Mon.Jul 13, 2020

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Product Managers Start To Deal With The Virtual Assistant Problem

The Accidental Product Manager

Voice controlled devices can’t do a lot of things Image Credit: Photo by Jan Antonin Kolar on Unsplash. So when you walk into the space that you live in, what’s the first thing that you do? For many of us, the first thing that we do is to shout out “Hey, Alexa turn on my music” or “Hey Google, turn on the lights in the kitchen.” These virtual assistants who are always there waiting for our next command to them have become a part of our lives.

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Three Practical Tips for Designing in an Era of Digital Fatigue

ProductCraft

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the Connected blog. Remember the time when you were first connected to the internet? One of the first things I did was to do a search on Yahoo just to see what comes up. I can still remember how ecstatic I felt gaining access to an infinite amount. Read more » The post Three Practical Tips for Designing in an Era of Digital Fatigue appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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How do you Help a Business to see the Value of Product?

Mind the Product

In Mind the Product’s state of product management survey last year we noticed a strong theme – umpteen respondents said that their biggest challenge was to get the business to see the value of product. With this in mind we’ve asked some product leaders about how they do this, the problems and sticking points they’ve [.]. Read More. The post How do you Help a Business to see the Value of Product?

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My Immigration MVP made me a US and Canadian permanent resident.

The Product Coalition

Building a Minimum Viable Product doesn’t only apply to tech products. If you apply it in life, it can push you to make the best of… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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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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#mtpcon Digital: Day 1 Highlights

Mind the Product

Day one of #mtpcon Digital got off to a flying start today with two incredible keynotes, a selection of awesome breakout sessions, fast-paced networking, a cocktails masterclass, yoga and more! Here’s what went down. First things first, like good product people we needed coffee (water, tea and other beverages were, of course, allowed!) and thankfully, [.].

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Using Data to Build a Brand, by Abba Newberry

Mind the Product

In this ProductTank London talk, Abba Newberry, CMO at Habito, talks us through how to use data to build a brand. As part of her introduction, she tongue-in-cheek acknowledges that part of the reason why product and marketing sometimes clash is that product teams tend to be very data driven, while marketing teams argue that data [.]. Read More. The post Using Data to Build a Brand, by Abba Newberry appeared first on Mind the Product.

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The Surprising Benefits of Unconditional Positive Regard

Nir Eyal

The post The Surprising Benefits of Unconditional Positive Regard appeared first on Nir and Far.

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Speaking Truth to Power 2.0

The Product Coalition

TL; DR: Speaking Truth to Power Do you need an emergency fund as a change agent?—?whether you are acting as Scrum Master, Product Owner or agile coach?—?because conflict is inevitable, but change is not? In my experience, speaking truth to power, pointing at the emperor’s new clothes and the reality in the trenches, is necessary a trait for every change agent?

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TEI 291: Marketing timing and trends impact product management – with Jerry Abiog

Product Innovation Educators

What product managers can do when you launch a product at the wrong time. Times change, trends start, and trends die. Remember those friendship bracelets made of rubber brands. They were so popular with students that many schools prohibited them because they became a source of distraction. A few months later the trend was dead. Sometimes a smart product concept is created but the market is not ready for it — the timing is off.

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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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Dissecting a Gamification that went viral: Google Pay Stamps

The Product Coalition

Last year the Indian festival of lights Diwali, which was due between 25th to 29th October 2019, got ‘extended’ till 11th November. The… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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5 Strategies for Burning Down Silos and Building Bridges

ProductPlan

As organizations grow and expand, keeping stakeholders and employees on the same page to drive alignment with your product strategy can be a big challenge. That’s because growth often brings culture shifts, new offices in different locations, and new hires with the different product vision. All of these changes tend to cause a few disruptions. Without intentional action to maintain cohesion and alignment, silos can emerge, isolating teams and departments from each other and the company.

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Product Analytics Tools: Top 5 to retain more customers

The Product Coalition

According to McKinsey , data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to acquire customers. They also are six times as likely to retain customers, and 19 times as likely to be profitable as a result. In order to be data-driven, one has to carefully consider the product analytics tools he is using. However, there are so many vendors on the market that it can easy to lose track of which tools are worth consideration.

