The Secret PM Handbook
NOVEMBER 11, 2017
Empathy is very important! You have to be willing and able to put yourself in the shoes of your customers. And since "your customers" is actually everyone in the organization, as well as the people who buy and evaluate your product, you have to be very flexible, and be able to hold multiple viewpoints in mind at the same time. Along with this, you need to be very flexible, mentally.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
The trash heap of history is littered with the corpses of unicorns. Most companies talk a good game of customer centricity and design, but aren’t doing the hard part: user research. The Cult of the Designer. ‘Design’ as a concept is now widely discussed and debated without real understanding of what it actually means. At the core of this disconnect is business’ “Henry Ford mentality” of not asking what the customer actually wants.
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Amplitude
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Early in my career as a product manager, I remember being introduced to the process of user research in a way that made it seem like a monumental undertaking. A typical user research cycle looked like this: write up an agenda. draft an invite email template. find an analyst to help pull a list of user emails. send the emails. deal with email threading to schedule calls. deal with cancellations and rescheduling. write notes. juggle payments.
The Product Guy
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Jenn Bornstein, lead a conversation around “Building Product Team Morale”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today! View the live stream…. About The Product Mentor. The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Dec
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Amir Rozenberg
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Prior to the iPhone X launch, many people doubted the premise of leveraging face ID as the exclusive biometric authentication measure. Post launch, the Face ID feature is widely used, and Apple is planning to transition all future devices to this authentication method. For mobile brands, Face ID impacts user adoption and application usage tremendously.
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First Round Review
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Adil Ajmal has built several standout technical organizations from scratch to successful acquisition. Here, he answers the toughest questions from our community.
Tim Herbig
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
For those of you who have been following my writing for quite some time now, this shouldn’t come as a surprise: I don’t believe much longer in the differentiation of domain product managers. Instead, I believe in the power of deploying (product) skills in whichever domain is necessary and staying close to some core values … Continue reading "The biggest difference between product and consulting work".
The Product Guy
NOVEMBER 11, 2017
If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. Check out this week’s newest, below….
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
The day before Mind the Product London 2017 we ran a forum for invited product leaders on a series of topics with some of the leading product managers from around the world. Here’s what we learned about product leadership. All conversations were under the Chatham House rule, so no one is quoted – but suffice to say they were all heavy hitters whose opinions are well worth hearing.
Speaker: Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms
Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, where he’ll explore the significant impact of embedded finance on the software industry! This session is designed to provide you with the strategic insights needed to navigate the future of SaaS successfully, all while gaining a deeper understanding of how these trends can enhance your competitive edge, boost revenue, and deepen customer loyalty.
First Round Review
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Becoming a manager is like no other professional experience. It requires gaining a whole new skillset incredibly fast. This list will help you nail that transition.
Amplitude
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Today, every company has to be a product company. In the old days, you could dominate by owning distribution or by spending the most on marketing and advertising. You could win with scale and cut off your competition that way. Today, upstarts compete with incumbents not on the basis of distribution or marketing spend but product and the customer experience.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
A common saying in the valley when describing the product manager role is that we are the “CEO” of the product. Let’s assume that is the intended role of the product manager. What would you then encompass as part of your role? The answer is anything and everything that is needed to get the product out the door and keep your users happy. Easier said than done of course.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
When I think of partnership, many examples come to mind, across many disciplines – tennis, criminal investigation, entrepreneurship and movie production, to name a few. And it’s easy to see a common theme, that partners must have the same goals. Once we have this alignment, the partners must carve out a strategy to reach the goals. That brings us to some fundamental questions – How do we outline a strategy?
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The Accidental Product Manager
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Sansung ran into problems with the launch of the Note 7 phone. Image Credit: Isriya Paireepairit. For a product manager there can be no bigger day than the day that your product gets launched. You’ve been working on creating the best product possible based on your product development definition for who knows how long and finally the time has come to show the world what you have created.
