Mon.Feb 25, 2019

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Cost vs Value Measurements for Agile Approaches

Johanna Rothman

Some of my clients have struggled with their project governance as they move to agile approaches. In the past, they've asked for estimates and costs—by requirement—and then tracked the variance for those estimates and costs. The governance people do not record assumptions. They only record estimates and actuals. They want to “measure” the project success by adherence to estimates of date and costs, not by when the project creates which kind of value.

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How to Drive Customer-Centric Product Development Like a Digital Native

Revulytics

“ How to best listen to customer feedback ” was the topic of a Forbes post by the Young Entrepreneur Council , an invite-only organization that includes (according to its website) “the world’s most successful entrepreneurs 45 and younger.”. In that post, one of the founders of Nomo FOMO , a social network for travelers, talked about the importance of adding feedback to the product building process.

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Why small habits make a big difference

Lead on Purpose

The word ‘habit’ generates different thoughts depending on your situation. For some it’s that thing they are addicted to. For others it brings to mind the things they’re not doing and invokes anxiety.

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Unlocking Data Science to Build the Future of Work by Mike Hyde

Mind the Product

Mike Hyde leads data science and data engineering for Workplace, Facebook’s new enterprise product for company connectivity. He is passionate about using data and insights to create innovative company cultures, so he spoke at ProductTank London about data for growth. How do we attach data science and analytics to product development and management? There is no “right” answer, but Mike uses three ingredients to optimise his data in Workplace: Data tooling.

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From Developer Experience to Product Experience: How a Shared Focus Fuels Product Success

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

As a concept, Developer Experience (DX) has gained significant attention in the tech industry. It emphasizes engineers’ efficiency and satisfaction during the product development process. As product managers, we need to understand how a good DX can contribute not only to the well-being of our development teams but also to the broader objectives of product success and customer satisfaction.

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Lessons in Product Management.

The Product Coalition

Image Source If you’re even slightly inclined towards Product Management, there’s very little probability that you may not have heard of “ Product Hunt ”. It is the place to learn about cool tech products that people are creating and testing. If you haven’t had a chance to go and check it out, you really should. But I am not here to talk about Product Hunt today (it deserves an entire blog post!

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Priorities

The Product Coalition

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more updates :) Priorities was originally published in ProductCoalition.com on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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TEI 217: 50% of what makes product managers successful that most are missing – with Paresh Shah

Product Innovation Educators

Learn how to go from “gear head” to “group head.” Two spheres of capabilities are needed for product managers to be successful. One is competency in the processes, practices, and tools of product management. That is where I spend much of my time helping product managers and teams. The other sphere is competency in what is often called the soft skills and aligned with leadership.

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Is developing for desktop dead?

The Product Coalition

Photo by Hugo GF on Unsplash Traditionally, we accessed applications via desktop. We downloaded and installed products, using that native digital doorway saved to our computer for repeat entry. Web-based solutions have since wreaked disruption upon this tradition. We increasingly access our applications via browsers, consuming the technology through a web log-in.

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A Digital Native Approach to Customer-Centric Product Development

Revulytics

“ How to best listen to customer feedback ” was the topic of a Forbes post by the Young Entrepreneur Council , an invite-only organization that includes (according to its website) “the world’s most successful entrepreneurs 45 and younger.”. In that post, one of the founders of Nomo FOMO , a social network for travelers, talked about the importance of adding feedback to the product building process.

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Platform Product Management Beyond Features: Introducing B-MAP for Platform Ecosystem Success

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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Citrix Troubleshooting 101: Frequently Asked Questions

eG Innovations

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops deployments are performance sensitive. There are many components both datacenter-side and client-side which must be optimally performing together to deliver a consistent and performing virtualized apps and desktops solution. With many different components in play, it can often be a challenging task for a Citrix administrator to determine the impact or cause of a Citrix related problem.

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The Digital World Changes The Way That Food Company Product Managers Operate

The Accidental Product Manager

Food purchase changes mean that product managers have to change Image Credit: Wade Brooks. Let’s be straight about a few things: the world in which we live is currently changing. A lot. Nowhere is this more evident than perhaps when we take a look at how consumers go about buying food. This used to be a simple task: people jumped into their cars with their food shopping list in hand and drove to the local grocery store and got what they needed.

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Crafting a Useful Positioning Statement

Actuation Consulting

A strong positioning statement is an important ingredient for success. In this post we share some tips for developing a well thought out positioning statement. What is a Positioning Statement? A well-crafted positioning statement brings together your overall value proposition with your positioning for a product. This is accomplished in a few concise statements.

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What CSPs Can Learn from IoT Platform Providers About Pursuing a Data Strategy

Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog

5G, with its increased bandwidth and intelligence, promises to propel the Internet of Things forward. Smarter connectivity and more bandwidth mean more connected devices, which means more data. This abundance of data (or the value one can extract from it), is driving players across the IoT ecosystem toward this opportunity. Communication Service Providers (CSP) are […].

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The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Communication

Speaker: David Bard, Principal at VP Product Coaching

In the fast-paced world of digital innovation, success is often accompanied by a multitude of challenges - like the pitfalls lurking at every turn, threatening to derail the most promising projects. But fret not, this webinar is your key to effective product development! Join us for an enlightening session to empower you to lead your team to greater heights.

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Expanding human insight with Live Conversation Mobile

UserTesting

When it comes to empathizing with customers, nothing beats having a face-to-face conversation. Live interviews are highly informative and observing the thoughts, words, and non-verbal cues of your customers in an interactive way is invaluable. Traditionally, getting live insights has … The post Expanding human insight with Live Conversation Mobile appeared first on UserTesting Blog.

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How to Monitor Your Mobile App Onboarding

UXCam Bluespace

The art of optimizing.

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Paul Adams on avoiding over-corrections and finding balance when problem-solving

Intercom, Inc.

But when we look back at all these things, we find something interesting, which is that a lot of these mistakes and things we wish we had done differently actually have the same simple pattern. I spoke on this pattern at the Inside Intercom World Tour because I think it’s a very common one. The transcript of the talk is published below, and you can also listen on our podcast or watch my talk here.

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How To Answer Product Management Interview Questions—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

In this post, Sachin Rekhi, founder and CEO of collaborative notes app Notejoy , gives a masterclass on answering the most commonly encountered interview questions posed in product management interviews. At the end of our interview, we chat about some fun product questions! The Case Question Examples: Design a high-tech gymnasium. Design a smart shoe.

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How to Build an Experimentation Culture for Data-Driven Product Development

Speaker: Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product, Statsig

Experimentation is often seen as an aspirational practice, especially at smaller, fast-moving companies who are strapped for time and resources. So, how can you get your team making decisions in a more data-driven way while continuing to remain lean and maintaining ship velocity? In this webinar, Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product at Statsig, will teach you how to build an experimentation culture from the ground-up, graduating from just getting started with data-driven development to operating

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How To Answer Product Management Interview Questions—Sachin Rekhi

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

In this post, Sachin Rekhi, founder and CEO of collaborative notes app Notejoy , gives a masterclass on answering the most commonly encountered interview questions posed in product management interviews. At the end of our interview, we chat about some fun product questions! The Case Question Examples: Design a high-tech gymnasium. Design a smart shoe.