UX Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As usual, hopefully this article sparks some interesting conversations on the role of design, the contribution of designers, and how we can continuously improve product design lifecycles. I’ve also witnessed the sunsetting of a few solutions and how those situations came about. I’ll share a few examples on this particular topic.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Having “no company strategy” is one of the biggest issues facing product managers, according to a recent survey of over 600 product people. After all, how can you set a reasonable direction for your product when you don’t know where your company is headed? These were, why does the company exist (i.e.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Product discovery is the process of “figuring out a solution to a problem we’ve been asked to solve,” writes Marty Cagan. [1] 1] It involves understanding and selecting user needs, exploring solutions, and choosing the most appropriate one. Let’s now get back to Opportunity Solution Trees. What are the business goals?

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 11, 2022

What product managers need to know about having an ecosystem strategy. Today we are talking about strategy. It’s an important topic because our work as product managers and innovators should be in alignment with our organization’s strategy, but strategy may not be what you think it is.

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Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

How do you create confidence in your product strategy with those that approve investment i.e. c-suite or board members? Unfortunately, without anything better, many product leaders rely on the product roadmap to demonstrate their strategy. This is often referred to as empowered product development teams.

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Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

How do you create confidence in your product strategy with those that approve investment i.e. c-suite or board members? Unfortunately, without anything better, many product leaders rely on the product roadmap to demonstrate their strategy. This is often referred to as empowered product development teams.

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Usersnap

JUNE 30, 2022

But how do you choose between all of the business strategies out there? Product-led growth (PLG) is a model that is user-centric and user-focused. Customer acquisition, expansion, conversion, and retention are product-driven instead of sales-driven. Product-led growth companies are starting to pop up all over the world.

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Tips for creating customer use cases – for product managers Today we are talking about how to create and use customer use cases to guide product design. Our guest is Dr. Lilac Muller, VP of Product Management at Kymeta Corporation. First, I do internet research. It was a technological marvel.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 31, 2021

Joining us is Mark Baldino, UX product design expert and co-founder of Fuzzy Math, which designs software products for companies. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:37] 1:37] Why should UX (user experience) be part of product strategy? 10:15] What tools are helpful in UX?

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

But this taught me an important lesson: There is no point in worrying about the product details if a sound product strategy is missing. As helpful as a product strategy is, it’s not enough. To ensure that the right technologies are applied, you’ll benefit from using a technology strategy.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 22, 2022

Insights on product strategy and customer research for product managers. Today we are looking at product management work through the eyes of a CEO, exploring several topics together. The CEO joining us is Matt Young, CEO of UserVoice, the first product feedback and research tool for software companies.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

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bpma ProductHub

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Actuation Consulting has been conducting research on what separates high performance product teams from the pack. Over the last five years our surveys, coupled with regression analysis by an independent statistician, have helped us to identify over 25 statistically significant contributors to success on product teams.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Why is customer segmentation so important for your SaaS? Yet, you might be focusing on the larger group of customers that helped establish your product but are slowing churning. Is the activity log your primary resource by focusing on logins and in-app time? Why is Customer Segmentation so important for SaaS?

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Userpilot

MARCH 11, 2022

The collection includes our favorite conferences, podcasts, blogs, books, newsletters, courses, and Slack groups for product managers. Product management is a cross-functional role responsible for all stages of product development. Reports, statistics, and product benchmarks give you hard data on trends in the product world.

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ProductPlan

MAY 10, 2022

As your customers look at their smartphones as their primary tool to shop, get entertainment, and keep in touch with friends and family, they expect the same experience in all aspects of their life. Setting up communication tools that enable remote work. What is a Digital Transformation? Turn your big-picture goal into an action plan.

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Userzoom

JUNE 9, 2020

I’m in the unusual position of seeing directly (and indirectly) how hundreds of businesses’ digital departments across different industries have reacted to COVID-19, through my role as a UX research partner at UserZoom. Ugly research practices are rearing their heads. Image by Nick Bolton.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Intercom, the product, continued to develop at a fast pace with hundreds of new features big and small – from an entirely reimagined Messenger to a thriving Intercom App Store to next generation chatbots, Custom Bots and Answer Bot. Eoghan McCabe, CEO , and Matt Hodges, VP of Commercial Product Strategy.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Products were simple, with a few buttons and straightforward directions. Today however, many products are accompanied by an app, which affects this buying behavior. Consumers still read reviews and do their own research, but now before buying the product, they like to download and play around on the product’s app.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Jordan is a Management level, revenue-driven, B2B SaaS Product Management and Project Management leader. He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 31, 2021

Joining us is Mark Baldino, UX product design expert and co-founder of Fuzzy Math, which designs software products for companies. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:37] 1:37] Why should UX (user experience) be part of product strategy? 10:15] What tools are helpful in UX?

