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Two Development Team Configurations I Lobby Against

Mironov Consulting

Product management doesn’t run Engineering; Engineering runs Engineering. And at least in public, Engineering and Product leadership need to be shoulder-to-shoulder , actively supporting each other at every turn.   Not everything that’s reported as a bug is a bug – or should be fixed.  Customers

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I’ve abandoned “MVP”

Mironov Consulting

Almost without fail, I find that the “maker” side of software companies (developers, designers, product folks, DevOps, tech writers…) and the “go-to-market” side of software companies (sales, marketing, support, customer success.) Support needs installation guides, training sessions, FAQs, bug reporting categories.

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GDPR: Who Should be Your Data Protection Officer?

Mind the Product

I imagine many of you get more than 5,000 people signing up and using your service each year. For example if a customer is refused insurance by an automated system they can call and ask for a manual review. A DPO must be allowed to operate independently and report to the board. How Will GDPR Affect Your Customers?

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Designing an Organization for a Product Approach, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

The senior manager has P&L (Profit and Loss) responsibility for the entire product line, including Product Management (for this product line), Customer Support, Training, etc. So that the senior manager can decide on the mix of products and services as a product line. How Many Managers Do You Need?

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Why Your Entire Company Should Talk with Customers Weekly

Amplitude

Generate ideas and insights that will help create more informed business solutions. Led to the new reporting features and multiple product fixes inspired by insights. If you believe your organization will benefit from a “Voice of Customer” initiative, you will need strong alignment from the CEO and leadership team.