Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

Why do product managers need a new feature validation framework? TL;DR Product managers need a new feature validation framework to ensure that they meet user needs or drive organizational goals and avert product failure. Product teams should invest in validation when developing the MVP.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A new product can feel the same way. There is a place between nothing and a great product that’s full of uncertainty. Now, after a decade of managing products and advising, I find it exciting. These days I look forward to starting research and discovery with nothing but a hypothesis.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

What are the different marketing research methods product marketing teams can use to inform their strategies? You will also learn about different types of market research and how to conduct it step by step. Observational research : Watching users engage with the product, e.g., through session recordings.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

Myth #1: The product owner must ensure that the stakeholders are satisfied. But the value a product creates is ultimately determined by its users: No product will be successful in the long run if it does not solve a specific user problem, create a tangible benefit, or help the users achieve a specific goal.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2020

If you let yourself get carried away, it’s really, really hard to tell the difference between a good and bad one. Similarly, there are also many products that should have failed but didn’t. We’ll explore how you can test and research ideas for your product, service, or business model. New ideas are exciting.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Prescriptive Agile frameworks make it hard for designers to add valuable contributions to the team. Without discovery practices as part of the sprint, the product is destined to fail. I designed every detail in Photoshop before handing the mockups to the developers. But it wasn’t all that bad. Guess what?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 14, 2023

For most SaaS businesses, a product satisfaction survey can be the heart of a user research process. But what type of surveys are best for your goals? In this article, we’ll go over different survey types and examples, as well as provide some ready-to-use templates you can use right away with Userpilot.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Strategy and enabling your team to solve problems makes the difference between a boss and an impactful leader. In this series, I look at what I wish I had known when I started as Head of Product… Summary Understanding strategy allows you to effectively delegate, motivate and align so you can move from a nice boss to an effective leader.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The jobs-to-be-done survey is a great process to help you find out what your customers’ desired outcomes are, so you can make tangible improvements to your product that customers will find helpful. This article will cover everything you need to get started with your product.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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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. Negative – where launches are so bad they get rolled back. Enter GIST.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Want to know how you can use the HEART framework to improve user experience? Google’s HEART framework has been designed to enhance product experience at every stage of the user journey. The HEART framework uses the right combination of user-centered metrics to deliver an enhanced user experience.

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Userpilot

JULY 23, 2024

Feature prioritization is always a hot-button issue for product managers. It helps organizations focus on the Determining which features to include in a product roadmap can be challenging with constantly evolving customer needs and several opportunities chasing scarce resources.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 27, 2022

What is iterative testing? How can it help product managers build products that drive value for their customers? Iterative testing involves running repeated experiments on your product features to evaluate their effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities. You can also use it to carry out fake door tests.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

It’s not just about creating a great product—it’s about ensuring the entire customer journey, from initial interaction to post-purchase support, exceeds expectations. While the SERVQUAL model is often used in customer service, it’s just as valuable for product managers aiming to build seamless, end-to-end product experiences.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Stefan Röse breaks down how Quantilope is pushing forward customer development and the consumer research field. By Jon Matheson for Product Coalition Have you ever wondered how much a consumer is worth? Perhaps that’s why some research experts say, “Data is the new currency.” While flying from the U.K. to the U.S.,

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Messages that Matter

AUGUST 26, 2024

Messages that Matter Messages that Matter Involve partners early and often throughout creation of your product messaging! It is the key to getting partners to embrace and amplify your B2B software product messaging. The team’s first action is to interview channel partners on the team and the group providing feedback.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2020

Guest Post by: Niveditha Jayasekar (Mentee, Session 11, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Patrick Hoffman]. What about stepping up to lead a team while a coworker is out on leave or joining a new team and having to earn their trust in less than a month? The framework. Or work with a difficult person, period?

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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

Defining your product strategy is the most important aspect of deciding to build something new. It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. What is a product strategy? How do you set a product vision?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Do you know which user experience survey questions to ask? This post lists the different questions to ask users on your survey concerning their experience with your software. We'll also discuss how to conduct UX surveys correctly to get the most out of your user feedback. What are user experience surveys?

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Userpilot

JULY 5, 2022

Why is incremental innovation important for product managers ? Incremental innovation is a process of gradually modifying a company’s existing products or services through small improvements. Small but regular improvements are a more reliable way to achieve product-market fit. How is it different from other kinds of innovation?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

Myth #1: The product owner must ensure that the stakeholders are satisfied. But the value a product creates is ultimately determined by its users: No product will be successful in the long run if it does not solve a specific user problem, create a tangible benefit, or help the users achieve a specific goal.

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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.” Breakthrough!

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

If you’re wondering what strategic product management is, you’ve come to the right place! In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users! Are you ready to dig in?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As product managers, it’s our job to develop solutions that solve real problems for our customers and create value for the business. One effective approach is to use a hypothesis-driven product validation framework to ensure that your efforts are focused on the most important questions at the right time.

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Userpilot

APRIL 6, 2023

Developing and releasing sophisticated products with all the bells and whistles imaginable might seem like a great idea. Overengineered products are difficult to use, filled with bugs, and instead of improving your users’ lives, they make them unnecessarily complicated. But worry not! Book the demo! What is overengineering?

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

So, it was natural that we should want to develop a talent growth plan for our people. Each month we send out an NPS survey to assess whether the company is being a great place to work, but a few months ago I also sent Google’s manager feedback survey to my team of 10 product managers.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

What are some examples of product manager goals? Which of them should a product manager focus on in particular when building and launching a product ? The focus of product management is overseeing product development at all stages of its lifecycle. It can be done through Continuous Product Discovery.

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Mind the Product

JULY 16, 2018

I’ve been in product for some time now and I’ve seen lots of different frameworks and methodologies, from Pragmatic Marketing to the concepts of Lean, and lots in between. In our team we call the activity of getting face time “market interactions”. But here’s why I don’t think it is. Which is why we’ve taken it a step further.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

And What You Can Do to Avoid Them Disclaimer: I don’t really believe you can ‘teach’ Product Management. That’s what I did in 2022 and doing so, I also got to dig into a lot of clients’ products. Product Managers I work with often tell me that “the purpose” has been decided by top management “a while ago”.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Userpilot

APRIL 22, 2024

Product feature analysis is a powerful tool in the SaaS product manager’s arsenal. We cover: Types of product features. TL;DR Product feature analysis involves evaluating product features to understand their impact on user satisfaction and market performance. Improve product road mapping.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 22, 2020

This article is part of a wider guide on how to establish a product discovery framework in your organization. Establishing a robust product discovery infrastructure at your organization gives you the freedom to focus more of your time on creating, analyzing, and testing customer insights.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Why do product managers need them? That’s what Dave Martin , a product leadership coach, has talked about in his talk at this year’s Product Drive Summit hosted by Userpilot. Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes. Build a product that users love by delivering value and a good product experience.

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Usersnap

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the competitive landscape of product management, prioritizing user satisfaction and engagement is pivotal. Quantifying user interactions and analyzing engagement provide insights necessary for informed decisions, enhanced competitiveness, and superior product development. What is Google’s HEART Framework ? Happiness 2.

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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.” Breakthrough!

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