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 6, 2019

But these metrics taken in isolation don’t reflect whether users are successfully incorporating your product into their daily routine, adding it to their lineup of business tools or embracing it as something they can’t do without. 4 forces that influence product adoption. Increase your product magnetism.

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Amplitude

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Most teams strive for this, but some run into problems when they try to force fit incumbent data storage and visualization systems to the real-time behavioral analytics this strategy demands. These solutions typically require SQL queries or analyst support, which can’t keep up with the needs of fast-moving teams.

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Modus Create

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Technology, including open source software, became integral in the effort towards social good. Like everything else, CMOs have transformed to meet today’s unique environment, particularly the accelerating drive toward the use of digital technologies. Digital transformation moved from being a work-in-progress to the fast track.

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UX Studio: Product Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Imagine you would like to design a new mobile app interface in Berlin. Perhaps, you’ll start looking for Berlin design freelancers or product design studios in Berlin. . We are ready to help you with any design and research challenges you might have. . An award-winning product design studio in the heart of Europe.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 1, 2023

Now he empowers product teams with training and coaching that remove the chaos from product strategy and planning.  Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers [2:57] What does product ops do? Product ops is product management for product management.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 19, 2021

Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:08] 2:08] What is the purpose of the Study of Product Team Performance and how was it different this year? The study researches the factors that differentiate successful product teams from the rest of the pack. 13% in consumer products. 4% in education.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As a follow up to the article from Ashley Sefferman that was written for the 280 Group blog last month, this month we’ve invited Roger Snyder from 280 Group to discuss how to turn the data these metrics provide into real insights to better manage your product strategy. No less important are your business goals.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

What product managers need to know about positioning products to create value. Today we are talking about how market segmentation is done and how it impacts product pricing. To help us with the details, a product strategy and pricing expert is joining us, Dan Balcauski. 2:05] What is product strategy?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

From facilitating the product development lifecycle to overseeing user interviews and research, their role can be quite multi-faceted. That’s because PMs have evolved to become the true lifeblood of products, especially in the world of mobile apps. We hope to see you at one of these exceptional product conferences.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 23, 2022

Customers will use your product on deafening factory floors or in the hushed cubicle farms of law firms, or in sweaty spin classes. Your product will integrate with accounting software, CRMs, and inventory systems. Each with its own nuances and flaws your product must overcome or mitigate. Scope of product.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Generally, it is safe to assume that product discovery anti-patterns result from a broader set of issues by comparison to the anti-patterns of a particular framework such as Scrum. Download for free : The Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide.) software is eating the world?—?,

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UX Studio

AUGUST 28, 2017

We should just focus on our own product and idea instead. Everyone knows our competitors; there is no need to research common knowledge. Many product people usually think this way, but after a while they face reality and look around at the market. How to start researching the competitors? There is no time for that!

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2020

So, how does a product manager take ownership of more than just backlog management? How can you take responsibility for the vision and shape the future of your product when you don’t control strategy at the corporate level?”. Developing a Product Strategy. Product Vision. Product Strategy.

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BrainMates

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Many product managers feel they’re not getting the time and resources they need to conduct their customer research. Whether I’m out consulting or just getting together with other product people, I’m often hearing a variation of the same question. How do we convince our company to have a greater investment in customer research?”

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Amplitude

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Most teams strive for this, but some run into problems when they try to force fit incumbent data storage and visualization systems to the real-time behavioral analytics this strategy demands. These solutions typically require SQL queries or analyst support, which can’t keep up with the needs of fast-moving teams.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 22, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] What Is a Product Portfolio Strategy and Why Does It Matter? A product portfolio strategy is a high-level plan that helps you maximise the value a group of products creates. These guide and align the strategies of the portfolio members , as Figure 1 illustrates.

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