Thu.May 09, 2019

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3 Useful Analytics Hacks for Mobile Product Managers

ProductPlan

Product managers are also problem managers. Crashes after a new version launch? It happens. Users dropping off after initial download? That happens too. Rather than waiting for problems to arise in aggregate and then fixing them, you can take a proactive approach. This means tracking usability, UX, and performance issues as they happen to individual users.

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Making a dent in the universe… when your awesome new feature is already “so three months ago”

ProductBoard

An earlier version of this article first appeared on Product Coalition. How many times in the past week have you scowled at your smartphone for making you wait longer than five seconds to send a Slack message, hail a cab, order a meal delivered to your doorstep, or refresh your Instagram feed? Sure, your phone is hundreds of times more powerful than a mainframe computer that accepted paper.

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The path to product management

UserTesting

This post was originally published by our friends at ProductCraft and is shared with their permission. “How did you get into product management?”. I’ve gotten this question a lot, and I’m sure many other PMs have as well. I’d attribute … The post The path to product management appeared first on UserTesting Blog.

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Data Science Consulting Is A SCAM!

Piyanka Jain

I run a Data Science Consulting company, and I say analytics consulting is a SCAM! Why? [link] I can say so because I have been on both sides of the table, having hired analytics consulting companies for big organizations and also providing analytics consulting services to top companies. I have seen projects worth hundreds of thousands of dollars being wasted, and I have seen them becoming successful too.

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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 can Non-Product People Learn From Product People?

Mind the Product

In March last year, my colleague and Mind the Product’s Director of Training, Rosemary King, wrote about how the company departments working alongside a product team could better work together to meet their common goals and to improve working practices. I’ve worked in B2B tech marketing for about eight years, as a product marketer for a large portfolio of niche software, and now as the marketing manager for Mind the Product’s growing collection of events and community-building initiatives.

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Mobile Payment in Japan 2019: A Growing Market with Major Challenges

freshtrax

In our previous article, “Top 10 Mobile Payment Options in Japan” , we learned that almost 80% of transactions in Japan are still made in cash. We can see this as a great chance for new businesses to implement mobile phone payment solutions in Japan. The Japanese government is very serious about changing the current preferred payment methods in Japan.

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4 Trailblazing Product Managers to Watch

BrainStation Product Management

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and virtual reality — these are some of the trends Product Managers expect will have an impact on their field in the next decade according to BrainStation’s 2019 Digital Skills Survey. Simply put, Product Managers turn ideas into reality. They’re responsible for leading the team that creates, distributes, delivers, and solves problems as a product comes to life.

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Python Automation Testing: Pytest-BDD and Python3 – The How To You Need

Modus Create

This is part of the Python Automation Testing blog series. You can review the code from this article on the Python Automation Git repo. A while back I started working on an Automation Project using Python. Due to some environment constraints I got stuck with Python 2.7.6 and so, all the other libraries were old versions. A few weeks ago I convinced the client to remove those constraints by choosing another cloud testing platform and switching to the latest Python 3 version and compatible test to

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The Cure for Innovation FOMO

Innovatemap

Imagine you’re planning a vacation for your family. It’s going to be 5 days, and the whole family is psyched. As the planner, you’re so deeply invested in making sure this is the vacation to end all vacations that you choose the most amazing places possible. You plan one day at Yosemite, one day at the Grand Canyon, one day in Chicago, one day in New York City, and one day at Disney World.

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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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How I PM: Abbie Kouzmanoff, Product Manager at Amplitude

Amplitude

Abbie Kouzmanoff, one of our product managers here at Amplitude, is a big advocate of sticking to the data. Data—both quantitative and qualitative—are how you become a better product manager and how you build a better product. Abbie lends her perspective on products, teams, and learning. Location: San Francisco Current Role: Product Manager at Amplitude One word to describe how you product manage: Storytelling.

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5 Reasons to Start Collecting Customer Churn Feedback

Usersnap

Every company wants to provide a product that continues to make customers happy and meet their needs. This will provide a strong rate of customer retention and allow the company to continue to grow. To do this, customer churn must be reduced. But, first, you need to know exactly why they churn. Taking the time to dive into customer churn feedback will save not only money but also time invested in acquiring new customers.

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San Francisco Happy Hour with productboard!

ProductBoard

Now that we’re all settled into our new San Francisco office, we decided to host our very first meetup! Join us on Wednesday, May 15th to mingle with other product managers in the Bay Area and learn about the amazing products people are working on. You’ll also be able to meet with our CTO, Daniel Hejl, and our VP of Product, Andrej Danko, to get a personalized demo of productboard.

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Product Management Skills – Benchmark Report

280 Group

Get the results from the largest study on Product Management skills to date. GET THE REPORT. In late 2018, 280 Group conducted its most ambitious and comprehensive survey to date to learn more about the skill levels of Product Managers across the globe. ABOUT THE STUDY. This survey set out to better understand the skill levels of Product Managers across 15 dimensions (called skill sets) and how they correlate to experience, job title, training, product process, industry, region, and other factor

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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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Toolbox: How To Evaluate Market Opportunity ? When To Launch A New Product. Part 1, The Tools

Bogdan Coman Says

How To Evaluate Market Opportunity ? When To Launch A New Product. Part 1, The Tools A good article today is like any other (good) product: aligned with the audience (aka our lilliputian attention span), easy to get and with one single clear benefit/idea. So, I decided to split my initial work in three (yeah, that magic number) distinct parts: The Tools, the fundaments: how the innovation is propelled (desirability, feasibility, viability), innovation models (Gartner Hype Cycle, Rogers/Moore tec

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James Barley, Head of UX Research at Auto Trader, on ‘UX Research for the Masses’ [Video]

Userzoom

Head of UX Research, James Barley, showcases how he’s worked to democratize research at Auto Trader over the last couple of years, by making it more visible and understandable throughout the whole business. In the following video and transcript of his talk at BetterUX London 2019 , James covers the reasons why they started, how they engaged the business and what the impacts have been.

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Toolbox: How To Evaluate Market Opportunity ? When To Launch A New Product. Part 1, The Tools

Bogdan Coman Says

A good article today is like any other (good) product: aligned with the audience (aka our lilliputian attention span), easy to get and with one single clear benefit/idea. So, I decided to split my initial work in three (yeah, that magic number) distinct parts: The Tools, the fundaments: how the innovation is propelled (desirability, feasibility, viability), innovation models (Gartner Hype Cycle, Rogers/Moore technology adoption lifecycle), and the challenges (the Chasm, Death Valley) The Box, co