Tue.Apr 11, 2017

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The Value Inequality – The Real Meaning Of “Customer Value”

The Secret PM Handbook

Cost Plus Pricing = No Good. You must balance value versus (multiple) costs to determine price. (By Hans Splinter, Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0)). People sometimes ask me “how should I price my product?” so I Googled it. I found a LOT of blog posts about pricing. A surprising number recommend “cost plus” pricing. How much does it cost to make your product?

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The Six Essential Books that Every Product Manager Should Read

Mind the Product

I always tell the participants of my workshops that as a Product Manager you should be voraciously curious about what’s happening in the field. Read books, keep tabs on blogs, follow people on Twitter, listen to podcasts, be a massive consumer of ideas and then see what resonates most with you. Here are some of the first books I read after getting into product management.

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Travails with Strategy Execution

Surya Suravarapu

Page 1 of 2. Harvard Business Review has an excellent article on ‘Why strategy execution fails?—?and what to do about it?”. A two-year old piece but relevant every bit of it. An elaborate study of wide audience across several industries (emphasis below is mine) — Nine years ago one of us (Don) began a large-scale project to understand how complex organizations can execute their strategies more effectively.

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Even More Amazing Speakers for #mtpcon London 2017

Mind the Product

Mind the Product London 2017 on September 8 will be better than ever, with more workshops, more networking, and more fun than ever. But most importantly #mtpcon will, as usual, bring you the best minds in product from around the world for a day full of thought-provoking insight, inspiration, and learning. We’re delighted to announce our first six speakers, who will share their unique insights with us in September: Tickets are on sale now!

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Cassandra

It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.

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What makes IBM Watson tick? Q&A with Sr. Design Manager Carol Smith

UserTesting

IBM Watson is at the forefront of computer learning and our evolving relationship with technology. And when it comes to UX and design challenges, there’s a lot to consider. We recently chatted with Carol Smith, Senior Design Manager at IBM … The post What makes IBM Watson tick? Q&A with Sr. Design Manager Carol Smith appeared first on UserTesting Blog.

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What makes IBM Watson tick? Q&A with Sr. Design Manager Carol Smith

UserTesting

IBM Watson is at the forefront of computer learning and our evolving relationship with technology. And when it comes to UX and design challenges, there’s a lot to consider. We recently chatted with Carol Smith, Senior Design Manager at IBM … The post What makes IBM Watson tick? Q&A with Sr. Design Manager Carol Smith appeared first on UserTesting Blog.