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Seven Product Backlog Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

[link]. The Product Backlog is Too Big. A few years ago, I was asked to help a healthcare company with their agile transition and its impact on product management. One of the challenges the agile transition team was concerned about was the choice of the right product backlog tool, which at first seemed odd to me. But when I was told that the backlog in question had over 40,000 items, I could see that there was an issue.

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How Do Product Managers Stay Close to The Customers at WePay

The Product Coalition

Product Management is all about being the voice of the customer. Customer discovery is an important part of how products are imagined and… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Effective Meetings vs. Pointless Meetings

Product Management Today Submitted Articles

In the early days of a company’s growth, things are a lot simpler. You can rely more on "serendipity as a service" to keep projects and initiatives organized, and everyone has a decent idea of what people are prioritizing from week to week.

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Learn How Pilot Flying J Uses Apptentive Mobile Surveys and Fan Signals™

Alchemer Mobile

The Pilot Flying J product team set a goal to build more features that aligned with what was most important to their loyal customers. In order to connect with their most loyal customers in all geographies, they created a satisfaction mobile survey to ask which actions within the app brought customers the most value, segmented by using Fan Signals. “Having a way to speak to the people who are just massive fans really helps us on how we continue to build on that positive behavior and positiv

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Provide Real Value in Your Applications with Data and Analytics

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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The data says your website sucks – Rachel Obstler on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

How do people make bad products? We chatted with Rachel Obstler, Heap's VP of Product, to understand how we can use metrics to suck less. [.] Read more » The post The data says your website sucks – Rachel Obstler on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Personal productivity: tools worth giving a try

Product Management Today Submitted Articles

Exploring the tools that help to stay productive at work and maintain a healthy work-life balance

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The art of finding referrals and landing job interviews on LinkedIn

The Product Coalition

Are you looking for a job in the United States/Silicon Valley and not landing interviews even after 100s of applications? You might have… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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5 lessons in product leadership

Mind the Product

On Monday 27 September, product leaders gathered at the MTP Engage Leadership Forum in Hamburg for the first face-to-face event after a tiringly long break forced by the Covid-19 pandemic. The day’s hosts, Petra Wille and Arne Kittler, put together a curriculum that was more than just inspiring. It addressed some of the most important [.] Read more » The post 5 lessons in product leadership appeared first on Mind the Product.

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OKRs vs KPIs – Understanding Measurements for your SaaS Product

Userpilot

OKRs vs KPIs – the most recent darlings of the SaaS world. Everyone wants to use them, but a lot of people tend to confuse what they are for and how to actually implement them properly. How do they compare to metrics ? Are they the same thing? Let’s find out! To get you started in the right direction, let's look at what these two concepts are about, how and when to use them, and answer some common questions in a brief Q&A.

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Secure SaaS Success: Embedded Finance as a Competitive Advantage

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.

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What does API Monitoring Mean for API Product Managers and Growth Teams

Product Management Today Submitted Articles

What API metrics are important to monitor for product managers and growth teams

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Product Management and the Art of War

The Product Coalition

Photo by Halfingr on DeviantArt I’m back from a long deployment in hostile territory (retail eCommerce) and I’d like to share some lessons with you from the battlefront. Now, I don’t profess to be some sort of hero, but I have survived long enough to tell these tales… Lesson #1?—?Be with your team every day What they don’t tell you is that Product Management is not glamorous.

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SUNDAY REWIND: How to make products that customers love

Mind the Product

With our first #mtpcon London hybrid event approaching on October 21 and 22, we thought it make for the perfect opportunity to turn the clocks back to when we hosted our very first #mtpcon London in 2012. This week on Sunday Rewind, we look at Marty Cagan’s talk on making products that customers love. [.] Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: How to make products that customers love appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Intercom tour: Meet the Sydney office

Intercom, Inc.

World-class customer support comes first. That has always been our priority. This means that, for the past few years, we’ve been working to staff teams across multiple time zones to make sure all of our customers have the help they need when they need it, no matter where they live. And so, naturally, we’ve slowly started building a remote team across the Pacific.

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10 Rules for Managing Apache Cassandra

It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.

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Dreams of a Common Engineering Database

Product Management Today Submitted Articles

In working with geographically distributed teams, integration of the team members is critical to communicate effectively and to avoid misunderstandings or setbacks.

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Creating a personal portfolio website that you’ve always wanted to and tell your story

The Product Coalition

Creating your personal portfolio is an elusive task. It is one of those things that you have always wanted to do but never actually get to… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Simple steps to effective product research – Part 1: Getting started

Mind the Product

As C Todd Lombardo, VP of Product and Experience at Openly, explained in his Prioritised AMA, Performing Effective User Research, product research done well can help you to avoid making a whole load of bad product decisions. But what are the practical steps you need to take to perform research well? In this 2-part, quick read [.] Read more » The post Simple steps to effective product research – Part 1: Getting started appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the first anniversary of Inter-Amigos

Intercom, Inc.

When we started Inter-Amigos, Intercom’s employee resource group (ERG) for Latinx collegaues, this time last year, we had one common goal: create a space to explore our shared cultural background while elevating our voices across Intercom. “Why didn’t we call it Latino/a/x Heritage Month?” was one of the questions asked as we finalized the details of our Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 celebrations.

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How To Manage Multiple Product Teams For Successful Development & Delivery

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

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37 Digital Tools for Running Business Experiments

Strategyzer

There are so many tools out there for running business experiments online. It can be a little bit daunting to orient yourself. So here are 9 experiments from Testing Business Ideas by David Bland and Alex Osterwalder, along with 37 digital tools to get you started.

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Retrospective as a silver bullet

Product Management Today Submitted Articles

Frankly speaking, you won’t have a good process if you don’t have retro practice.

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Simple steps to effective product research – Part 2: Getting it right

Mind the Product

In the first of this 2-part series on product research, we look at how to get started with product research and at some golden rules to makes sure it goes well (read Simple steps to effective product research – Part 1: Getting started). I part 2, we look at what commonly goes wrong, how to [.] Read more » The post Simple steps to effective product research – Part 2: Getting it right appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Navigating Uncharted Waters: Researching Products that Don’t Exist Yet

dscout People Nerds

We walk (or swim) through how to research potential products WITHOUT asking the taboo question, “Would you use this in the future?

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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How roadmaps can improve user experience

TryMyUI

A roadmap is the plan of action for your product team. Unless you have mastered its foundation, you are bound to make mistakes. Read on to find out whether you got all the basics of roadmaps right. The post How roadmaps can improve user experience appeared first on TryMyUI Blog.

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A Playbook to Properly Implement Pay As You Go Pricing

Product Management Today Submitted Articles

A Playbook to Properly Implement Usage-Based and Pay As You Go Pricing

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Prioritised Fireside Chat: Make better product decisions with JTBD

Mind the Product

In this Fireside Chat for Prioritised members, product author and coach, Joe Leech and our Managing Director, Emily Tate explore how the Jobs to be Done (JTBD) toolkit can be used to make better product decisions. Watch the entire session in full or read on for the key points and tips including: JTBD for start-ups [.] Read more » The post Prioritised Fireside Chat: Make better product decisions with JTBD appeared first on Mind the Product.

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How Many Scrum Teams Can A Scrum Master Serve?

The Product Coalition

The more, the better? Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

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