Mon.Jan 21, 2019

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In software, nothing comes for free

Intercom, Inc.

Often in software you’ll hear that you get something for free, like “the framework just gives us this for free,” or “if we use X service provider, we get Y for free,” or your developers will tell you “we were building this bit anyway so we get this extra piece for free.”. Nothing is free in software. It’s not free because you’re sitting there talking about it and you’re debating if you should do it.

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Product Principles – A Leadership Tool

BrainMates

One of my all-time favourite books is The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, in particular, the chapter entitled ‘The Struggle’. I can relate to The Struggle. All of it. Product Leaders will likely find many of the struggles described in the book are just as relatable as the struggles entrepreneurs such as Horowitz’s face. As Horowitz puts in: “The Struggle is when you wonder why you started the job in the first place.

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A soft skill that serves me as a Product Owner

The Product Coalition

Compliment your role with these tricks and win hearts The world of agile, the role of the product owner is still pretty new and not completely defined. In every other company, the role of product owner will look different. There are some core responsibilities defined in the role but the overall expectations and qualities required, differ from small company to big organization to different industries.

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TEI 212: Lean-driven innovation for product managers – with Norbert Majerus

Product Innovation Educators

Learning from 40 years of innovation experience. The principles of Lean-Driven Innovation lead to more value for customers and faster value capture (e.g., revenue) for organizations. The principles can be applied to any industry, but for our guest, they grew out of the R&D and product development practices at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Our guest is Norbert Majerus, who was the Lean Champion in Innovation at Goodyear, where he worked for nearly 40 years before recently retiring.

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Product Management Careers: Job Prospects, Pathways, and Must-Have Skills (2024)

The product management job market in 2024 reflects the fast-growing and ever-evolving nature of the field. For product managers looking to future-proof their careers and take advantage of new opportunities, staying informed about the professional landscape is a smart move. In this comprehensive career guide from Regis College, you’ll learn about: The current job outlook for product managers in 2024 Six professional pathways and the average salaries for these roles in the U.S.

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Survivorship bias & product development: are we making irrational decisions?

The Product Coalition

A closer look at how a popular mental bias, survivorship bias , might be affecting our decision making in our day-to-day as product leaders. And why we should care! I love entrepreneurship, storytelling and design. So it’s no wonder that for the past few months, during my morning commute, I have been methodically listening through hundreds of podcasts on some of the most successful startup stories out there.

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Gatekeeping: Saying “NO” the right way as a product manager

The Product Coalition

How do you keep saying “NO” the right way that does not make the receiver frustrated? The ability to say “NO” is one of the open secrets to being a successful product manager. Many time, people who suggest ideas are your company stakeholders, investor or hold the “C” level title. So, how can you keep doing it right? Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Product manager act as a gatekeeper to prevent wasting time and money by building something that does not bring value.

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Rosenfeld Podcast: Managing Multiple Points of View

Mironov Consulting

Rosenfeld Media publishes short and practical books on user experience, organizes the Enterprise Experience conference, and is a respected design thinker. Lou Rosenfeld invited me to join his design podcast where we talked about the seams between product and design: Executive biases, researcher biases, unpacking what users (buyers) really want.

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Branding vs. Positioning. Is there a difference and why does it matter?

Messages that Matter

What is the difference between branding and positioning? Some think they are one and the same. Others get them confused, thinking positioning is branding and vice versa. I will never forget the presentation I made many years ago to the new ad agency tasked with branding the company I was working for in Europe.

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5 Tips for Product Managers to Ensure Success on Every Project

Mind the Product

As product managers our job description is pretty simple: to make all of our software development projects succeed. In fact, I would go so far as to say any failures or successes of the team are failures or successes of product management. While the product manager is not the manager of the team per se, they are in charge of all critical elements that lead to a team’s success and need to own that responsibility.

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From Developer Experience to Product Experience: How a Shared Focus Fuels Product Success

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

As a concept, Developer Experience (DX) has gained significant attention in the tech industry. It emphasizes engineers’ efficiency and satisfaction during the product development process. As product managers, we need to understand how a good DX can contribute not only to the well-being of our development teams but also to the broader objectives of product success and customer satisfaction.