Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The range of work we do as product managers is so broad that we inevitably end up finding inspiration from all sorts of sources, whether it’s books on business strategy or essays on design. However, the book that has given me the most insight into the nature of my work is somewhat unlikely – psychologist Daniel Kahneman ’s non-fiction bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow. “Our brain has two very distinct modes of thought: System 1 (fast, automatic, and impulsive) and System 2 (slow, consciou

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Product Talk

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Last month, I spoke at the Business of Software (BoS) conference in Boston. BoS has been on my short list for a very long time and it did not disappoint. Mark Littlewood , the organizer of the event, does a fantastic job and it shows up in every little detail of the event. The audience is made up of entrepreneurs. Most seemed early in their entrepreneurial journey, but there were plenty of experienced folks as well.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

OCTOBER 9, 2019

So, what’s the difference between a Product Manager (PM) and a Technical Program Manager (TPM)? While Product Managers and Technical Program Managers often work closely together and share project ownership, they generally have different sets of responsibilities that require different skill sets and ultimately, different strategies for interview prep.

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ProductBoard

OCTOBER 9, 2019

What makes a good product manager? To answer this commonly asked question, we decided to turn to the experts — thought leaders of the product management world. If anyone knows what makes a good product manager, it’s them. The advice we collected spans the skills, mindsets, and even specific hacks that product managers need to excel at their jobs. Without further ado, here are their thoughts.

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ProductCraft

OCTOBER 9, 2019

This week on Product Love, I talked to Mada Seghete, co-founder and head of strategy and market development at Branch.io. Branch is a mobile linking and attribution platform that aims to solve the problems of building and growing great products. Mada created Branch as a solution to her issues with mobile. Over time, she realized. Read more » The post Product Love Podcast: Mada Seghete, Co-founder of Branch.io appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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Agile Velocity

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Culture is listed in many surveys as one of the biggest barriers organizations have in adopting Agile frameworks. While it is true that culture can be a blocker for change, culture can also be used to help accelerate adoption and transformation. Being able to identify and understand how culture is used at your organization is an important first step in any Agile framework adoption.

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Amplitude

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Josh Arnold operates on both the macro and the micro, seeing both the org-level dynamics and the team-level decision-making on which any company ultimately depends. He has a certain level of renown for his championing of Cost of Delay and CD3 (Cost of Delay Divided by Duration), which serve as a catalyst for teams to more deeply consider their prioritization decisions.

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TryMyUI

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Get invaluable insights into the mind of your users with SUPR-Q and NPS, our newest tools designed to give your UX research the most complete data. The post New features: SUPR-Q & NPS paint portraits of your user research appeared first on TryMyUI Blog.

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Messages that Matter

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Is your B2B software product or technology really and truly transformational? Do you make good use “transformation” or “digital transformation” in your marketing copy? Do you think use of either of them helps your marketing effectiveness? Congratulations to those of you who answered “NO!” to all three questions. You won’t sound like everyone else, and […].

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dscout People Nerds

OCTOBER 9, 2019

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Agile Velocity

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In this workshop at Keep Austin Agile, David Hawks discussed the importance of being outcome vs. practice-driven and how that will lead to sustained impact and organizational agility. Attendees worked together to break down desired business outcomes into core capabilities to help them determine where their organization is and provide them with action items to focus on next.

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Revulytics

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Revulytics sponsors a series of Product Management Today webinars featuring innovative ideas from top software product management thought leaders. In these blog posts, we ask the presenters to share their insights - we encourage you to watch the full on-demand webinars for even more details. In his webinar, leading product development consultant Sam McAfee , author of Startup Patterns identifies problems product development organizations often face in measuring their efforts , and offers practic

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nulab

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Sometimes it’s helpful to get a big-picture view of something for context — and an architectural diagram does just that. In a nutshell, it shows how elements within a system interact with each other in a wider process. There are many different kinds of architectural diagrams, all of which vary depending on what it is you’re trying to accomplish. They’re used in construction, engineering, security, IT, sales — basically any process that involves stages and stakeholders.

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Traditional PM struggles with the complexities of platform ecosystems. B-MAP framework tackles this challenge. B-MAP goes beyond features, focusing on building, managing, adapting, and partnering to foster a thriving platform ecosystem.

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Agile Velocity

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In this panel at Keep Austin Agile, Erik Cottrell (CEO, Agile Velocity), Nicole Tanzillo (CO-Founder & COO, Ceresa), Ron Dovich (Assistant VP of Technology, AT&T Cybersecurity), and Amy Green-Hinojosa (VP, Project Management Office, Texas Mutual Insurance) shared an inside look into what it takes to convince leaders of Agile, the challenges and rewards of leading change, and the benefits they realized once they began to embrace agility.

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