Tue.Sep 24, 2019

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How I Overcame Imposter Syndrome as a Product Manager

ProductPlan

No matter how far into your career you might be, you’re never too old for imposter syndrome to make an appearance. Imposter syndrome is a feeling of inadequacy that persists despite evident success, according to Harvard Business Review. ‘Imposters’ suffer from chronic self-doubt and a sense of intellectual fraud that override their feelings of success or external proof of their competence.

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Fuel Your Product Management Goals with These 3 Testing Tactics

Centercode

When it comes to making decisions about your product, data is your best ammunition. Between analytics, surveys, support tickets, and customer testing, there are plenty of opportunities for your product management team to collect information about your customers’ experiences. While data is both accessible and abundant, knowing how to use it to drive continuous product recommendations isn’t necessarily intuitive.

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Making the Transition From Corporate to Startup

Mind the Product

By choosing to work in product management, in either a blue-chip/corporate environment, a fast-moving tech house or a startup, do we brand ourselves with the type or size of company we work with? And, if we do, is it then hard to make the transition from one type of business to the other? Do our prospective employers see the challenge of moving to the “other side” as too much of a jump?

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How Great Product Managers Plan Sprints

The Product Coalition

The Productful Conversation behind great, accountable development plans Continue reading on ProductCoalition.com ».

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know as a Data or Product Professional

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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Product Positioning: Overcoming Seven Obstacles to a Great Value Story

Product Management University

Here’s an example of product positioning at its finest. If you’re a car enthusiast, go read the marketing copy for your dream car. The product marketers do a masterful job of getting you to envision exactly how awesome you’d look and feel behind the wheel of that car. Apply the same concept to your products and solutions and watch what happens to your marketing and sales efforts.

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Sleeping Giants – Nandini Jammi on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Nandini Jammi started out in product marketing and growth, but after the US elections in 2016 her career took an unexpected turn when she joined Sleeping Giants, an organisation that aims to make bigotry and sexism less profitable. In this episode of The Product Experience, learn how to apply this ethos to your products, where they go, and your whole way of working.

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Bridging the Gap: 7 Traits of Excellent Product Managers

ProductCraft

Achieving alignment across teams and projects is the key to becoming an innovation engine. And it is not an easy thing to do. Engineers, designers, and business stakeholders must all understand how their work serves a two-fold goal: providing users with a delightful alternative to existing products, and in doing so, generating a financial return. Read more » The post Bridging the Gap: 7 Traits of Excellent Product Managers appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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Sleeping Giants – Nandini Jammi on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Nandini Jammi started out in product marketing and growth, but after the US elections in 2016 her career took an unexpected turn when she joined Sleeping Giants, an organisation that aims to make bigotry and sexism less profitable. In this episode of The Product Experience, learn how to apply this ethos to your products, where they go, and your whole way of working.

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How to Prepare for Product Management (PM) Behavioral Interviews

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

In this post, we interview Stephen on how to ace your product management behavioral interview questions. Stephen Cognetta is the co-founder and CEO of Exponent, a tech interview prep company. Previously, he was a product manager at Google. In an interview, how should you answer the question , “Tell me about yourself”? Tailor your answer to the company you’re interviewing with.

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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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Building the Future of Digital Technology News with Richard MacManus

DISQO

Every week, we shine a spotlight on a founder, designer, researcher or leader in product who is building something that will shape our future. We share these stories to lend our support, spark interesting conversations, and create visibility among a global community of those who are building the future. Richard MacManus is a writer and consultant working at the intersection of technology and the cultural industries.

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LAER Efficient Product

TSIA

Almost everything that’s growing in the B2B market today is XaaS, or “as-a-service”, where the “X” is a placeholder for anything you want it to be, such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), etc., just to name a few. Being successful in the XaaS world requires becoming LAER Efficient , in which Product Management plays a pivotal role.

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Fuel Your Product Management Goals with These 3 Testing Tactics

Centercode

When it comes to making decisions about your product, data is your best ammunition. Between analytics, surveys, support tickets, and customer testing, there are plenty of opportunities for your product management team to collect information about your customers’ experiences.

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The Most Important Question to Answer for Successful Agile Transformations

Agile Velocity

In a recent discussion with a business leader, I asked a simple question: “Why are you considering an Agile transformation?” . “We just want to get better,” she replied. Awkward silence. . I understood what she meant. We all want to get better. But that’s not a great reason to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on full-scale organizational change.

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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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Top 10 Mobile Analytics Tools 2019 (Updated)

UXCam Bluespace

“Without data, you're just another person with an opinion.” - W. Edwards Deming.

