June, 2020

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Stakeholder Management Tips for Product People

Roman Pichler

Lead the Stakeholders—Don’t Please, Don’t Dictate. As the person in charge of the product, your aspiration should be to lead the stakeholders in order to create value together and achieve product success. In reality, however, some product people either aim to please the stakeholders by saying yes to their requests or by brokering compromises. Others do everything they can to make the stakeholders agree to their ideas and plans.

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Why we Need to Rethink Product Management in an Agile Practice

Mind the Product

Have you ever wondered why your Agile practice feels a bit uninspiring? Or why your engineers have become a bit jaded with all this Scrum stuff? Did you know that you might be the reason for this? Something that both fascinates and frustrates me is how the discussions about Agile have flipped from being embraced [.]. Read More. The post Why we Need to Rethink Product Management in an Agile Practice appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Product Owner vs Product Manager? What’s The Difference?

The Product Coalition

I’m going to answer this age-old question so you can be clear about where you sit in the company. Continue reading on Product Coalition ». technology product-owner startup product-management agile

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Leading Product with Empathy

Product Management Unpacked

A look into cloud-based technology product management and what it takes to build products that customers value. “The paramount role of a product manager is to understand markets and empathize with consumer needs,” says Corey Grone, senior product manager of cloud data protection at iland Cloud. Grone manages a suite of products that fall under BaaS (Backup as a Service) and DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service) portfolios.

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The 25 Types of Innovation Dominating R&D Today

Innovation varies widely across sectors and organizations, creating value in diverse forms. Understanding different types is crucial for R&D teams to foster creativity and uncover missed opportunities. This guide explores 25 key types of innovation in management frameworks.

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A Product Development Framework With a Focus on Problem Solving

Mind the Product

In my last role as head of product and engineering for a group developing cloud-native services for the SAP Cloud Platform, my work led me to define a framework for product development that spans both product management and engineering and brings with it a focus on problem solving through the product lifecycle. In case you [.]. Read More. The post A Product Development Framework With a Focus on Problem Solving appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Product Judgment: How some people can repeatedly create product success

Intercom, Inc.

Let’s talk about that trickiest of subjects: Product Judgment. Also known as Product Intuition or Product Instinct or Product Taste, it is the idea that you can use your own judgment to (1) accurately predict what your customers need, want and value, and (2) design and ship the right solution for them. Here, I will tackle some of the common questions around it: Does it exist?

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Data-Backed Productivity Tips for the Gaming Industry

Indicative

The gaming industry is known to attract some of the most passionate, intelligent professionals in the world. That’s why workdays never seem long enough. According to a 2020 survey from the Game Developers Conference (GDC), 62 percent of respondents said that they spend more than 46 hours per week on the job. . This work ethic comes from a love for the craft, according to the GDC.

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Teams Need to See Each Other—Eventually

Johanna Rothman

We've all heard of big organizations where the top management said, “No need to ever be back in the office. Work from home, as long as you want.” And, the Wall Street Journal has this article, Business Travel Won’t Be Taking Off Soon Amid Coronavirus (you might need to subscribe to see the article). (I find the article rife with other meeting challenges.).

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Dare to not be Productive

Ask Benny

Innovation sometimes appears between the lines In today’s world, we are bombarded with people telling us that we need to be productive all the time. We need to have a perfect calendar and perform meetings very effectively and the list goes on and on. All of this is very important. There are many hours during the day that being productive can improve your outcome and save you many hours of work.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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Why Empathy Is Critical to Success as a Product Manager

ProductCraft

Most PMs are smart — wicked smart. The breadth of skill, pace of work, and amount of change they can handle are all off the charts. But this creates a problem for many PMs. When you are smart and fast, it’s natural to want to fill in the blanks. It’s easy to stop listening when. Read more » The post Why Empathy Is Critical to Success as a Product Manager appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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Hacking Confidence by Janice Fraser

Mind the Product

In this Mind the Product APAC talk, Janice Fraser, Partner at Seneca VC, explains what she’s discovered about confidence and reveals how we can all take control of negative thoughts. Watch the talk in full or read on for a detailed overview. Her key points include: What is Confidence? What Helps People to Have Confidence? Inspiring Confidence [.].

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How to Win Supporters and Influence Detractors

ProductCraft

“Prevention is better than cure.” – Desiderius Erasmus One of the common mistakes made by political analysts and even political scientists is that politics is something done by other people, usually people in exalted positions of power. However, as Ruth Lane points out in The Complexity of Self Government: Politics from the Bottom Up, “people standing.

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How To Prioritise Features for Your Product

The Product Coalition

Here are the 3 steps to prioritising features for your product Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Lying To Customers

Mironov Consulting

I have a narrow, somewhat puritanical view about product manager conversations with customers and prospects: we should never lie to them. That might seem obvious or naïve, but recent conversations with several B2B/enterprise clients suggest that it’s actually controversial. For context, enterprise tech companies tend to have a small number of large deals each quarter that really matter. ( B2B is lumpier than B2C.).

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Inside Intercom X Black Tech Unplugged

Intercom, Inc.

