Mon.Nov 05, 2018

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How to effectively transition into a new role

Lead on Purpose

For most organizations, individuals starting a new job have 90 days to prove themselves. What happens during this critical time can make or break your career. Your goal is to get as rapidly as possible to the break-even point.

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The Product Lifecycle, an introduction

The Product Bistro

If you work at a startup, or a small company, chances are this three letter acronym is alien to you. However once you graduate to a mid sized company, with multiple products, and, more importantly, multiple divisions or business units, the construct of a PLC is inevitable, and even welcomed. PLC is an acronym for […].

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Live chat for business: everything you wanted to know about live chat but were afraid to ask

Intercom, Inc.

A great customer experience today is about meeting people where they already are. And today, there’s one channel where more potential customers are than any place else: messaging and live chat. Think about the way that you talk to people every day. If you’re anything like me, you use iMessage to talk to your family, WhatsApp for your close friends, and you probably spend your entire day on Slack talking to your teammates at work.

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Why Product Managers Should not Report to the CTO

Mind the Product

Product managers often end up reporting to the CTO, and some will argue that this is a good thing. While this might have been the case in the early days of product management, it’s not anymore. Why Shouldn’t a CTO be the Boss? Martin Eriksson’s seminal post on being a product manager shows that they sit in the centre of tech, business, and user (customer).

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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What we shipped: 7 new features to deliver personalized experiences at scale

Intercom, Inc.

While a personalized approach is key to delivering engaging and positive customer experiences, it can be challenging to maintain the personal touch at scale. At Intercom, we know it’s important to find the right balance and we’re working hard to help our customers do just that. In the past month, we have released seven new features to help you deliver more personal experiences at scale through both intelligent automation and a data-driven understanding of your customers.

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UI Trends 2019: The Top 7 Trends Users Will Love

UX Studio: Product Management

UI trends 2019? It seems like just yesterday I was looking out my window and saw a falling leaf! Now, the year is coming to an end AGAIN! So we’re going to revisit the hottest topics of late 2018 and predict the UI design trends of 2019. We at UX studio chose 7 UI trends that will surely stick around in 2019! In this post we cover: Which factors are influencing the UI trends of 2019?

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Product Managers Attempt To Solve The Toy Problem

The Accidental Product Manager

Product managers attempt to get customers to shop for toys all year long. Image Credit: bygloricom. Product managers for stores that sell toys have an interesting problem on their hands. Sure, when Christmas swings around, their stores are going to be filled with parents who are searching for the next hot toy for their children this year. However, once Christmas has come and gone, just exactly how are the product managers supposed to get people to come into their stores?

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The Benefits and Struggles Of Remote Work

UserInterviews

Did you know User Interviews is a fully remote team? A look into what's great about remote, across the world and right here at User Interviews.

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How remote UX teams can benefit from using RealtimeBoard

Miro

With the growing trend of remote work, especially in digital industries, UX managers are faced with the necessity of managing distributed teams, adding to the already complex challenges of maintaining efficient development, selling the UX vision to the entire company and studying mysterious customers. To help you succeed in this challenging environment, we created RealtimeBoard, which […].

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Exploring PerfDog Whitepaper 2024: Unlock the Power of Performance Testing

Key Takeaways Robust Platform & Multi-System Support: Brief introduction to PerfDog's extensive compatibility across various operating systems and hardware platforms including Android, iOS, PC, gaming consoles and more. In-Depth Performance Metrics: Quick view of the extensive range of metrics for system, graphics and rendering, user experience, in-depth analysis, and more.

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TEI 201: Lessons from Nikola Tesla on how successful product managers must negotiate with society – with Bernie Carlson, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

Combining dreams and discipline for successful innovations. I am wrapping up a 3-month road trip through the Northeast of the U.S., allowing me to meet many innovators and product managers. I had a few experiences, including visiting Niagara Falls, that rekindled an interest for me in historic innovators, including Nikola Tesla, often thought of as the person behind how electricity is created and distributed.

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How to make Google Maps better : Personalised Directions

NextBigWhat

Undoubtedly, Google maps has been part of our daily lives. For both, the regular trips to know the best route and for the not-so-regular trips to know the route. The problem The whole product works on the premise that the user is engaged with the app throughout the journey, either by watching the screen or [.]. The post How to make Google Maps better : Personalised Directions appeared first on NextBigWhat.

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How U.S. companies are remedying the UX problems of voting

TryMyUI

While the UX problems of voting in the U.S. ultimately demand legislative fixes, we have been delighted to see how some U.S. companies and nonprofits have stepped up to remedy these issues just in time for this year's midterms. The post How U.S. companies are remedying the UX problems of voting appeared first on TryMyUI Blog.

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How to make Google Maps better : Personalised Directions

NextBigWhat

Undoubtedly, Google maps has been part of our daily lives. For both, the regular trips to know the best route and for the not-so-regular trips to know the route. The problem The whole product works on the premise that the user is engaged with the app throughout the journey, either by watching the screen or […] More The post How to make Google Maps better : Personalised Directions appeared first on NextBigWhat.

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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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What is positioning and how can it improve marketing?

Messages that Matter

When colleagues, peers or marketing consultants refer to positioning, what do you think they mean? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone. There is often a debate about what positioning is, and what it is not.

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Avoiding Business Stasis by Modernizing Ops, Architecture & More

StubHub

By George Loyer , Director of Technical Operations Like any e-commerce provider, we at StubHub?—? Stubbers , as we’re called inside the building?—?know that nothing ever stands still. We bring over 100 million unique visitors to the site every year and sell one ticket every 1.3 seconds (on average) across 48 countries and languages. But if we don’t keep improving the experience, and bringing fans back again and again and again, then we’ve gone static.

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Guide: Turn unnoticed Push Notifications into value for you and your user

UXCam Bluespace

Push notifications can lead to mass uninstalls - or a higher conversion rate.

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The Benefits and Struggles Of Remote Work

UserInterviews

Did you know User Interviews is a fully remote team? A look into what's great about remote, across the world and right here at User Interviews.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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PM Case Study: Redesigning Chase's Country Dropdown

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

PMLesson Case Studies are a series where we identify live internet bugs and propose product redesigns. In this article, we analyze how Chase Bank should redesign its travel dropdown. Chase, like many banks, records user travel notices to prevent falsely detected credit card fraud. Chase offers a feature where users can set a travel notice online, without having to phone in to customer service.

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The Benefits and Struggles Of Remote Work

UserInterviews

Did you know User Interviews is a fully remote team? A look into what's great about remote, across the world and right here at User Interviews.

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