Mon.Oct 15, 2018

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Product Managers Start To Understand The Power Of Online Reviews

The Accidental Product Manager

It turns out that people read online reviews before making a purchase Image Credit: Wies van Erp. When the customers for your product go looking for products online, how do they decide which one they are going to buy? As more and more of us become comfortable shopping online, we are starting to look towards people who have bought a product before to tell us if it’s any good.

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My Journey as an Interviewer: From Refugee Status Determination to User Research

Generation Focus

Most people will at some point in their lives either be interviewed or interview someone else. We could also probably tell a story a two about an interview that didn’t go the way we had hoped. These stories usually center around our own performance as the interviewee, but I’m here to tell you that it is just as important, if not more, to be a good interviewer.

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Listen to Agile for Humans with Ryan Ripley and Gil Broza

Johanna Rothman

Ryan Ripley, host of Agile for Humans, interviewed Gil Broza and me in AFH 102: The Influential Agile Leader. Oh, we had fun! We spoke about the workshop I lead with Gil, the Influential Agile Leader. We also spoke about the conversation Gil and I will lead this coming Wednesday, Oct 17, noon Eastern. If you’re interested, sign up at that link.

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5 apps to power faster resolutions with Answer Bot

Intercom, Inc.

Last week, we released our intelligent bot, Answer Bot , which helps you provide instant resolutions to customers by automating answers to their common questions. One of the unique things about Answer Bot is that not only does it provide specific answers rather than just article suggestions, but those answers can also include apps to power the actions needed to resolve their questions.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda

Sachin Rekhi

I've long believed that the most innovative products are built by teams who innovate on the very process by which they develop those products. And it's why I've always been a student of companies that consistently deliver innovation to the market. It's no wonder I loved reading The Everything Store sharing the story of Jeff Bezos growing Amazon to the e-commerce juggernaut that it is today.

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TEI 198: How product managers can influence the next generation of innovators – with Kyle Markland

Product Innovation Educators

Having fun, making friends, and learning along the way. I have a special episode for you. I believe that as product managers and innovators, we have a responsibility to help prepare the next generation of innovators. I’ve explored this topic in a few past episodes and it is time to do it again. So, this episode is about encouraging you and providing you with ideas for helping future innovators.

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From Refugee Status Determination to User Research: My Journey as an Interviewer

Generation Focus

??Most people will at some point in their lives be interviewed. We could also probably tell a story a two about an interview that didn’t go the way we had hoped. These stories usually center around our own performance as the interviewee, but I’m here to tell you that it is just as important, if not more, to be a good interviewer. This is especially true in situations where the interview could be life-changing or reveal immensely valuable information.

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User Story Mapping For Beginners

CardBoard

User Story Mapping (USM) allows for product managers, developers and designers to put a method behind the continuous complexity of product design and creating an awesome User Experience (UX). Creating with USM allows for developers to create products and processes which are user-centered and user experience focused. The process begins with keying in on user goals, and breaking down the product/process through understanding the problem at hand.

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Experiment 08 – New Compact Magazine View Option

Roy Madden

Listening to the murmurs in the Lab Slack channel, it seems that controlling the density of the articles is important to the community. Some users like to see a mix of images with the article summary, some people prefer to see only text, some people want more density, some less. In Experiment 08, we took that feedback into account and added a new density preference which can be applied to text only, magazine, and card views.

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Understanding User Needs and Satisfying Them

Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst

We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.

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5 Questions with Dan McGaw, CEO at Effin Amazing

Amplitude

Effin Amazing is an analytics and martech stack agency based in Orlando. Founded by Dan McGaw, the former head of marketing at Kissmetrics, and also known as one of the original growth hackers. For over a decade, he and his team have helped companies like Wistia, Frame.io, Infer, Contactually and Forks Over Knives to measure and optimize their products to acquire and retain customers.

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Mobile APP Growth: Why The In-App Experience Is More Important Than Ever

AB Tasty

Downloaded an app last week? Bet you can’t even remember what it was now. It happens to many of us - especially since 80-90% of our time on mobile is spent in apps. This is why you need to start thinking about the in-app experience. This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as Mobile APP Growth: Why The In-App Experience Is More Important Than Ever.

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Dear Strategy: 065 Analyzing Competitors in the Technology Space

Dear Strategy

Dear Strategy: “What are the strategies that a Tech Product Manager can use to predict competitive movements, innovations, and/or changes in business strategy?”. . Way back in Episode 36 , I talked extensively about analyzing competitors, and even gave some tools that you might want to use to perform such a task. So, I would definitely recommend that you go back and refer to that episode if you have a chance.

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From Refugee Status Determination to User Research: My Journey as an Interviewer

Generation Focus

??Most people will at some point in their lives be interviewed. We could also probably tell a story a two about an interview that didn’t go the way we had hoped. These stories usually center around our own performance as the interviewee, but I’m here to tell you that it is just as important, if not more, to be a good interviewer. This is especially true in situations where the interview could be life-changing or reveal immensely valuable information.

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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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Dear Strategy: 065 Analyzing Competitors in the Technology Space

Dear Strategy

On this week’s episode, host Bob Caporale , founder of Strategy Generation Company and author of Creative Strategy Generation , answers the following question: Dear Strategy: “What are the strategies that a Tech Product Manager can use to predict competitive movements, innovations, and/or changes in business strategy?”. Read The Full Blog Post.

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From Refugee Status Determination to User Research: My Journey as an Interviewer

Generation Focus

??Most people will at some point in their lives be interviewed. We could also probably tell a story a two about an interview that didn’t go the way we had hoped. These stories usually center around our own performance as the interviewee, but I’m here to tell you that it is just as important, if not more, to be a good interviewer. This is especially true in situations where the interview could be life-changing or reveal immensely valuable information.

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UserTesting and Adobe XD

UserTesting

Providing customer-centric products and experiences starts the minute you put proverbial pen to paper. Getting feedback at the start—and throughout—the design and development process ensures you are headed down the right path towards creating something amazing for your customers. You … The post UserTesting and Adobe XD appeared first on UserTesting Blog.

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From Refugee Status Determination to User Research: My Journey as an Interviewer

Generation Focus

??Most people will at some point in their lives be interviewed. We could also probably tell a story a two about an interview that didn’t go the way we had hoped. These stories usually center around our own performance as the interviewee, but I’m here to tell you that it is just as important, if not more, to be a good interviewer. This is especially true in situations where the interview could be life-changing or reveal immensely valuable information.

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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.