Mind the Product

APRIL 9, 2018

I love building enterprise systems, because you get to work with your customers/users every day and literally see their lives change as you release new features. In my case, at Zalando , these are systems for fashion buying, supply chain management, inventory management and procure-to-pay processes (e.g.

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The Product Guy

JULY 4, 2019

I discovered that I must research and understand the entire system and process, problem solve with my team, and share lessons learned. We provided consulting, insurance brokerage, information technology and business process outsourcing services. These system errors increased our backlog and costs, and delayed enrollments.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2019

In my company, we review a living document with our management chain on a quarterly basis to align business direction for the short-term (immediate one to two quarters) to the long-term (two to five years). No formal stakeholder review as this is meant to be the first version that will undergo many iterations and refinements.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Vikas did his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems from XLRI Jamshedpur, India. View the live stream….

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

You also might be reading this post thinking: “Who’s adding new tools to their tech stack right now?” Incorporating these tools into your customer experience tech stack will drive more engagement, gather high-quality customer feedback, and help inform your product roadmap. Supporting tech. This is a valid question. Apptentive.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Vikas did his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems from XLRI Jamshedpur, India. View the live stream….

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Alchemer Mobile

MAY 19, 2021

Incorporating these tools into your customer experience tech stack will drive more engagement, gather high-quality customer feedback, and help inform your product roadmap. Unify data and simplify partner integrations with enterprise-class security and reliability. Supporting tech. Mobile in-app feedback tools & solutions.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 30, 2017

As we were getting closer to the end of the year, my senior vice president called me in, to review our progress against our goals. I’m not a technical Product Manager. Before that she held multiple positions in Fin-Tech companies in Israel as Associate Product Manager, Project Manager and QA Engineer. Similar, right?

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The Product Guy

JUNE 25, 2018

I am working on a fairly large scale project with my manager that touches multiple tech teams. Although my manager is the one accountable for the overall project, I have taken the reigns of working with the tech teams, stakeholders, defining requirements, delivering, and launching the project. We’ve all been there. Better Decisions.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 25, 2022

We have truly global ambitions to bring our mission of making internet business personal to the biggest enterprise customers across the world. This is the third post in a series exploring the ways Intercom has scaled key functions to support the needs of enterprise customers. We’re growing alongside our customers. Can Intercom do that?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

Explore digital transformation strategies for enterprises Have you wondered why digital transformation strategies are a necessity? They involve integrating digital technologies and processes into every aspect of your business, from operations to customer interactions. What is the importance of digital transformation?

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In reality, due to rapidly changing consumer preferences and shifting stakeholder priorities, roadmaps need to be one of the most fluid, unreliable, and ambiguous tools to clean up the stakeholder communication mess. Make no mistake – aligning stakeholders is a real problem. Adding the objective + goal. It makes sense. Better Decisions.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the years I’ve worked alongside a number of enterprise product managers in many companies. How the customer would like to buy the software (the biggest pitfall in my experience for enterprise products). I call this “building enterprise software while bypassing customer requirements at scale”.

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Lenny Rachitsky

JANUARY 7, 2025

He also wrote my 9th most popular post of all time ( Become a more technical product manager ). IDEs) that help you write code with the help of AI Let’s review the most popular tools in each category to see what they can do and what we can build. Claude goes one step beyond ChatGPT’s abilities with their Artifact system.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 27, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Krishna Madhuvarsu, lead a conversation around “Product Management in Startups vs. Enterprises”. Jordan has a BS in Biology from Union College and an MBA & MS in Information Systems from Boston University’s School of Management. View the live stream….

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Follow the Breadcrumbs of Who is Using What, and Not Just Who is Investing in What, for a Bigger Picture of Where We Sit Today Photo by David McBee from Pexels If you follow the pundits and tech leaders like I do, there seem to be “two trains running” re: what is and isn’t Web 3.0. Namely, “who” owns its core components is a hot topic.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 26, 2023

Generative AI is poised to bring about a significant transformation in the enterprise sector. The AI Journey So Far The encouraging news is that most enterprises have already embarked on their artificial intelligence journey over the past decade years. Remember that we are still in the nascent stages of generative AI technology.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Vikas did his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems from XLRI Jamshedpur, India. View the live stream….

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Vikas did his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems from XLRI Jamshedpur, India. View the live stream….

