Wed.Apr 11, 2018

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For clues to messaging’s future, look no further than its past

Intercom, Inc.

Like many great inventions, messaging wasn’t born out of necessity. One of the earliest sightings of real-time computer messaging was through a time-sharing operating system built at MIT, the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS), which ran on an IBM 7090: CTSS was a primitive form of email that allowed up to 30 users to send messages asynchronously.

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How Much Time Should You Spend in Product Discovery?

Product Talk

I get asked all the time, “How much time should we spend in discovery ?”. I have two problems with this question. First, it assumes you do discovery first and then delivery second, which is not true. You should be discovering and delivering all the time. Second, it implies that there is an answer that is true in all situations. There isn’t. You need to do enough discovery to mitigate unacceptable risk.

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From Metrics that Matter to Products that Matter

Alchemer Mobile

Editor’s note: As a follow up to the article from Ashley Sefferman that was written for the 280 Group blog last month, this month we’ve invited Roger Snyder from 280 Group to discuss how to turn the data these metrics provide into real insights to better manage your product strategy. In last month’s article , we learned about 25 different mobile product metrics that can help you better understand customer activity and engagement, conversion and retention, and revenue sources.

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How to Simplify Your Value Proposition: A Case Study

Mind the Product

It pays to be ruthlessly simple about your value proposition. While humans are emotional beings, the reality is they’re more likely to come to your product or service to achieve a clear transactional benefit. Acquire and convert more users by perfecting the most direct path to realizing that benefit. Here we look at a case study of a flash sale platform in the UK called Wriggle ( [link] ) that shows us that simplifying value propositions is an ongoing process that’s key to growth.

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Cassandra

It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.

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3 Product Manager job spec requirements that need to go?—?aka Moneyball for Hiring Product Managers

The Product Coalition

3 Product Manager job spec requirements that need to go?—?aka Moneyball for Hiring Product Managers When I talk to founders, other Product leaders and recruiters about hiring Product Managers, the consistent conclusion is: It’s hard. Typically the reasons given are that there are just not a lot of them , and that it seems to be difficult to find the right fit.

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Product, process, and people: Product Decoded interviews Chris Abad, VP of Product at UserTesting

UserTesting

Today, UserTesting’s VP of Product and Design Chris Abad, will be featured on the second episode of the acclaimed Product Decoded podcast , hosted by Dan Olsen, author of The Lean Product Playbook. In this episode, Chris will share … The post Product, process, and people: Product Decoded interviews Chris Abad, VP of Product at UserTesting appeared first on UserTesting Blog.

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Never Ask Users If They Like Your Idea; Do This Instead

UserInterviews

Start your user research early, getting to understand the key pain points you need to solve, instead of asking if users like your solution.

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Product, process, and people: Product Decoded interviews Chris Abad, VP of Product at UserTesting

UserTesting

Today, UserTesting’s VP of Product and Design Chris Abad, will be featured on the second episode of the acclaimed Product Decoded podcast , hosted by Dan Olsen, author of The Lean Product Playbook. In this episode, Chris will share … The post Product, process, and people: Product Decoded interviews Chris Abad, VP of Product at UserTesting appeared first on UserTesting Blog.

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Never Ask Users If They Like Your Idea; Do This Instead

UserInterviews

Start your user research early, getting to understand the key pain points you need to solve, instead of asking if users like your solution.

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How To Manage Multiple Product Teams For Successful Development & Delivery

Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager

Effective management of multiple product teams necessitates a skillful coordination and guidance with the objective of aligning efforts towards shared goals. This entails constant communication, efficient task management, and ensuring that each team aligns with the broader organizational objectives. We can think about this like conducting an orchestra, where diverse efforts are harmonized toward a unified outcome. 🎯 Proficiency in these skills empowers product managers to navigate comple

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Introducing Jira for Roadmunk

Roadmunk

Jira for Roadmunk is a flexible integration that bridges the gap between your high-level product vision and your day-to-day planning. Our integration supports both one- and two-way synchronization—as well as manual functionality. Here’s how we see it: Roadmunk is a product roadmapping platform that makes it easy to build, share and present your product strategy.