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Chronicles of Build, Scale, Repeat With Blaise Transit

Bain Public

Since meeting at Techstars Montréal AI Accelerator in 2019, we’ve worked with Blaise Transit to provide them with the product leadership consulting, coaching, advice and support they need to bring their entire technical roadmap to the next level. Built on pillars of sustainability, innovation and inclusion, Blaise Transit improves and optimizes the user experience for multi-passenger vehicles fleet operators.

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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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How to turn self-doubt into your #1 product management skill

The Product Coalition

The imposter syndrome is real, but we can use it to our advantage. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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How we implemented kid-safe analytics with Amplitude

Amplitude

PopJam is a social platform that is built from the ground up to be safe, appropriate and fully anonymous for kids. It’s a safe, moderated community for kids to engage with their favourite content and brands, designed specifically for the safety and data privacy requirements (COPPA, GDPR-K) of the under-13 audience. Because it is aimed at an audience of 7-12 year olds, we take both privacy and compliance extremely seriously.

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Don’t self-replicate in your Product team

The Product Coalition

Set up for success by building diverse teams Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Is Product Management Certification Right For You?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Product Managers are often called “Product CEOs” or “Mini GMs”, but they rarely have direct control over the inputs that lead to successful products. From R&D to marketing, sales, and logistics, PMs operate in ambiguity. In volatile times like these, it’s no surprise that PM jobs are growing fast. HackerNoon reports PMs outpaced average job growth in the US by 5X in recent years!

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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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Prioritizing Customer Problems in an Unstable Environment

Pragmatic Marketing

COVID-19 has forced executives to rethink many of their assumptions about their customers, markets and products. Some go-to-market strategies that worked well in 2019 became paths to irrelevancy once the pandemic became widespread. Resources have been scarce, travel to customers dropped to near zero and the future is unclear. While it’s natural to want to ride out the storm and hope for better times, moments of crisis are a time for businesses to step up and get the most out of what they a

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Mensch Patterns | Derek Sivers, Author | BoS Europe 2019

Business of Software Conference

Derek Sivers, Author. Derek Sivers has been a musician, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. Long ago he started CD Baby, and wrote a great little book about it called “Anything You Want” In this BoS Talk Derek will offer some perspectives on what we can do to be more mensch and make the world a better place, how can we end up on the right side of history, and why we should keep our eyes on how the game we play is going to end.

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Prioritizing Customer Problems in an Unstable Environment

Pragmatic Marketing

COVID-19 has forced executives to rethink many of their assumptions about their customers, markets and products. Some go-to-market strategies that worked well in 2019 became paths to irrelevancy once the pandemic became widespread. Resources have been scarce, travel to customers dropped to near zero and the future is unclear. While it’s natural to want to ride out the storm and hope for better times, moments of crisis are a time for businesses to step up and get the most out of what they a

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How 7 leading organizations use productboard to become more customer-driven

ProductBoard

When it comes to building amazing products, the customer should always be the guiding factor behind decisions. But without a dedicated product management system where you can store, organize, and prioritize customer feedback, it can be difficult to understand what customers really need. With productboard, organizations worldwide now have a single place to collect and manage customer insights.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Prioritizing Customer Problems in an Unstable Environment

Pragmatic Marketing

COVID-19 has forced executives to rethink many of their assumptions about their customers, markets and products. Some go-to-market strategies that worked well in 2019 became paths to irrelevancy once the pandemic became widespread. Resources have been scarce, travel to customers dropped to near zero and the future is unclear. While it’s natural to want to ride out the storm and hope for better times, moments of crisis are a time for businesses to step up and get the most out of what they a

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How 7 leading organizations use productboard to become more customer-driven

ProductBoard

When it comes to building amazing products, the customer should always be the guiding factor behind decisions. But without a dedicated product management system where you can store, organize, and prioritize customer feedback, it can be difficult to understand what customers really need. With productboard, organizations worldwide now have a single place to collect and manage customer insights.