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

This can help in gauging software adoption , detecting shadow IT, and optimizing the tech stack for better ROI. WalkMe offers a drag-and-drop editor for non-technical users and supports both mobile and web applications. WalkMe Pros Drag-and-drop editor : It enables non-technical users to create flows without coding.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Vikas did his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems from XLRI Jamshedpur, India. View the live stream….

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Mironov Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

1] Dedicated Bug Fixing Teams Sometimes there’s a push to create development teams specifically to close out bugs and defects, especially after frequent outages or to address long-term system neglect.  This  Here’s my thinking. [1]  But fixing what’s broken still belongs to whoever broke it. [2]

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Let’s get right to it then, and look at what can WalkMe user reviews can show about whether it’s the right tool for your customer on boarding efforts! Starting at $9,000 per year, it’s priced mainly for large enterprises. WalkMe features overview + reviews. WalkMe isn’t cheap. What is WalkMe? WalkMe welcome page.

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Lenny Rachitsky

MAY 6, 2025

Information-source diversity: Review your research sources. Expand to industry forums, customer reviews, and first-degree connections. Looking at your current roadmap, I’m concerned you might be facing similar blind spots with your enterprise expansion. Past vs. future focus: Review your prepared examples.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2024

Digital technology has inadvertently become a significant contributor to the growing carbon footprint of the tech industry. Storage: The Backbone of Data Management Every application must store and retrieve data, whether on hard drives, solid-state drives, cloud storage, or networked systems.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 2, 2019

One company I worked with, for example, assigned developers who had worked on enterprise systems using an ancient programming language to develop a brand-new, embedded product with the latest technologies. Once you’ve validated key UX and technology risks, scale by asking the team to split up. 2 Don’t Scale Prematurely.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

The Product Mentor is a program designed to pair Product Mentors and Mentees from around the World, across all industries, from start-up to enterprise, guided by the fundamental goals… Better Decisions. Vikas did his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems from XLRI Jamshedpur, India. View the live stream….

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

This approach can free up internal resources, reduce time to market, and provide access to niche skills, especially in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Large enterprises may outsource entire product lines. Table of Contents What Is Outsourced Software Product Development?

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

I’m often asked what KPIs B2B/enterprise product folks should use, or what OKRs they should choose. Why KPIs from consumer companies don’t fit well with B2B/enterprise. Let’s switch out of ERP systems and become currency traders.” But I find they don’t map well to enterprise companies. 1] Generic KPIs? Grass is greener.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But if this is a nearly-universal problem – systemic across companies and industries – there must be something more fundamental happening.  It   Note that forcing all of these requests into one system-of-record doesn’t reduce the number of items …  280 tickets/week merged into Aha!

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 15, 2022

This is especially true when you’re building for mid-market and enterprise customers. Removing technical barriers within the onboarding process. These individuals weren’t technical and often didn’t have access to engineers. This didn’t align with our first prototype of Switch, which required technical skills to implement.

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Product Management Unpacked

MAY 27, 2021

After nine years working as a systems engineer, applications engineer, software engineer and finally, a lead data engineer, Debashish Sasmal was ready for his next strategic move. I had a strong tech background, so I wanted to dive into the business and design side of product management and hone my leadership skills. And it’s CMU.”.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 24, 2023

But today, the advancement of technology helps you to become more accessible to gamblers. The market is rapidly evolving and it is expected that the online gambing enterprise will reach $97 Billion by 2025. The market has seen a rise in demand for casino software developers due to the game’s worldwide appeal. Quite Profitable!

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Userpilot

MARCH 4, 2025

Features to look for in real user monitoring tools Now, there are two different categories of user monitoring tools, some more geared towards developers and some more suitable for non-technical teams, so obviously theyll also offer a different set of features for each use case. Easy-to-use interface with minimal technical expertise required.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, the challenge lies in dealing with the rapidly expanding volume of data due to incorporating both traditional and non-traditional data sources into the data governance ecosystem. This process encompasses data extraction from diverse systems, standardizing it into a common format, and loading it into a target system or database.

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Productside

MARCH 24, 2025

From understanding community needs across the five boroughs to designing the physical space, choosing technologies, and planning operations, her job was to build and deliver a complex system that worked for real people. Rachels team once built an onboarding automation tool for HR teamsgreat for enterprises hiring hundreds at a time.

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The Product Guy

MAY 21, 2018

I’ve practiced to always remind myself of company goals as I jump onto a project, review a request, or write up a product requirement document. I think technically, defining success measurements is not the most difficult task. Start with clear company goals. A Chinese native, Jie holds an M.S. More About The Product Mentor.

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