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How Do You Craft and Communicate Product Vision? | Fearless Product Leadership

Fearless Product

HOW DO YOU CRAFT AND COMMUNICATE PRODUCT VISION? Are you a product leader struggling to create and communicate a product vision that will compel your company into action in the best interest of your customers? In this episode, 5 experienced product leaders share their best practices that have helped them create a product vision to align their teams, leadership and stakeholders with how to improve the lives of customers for the growth of the company.

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Building the Future of Digital Technology News with Richard MacManus

DISQO

Every week, we shine a spotlight on a founder, designer, researcher or leader in product who is building something that will shape our future. We share these stories to lend our support, spark interesting conversations, and create visibility among a global community of those who are building the future. Richard MacManus is a writer and consultant working at the intersection of technology and the cultural industries.

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How Do You Craft and Communicate Product Vision? | Fearless Product Leadership

Fearless Product

HOW DO YOU CRAFT AND COMMUNICATE PRODUCT VISION? Are you a product leader struggling to create and communicate a product vision that will compel your company into action in the best interest of your customers? In this episode, 5 experienced product leaders share their best practices that have helped them create a product vision to align their teams, leadership and stakeholders with how to improve the lives of customers for the growth of the company.

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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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Building the Future of Digital Technology News with Richard MacManus

DISQO

Every week, we shine a spotlight on a founder, designer, researcher or leader in product who is building something that will shape our future. We share these stories to lend our support, spark interesting conversations, and create visibility among a global community of those who are building the future. Richard MacManus is a writer and consultant working at the intersection of technology and the cultural industries.

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LAER Efficient Product

TSIA

Almost everything that’s growing in the B2B market today is XaaS, or “as-a-service”, where the “X” is a placeholder for anything you want it to be, such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), etc., just to name a few. Being successful in the XaaS world requires becoming LAER Efficient , in which Product Management plays a pivotal role.

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How Do You Craft and Communicate Product Vision? | Fearless Product Leadership

Fearless Product

HOW DO YOU CRAFT AND COMMUNICATE PRODUCT VISION? Are you a product leader struggling to create and communicate a product vision that will compel your company into action in the best interest of your customers? In this episode, 5 experienced product leaders share their best practices that have helped them create a product vision to align their teams, leadership and stakeholders with how to improve the lives of customers for the growth of the company.

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LAER Efficient Product

TSIA

Almost everything that’s growing in the B2B market today is XaaS, or “as-a-service”, where the “X” is a placeholder for anything you want it to be, such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), etc., just to name a few. Being successful in the XaaS world requires becoming LAER Efficient , in which Product Management plays a pivotal role.

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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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The Top 6 Roles to Describe a Product Manager

Bain Public

The role of a product manager could never fit into a box. It’s difficult to define. There’s no set or standard job description. So what exactly does a product manager do? And why should companies care about investing in them? The best product managers think strategically and make difficult trade-offs quickly. They use unconventional ways to spread the vision and have the ability to keep cool under pressure with tight deadlines.

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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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The #1 Agile Success Factor is A Question for Leaders

Agile Velocity

In a recent discussion with a business leader, I asked a simple question: “Why are you considering an Agile transformation?” . “We just want to get better,” she replied. Awkward silence. . I understand what she meant. We all want to get better. But that’s not a great reason to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on full-scale organizational change.

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How to Prepare for Product Management (PM) Behavioral Interviews

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

In this post, we interview Stephen on how to ace your product management behavioral interview questions. Stephen Cognetta is the co-founder and CEO of Exponent, a tech interview prep company. Previously, he was a product manager at Google. In an interview, how should you answer the question , “Tell me about yourself”? Tailor your answer to the company you’re interviewing with.

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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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Radical Product Strategy

Radical Product

Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash How to iterate less and achieve more In my recent talks and blog posts , I’ve shared the importance of having a clear vision to avoid common product diseases. But once you have a clear vision, what’s next? How do you translate that vision into action? Conventional wisdom says, “Through iteration, of course!” This is the approach I took when I co-founded Likelii in 2011 to help wine enthusiasts find wines they were likely to like.

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How to have impact as a product designer

Intercom, Inc.

A lot of the books, articles and discourse around product design focuses on the process of design work (the things designers do) and the output of design work (the things designers deliver). We often spend less time thinking and talking about the impact of design work – that is, what does our work truly achieve and change beyond just the artefact that it delivers.

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Modus Becomes an Official InVision Partner

Modus Create

Modus Create and InVision are proud to announce a strategic partnership enabling Modus to advise InVision’s clients on successful approaches to design and product development best practices. This new offering will cover a wide range of topics, including implementing and sustaining design systems, evangelizing the value of design, and methods to improve collaboration between designers and developers.