Agile Velocity
MAY 19, 2020
A free, 1-hour webinar on the Path to Agility® – Introducing a simple yet powerful way to profoundly better outcomes. See firsthand how Path to Agility makes sense of Agile transformations. Get specific answers to your chronic transformation challenges. See potential impediments that have been stealing your momentum. Uncover capabilities to accelerate your progress.
Mind the Product
MAY 19, 2020
I believe that product managers should take the time to discuss new product hypotheses and planned features with the engineers they work with. It helps them to be able to plan a project roadmap as precisely as possible. I’ve also found that there are a number of hard skills which product managers can learn which [.]. Read More. The post Skills to Make Working With Engineers Easier appeared first on Mind the Product.
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ProductCraft
MAY 21, 2020
In 2017, I came across GlassDoor’s top 50 jobs. Like we all do, I first looked for my own role. I scrolled to “product manager” and was happy to see the job on the list next to a nice six-figure average salary. But then I saw the job satisfaction: 3.4. As I scrolled through the. Read more » The post How to Reduce Stress as a Product Manager appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.
Mironov Consulting
MAY 16, 2020
A topic that’s come up several times recently in my product leader coaching sessions: how much to delegate to the (individual contributor) product managers on our teams – including different ways of building product skills and balancing personal empowerment against good results. Said another way, if you’re running a team of 4 or 11 or 23 product managers, you have a lot to do that’s different from their direct work so you’ll need to delegate decision-making as well as execution.
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.
Mind the Product
MAY 22, 2020
I’m sure you’ve heard about strategic or value-based pricing, where price is determined according to the value it creates for the customer. It sounds great, we all want to avoid overpricing or underpricing our product and any subsequent revenue loss, but how do we do it? I’m a product coach at Founders Factory. We’ve found [.]. Read More. The post How to Price Your Product in a Startup appeared first on Mind the Product.
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ProductBoard
MAY 19, 2020
As humans, we all have basic needs: food, water, air, shelter, and safety — to name just a few. And according to psychologist Abraham Maslow, these needs are structured in a pyramid, the Hierarchy of Needs. Source: Neel Burton The needs at the lower levels of the pyramid are our most basic needs — if they’re met, we don’t really notice, but if they’re not met, we feel anxious and can’t focus on.
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
MAY 19, 2020
Product Management is notoriously difficult to get into. This challenge is especially augmented for those just graduating from college with minimal exposure to product management. Thus, companies have developed entry-level product management roles, known commonly as Associate Product Management (APM) roles. This guide will provide an explanation of the APM role and an overview of some of the most popular APM programs.
ProductCraft
MAY 19, 2020
Scoping out a new product initiative can be a huge challenge. The average person makes around 35,000 decisions each day, and product leaders probably make even more. After all, your product can go in thousands of different directions. Should you tackle the most requested feature set? Eliminate technical debt? Build the next feature on your. Read more » The post Making Product Decisions With Conviction appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.
Product Management University
MAY 19, 2020
Here are three common obstacles to creating stickier products and how to overcome them. 1. How You See Your Users. The number one most difficult thing for all of us is to see our users through the lens of the job they do instead of seeing them through the lens of our products. Spend more time talking to users about the entire scope of their job and how they’re measured.
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.
Intercom, Inc.
MAY 19, 2020
As a product-led company, we have put great thought, time, and energy into how we organize our product teams. . After all, excellent design and engineering can only come from product teams that are empowered to solve hard problems and build great software. In our model, product teams effectively own a piece of the product, and consist of a Product Manager, Designer, and a few Product Engineers. “We have written a lot about the alchemy of great product teams, the ingredients that make them
Mind the Product
MAY 20, 2020
In previous roles, Julia Whitney led teams at WGBH and the BBC, so she’s familiar with rooms full of people in meetings where decisions not only don’t get made, they’re sometimes actively avoided. Now an executive and leadership coach, she’s devoted a lot of time over the last few years to working with teams on [.]. Read More.
The Product Coalition
MAY 22, 2020
The misconception is PM’s come up with product ideas. We don’t. We manage other people’s ideas. Continue reading on ProductCoalition.com ».
The Product Guy
MAY 21, 2020
Guest Post by: Nikola Mojic (Mentee, Session 11, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Yogesh Sharma ]. This is a story about why taking a pint of beer has no alternative. This is also a story of how to find a like-minded person to take that pint with. On top of those things, this is a story that shows you how that pint helped me, and how it most definitely can help you, on your path of learning and growing as a Product Manager.
