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10 Interactive Software Walkthroughs With Examples

Userpilot

Frustrated trying to design interactive software walkthroughs that drive activation? TL;DR A software walkthrough is the process of guiding users through the main features and processes of a software product. Use walkthrough software to create flows that educate and encourage users to complete tasks. Figma empty state.

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Idea Backlog

ProductPlan

If you see a product feature or other type of item on an idea backlog, you can assume the following. The product team has not rejected the idea. The team has not researched the idea to determine whether to pursue it. They have not added the idea to the product roadmap. Review and trim the backlog regularly.

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How Product Organizations Can Balance Big Bets Versus Short-Term Wins

ProductPlan

A clear product vision Every business and product needs a vision to guide everything that follows, from strategy to staffing to roadmaps. Idea management Since your business worries about the short-term and the big picture, there are more ideas than ever to consider. Here are the four ingredients you need.

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5 Best Practices for Gathering Customer Feedback in 2018

Pragmatic Marketing

This was the subject line of an email I recently received from an account manager at a financial management software vendor. And yet there I was with a mass email full of ideas. Even though it was frustrating, I understood why the software vendor was trying to gather customer feedback—to help with 2018 planning.

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How Product Organizations Can Balance Big Bets Versus Short-Term Wins

ProductPlan

A clear product vision Every business and product needs a vision to guide everything that follows, from strategy to staffing to roadmaps. Idea management Since your business worries about the short-term and the big picture, there are more ideas than ever to consider. Here are the four ingredients you need.

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Everyone Thinks They’re Managing by Outcomes. Here’s How to Actually Do it.

Product Talk

Last month, I spoke at the Business of Software (BoS) conference in Boston. A big thank you to Rich Mironov who referred me to BoS organizer Mark Littlewood, and to Jeff Merrell , my co-instructor at Northwestern , who helped me develop many of these ideas. Managing by outcomes has been a popular topic for quite some time.

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Centralized vs Decentralized Idea Management

ProductPlan

But if you aren’t careful, that steady stream of ideas can quickly become a flood that inundates your team and makes it impossible to get anything done. Without idea management , you’ll quickly find that you spend more time wading through ideas than creating a winning product. Who does it? What do they use?