Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 3, 2016
In our world of work and business, competition is a real thing. Too often, however, we miss the real competitor. We overlook the root of what our products are really competing against.
280 Group
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Tesla Agile Development: Version 8.0 Software and Product Management at its best. Last week I received the version 8 update from Tesla. For those of you unfamiliar with how updates work with Tesla and the Model S or X, your car connects to your home wifi and then every month or so you get great new features downloaded. In my case, since I purchased my model S one year ago I have received autopilot (the car accelerates, brakes and steers.
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The Secret PM Handbook
OCTOBER 7, 2016
The future is hard to tease out, but here’s what will happen in product management’s future. (CC 2.0 by PunkToad). Earlier this year Janna Bastow of ProdPad put out a call for opinions on the future of product management. I quickly responded then. And realized later it would also make a good blog post. To understand the future of product management I started from the “present” of product management.
UserVoice
OCTOBER 6, 2016
“Launching isn’t hard. Coming up with an idea isn’t hard. Making something isn’t hard. It’s everything that comes after that.” – Jason Fried. Having written previously about the importance of monetisation to Product Managers it came as a shock recently to hear that my own product, Newsmart (a DowJones venture), is to be shuttered after nearly 3 years.
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Lead on Purpose
OCTOBER 3, 2016
In our world of work and business, competition is a real thing. Too often, however, we miss the real competitor. We overlook the root of what our products are really competing against.
Product Management Today brings together the best content for product management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Nir Eyal
OCTOBER 5, 2016
If you’ve started a tech company to make a lot of money, chances are you’re bad at math—or simply delusional. Statistically speaking, your odds of a big-time payday are somewhere between zero and almost zero. Ninety-two percent of startups fail within three years. Only one percent of apps in the Apple App Store are financially successful. […].
Tyner Blain
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Being “outside-in”, “outcome-based”, and “market-driven” is particularly important for creating successful products. The problem is that just saying the words is not enough to help someone shift their thinking. For those of us who are already thinking this way, the phrases become touchstones or short-hand. For folks who are not there yet, these may sound like platitudes or empty words.
Ken Norton
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Why you need a thirty-year plan (yes, thirty) -. “There is no point in having a 5-year plan in this industry. With each step forward, the landscape you’re walking on changes. So we have a pretty good idea of where we want to be in six months, and where we want to be in thirty years. And every six.
The Accidental Product Manager
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Will Disney still have magical pricing if they make changes? Image Credit: Tallapragada sriram. Can you tell me where “… the most magical place on earth…” is? If you said “Disney”, then good news – roughly a billion dollars of advertising over the years has done its job in creating a solid product development definition. Going to a Disney theme park is the dream of many families.
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.
Product Innovation Educators
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Monetization + customer problem + jobs-to-be-done = product management. How a product generates revenue is sometimes left to be figured out after the product is developed, or even after it is launched. We all know good examples of this, including Google.
TSIA
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Through TSIA's comprehensive benchmarking program, you can measure your company's performance against your industry peers, identify your strengths, and see where you can improve to ensure future success. For a sample of the type of insight you will receive by taking advantage of this valuable resource that comes with TSIA membership, take a look at this SlideShare featuring 5 key research trends from TSIA's Managed Services Benchmark Study.
Ken Norton
OCTOBER 4, 2016
The far future is upon us -. Earlier this month I gave a new talk about planning for the future at Industry 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. I’ve just published the essay version. Here’s a preview: We fall into a curious trap when we think about the future—we know too much to be dangerous. If I ask you.
Oren Steinberg
OCTOBER 2, 2016
Why do we go to startup competitions? “ I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. ” Michael Jordan. One of the fastest growing paths for raising funds and awareness to your startup is competitions. The number of startup competitions seems to have grown tremendously over the past few years. In fact, it is rare to find a conference today that does not include some sort of startup competition, regardless of vertical.
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.
UserTesting
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Most of us spend 3 hours and 8 minutes per day staring at our smartphones in a universe filled with millions of applications and websites attempting to capture and retain our attention. And the apps we spend most of our … The post 6 techniques for improving the UX design of your mobile app appeared first on UserTesting Blog.
TSIA
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Join us Friday, October 7, for a free support services virtual summit on self-service service success and deflection, hosted by TSIA and our partners, Coveo and DB Kay & Associates, Inc. During this 4-hour event, guest speakers from Extreme Networks, Hewlett-Packard, Informatica, and more, will discuss how their companies are currently measuring success and deflection in their self-service offering, as well as share self-service best practices and learnings you can apply to your own organiza
Ken Norton
OCTOBER 4, 2016
The far future is upon us -. Earlier this month I gave a new talk about planning for the future at Industry 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. I’ve just published the essay version. Here’s a preview: We fall into a curious trap when we think about the future—we know too much to be dangerous. If I ask you.
dscout People Nerds
OCTOBER 3, 2016
See how we collected 1,250 insightful entries from 250 scouts in 8 days.
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
UserTesting
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Most of us spend 3 hours and 8 minutes per day staring at our smartphones in a universe filled with millions of applications and websites attempting to capture and retain our attention. And the apps we spend most of our … The post 6 techniques for improving the UX design of your mobile app appeared first on UserTesting Blog.
Product Innovation Educators
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Research and development is tightly coupled with product management and innovation. To learn how an R&D person thinks about innovation, I talked with Dana A. Oliver, who has 30 impressive years of experience in R&D groups. He now focuses on writing and coaching, after leaving Medtronic, the medical device company, where he was the Senior Director of R&D.
Ken Norton
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Why you need a thirty-year plan (yes, thirty) -. ”There is no point in having a 5-year plan in this industry. With each step forward, the landscape you’re walking on changes. So we have a pretty good idea of where we want to be in six months, and where we want to be in thirty years. And every six.
Roy Madden
OCTOBER 2, 2016
Hello! In the next 3 months, we will be announcing a major new offering and rolling out several partnership programs. We are looking for a prolific and talented content creator to write and produce various types of content and blog regularly, to expand feedly’s digital footprint and awareness. This role requires a high level of creativity, attention to detail, and passion for storytelling.
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