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Why Product Operations is set to be the Backbone of Product-led Growth

Mind the Product

Product managers often use skills like strategic thinking, user research, product prioritization / backlog grooming, data analysis, and communication. Most importantly, effective product managers spend time doing product discovery , the process in which new ideas are iterated and validated with actual customers.

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Product in Practice: Mapping Opportunities at trivago

Product Talk

Their goals are to learn about user intent through user input and implicit signals and use the knowledge they gain to tailor the search experience and help the user move down the funnel. Sören describes trivago as a mature product that found product/market fit 15 years ago with its hotel metasearch.

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Data Tracking Plan: Step-By-Step Guide for Creating One

Userpilot

Clear guidelines enclosed in the tracking plan drive data democratization by fostering independent data analysis, and collaboration between teams. User properties enable better user segmentation and help teams deliver personalized experiences for different user groups. Which customer data to include in a tracking plan?

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Product Strategy 101: It’s About Depth, Not (Just) Vision

The Product Coalition

For example, are we looking now to build the product that will make us a unicorn within the next five years, or are we looking to meet this year’s revenue goals despite a change in the market? What you are choosing to do: for product strategy, this means defining?—?in Even higher-level goals can be refined and detailed.

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Why There’s No Single “Right” Way to Do Discovery: Part 2

Product Talk

Customer journey maps, story mapping, impact mapping—there are lots of ways to externalize your thinking. Principle 1: Encourage Teams to Discover Opportunities through Continuous Customer Touch Points. Discovering opportunities through continuous customer touch points is one of the guiding principles of continuous discovery.

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The Top 10 Deliverables of Product Managers

Sachin Rekhi

Sometimes these visions of the future are also shared with existing and potential customers to help portray your company's ambitions. Elon Musk has put out some of my favorite product vision walkthroughs. Strategy: Product/Market Fit Hypotheses. Design: Customer Discovery Insights.

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What is priceless to Entrepreneurs

The Product Coalition

When I talk to a potential customer and they give me good feedback, I have to assume they mean it. On the other hand, if a customer told me that the product wouldn’t work for them despite my attempts at convincing them, I know the door is closed. Generic advice and guidelines don’t help beyond a point.