Userpilot

APRIL 6, 2023

In this article, we look at different ways for product managers to avoid falling into the overengineering trap. TL;DR An over-engineered product is more complex than it should be and it solves problems that don’t exist. Low feature adoption is one of the symptoms of over-engineering. First, it delays the product launch.

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Mixpanel

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Over the course of my career, I’ve sat in dozens of conference rooms, Zoom meetings, retreat centers, and team outings all created with the sole purpose of getting Marketing and Product talking. There are product goals and marketing goals. And they didn’t even need the engineering team to do it.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

During that time, I started a T-shirt printing business, took embedded systems classes for school kids, built an electronic automation device, incorporated a solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company, and built a food export business. The six steps towards finding PMF are: Line up your product goals first.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 8, 2017

We’ve seen this happen countless times and it’s never one person’s fault, rather a lack of understanding of the full product design process and a lack of the experience necessary to avoid these cost surprises. This list includes: Define your product specifications early. Map Design Experience to Your Product Goals.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 20, 2017

To that end, designers should understand the principles of code, and engineers should be involved in the design process. The more you can identify issues earlier on, the more successful your sprints will be, which can lead to a successful product launch.

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Amplitude

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Product-oriented engineering teams do more than just write code. They’re more than just a feature factory; they’re co-owners of the product experience. Product Oriented Engineering Teams from Amplitude. Don’t Get Siloed Off From Product and Design. What good engineering teams do. Take this example.

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Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

It is no secret that a product manager needs momentum in areas such as product development, product sales and customer adoption in order to succeed. As a product leader, you need momentum to gain executive buy-in as well as engineering and marketing resources so that you can create interest and awareness around your product.

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