Balsamiq
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
David Angelow is one of many university professors who uses Balsamiq is the classroom. He teaches in the Computer Information Systems department in the McCoy School of Business at Texas State University. He recently used Balsamiq in a course about entrepreneurship called "Starting a Software-based Business.". Here's a description from the course catalog description: Topics include an introduction to entrepreneurial mind-set, managing a start-up firm, development of business models, use of develo
Userzoom
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
And How You Can Uncover It. As a UX designer or web developer, you know a website can alter the perception and exposure of a brand, big or small. With the right touch and the right visual content, you can really bring out the personality of a business. Ultimately, you goal is to prioritize the exposure, perception, design and support of a brand while adhering to modern styles and trends.
Product Innovation Educators
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
What product managers need to do for success at each stage of company growth. This interview should be a fan favorite as many people have emailed me asking what executives want from product managers. My short answer is that executives and senior leaders want product managers to be thinking and acting more strategically towards the objectives of the organization.
Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager
Effective management of multiple product teams necessitates a skillful coordination and guidance with the objective of aligning efforts towards shared goals. This entails constant communication, efficient task management, and ensuring that each team aligns with the broader organizational objectives. We can think about this like conducting an orchestra, where diverse efforts are harmonized toward a unified outcome. 🎯 Proficiency in these skills empowers product managers to navigate comple
Amir Rozenberg
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Prior to the iPhone X launch, many people doubted the premise of leveraging face ID as the exclusive biometric authentication measure. Post launch, the Face ID feature is widely used, and Apple is planning to transition all future devices to this authentication method. For mobile brands, Face ID impacts user adoption and application usage tremendously.
ProductBoard
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
productboard , the all-in-one product management solution, launched today on Product Hunt the Portal , an all-new interface that bridges the divide between the product teams and marketplace. productboard Portal enables product managers to get the pulse of their customers. Since the dawn of their profession, product managers have been charged with investing limited resources into building the right features, designed in the right way, to address problems in the marketplace.
Johanna Rothman
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
I’m writing a geographically distributed agile team book with Mark Kilby. We have a 30-minute timebox each morning to write. (We take time off for holidays, vacations, travel, etc.). Because we’re writing together, we first had to understand what we wanted to write in this book. We created a frame and a story map for the book—who we are writing for, and what we want them to learn.
Product Innovation Educators
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers and innovators be heroes. Congratulations to FIRST LEGO team 31492, Hack Attack, 1st place champions, Southern Colorado Qualifier. I am a first-time coach for the FIRST LEGO League, guiding a team of boys ages 10-12. Our first competition was Saturday.
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TSIA
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Getting your foot in the door of a prospective education services (ES) customer is often as simple as offering a free sample of the value you can bring to their organization. But, free offers shouldn’t just be given away without a strategy. While a free strategy is most commonly employed with new customers, free offers can be sprinkled throughout the customer lifecycle.
ProductBoard
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
productboard, the all-in-one product management solution, launched today on Product Hunt the Portal, an all-new interface that bridges the divide between the product teams and marketplace. productboard Portal enables product managers to get the pulse of their customers. Since the dawn of their profession, product managers have been charged with investing limited resources into building the right.
Johanna Rothman
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Tom Cagley interviewed me for his Software Process and Measurement Cast (podcast) a couple of weeks ago and the podcast is live. See SPaMCAST 468 – Johanna Rothman, Create Your Successful Agile Project. We had a blast. I ranted and raved (as I am wont to do) and had a great time discussing some of the chapters in the book. If you don’t listen to Tom Cagley’s podcast on a regular basis, do consider it.
Balsamiq
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
David Angelow is one of many university professors who uses Balsamiq is the classroom. He teaches in the Computer Information Systems department in the McCoy School of Business at Texas State University. He recently used Balsamiq in a course about entrepreneurship called "Starting a Software-based Business.". Here's a description from the course catalog description: Topics include an introduction to entrepreneurial mind-set, managing a start-up firm, development of business models, use of develo
Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr
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