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How to Avoid Costly Surprises in Connected Product Design

Mind the Product

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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A summary of “Building Products for the Enterprise”

The Product Coalition

According to the authors, it’s mainly because of three reasons: The business model : SaaS often works on a direct-sales model and Sales most often “sell a complex product to a relatively small group of customers for large deal sizes”. The customer vs. the user: the one buying your product isn’t the same one who pays for it.

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What you need to think about in your first 60–90 days on a new job: product management (leader)…

The Product Coalition

What you need to think about in your first 60–90 days on a new job: product management (leader) edition I’ve recently transitioned into a different role and have spent some time thinking about how to start this new job. A mentor advised me to think about three broad categories?—?the What are the goals, how do you define success?