The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Along with the founders (the CEO and CTO), most of the employees in the company at the time were developers. Little did I know that creating a solid product strategy takes such a major chunk of the product leader’s time.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Product Vision puts a company’s Vision and Mission into action The Product Vision ensures the Roadmap reflects the priorities which matter the most to the company’s customers and to the company. The Vision is brought to life in the Now / Next / Later roadmap, which is supported by Product Goals. No worries.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 19, 2016

Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers, developers, and innovators be heroes. Another reminder why new products need a workable business model. Products (wrongly) get created this way – product first, customer second, revenue third.

Data Visualization 50

Data Visualization Weak Development Team Customer Feedback Research Software 50

The Product Coalition

MAY 7, 2020

I’ve worked in companies that have both roles, companies that only have project managers and companies that only have product managers. Several prominent blogs that I’ve read assert that project managers and product managers are ‘two sides of the same coin’ and should work harmoniously to deliver product goals.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

In this awesome talk from Mind the Product London 2017 she shares some of what she’s learned about creating a product culture and how everyone has space to improve. Whilst we may all be doing our own products well, the wider culture of our teams and organisations are where the ground remains to be gained.

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Weak Development Team Product Goals Product Management Product Manager 104

Bain Public

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Work With a Positive Company Culture. One of the first steps to striking a solid work-life balance is through finding an organization that offers a positive company culture. As a product manager, you have to define product management for yourself and develop a plan with which you’ll take ownership of a portion of your company's growth.

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Weak Development Team User Testing Customer Feedback Customer Experience 52

Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

A startup, finding its feet and learning how to stand, should by certain logic be less wise, less capable and less developed than its older, wiser counterparts. Neither necessarily good nor bad, there are however differences between how the young child and the old man view the world. In many cases the product goal is the company goal.

Enterprise 91

Enterprise Startups Customer Experience Product Management 91

Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are four examples: Joe, the sales rep, has promised a feature to an important customer without first talking to you—the person in charge of the product. Sue, the Scrum Master , wanted to help the development team get better at sprint planning. But the team still over-commits and under-delivers. How are you doing?

Construction 179

Construction Customer Feedback Framework User Testing 179

Mind the Product

JUNE 19, 2018

Typically this would be a cross functional team of C- level and director-level people. It’s led by the product manager responsible for the product line, and it happens once every half year or less. All product managers in the company should produce a state of product deck and present it. Product Market Analysis.

Data Visualization 88

Data Visualization Research Software Feedback Software User Testing 88

Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2020

Unintended Consequences and Product Misuse. We’ve relearned over the last few years that products can have unintended side effects, and that bad actors can misuse good products. As product professionals, we’re often not taking time to anticipate bad outcomes. Let’s break it down a bit. What To Do?

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