The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

Relative to other standard roles defined in an organization such as Ops, Marketing, Tech etc., the Product Manager role is a rather recent phenomenon. As a result, there are various different approximations that are made about the role in an organization depending upon their experience with building products. Product Strategy.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Instead, you rely on the contributions and the support of the key stakeholders , the development team members, and possibly other product people who help you manage a large product. For example, the marketer has to create the marketing strategy, and the development teams have to design and build the product.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 26, 2021

We also recommend checking out our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Report as we break down more engagement and experience-focused stats by category such as retention, loyalty, ratings and reviews, shifted sentiment, in-app survey responses, and more. Incorporate customer feedback directly into your product roadmap.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres teaches you how to set up a continuous discovery system within your organization with actionable exercises. Product-Led Onboarding by Ramli John and Wes Bush is a new book about how to implement user onboarding for the ultimate customer retention. Recruiting users for discovery interviews.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The topic for this article came about recently, since one of the applications I worked on 13 years ago (technically speaking, I started working on it 13 years ago, and that particular engagement continued for 2 years), is still actively being used in a facility that I go to almost on a daily basis.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There are so many changes happening in product management as I write this, and the evolution only seems to be accelerating. With your support, we dove into the most result-driven strategies, popular frameworks, and groundbreaking leaders who changed the product management landscape. Companies define the metrics that matter.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 11, 2022

For this reason, product managers are often called "mini-CEOs." Given the scope of the role, product management interviews consist of many different types of questions, many of them being open-ended or complex. Many Big Tech companies are notorious for their grueling "estimation" interview questions such as these.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 11, 2022

For this reason, product managers are often called "mini-CEOs." Given the scope of the role, product management interviews consist of many different types of questions, many of them being open-ended or complex. Many Big Tech companies are notorious for their grueling "estimation" interview questions such as these.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

It is an intangible concept that non-traditionally-MBA-trained product leaders tend to struggle with. To me, strategies are just solutions to problems. And any solution can be labeled as a “strategy” once its scope includes understanding of competitors and the tactics to beat them. Now we are getting to strategy!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Product management is one of the fastest-growing jobs in tech today, and that growth doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon. Product managers are responsible for organizing and guiding the development and shipping of products at every stage of their lifecycle. You may even have an upcoming product manager interview!

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Photo by Pixabay I recently led a product-market fit workshop at a known company in the Israeli tech industry. It is a well-established company, a leader in its domain, but it still needs to deliver new products to the market so product-market fit is a very relevant topic. Two options, to force yourself to choose.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 22, 2021

On top of that, there are now huge volumes of research from academic circles, as well as popular journals like Harvard Business Review , INC.com , and Forbes ?—?all Instead, we audition product managers (and Designers too for that matter) in the same way actors are auditioned for a movie. all pointing to a simple fact.

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Userpilot

JULY 8, 2021

Best product manager courses for advanced/pro PMs in 2021. Product management guides the development of a product at the intersection of technology, UX, and business. A good product manager course should teach you many skills including technical skills, project management skills, and communication skills.

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bpma ProductHub

MARCH 20, 2017

The top challenge most product companies face is finding the best market for their product. Let’s review a couple of scenarios: Scenario one – company has an existing product portfolio. In a recent exercise with a product team, I challenged them to list the markets where the company could potentially sell.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Imagine there are ten different types of users who will interact with your product, each with unique goals and ways of using the interface. This can range from onboarding new software to ongoing technical support. The personas should reflect how the product can contribute to these outcomes.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Digital transformation is “the use of technology to radically improve performance or reach of enterprises”, according to an MIT and Capgemini white paper. Gartner says : “Digital business transformation is the process of exploiting digital technologies and supporting capabilities to create a robust new digital business model”.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This is a free sample story from my book The Making of Product Managers. Then she decided to acquire technical skills in web development to get closer to the product development process. As a marketer, she was used to being brought in after a product was already built to market its benefits.

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ProductPlan

JULY 1, 2020

Let’s begin this process by reflecting and reviewing. Going into this year, the number one thing product managers wanted out of 2020 was finding a clearer purpose and company strategy. Regular roadmap reviews. Yet it’s also vital to exercise empathy. Assess What has Changed So Far. Reassert your leadership.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2020

So, how does a product manager take ownership of more than just backlog management? How can you take responsibility for the vision and shape the future of your product when you don’t control strategy at the corporate level?”. Developing a Product Strategy. Product Vision. Product Strategy.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 15, 2020

Product strategy, discovery, and delivery: These are the three general dimensions for which product managers are responsible to optimize in a customer-centric organization. Product strategy exists outside the well defined guideposts of dual-track agile (a product discovery and delivery methodology).