As we touched on in last week’s episode, the unjust killing of George Floyd has prompted many of us to look at our own relationship with perpetuating racial injustice and to look for ways we can participate in and reinforce racial equity. At Intercom, we have a lot of work to do in that regard but we feel that a small and organic way for us to start is by connecting the audience we’ve built for this podcast with voices that need to be heard but traditionally aren’t, particularly in t

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Doing Discovery Well: How to Measure and Guide Your Team

Product Talk

How do you know that you are doing discovery well? If you want to improve your discovery process, what outcomes help you track your progress? I get asked these questions often. I like that teams are trying to take an outcome-focused mindset to their discovery practice. The good news is setting discovery outcomes is no different from setting any other outcome.

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5 Ways Product Managers Can Prioritize Mobile Customers

Alchemer Mobile

A huge number of consumer transactions now happen digitally due to COVID-19. As a result, 2020 is the most we’ve seen brands leverage mobile customer feedback to improve their products and adjust their overall business goals. Companies and product managers across all industries have leveled up their in-app engagement processes and are increasing their efforts to personalize, segment, and understand their customer base even down to the individual level.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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3 Things Product Managers can do to Serve Their Teams Better

Mind the Product

Where can product managers add value, specifically to better serve their team, which in turn makes for a more aligned and functional product team? The product manager’s role is ambiguous at the best of times, although as Martin Eriksson alluded to in his write-up A Decade in Product – a Retrospective, the definition of the [.]. Read More. The post 3 Things Product Managers can do to Serve Their Teams Better appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Get the Most Out of the PMs on Your Team

The Product Guy

Maximize team output by understanding your peoples interests and skills. Interviewing your PMs, pairing them with the work at which they will excel, and motivating them through the areas that don’t come natural. In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Jordan Bergtraum, lead a conversation on this topic. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world.

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Behavioural Design Case Study: Headspace

The Product Coalition

Image courtesy: www.boldbusiness.com While Consumer App Designers have begun to increasingly use the understanding of human psychology to make their Apps more ‘effective’ in achieving their goals, its ultimate impact on users’ life is debatable. Rare are the Apps that genuinely attempt to do good to users and thus positively impact society at large.

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Customer Support is being turned upside down. Here’s what you need to do about it.

Intercom, Inc.

The internet is moving more businesses and people online, and driving a huge increase in inbound support volume. Meanwhile customer expectations are rising – they expect better experiences and immediate support resolutions. The internet is also driving an explosion in customer choice, allowing them to easily switch to businesses who provide better experiences.

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Maximize Supply Chain Spend & Asset Utilization with Innovative Test Automation

Connected devices are emerging at an explosive rate exerting pressure on larger operators; however, some organizations cannot continue to purchase the latest & greatest devices without ramifications. The introduction of automated test technology drives the optimization of supply chain expenditures leveraging forward & reverse logistics paths. Adopting innovative test automation tools addresses these challenges by providing robust solutions for testing the interoperability, performance, & securit

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“Product” Market Analysis vs. “Solutions” Market Analysis: 3 Key Differences

Product Management University

Market analysis is one of the first and most important steps in the success of any business, large or small, products and services. It offers a clear definition of WHO your target customers are, WHAT they value, WHY, and the competitive landscape you’re navigating. It also quantifies the revenue opportunities afforded to your business on an annual basis.

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Your Mobile Feedback Funnel is Broken – Here’s How to Fix It

Alchemer Mobile

Coronavirus didn’t break your mobile feedback funnel; it revealed it was broken all along. In this presentation originally delivered at Mobile Growth Summit, Apptentive’s CEO and Co-founder, Robi Ganguly, dives into exactly how companies can use feedback to predict churn and extend customer lifetime value. He reveals where your funnel has failed in the past and key strategies to improve it for the future.

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Forever Employable – Jeff Gothelf on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

Working in product is a dream job for lots of people but sustaining a dream career certainly isn’t without challenges. There are problems around burnout, advancement, the challenges of specialisation, and in being a generalist. Jeff Gothelf has been there. He woke up one day and realised that his path forward as a design leader [.]. Read More.

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Value of Product

The Product Guy

Establish KPI’s early, communicate often, rally the troops and COMMUNICATE the product value you are delivering. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Kirsten Jepson.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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That is each flavour of product manager responsible for?

The Product Coalition

The PM Quadrants. What is each flavour of product manager responsible for? In my previous post, I introduced the four different flavours of product manager, depicted by the PM quadrants matrix. What are the four flavours of product manager? In this post, I’ll go into the responsibilities for each of the four ‘flavours’ of product manager. As the name suggests, the PM quadrants are four sections, depicted on a 2x2 graph.

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The key to fierce customer loyalty? Your support team.

Intercom, Inc.

For nearly a century, companies held to the same principles for driving growth: deliver value to stakeholders and employees first, then to customers. Over the last 10 years, this thinking has come undone. Crowded markets mean companies can no longer assume they are the only, or best, choice. The rise of the subscription model challenges businesses to place equal emphasis on conversion and retention , or risk spending themselves into oblivion.

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Channel Software Tech Stack 2020 – PRM, TCMA, Ecosystem, Incentives, Channel Data, Learning, Readiness, and Pricing

Jay McBain

^^ CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN ^^ The channel technology stack is a group of technologies that firms leverage to plan with, find, recruit, onboard, develop, enable, incentivize, co-sell with, co-market with, manage, measure, and report on partners. Delivering automation of indirect sales processes, workflows and partner programs, channel software is becoming increasingly critical […].