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Cross-Functional Collaboration: A Real-World Guide

The Product Coalition

Building effective teams with people from different disciplines can be challenging due to various circumstances. Teams with multiple functions are instrumental towards staying competitive and succeed. Conversely, to rely solely on a single-function team for brainstorming is a recipe for failure.

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How Product Can (and Can’t) Speed Up Development

Mironov Consulting

Half of the calls I get from CEOs include requests for Product Management to boost productivity in Engineering (aka Development aka Makers). This reflects confusion about what product managers do (and how we really add value), and often poor role definition where product managers are also project/program managers or engineering leads.

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

Userpilot

They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. UX Designer: Responsible for understanding the unique needs and requirements of SaaS users and designing the user interface and experience of SaaS products. Much of the success here depends on how competent and motivated the CTO and their team is.

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Product Waste and The ROI of Discovery

Mironov Consulting

Everywhere I go, I see massive amounts of product waste : development work delivered on time/on budget that doesn’t drive sales or customer satisfaction or business improvement.  Yet  We shout past each other using secret keywords (“agile”) and assuming bad intent.  Project teams that ship v1.0

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Product Manager Career Path: A Guide for Growing in Product Management

Userpilot

TL;DR A product manager leads the product management team and is responsible for overseeing all stages of the product development process. They earn more than developers, astronauts, and even attorneys, but less than surgeons. The Director of Product is accountable for multiple product lines and manages product management teams.

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From UX to Product Management: A Roadmap for Success

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

As a capable, experienced UX designer or UX researcher, you spend your time thinking about how a product affects the user experience. But how easy is it to transition from being a UX designer or UX researcher to product management (PM)? Start Learning Can You Transition from UX to Product Management?

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Overengineering 101: What Is It and How Can Product Managers Avoid It?

Userpilot

Developing and releasing sophisticated products with all the bells and whistles imaginable might seem like a great idea. After all, you want your newly released software to be as good as it gets when it’s finally launched, right? Poor prioritization and external pressure are also common causes. Book the demo!