The Product Guy

AUGUST 10, 2017

As Marc Wendell described in a Product Mentor video, the foundation of success in both product management and user experience (UX) is solving a problem for a specific user. Products fall short when they include and/or over-prioritize extraneous features that don’t solve that user’s problem. Asking the wrong users for input.

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Product Talk

AUGUST 4, 2021

I know many authors who use their blog as a way to test content. So I put the book on hold and started devising a plan to test my content. This gave me a great feedback loop to measure the efficacy of my content. Some teams got stuck because they couldn’t find customers to interview. I knew I needed more feedback.

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UX Studio: Product Management

AUGUST 17, 2018

Here we’ll give you some guidelines and best practices, whether you’re just beginning to include usability testing in your processes or are setting out to up your usability testing game. Usability tests check if people can use a product. What is usability testing? What is the purpose of usability testing?

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The Product Guy

MARCH 14, 2017

We like to get painful user problems to solve. You can ask me to change the color somewhere or put a button on a screen, and I will probably do that, but I really like to get challenging problems where I can do my research build prototypes, do user tests, and come up with a solution that will raise our product to the next level.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A marketer or market researcher may view patterns in terms of demographics and buying activity. A user researcher or other UX practitioner may group users by patterns in their behavior, both inside and outside your product. User personas stand in for users throughout the design of your product. Sad but true.

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Alchemer Mobile

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What have been your favorite ways to connect and get feedback from your customers? If you want to learn about machine learning, learning about A/B testing and SQL is a great way to intro into that because it teaches you the fundamentals machine learning is built on. Because you’re never going to find the perfect fit.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

What have been your favorite ways to connect and get feedback from your customers? Sometimes I joke that we produce nothing except that we help all the pieces fit together and to run smoothly.” ” What have been your favorite ways to connect and get feedback from your customers?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 1, 2022

We’ve all heard the term “ customer-centric ” in the context of running a successful business, but what does it really mean? From one perspective, it’s about creating value for customers, delivering an effective product at a good price. This is where customer feedback for sales comes into play. No ifs, no buts.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 31, 2022

If you are on the journey toward product-market fit, you know it’s not easy. Every new product has its own fit to find. One of the hardest challenges of any product and any startup is of course reaching product-market fit. The good news is that product-market fit, like people, and cars, have their own “operating system”.

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Userzoom

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

This is a guide for UX and research practitioners who have either newly joined an organization that’s using the Agile methodology, or their current product development is adopting Agile for the first time and they’ve been told to “make UX research happen in this new fangled process immediately please!” . What are the benefits of Agile?

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Userzoom

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Although we strive to work in an environment where user research is a part of every stage of the product development lifecycle , and your executives have completely bought in to everything you do… we have to be realistic. UX Researcher / Designer. White paper research and expert evaluations can be done quickly and economically.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 16, 2020

SplitShire-London-Collection-210062 When I work with companies on sharpening the value proposition and refining the product strategy, one of our information sources for the process is their existing customers. This is where I find myself saying that in this case the prospect might not turn into a customer, and it’s OK.

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Centercode

JANUARY 15, 2021

The people who consume tech have also changed significantly. From the niche world of hi-tech enthusiasts from the 90s to today’s mainstream users, the people who consume technology have had as much of an effect on its evolution as it has had in our daily life. Yesterday’s Tech Buyers: Enthusiasts.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Our 14 leadership principles are woven into the DNA of everyone who works there and every process in the company, and six of them are directly related to innovation: Customer obsession—people wake up every day trying to figure out how to delight their customers. 7:47] How did you see customer obsession encouraged at Amazon?

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UX Studio

JULY 4, 2018

As a consequence, they open up interesting new territories in UX research, too. VR in UX research can serve as an individual tool to explore user needs and test complex user experiences. We collected some best practices for those looking to learn more about or just getting started with VR user testing.

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UX Studio

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

But by doing the right research at the right time, you can get the information you need to advance. Easier said than done… Is it not just a question of market research vs user research? We wrote this to help you choose the right research methods more easily. So many questions regarding research.

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Userzoom

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

If you’re in the process of democratizing UX beyond the boundaries of your own UX team, and equipping other people in the organization with the skills to run their own research, s tandardization can increase efficiency and helps set expectations of what’s involved in a user research project. UX Researcher | GrubHub. “It

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Split

JULY 8, 2020

This provides better performance for your React app because your users load the least amount of code necessary. Learn how to set up Feature Flags with React in 10 Minutes Read more about feature flags in our free Feature Flag Best Practices eBook Watch this video on Feature Flag Best Practices.

