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Two Development Team Configurations I Lobby Against

Mironov Consulting

Product management doesn’t run Engineering; Engineering runs Engineering. And at least in public, Engineering and Product leadership need to be shoulder-to-shoulder , actively supporting each other at every turn. But there are some engineering team configurations that I see as problematic.  So

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Why Your Entire Company Should Talk with Customers Weekly

Amplitude

Everyone, from engineers to accountants, can benefit from getting a better pulse on customer insights, imbuing the data they use to make decisions with more meaning. Increased appreciation for the work of Support, Success and Sales teams and their ability to deal with challenging situations.

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PREACH – a framework for perfecting your customer support tone

Intercom, Inc.

At Intercom we strive to maintain a high caliber of customer support, and we do this with a peer review system, where every member of our Support team consistently reviews their teammates’ conversations. During a review, conversations are rated on two main aspects: quality and tone. Measuring our support.

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