TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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TechEmpower - Product Management

MARCH 4, 2024

In the sphere of software engineering , AI is pivotal for corporate IT by automating coding, optimizing algorithms, and enhancing security to boost efficiency and minimize downtime. Overall, generative AI is a transformative asset in the software engineering lifecycle, from conception to deployment.

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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”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Better Products. Better Product People.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 31, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Marc Wendell, lead a conversation around “UX Design Tactics”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Better Products. Better Product People. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In our a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dan Mason, lead a conversation around “Your Next Career Steps”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Better Products. Better Product People. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

MARCH 2, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Nis Frome, lead a conversation around “Rapid Prototyping”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Better Products. Better Product People. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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Product Talk

MAY 10, 2023

For many product teams , continuous discovery is a brand-new way of working. To learn more about how real product leaders are approaching this challenge, I recently sat down with fellow Product Talk instructor Ellen Juhlin (who’s also a product coach, consultant, and Senior Director of Product Management at Orion Labs ).

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Userpilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

“How World-Class Product Teams Are Winning in the AI Era” is one of the talks at this year’s Product Drive Summit. Delivered by Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, it tackles the challenges and opportunities AI-revolution poses for product teams. AI enables product teams to achieve more with fewer resources. Did you know?

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Arkenea

MAY 12, 2025

Look to India, where an elite ecosystem of developers delivers world-class results at a fraction of domestic costs. The Indisputable Case: Why India is the Premier Destination for Software Development Outsourcing The global outsourcing landscape offers numerous options for businesses seeking to optimize their software development.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2020

A few years ago, I was the acting product manager at a startup, developing an enterprise software product. Building the product was hard: it was taking longer to develop than everyone expected (of course). The product backlog I managed grew daily. And I diligently added the stories to the backlog.

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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? Software engineers have the option to stick to software development at higher and higher levels. Different software engineers work on different kinds of technical projects.

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Split

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Feature flags provide so much for software organizations: they allow teams to separate code deployment from feature release, test in production, run experiments, and more. If you’re using the flag to run an A/B test, your product manager should manage it. This idea is called the expand-contract pattern.

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 15, 2023

In my experience, there’s usually a fundamental misalignment between two broad groups at software companies – especially B2B/enterprise companies — that I’ve been thinking/writing for a while.  One Get it done, and move on.  I hear this every day, in every sector, at every stage of growth.  So

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2017

I get pulled into lots of discussions among product managers about the best ways to represent (and then present and present and present) roadmaps or backlogs, especially to internal sales/marketing/support audiences. Each functional group has its own product priorities, so each wants a different roadmap. Just sign here.”)

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TechEmpower - Product Management

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Before it became a world sensation, the company was called Tiny Specs, and their initial product had nothing to do with collaboration in the workplace. What not many know is that Slack hired a design firm to refine its product in the early stages. Instead, it was an MMORPG called Glitch.

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Tips for achieving AI-led digital transformation What eight industry leaders want you to know By Modus Create Posted in Digital Transformation , Operations , Platform , Product Published on: December 10, 2024 Last update: December 10, 2024 AIs evolution from a buzzy trend to a business investment has taken many executives by surprise.

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UX Studio: Product Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This article summarizes companies that offer product design services and the most frequent questions to help you pick the best web design company in Sacramento, California. It will take a lot of your time to review and assess every company’s website manually. There are dozens of web design firms in Sacramento.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 27, 2019

My last post briefly listed some broad responsibilities of product leaders which are distinct from the direct work of managing individual products. Defining my label carefully, a “product leader” is someone who manages a team of product managers. 1] Designing, Building, and Nurturing a Product Team.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 19, 2022

About Blaise Transit Blaise is an AI-based software platform that allows transit operators to run on-demand bus services using their existing vehicles. We’ve helped provide them with the product leadership consulting, coaching, advice and support they need to bring their entire technical roadmap to the next level.

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Modus Create

AUGUST 29, 2024

It is not an understatement to say that the success of a new digital product launch is largely determined during the product development process. With the introduction of AI into this process, it is more critical than ever for businesses to stay on top of the latest product trends to compete.

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Gainsight

JULY 1, 2022

Increasing investments make it easier than ever to launch a new business, but the proliferation of new products in the market means it has never been more challenging to achieve growth. Make the product itself a key player in the customer lifecycle and experience. . At the center of this new philosophy is product-led growth (PLG).