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Centercode

JUNE 4, 2019

Was it entirely in the name of research? But using the Oculus Quest did get us thinking about what goes into Customer Validation for VR and emerging tech. Below is a summary of our discussion on the testing strategies that bring delightful VR products to market. Collecting Feedback from Actual Customers.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 27, 2021

Once you created a first draft that you are happy with, it’s time to bring it to the market and iterate according to the feedback you get. But how can you test a strategy? For example, you might articulate the problem you solve in a certain way and want to know if your potential customers see it the same way.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 17, 2020

Between interfacing with multiple teams, coordinating release schedules, prioritizing customer happiness, driving the mobile product roadmap, messaging product announcements internally and externally, and myriad other activities, the list of “to-do’s” for mobile product managers may seem endless, and the job is ever-changing.

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Userzoom

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When it comes to usability testing, many are unaware that there are two types of evaluations that can be conducted during the product design and development lifecycle. These are formative and summative usability tests. So which tests do we use during the product design and development lifecycle?

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The fact that your potential customers have a problem, doesn’t mean that they are willing to do what it takes to solve it. Each one ran a series of tests over a few hours, and told me I’m a good fit for the surgery. Here are the most common pitfalls when it comes to understanding your potential customers.

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Userzoom

JANUARY 28, 2020

This week, we’ll look at how user researchers can get started with accessibility testing, design and compliance. . As a UX researcher, you are intimately familiar with identifying and solving problems. In a nutshell, accessibility is how users with impairments – whether permanent or temporary – use the web.

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Centercode

APRIL 9, 2019

We may associate the idea of beta testing with Google, Microsoft, video games, and other tech with roots in the late 20th century, but IBM cemented “beta” as far back as the 1950s. To paraphrase him: IBM referred to testing feature complete products as “B” testing (in contrast to testing theories and ideas, or “A” testing).

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Centercode

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Coronavirus solidified an already shifting focus toward entertainment and events that consumers can enjoy from home. Here’s how streaming services are refining their products and taking a proactive approach to tackling industry challenges with help from their customers — and Centercode. Load Testing. Device Compatibility.

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Usersnap

JULY 22, 2021

In this post I’m going to show you how we handle product feedback and implement new product features. Everything backed by customer feedback. Gathering product and user information using product feedback tools. This will probably make you stop collecting information & feedback. Yes, any user.

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Userzoom

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Technically there are an infinite number of ways you could attempt to recruit participants for your user research. The obvious requirement here is that your organization has a database of users that you can contact (and if you don’t, remember that it’s never too late to start thinking about creating one).

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Centercode

MARCH 4, 2021

Every year, Consumer Reports tests thousands of products — from cars, to laptops, to WIFI-enabled speakers and appliances — and grades them on a scale of 0 to 100. A trusted source of unbiased product testing , their mission is to make it easier for consumers to make well-informed buying decisions.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 14, 2021

The device comes with a glucose meter, disposable test strip cartridge and lancing device. Personal measurements arrive in less than 6 seconds and automatically sync with the user app where the user receives an analysis of their condition and the ability to share information with caregivers directly. Health Apps #3?—?Propeller

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Centercode

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

More than 62% of consumers now say they’re shopping online more than they used to, with 36% reporting they shop online weekly. And in the realm of technology, Centercode research revealed that 55% of consumers planned to skip in-store shopping completely and purchase new tech devices online — an 8% increase from 2019.

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Userzoom

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Once you’ve successfully overcome the initial challenges of test participant recruitment , including what recruitment method to use , and how many people to recruit for your research , it’s time to think about compensation. Are your users hard to find (low incidence rates in the general population). Bada-bing bada-boom.

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Centercode

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In a recent Betabound poll, 64% of consumers reported increasing their office tech usage. Validating your product’s ability to connect to and communicate with other home-office devices requires thorough, constant testing (and iteration) across thousands of diverse use cases. Industry Challenges. Your Path to Success.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 9, 2020

But one of the major concepts you absolutely need to get your head around is Product-Market Fit. If you don’t do your research, and understand how your product fits into the market (see what we did there?) What Exactly is Product-Market Fit? Product-Market Fit, in simple terms, is whether or not your product is needed.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 14, 2022

Bad Feedback Doesn’t Always Mean Your Product Is Bad Bad product feedback is a bummer. Products are always meant to serve someone, and if it wasn’t built for the person who gave you the feedback, there is no reason to feel bad about it. Here is a quick guide to strategic thinking about product feedback.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

When it comes to customer retention , figuring out how to wow a customer is crucial. After all, how can you expect to keep existing customers if you’re not able to meet (or exceed) customer expectations? TL;DR “Wowed” customers are more likely to be loyal to your brand and make additional purchases in the future.

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