Tue.Dec 18, 2018

article thumbnail

“Agile Coaching” Is Not the Goal

Johanna Rothman

I've met a number of agile coaches recently. They tell me they're hired as Scrum coaches or as Scrum Masters. They see their job as “better Scrum.” It would be lovely if that was their one and only job. However, many of these coaches work in organizations just starting a cultural transformation. Even though the client asked for agile coaching, that might not be what the client needs.

Agile 75
article thumbnail

Tricks and Traps When Building Conversational Products

Mind the Product

For a long time, we’ve thought of interfaces strictly in a visual sense: buttons, drop-down lists, sliders, carousels (please no more carousels). But now we are staring into a future composed not just of visual interfaces, but conversational ones too. In the first part of this series , I looked at some tips and best practice to design conversational flows for such interfaces.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Most Important Responsibility

The Product Guy

Do you manage communication as your most important responsibility? Maybe, you should. Watch as we learn more from product management expert, Alisa Warshawski.

article thumbnail

Summer Kim on the best ways to approach user research

Miro

Reading time — 11 min Summer Kim on the best ways to approach user research User research plays a critical function when you are building tech products and services. This practice helps teams understand the user’s perspective, including their unmet needs, delights, and pain points, but also how they connect to the brand and product […]. The post Summer Kim on the best ways to approach user research appeared first on RealtimeBlog | A blog by RealtimeBoard.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

The Founder’s Guide to Discipline: Lessons from Front’s Mathilde Collin

First Round Review

Front's CEO and co-founder Mathilde Collin shares why a founder’s discipline matters more than vision, unveiling her own best practices and templates for communication, time management, fundraising and team building.

Vision 111

More Trending

article thumbnail

A year ago, we realized our pricing wasn’t good for our customers. Here’s what we did.

Mixpanel

It can be tough to take a step back and concede that something you’ve been doing for a decade isn’t good for your customers. We recently had to do that with our pricing. Since Mixpanel’s founding, we’ve charged for event volume, which roughly translates to the amount of actions (sign ups, clicks, voice commands, etc.) users take on our customers’ apps and websites.

article thumbnail

How to Use Google’s OKR Framework to Prioritize Your Product Roadmap

ProductPlan

If you haven’t found the right objective goal-setting framework for setting roadmap priorities, consider Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). The OKR framework was popularized by Google, which attributes much of its success to this goal-setting model. Google has used OKRs (objectives and key results) since the beginning when they had only a few dozen employees.

article thumbnail

Release Notes: December 2018

Amplitude

Validate hypotheses with Impact Analysis (beta). Available for all customers on the Scholarship, Growth, and Enterprise plans. View the changes in your users’ behavior after they engage with a feature for the first time with Impact Analysis. This chart helps you understand how first-time engagement with one feature affects the rate at which users take key actions in your product.

article thumbnail

How can you build for the future when your strategy is stuck in the past?

DISQO

Any company that wants to survive the current consumer revolution had better strive for perfect product/market fit — their competition definitely will. The whims of millennials are challenging established industries and forcing traditional brands to scramble. Meanwhile, direct-to-consumer models are disrupting how people engage with and purchase from every type of company.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Why Technology and Services Companies Should Adopt a Vertical Go-to-Market Strategy

TSIA

Earlier this year, I spoke with over 30 senior executives from across the technology and services industry, all of whom have responsibility for their companies’ sales and go-to-market strategies. They all agreed on three major factors that are having a profound impact on their companies: Revenue growth is not living up to expectations; whether it’s from new or existing accounts, performance is not where shareholders need it to be.

article thumbnail

As the consumer revolution reshapes industries, how can brands build for the future?

DISQO

Any company that wants to survive the current consumer revolution had better strive for perfect product/market fit, because their competition definitely will. The whims of millennials are challenging established industries and forcing traditional brands to scramble. Meanwhile, direct-to-consumer models are disrupting how people engage with and purchase from every type of company.

article thumbnail

Take our annual reader survey

Intercom, Inc.

What began as a humble blog seven years ago, run by one person, is now a team of nine that publishes daily posts, books, e-guides, podcasts, videos, microsites, social media and more. It’s daunting to think how much we’ve changed, but despite all, we never want to lose sight of the people we serve: you. Our annual reader survey, which launches today, is the best way for us to understand how we can improve to serve you better.

Books 21
article thumbnail

Mixpanel 2018 Product Highlights

Mixpanel

We spent 2018 working hard to ship features that help you use Mixpanel most effectively, and launching programs that help keep us even more connected to our customers and partners. In case you missed them, we’re here to share some highlights from the past year. Earlier this year, we kicked off the “Summer of Shipping”. Summer has come and gone, but the momentum of our engineering and product teams has continued to grow.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

How to use email marketing to connect with your users

Intercom, Inc.

Email is one of the most effective channels that a business can use to reach its customers. And if done right, it’s also one of the most useful. You might think we’re all about live chat here at Intercom, but we’re true believers in building relationships with users no matter the medium. Email marketing remains an incredibly valuable way of communicating with customers at every stage of their lifecycle, whether you’re a thriving SaaS company or up-and-coming small business.