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Revulytics

DECEMBER 16, 2019

2019 was a great year to be in product management. LinkedIn listed Product Designer and Product Owner in the 10 most promising careers of 2019 , with 80 percent more job openings year-over-year and a career advancement score of 9 out of 10. Industry, The Product Conference, Cleveland, OH. Mind the Product.

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UX Planet

MARCH 2, 2024

Additionally, there were several consulting and agency teams supporting all sorts of applications and building proof-of-concepts. Each team had its own interpretation of the brand’s digital guidelines to support their business, product, and user needs. “In This was praise and a comment that I heard from our Digital Business CTO.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Amanda Renteria , CEO for Code for America. Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Paul Adams , SVP of Product at Intercom. Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan on mastering product strategy. Far too many businesses rely on early-on hunches to inform their product strategies.

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Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

What makes Business of Software Conference speakers so smart? In honor of the recent passing of Gerald Weinberg, I’ll choose my favorite of his: The Secrets of Consulting. Current reading: I’m currently in the middle of reading a whole slew of books on JTBD, for the research I’m doing on the topic. Good to Great by Jim Collins.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 17, 2018

Dave Weiss, CTO BabyCenter LLC, Johnson & Johnson “The biggest success for us was having WillowTree take over the app.”? —?Vice It is based all over the world, with offices in Austin, Boston, Newcastle, London, Copenhagen and India. Motto: We Create Exemplary Software Solutions For The World’s Most Forward-thinking Companies.

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Crafty CTO

APRIL 17, 2023

And the answer is that you can get enormous leaps ahead in productivity and in the ambition of the kinds of projects that you take on, if you can accept both things are true at once at once: it can be flawed, and lying, and have all of these problems… and it can also be a massive productivity boost. Stay up on what’s emerging.

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Innovatemap

JUNE 9, 2020

The last thing we wanted was for patients to go to an urgent care facility, where they might contract COVID-19, only because they couldn’t reach their primary care physician virtually,” said Sherry Slick, CTO and COO of OurHealth. They had to juggle going as fast as possible while also providing a solution that was right for them.

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Atlassian

JANUARY 27, 2022

Customers look to Atlassian for innovative products that take the “work” out of teamwork, and we’re committed to coming through for them. We’re building a cloud platform that lets us ship new capabilities and products quickly, as we’re beginning to see with Point A. Solving them takes cross-functional collaboration.

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DISQO

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Think: Apple’s iMac, T-Mobile’s un-contract, or Blackberry’s latest shift to software. Whether or not your organization faces such a crisis, product leaders and innovators benefit from embracing a similar mindset and sense of urgency. But they wouldn’t have learned as much as they did in a production environment.

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DISQO

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Think: Apple’s iMac, T-Mobile’s un-contract, or Blackberry’s latest shift to software. Whether or not your organization faces such a crisis, product leaders and innovators benefit from embracing a similar mindset and sense of urgency. But they wouldn’t have learned as much as they did in a production environment.

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

FUN FACT: It is actually thanks to the coaching service for innovative and technological SMBs (PMEit) administered by MAIN that we’ve been able to work with some of our incredible clients, Wastack , LiveScale , Blaise Transit and Enkidoo , and provide them with product management, consultancy and coaching support.

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Atomic Spin PM

JANUARY 9, 2019

Finding the right custom software development firm for your project is a tough job. Software projects are notorious for being late, over budget, and frustrating. Making useful, valuable software products takes a lot more than technical know-how. Evaluate the Software Firm First. And understands your industry?

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Atomic Spin PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

Software is never done—there are always more features and functions you could add. So how much should you budget for a custom software project? But they can miss out on early client feedback and end up wasting money on the wrong things. How much is this software worth to you? Estimate the Value/Impact of Your Project.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 9, 2020

So after like kind of teaching myself a little bit of SEO at these 16 years, it took me a couple of years until basically after college to join a great consultancy that was focused on enterprise clients, where I really learned the craft hands on. And at their essence, they have a collaborative product, which makes things much easier.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2019

I work with a lot of CEOs, usually as an advocate for better product and development organizations. Many CEOs tell me that they (personally) are the best-informed people within their companies about what customers need , and they (personally) are best positioned to drive decisions on product priorities. First, some context.

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