engineers.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 6, 2022

John Cutler first used the term to describe such companies because their software development processes resemble factory assembly lines. It was inspired by his software developer friend venting off his frustrations with the processes at his company. Product parity trap and no product differentiation.

Onboarding KPIs 98

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Applicable no matter what method you use to develop products (not just waterfall). The Lean Startup Method I differentiate between Lean methods and Lean Startup methods. Both rely on efficiency and fast learning, but the Lean Startup books focus much more on customer development and finding product-market fit. Inspired ?—?Marty

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Userpilot

AUGUST 31, 2022

In other words, you need a differentiating idea/feature for your product to be competitive. It’s important to differentiate yourself from the pack of SaaS companies in your industry. And if you don’t have a new groundbreaking idea, you’re probably better off optimizing what you already have. The Map soothes their anxiety.

Feedback Software 19

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Split

MAY 15, 2024

While the terms “deploy” and “release” may seem similar, they represent different processes that play crucial roles in the software development lifecycle. Understanding their nuances is essential for streamlining operations and delivering high-quality software to end-users.

Feedback Software 52

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Userpilot

AUGUST 12, 2024

A great value proposition should: Differentiate your product from other solutions in the market. It’s an essential part of the product design process since it allows you to explore how users will interact with your design and identify any issues before full-scale software development.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. After doing IT consulting for some time he moved into Product Management at Lucent Technologies and held various roles developing and launching multiple telecom software and hardware products. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

Analytic Tools 150

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. After doing IT consulting for some time he moved into Product Management at Lucent Technologies and held various roles developing and launching multiple telecom software and hardware products. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

Analytic Tools 150

Analytic Tools Research Software Customer Experience User Testing 150

The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. After doing IT consulting for some time he moved into Product Management at Lucent Technologies and held various roles developing and launching multiple telecom software and hardware products. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

Analytic Tools 150

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Split

AUGUST 5, 2020

Your users are not going to log into your staging environment to use your software, so why do companies use dummy environments to test their features before release? The answer is that it’s just been the status quo for so long in software development.

Product Research 86

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens. After doing IT consulting for some time he moved into Product Management at Lucent Technologies and held various roles developing and launching multiple telecom software and hardware products. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

Analytic Tools 150

Analytic Tools Research Software CTO Coach Product Management 150

BrainMates

JULY 23, 2023

With large engineering teams no longer needed, Agile product development methodologies – such as Scrum and Kanban – will also become redundant. These frameworks are designed to improve the effectiveness of teams collaborating on software development.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

JULY 24, 2023

How will you differentiate from these? Team and Process Are you using, or planning to use any software development methodologies? How big is the anticipated development team? What are your key Startup Metrics ? How do you make your money? How do you measure success? Who are your big competitors? Where’s the mystery?

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Mind the Product

MAY 5, 2020

For many organisations, this could provide a key differential for millions of loyal customers. “As someone who owns a website or a mobile app you need to be able to deliver accessibility in a way that fits with your product, your organisation, your software development lifecycle process and your backlog.”

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Mixpanel

APRIL 27, 2020

You have to prioritize product differentiators that will give you a breakthrough ability to solve user problems that no one else can (or in a way no one else has thought of). I’ve found that, when you’re doing software development, the highest functioning unit is a product manager, a designer, and a handful of engineers.

User Testing 59

User Testing Customer Feedback Differentiation Startups 59

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.,

Enterprise 154

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BrainStation Product Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

And Product Managers are expected to understand software development lifecycle methodologies, such as the commonly used Agile methodology Scrum. Still, experts are emphasizing a shift away from the differentiation between “hard” and “soft” skills. You will also be expected to produce competitive analyses and status reports.

Technical Advisors 70

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Yes, people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs were intelligent designers; but what was it that differentiated their working approach from other methodologies ? Famously, in 2001, around twenty tech personalities published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Recognize any points? But let’s focus on what Agile means today.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Make sure the development team understands the overarching goal they’re working towards. Develop a solid differentiation strategy and use a mix of differentiators to help your product stand out from competitors. Align your development team around the same objectives. How can you differentiate your product?

Feedback Software 75

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Modus Create

JUNE 20, 2019

Jira is a must have for software development. In fact, it is similar to Portfolio for Jira, but has a few major differentiators from the other products. To learn more about how to use Agile boards to help Product teams manage the entire project, see Modus Atlassian Lead Chris Nicosia’s recent Atlassian User Group presentation.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 2, 2020

In addition to bringing engineering management strategies to help the internal team organize and execute, I also leveraged product management frameworks to drive alignment internally and externally.

Data Visualization 133

Data Visualization Customer Experience Engineering Customer Satisfaction 133

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.

Analytic Tools 56

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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?

User Testing 98

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Tyner Blain

APRIL 12, 2016

I agree and incorporate the same perspective in my models of software development. The user experience person is responsible for developing the point of view of which problems are most important to our customers. How do we differentiate? As an example, she shows customer problems as a shared responsibility.

Customer Experience 68

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