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
Alchemer Mobile
MAY 21, 2020
2020 has been volatile for Finance apps. COVID-19 hit apps in the Finance category with a one-two punch, with heavy increases in usage as well as staggering drops in economic activity. As we look ahead to our “new normal,” Finance app product managers and marketers must plan for usage swings both positive and negative depending on their offerings, and even within different pieces of their mobile experiences.
Mind the Product
MAY 21, 2020
Smack bang in the middle of the COVID crisis, it seemed only right that our first MTP Leader panel should tackle something currently at the forefront of most leaders’ minds – leading in uncertain times. This remote session was hosted by Marc Abraham, Product Lead at ASOS and, who welcomed the following line-up to the [.]. Read More. The post MTP Leader Panel: Leading Product in Uncertain Times appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Coalition
MAY 21, 2020
Research suggests that generalists are more creative, better problem solvers and lateral thinkers — aka ideal Product Managers Continue reading on ProductCoalition.com ».
The Product Guy
MAY 18, 2020
Start looking for problems to solve, then look for that product management job. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Meghan Nesta.
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Alchemer Mobile
MAY 19, 2020
Many brands today may think they build customer-centric products based on feedback from a majority, but they couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, our data shows that brands only hear from less than one percent of their customer base , which we call the “vocal minority.”. As a year-over-year trend, brands are now able to expect to hear from roughly 20 percent of their consumers if their interactions are thoughtful and well-timed.
Mind the Product
MAY 18, 2020
As product managers, we very rarely operate in isolation, and we’re more effective when we’re able to influence decisions being made around us. In this MTP Engage Manchester talk, Lucy Spence, Associate Director, Product Management at Compare the Market, shares various techniques she’s found to help her make decisions in a more structured way Match [.].
The Product Coalition
MAY 21, 2020
As soon as you have a new product idea that you think is worth pursuing you need to workout whether the problem you plan to solve is worth solving. Early Customer Interviews are one of the best and fastest first steps to figuring out whether your new idea will succeed. Early Customer Interviews focus on uncovering information on how your (proposed) customer thinks about the problem you are thinking about solving.
Product Management University
MAY 21, 2020
Are there any simple ways to determine the value of our products in a way that can be measured? The simplest way to quantify the value of your product portfolio, your solutions and your products is to do it from the customer’s viewpoint. Here’s a great exercise for product management, product marketing and sales. Give it a try. Use the customer org chart graphic above for reference and see if you can come up with a few short YOU statements that communicate value from the customerR
Speaker: David Bard, Principal at VP Product Coaching
In the fast-paced world of digital innovation, success is often accompanied by a multitude of challenges - like the pitfalls lurking at every turn, threatening to derail the most promising projects. But fret not, this webinar is your key to effective product development! Join us for an enlightening session to empower you to lead your team to greater heights.
First Round Review
MAY 19, 2020
Author and behavioral scientist Matt Wallaert shares how two studies (on holding a pen and carrying around a box of chocolate) can shape our outlook when we're faced with a crisis.
Mind the Product
MAY 22, 2020
Does plaster fall off the walls every time you paint your house? Do you have to walk through the kitchen to get to the shower? Do you have enough bedrooms for your family? In this MTP Engage Manchester talk, Sally Brogan uses many home improvement illustrations to help frame the refactor versus new build decision [.]. Read More. The post The Dreaded ‘R’s: Refactor, Re-write, Re-build by Sally Brogan appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Coalition
MAY 19, 2020
What are important things to remember when you are starting your first product manager (PM) position? What are the best ways to prepare… Continue reading on ProductCoalition.com ».
Strategyzer
MAY 20, 2020
Leading innovation is hard. It involves creating the right culture, guiding innovation teams, and investing in the right ideas and business models. Without the right toolkit, this would almost be an impossible task. In this article, we introduce three innovation tools that executives and corporate innovation leaders can use to better manage innovation in a large organization.
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UserInterviews
MAY 20, 2020
You can do more than sell with a sales demo. Jane Portman walks through how to reposition demos as relationship building and discovery research opportunities.
Mind the Product
MAY 20, 2020
In February 2015, a small group of enthusiastic Auckland-based product managers got together to hold the very first Product Management Auckland Meetup event. Now, 59 events and nearly 3500 members later here we’ve marked this milestone with five lightning talks on the theme, “How I’ve grown”. Here you can watch the talks in full or [.]. Read More.
The Product Coalition
MAY 20, 2020
You most probably know how credit cards work. You take out a loan from a bank for whatever reason and you are given a grace period of a month or two to pay back the money you owe. If you fail to pay back within the grace period, you will be charged interest, which increases like a snowball as it is rolled on. It’s the same with technical debt. You’re rushing to release new product features, while taking out a loan from your “future self”.
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