Product Talk

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Engineers are often reluctant to participate in discovery. This is only natural: Through years of bad habits, many of us have shown engineers that we only value them for the code they can write. But there are many reasons why engineers are one of the essential members of the product trio. And this is a good thing.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 5, 2021

But your software engineers are questioning the business value, being non-committal on timelines, and their deliverables [.] Read more » The post Tips to collaborate better with your development team appeared first on Mind the Product. You’ve made delivery commitments to stakeholders.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 28, 2022

As I’ll explain below, the “why” and “where” form your product vision, and your product team (especially your engineers), not only want this from you, but need it in order to do their best work. Why does product vision matter to your engineers? What is “Product Vision”? Directionality. Point your tickets. Sprint planning. Write code.

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Pranav Khare

JANUARY 7, 2024

On one side, the engineers — the wizards of code, masters of the digital realm. Often at odds, but here’s the twist — it’s not the role of PMs that engineers despise; they just despise the approach of some PMs. His ‘revolutionary’ feature, conceived without input or feasibility checks, left the engineers groaning, “Not again, Bob!”

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280 Group

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Your ability to influence and work effectively with engineers is a huge part of whether or not you’ll be successful as a Product Manager, and also whether you’ll be satisfied with your job. Let’s discuss how to work more effectively with your engineering team and individual engineers. Brian Lawley.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Below, we share our favorite tips for proactively and automatically resolving queries, at scale. These tips apply broadly to many different conversational support tools , but if you’re an Intercom customer, they’re actionable today and require no engineering work. Tip 1: Automatically answer common holiday questions.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a product manager (PM), even if engineering managers get the final say in allocating dev months (or any way of measuring developer resources), never fail to understand and question these decisions. Here are some tips to weather the storm: Emphasize the long-term vision.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2021

Becoming an engineering manager is the first step into the big world of management for many software engineers. Engineering managers are tech experts and great leaders. That is why we wrote this article to give you an overview of the transition from software engineer to engineering manager. So let's get to it!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 28, 2021

Many engineering managers first transition into their roles as former individual contributors. This is especially true for new EMs, who often previously worked as software engineers or developers before being promoted. Just because engineering managers are leaders of their teams does not mean they should not be productive workers.

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Dragonboat

MARCH 5, 2024

Ryan Polk, a seasoned Chief Product Officer (CPO) with nearly three decades of experience in engineering and product management, recently shared his insights during a CPO Series webinar focused on choosing the right roadmap tool.

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Product Talk

MARCH 13, 2024

Instead, they hand off work from team to team—the back-end engineers design the data model and system architecture, the front-end engineers build the interface elements, the mobile engineers work toward feature parity, etc. These teams can rarely deliver value on their own.

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First Round Review

JANUARY 26, 2021

Jean-Denis Grèze has led engineering teams at Plaid and Dropbox: Here’s what he’s learned about crafting a bottoms-up culture, hiring and motivating large teams.

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ProductBoard

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In this article, I’ll share some tips that we use here at Productboard to ensure that code review runs smoothly — for. What’s more, it allows developers to share knowledge, give feedback, and learn from each other’s expertise and mistakes.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

An interview for a software engineer position at a leading tech company has the potential to be a life-changing and career-defining event. Whilst you might be feeling a lot of weight on your shoulders, it’s important to remember that a bad software engineer interview experience doesn’t seal the fate of your entire career.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 19, 2023

Work on your business engine (see Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit.) ” The post Consulting Tip #2: Avoid Unsolicited Offers of Help from Strangers appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. Does the value of their promise meet any form of reality? But I suspect not.

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

So I’ve compiled our best tips for finding and hiring a software engineer at a startup so you can be sure […] Any startup can become a champion, but only if they stack their bench with first-round draft picks. In other words, in the highly competitive software industry, simply hiring any random software developer won’t do.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To help you stay on top of your support this season – without increasing overhead – we’ve curated a few tips for automating your support load. These tips apply broadly to many different automation products, but if you’re an Intercom customer, they’re actionable today and require no engineering work.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2022

What is engineering as marketing and how can it help you drive product growth and boost your authority in your industry? In this article, we’re going to cover everything you need to know about engineering as marketing, including: What is engineering as marketing? Best practices for implementing it. Let’s get started.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2022

Table of Contents The Story Begins in Iowa ; Joining the Family Business ; Creating the Solution ; Making the Product ; Technical Challenges ; Moving To the Market ; Founder Tips ; Conclusion. By the end of each sprint, engineers presented new features. The back-end engineer tackled this problem. Each sprint lasted for 3 weeks.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2022

Tim, the Engineering VP, was worried he would lose people after their reviews and salary changes. Engineering management, including the directors and first-level managers, knew about the salary problem. Beth, a director who reported to Tim, had a one-on-one with Adam, the most senior, eldest, and highest-paid engineer.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Today, we’ll share a few tips to for using the same chatbots and messaging to exceed your acquisition goals. None of these tips require an engineer to set up, so you can do them all yourself and see your work pay off throughout the holidays. Tip 1: Increase performance of paid ad campaigns with personalized messages.