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 27, 2020

Remote Agile (Part 7): Sprint Review with Distributed Teams TL; DR: A Remote Sprint Review with a Distributed Team We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools; we explored virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. What Does the Scrum Guide Say about the Sprint Review?

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BrainMates

JULY 31, 2023

Instead, we are surrounded by products that are increasingly commoditised, with price being the only differentiator. Organisations that do consider innovation tend to focus on new technological gambles that are dubbed to be ‘innovative’ but fail to deliver a commercial return.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

A great roadmap helps PM’s achieve the following: 1, It ensures the product team understand what they are working towards, by aligning the product to the company’s short term and long term goals. Image credit: ProductPlan Roadmapping sits in the Product Strategy phase of a Product Management It’s very different to a Product Backlog.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 28, 2022

Review design. Review sprint work in retro. Use them to show prototypes of a future state, prospective roadmaps or release plans, competitors tech, pictures of your personas…the list goes on. Many of your vision documents will result in a variety of specific themes, goals, initiatives and strategies. Write spec.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 5, 2020

4 Product Management Certifications That Are Worth Your Time. Now, we’ve evaluated top picks based on course content, reviews, communities/groups around the certifications, and industry recognition. Product School’s Product Management Certification Programs. We’ve scoured the certification landscape.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 13, 2019

But first, let’s review what tailoring your resume implies. Mistake #2: Inappropriate language: Everybody knows that tech is different. Product Managers are trusted with vital parts of costly operations: you should show responsibility. There is a larger issue here when it comes to “product people”. What is this for again?

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Product Management Lessons from the Trenches

AUGUST 21, 2018

Finding Your Product’s Critical Event(s) By now you have most likely heard the phrase “build it, they will come”. This was introduced in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams but gained popularity in tech in the early days of the dotcom boom when the players were limited and early adopters eager to experience all the web had to offer.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 3, 2021

And so, now’s the time to start thinking about accelerating our business strategies and grabbing the opportunities it brings. Now that the worst seems to be over, what exactly should your strategy look like? If the product isn’t in good shape, R&D needs to prioritize getting it up to speed before focusing on the next thing.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 4, 2016

Spectacular & Dangerous Road on Earth- Tianmen Mountain Road, Zhangjiajie, China ( [link] ) When we talk about product management in tech, usually we don’t explicitly distinguish between B2C and B2B. Having technical background is a strong signal of these qualities, but not a must.

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Roadmunk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The one cost that product managers and engineers don’t understand. Author: First Round Review. The more complex you make your product, the higher the cost of altering that code afterwards. If you’re ever looking for a think-outside-the-box type of exercise that’ll test your UX chops , this post is for you.

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Bain Public

MARCH 20, 2021

There are many peer-reviewed studies compiled by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) that illustrates about half of all product development projects fail; this failure rate is especially much higher in smaller and startup companies. Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

How did Amazon’s product strategy fare during the pandemic? Short answer: Amazon’s product strategy example lead the way). Amazon’s product strategy example has rewritten the book on convenience, easy access, and speed, and in doing so, embedded itself in the daily lives and routines of consumers.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

Amanda had 18 years of product management experience and was able to clearly foresee the obstacles I might encounter in my new role. We started by defining the objectives I wanted to achieve over the course of my 6 months in the product mentor program, an important exercise at the beginning of any mentor partnership.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 7, 2020

A useful exercise in understanding the outcomes of a modern-day business, particularly in Silicon Valley, is to examine companies in this way. It can be easy to get stuck, focusing on the minutiae of product development instead of remembering your reason why. So what’s the outcome that they’re hoping for?

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Surya Suravarapu

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It is wanting more that pushes humanity to seek improvements, develop new technologies, and reach for a higher level." More often than not, they can't build it by themselves due to various constraints and look to hire a product for the job. As part of the product strategy, plan for trials, refunds, and discounts.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To effectively staff the product team, I recommend including the people shown in Figure 1. [1] 1] Figure 1: The Product Team Members Let’s look at the product team members in Figure 1 in more detail starting with the person in charge of the product. 3] Figure 3 illustrates the team’s ownership of the goals.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Moreover, product manager roles and job descriptions also vary wildly from one organization to the next. The combination of both of those elements makes an effective product manager a hard role to fill. Technical chops. Product management experience. 11 Revealing Product Manager Interview Questions. Appearance?

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