Mind the Product

APRIL 22, 2021

Read more » The post The PM Competency Framework: Making Product Management growth a team effort appeared first on Mind the Product. As a chapter of six coaches, over time, we understood our [.]

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UX Planet

JANUARY 4, 2024

This metamorphosis was not just a change in title; it was a profound realization of the impact that research and strategy can have on the very foundation of the products we create. When I later transitioned into a Product Manager role, this customer-centric approach became invaluable.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The value assessment framework allows you to identify gaps in any of the value layers — definition, delivery, and perception. Photo by Iain Kennedy on Unsplash When I was a product lead at Imperva, there was a feature that engineering kept telling me required a rewrite. This concludes the value assessment framework.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. It put all the activities I do as a product manager into perspective. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.”

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The Product Coalition

JULY 25, 2022

How I came to realize product strategy doesn’t exist in isolation “Two roads diverged in a wood and I?—?I So what exactly is product strategy? Why is it important if I have a solid product management team?” How I defined product strategy would define my professional career.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Both product and product strategy should fall in place to make the startup sustainable and help them to grow. The importance of measuring the small outcomes associated with their product goals or visions is the key to churn expected benefits throughout the product life cycle. What is wrong with these startups?

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Product Management University

AUGUST 15, 2023

The biggest difference between product management and portfolio management is product management focuses specifically on the success of each product whereas portfolio management focuses on the success of the company (the portfolio) in chosen market segments. Here’s a bonus.

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Product Management University

MARCH 24, 2021

The goal of your product strategy isn’t to p**s people off. It’s to demonstrate that your product direction is aligned with the goals and priorities of your target customers, current customers included. Product Strategy In the Ideal World…. Sales wants your product strategy aligned to its pipeline.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. It put all the activities I do as a product manager into perspective. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.”

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. It put all the activities I do as a product manager into perspective. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.”

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Dear Strategy

MARCH 15, 2023

You see, the reason I started the Dear Strategy podcast was mostly to educate. Now, I’m sure I didn’t go about the process in exactly the most effective way, but, even so, that particular strategy has resulted in absolutely zero leads! But – remember – I’m a strategy guy! Now what about the new framework? Cue evil laugh].

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BrainMates

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Product Zoom Levels Framework By ADRIENNE TAN Product people often have to switch between different horizons. Frustrations like these can be minimised if we have a framework to check what level we’re operating at to ensure we are aligned in our discussions with our executives, peers, teams and stakeholders.

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Mind the Product

MAY 17, 2022

In this article, we'll dig deep into one specific framework that I fancy a lot for its genericity and its simplicity to apply. Read more » The post The balanced scorecard: a framework that drives impact appeared first on Mind the Product.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 28, 2024

Here’s a three-step approach to ensure products connect with users on a more meaningful level. I’m not talking about the Spotify model for product management, I’m talking about the app itself. Photo by NordWood Themes on Unsplash I have a confession to make: I don’t like Spotify. Stay tuned.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2020

In this talk from #MTP Engage Manchester consultant Itamar Gilad takes us through his GIST (goals, ideas, steps, tasks) framework. Itamar has over 20 years of product management experience working with industry leaders such as Google and Microsoft. He’s now a consultant, speaker and writer. Three Types of Launch. Enter GIST.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In product management, prioritization is the compass that guides teams towards their ultimate goal: delivering a product that pays off and truly resonates with their audience. It’s the practical tool that helps managers navigate the complex path of development. What is a framework? What is a backlog?

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A four-layer framework to create a winning product strategy Today we are talking about creating product strategy. Bob is the author of the book Creative Strategy Generation. I first heard of Bob when he was the president of Sequent Learning, the product management training company.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 2, 2021

To avoid this outcome, we apply a simple three-part framework before we start exploring solutions. Our simple team alignment framework . Our SVP of Product, Paul Adams, describes innovation as building something new, different, and better. My team recently took ownership of our Customer Support channel strategy.

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The importance of an organizational game plan for product managers. I started a new series to explore the Product Development and Management Body of Knowledge. While it has since been updated many times, this is the body of knowledge I discovered in 2007 that led to many ah-ha moments for me as a product manager.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 9, 2023

They also need their portfolio management or governance processes to align well with core agile practices; otherwise, there will be a fundamental disconnect with the agile approach being used at the individual product level. This article lays out strategies for portfolio planning.

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airfocus

APRIL 21, 2023

This article will help you prepare for expansion with the right strategies and frameworks. Expanding in a new market is an exciting challenge, but it is not without its constraints.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

As I often do when thinking about a question, I ran a poll on Twitter and LinkedIn asking which core skills of product management folks think are most likely to be impacted/replaced by AI. That sounds a lot like a tool that would be incredibly good at identifying a clever strategy. On the other side, what are people best at?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

At Founders Factory we’ve created and implemented a framework for our product coaching practice based on the hypothesis I wrote about in Mind the Product last year for why product thinking needs to be the future of product management and why product coaching is how we get there.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A strong value proposition is a cornerstone of a product, so let’s do it right. Let’s see how we approach this topic with a simplified, four-step framework. Overall, we are trying to answer how your product or service can satisfy underserved customer needs. Job To Be Done framework is a proper technique here.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set. This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. PMs need to know how to use product analytics tools to gain actionable insights.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 25, 2024

The product management function in higher education is in a unique spot in its industry. At first glance, higher education may not seem like an industry that needs a product team filled with product managers. However, universities and colleges are the perfect places to employ product management principles.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 8, 2022

Christensen’s words in mind, how can one use this theory to build magnificent products and onboard users that might otherwise never consider buying your product? The Jobs-to-be-done (JTBD) framework is a requirements definition activity that empowers startups and other businesses to build products customers truly want.

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Melissa Perri

JUNE 29, 2017

“What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager?”. Let’s look at where these terms and disciplines originated from and how some common frameworks explain them. Honestly, I did very little of what I teach as Product Management now either. I liked this name. I’m confused.”

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In this case study, Katerina Suchkova, Group Product Manager at 15Five, explains how she and her team devised a prioritisation formula to get them through the challenge of 2020. The post Building a Bespoke Prioritisation Framework: A Case Study appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

With a background in computer science and an MBA, he soon realized that understanding the markets and customers is as important as building the products. And so, in 2014, he founded Productboard , a product management system that incorporates customer feedback and insights to help product teams build better products.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The little-known framework that you need in your Product Management Toolbox. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Mind the Product

JUNE 19, 2022

In this Sunday Rewind episode, we look back to when Manohar Sreekanth suggested a product development framework, designed to conceive a new product, develop it, and take it to market. [.]

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Userpilot

APRIL 28, 2023

Any product manager should understand the power of a product adoption framework as it can transform their ability to help users get value from their product and achieve their goals. The product adoption process has six stages: awareness, interest, evaluation, trial, activation , and adoption.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

A Product Framework from Concept to Delivery: Part 1 Why “FE²AR” As a technology executive, I have seen my share of successful and not-as-successful products. The best products fail nowadays due to a lack of consideration of Ecosystems, an example that I will walk through in Part 2 of this article.

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Mind the Product

JULY 23, 2020

Every team needs a product strategy. The Business Model Canvas, Bootstrap or Atomic Design – it seems like everyone from MBAs to developers to designers seems to have a framework to structure their strategy, except for product managers.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

After deciding to implement a new prioritization framework, many teams find themselves defaulting to certain bad habits. These bad habits can impede your product team’s ability to launch a product effectively. At ProductPlan, we understand the need for a sound product strategy. Keep your backlog in order.

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