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dscout People Nerds

APRIL 18, 2023

Engaging engineering peers in UX research can be beneficial to everyone. Here are some tips to get started.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

“The success of the transition will be shaped by your first quarter” Realign with engineers on what’s ambitious but realistic, and lower the bar a little bit if you think that the goals are too ambitious. The post Pleased to meet you: Tips for managing an established team appeared first on Inside Intercom.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JULY 12, 2022

Whether you're going after a full time engineering role or are looking for your first internship , becoming a developer comes with hurdles! Read More: Software Engineer Interview Cheat Sheet: Tips, Tricks and Advice If you're currently on the job hunt and feeling discouraged, don't be!

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2022

So if you are looking to launch a new product or feature, you are prepared with some tips to reduce that blank page anxiety. Bonus Tip: When a customer shows up late to a meeting (happens all the time, right?) We didn’t need those early designs to test usability or guide our engineering team in what to build.

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Indicative

JUNE 11, 2020

Tips to get more done in less time. Here are some workflow tips to help you operate more productively. From psychologists to designers, engineers, writers, storyboarders, animators, and more, every game has a team of brilliant people behind the scenes. Minimize context switching. Establish core assumptions in your business.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 26, 2021

Are you thinking of becoming an engineering manager? That's why we wrote this article; to help candidates work through their process of writing an engineering manager's resume to impress all the hiring managers who see it. How Do Engineering Managers Define Their Role? They also represent engineering cross-functionally.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Develop the product to satisfy user needs Once the idea is validated, it’s time for the engineering and development teams to do their magic. Tips for executing a successful product launch strategy With the checklists ready, let’s now look at a few good practices for executing a perfect SaaS product launch. Again and again.

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First Round Review

JANUARY 26, 2021

Jean-Denis Grèze has led engineering teams at Plaid and Dropbox: Here’s what he’s learned about crafting a bottoms-up culture, hiring and motivating large teams.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

Trying to better understand the software engineer career path? Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? An engineering career can go in many different directions depending on your technical skill set and what you want out of a job. We've got your covered.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Others dive into the specifics and make engineering teams happy since they’re so detailed. Still, with these roadmap tips to align stakeholders, any product manager can confidently check all the boxes required to build roadmap consensus. Roadmap Tips to Align Stakeholders Part 1: Start from the Top. Placate the Agile zealots.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 14, 2019

There were other cars that had a better GPS, a faster engine, a nicer interior, etc. The post Product Positioning Tip 7 of 7: Making Product Deficiencies No So Deficient appeared first on Proficientz. Remember the last time you bought a car? You bought the car that did the best overall job of meeting your needs.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 30, 2021

Therefore, these top 6 essential QA tips can help avoid the risks of technical uncertainty, accelerate growth, and expand the end-user target base. With lean test automation, eCommerce business owners no longer need to spend precious time on hiring a fleet of QA engineers to tackle time-consuming manual tasks.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 14, 2019

We're excited to give you a sneak preview of Exponent's new software engineering interview prep course! If you sign up now, you'll get a discount on the full course when it launches next month, and we'll also send you our new Software Engineering Interview Study Guide for free! Want to stay connected?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2020

I’ve enjoyed remote work once or twice a week, but I’ve always been the person in the office that engineers can talk to regarding requirements, sales can come over and discuss handling objections from prospects, and marketers can discuss upcoming releases with by the watercooler. Setting up work in a designated area of my house.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 21, 2019

This may be particularly amplified for those who find themselves in Product roles at companies that still operate in the more traditional ‘Business Analyst/Software Engineer’ paradigm, where ‘requirements’ are cold-bloodily handed from one business unit to another. You’ve guessed it; the Software Engineers.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 12, 2020

These tips may seem very obvious and straightforward. 6 Expert Tips to Hire a The Best Offshore Software Development Company was originally published in Product Coalition on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Do they understand your requests?

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