Product Talk

MARCH 13, 2024

Instead, they hand off work from team to team—the back-end engineers design the data model and system architecture, the front-end engineers build the interface elements, the mobile engineers work toward feature parity, etc. Finally, one of the most difficult lessons was, “Old systems die hard,” says Himanshu. Old systems die hard.

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Usersnap

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

How is SaaS Product Management the Central Nervous System to Product-Led Growth? Once they’ve converted due to the product-led experience they received, you continue to educate customers on the consistent value provided. How is SaaS Product Management the Central Nervous System to Product-Led Growth? Stakeholder Management 8.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2021

Finally, Charlie agreed to review the project portfolio the following week. Some ideas: Streamlining the build and deploy systems, to reduce lead time. This is a part of the series of intermittent leadership tips. We're focused so much on efficiency, that we haven't decided what not to do. And of course, iterate.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2018

While product managers have a variety of techniques to cope with this ambiguity, from the Mind the Product slack channel to thunderdome-like meetings, one powerful solution is product review. This is a formal review of the product’s progress by senior product managers in order to assess the status and suggest avenues to explore.

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Mironov Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And at least in public, Engineering and Product leadership need to be shoulder-to-shoulder , actively supporting each other at every turn.  Customers and support teams often identify things that don’t work the way they like… tagged as bugs even if the system is behaving as intended.  Product

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A few years ago, the company faced significant challenges due to role overlap. Technological evolution: New tools and systems can create confusion about responsibilities, especially when there’s an overlap of functions. And, according to Harvard Business Review, open dialogue is a powerful tool for negotiation and collaboration.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2022

Tim, the Engineering VP, was worried he would lose people after their reviews and salary changes. However, our systems of paying for “individual” performance demand that we try. It's not, but that's a different leadership tip.) This is a part of the series of leadership tips. That's incongruent. You can't be.

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Split

MARCH 20, 2024

With established release review procedures, code progresses to staging and production only after passing predefined quality checks and acceptance tests. Data analytics are key in understanding how code changes influence the user experience, system performance, and performance metrics.

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The Basics of Product Management

JULY 12, 2020

Here are the top reviews. For the purposes of this article, we will be reviewing the following top TikTok alternatives – Chingari Trell Roposo Mitron ShareChat Moj Dubsmash Triller. Google Play Review Count – ?124,170. Apple App Store Review Count – 2,839. They popularity is measured by a points system.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2020

. “Intercom’s entire software delivery system is built on the ability to move fast…We decided that now is not the time to experiment with slower ways of shipping” Shipping is our heartbeat , and we’ve built up a solid system to get software safely and quickly to production. The value of the familiar.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

There was even an emerging set of courses focused on product leadership. We'll revisit the product work you are already doing in your role and share unique tools that help you prioritize needle-moving work, develop your product intuition, empower your team, garner leadership buy-in, and focus your efforts on what truly matters.

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Netflix does not have a structured performance review system; instead it relies on ongoing conversations and the annual 360 feedback process. Operating a company with informal performance reviews and limited planning processes requires competent, driven, and trustworthy individuals.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Lara Hogan is an author, public speaker, and coach on management and leadership. And even these very, very experienced leadership rooms are mind blown by the idea that maybe offering their advice or perspective is not the most helpful thing for somebody. Leadership hats. And the book was born. ” Lara: Absolutely.

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ProductPlan

MAY 19, 2020

Resilient Leadership During Challenging Times. On the product side, we are building a system of record to help product teams and executives better align and standardize their priorities and ultimately drive better outcomes. We reviewed our product roadmap with an eye toward “what do our customers need now ?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

The best products fail nowadays due to a lack of consideration of Ecosystems, an example that I will walk through in Part 2 of this article. However, imagine that the app doesn’t integrate into the rest of the system resulting in the front-desk navigating between two systems. How frustrating would that be? Is that benign?

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Product Management Unpacked

MAY 27, 2021

After nine years working as a systems engineer, applications engineer, software engineer and finally, a lead data engineer, Debashish Sasmal was ready for his next strategic move. I had a strong tech background, so I wanted to dive into the business and design side of product management and hone my leadership skills. And it’s CMU.”.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Uptime: How long or how reliably a system has been running. Industry rank: A comparison to competitors based on factors such as estimated market value, number of customers, customer reviews, potential for growth and other factors. These four act as a system where one can influence the other.”. Outcome metrics.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 29, 2023

As a new generation of leader and one of the few women of colour managing engineers and designers, she made a diligent study of innovative leadership methods. Whitney also enjoys actively investing in tiny house communities, building software systems that power short-term vacation rentals.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 3, 2018

For example, cost leadership (low prices), differentiation (uniquely desirable products and services), or focus (niche markets)—three options originally suggested by Michael Porter. Which management systems are required? The leadership team of any company must lead the effort to create, review, and adjust the business strategy.

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Amplitude

OCTOBER 30, 2020

A large part of their success can be attributed to effective cross-functional data leadership. 3 Keys to Strong Cross-Functional Data Leadership. Strong cross-functional data leadership is dependent on more than just collaboration and communication. Put Systems in Place for Sustainable Growth. Data relevance.

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Agile Velocity

APRIL 16, 2020

Leadership Skills that focus on “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools”. Great Leadership Skills. We share below a few leadership skills that leaders can experiment with towards these outcomes. Organization: building plans, creating systems and structures to work effectively, and use their energy efficiently.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Strategy is visible as coordinated action imposed on a system. It is an exercise in centralized power used to overcome the natural workings of a system. the true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. and I’m happy to share my 2021 read-list with my conclusions.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

I redesigned the internal and public web properties and was promoted into my first “product leadership” role. In fact there was tension between designers and developers due to cultural and language differences (most developers were Indian and Asian, the other three designers were white Americans, and I am British West-Indian).

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

But, as the Harvard Business Review points out, this rush can be dangerous. To mitigate these concerns, the leadership decides to launch a small reconnaissance boat — an agile vessel equipped with the essentials to explore these mysterious waters. The temptation to seek quick validations, to speed up the process, is significant.

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The Review by First Round

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Today’s episode is with Bill Carr and Colin Bryar, two long-time Amazon executives who just published a new book, “Working Backwards,” which provides an inside look at how the leadership principles and business processes that have made the company so successful.

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The Review by First Round

JANUARY 12, 2023

For our first episode of 2023, our guest is Mike Boufford , CTO of Greenhouse , an applicant tracking system and recruiting platform. Why he read two books on every other executive’s area of the business when he joined the leadership team. Mike has a unique career as an engineering leader. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @mboufford.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

Let’s delve deeper into their roles and how to effectively engage them: Executive leadership They set the tone and provide the vision, resources, and commitment needed for successful transformation. Consider factors like scalability, security, compatibility, and potential impact on existing systems.

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The Product Guy

JULY 4, 2019

I discovered that I must research and understand the entire system and process, problem solve with my team, and share lessons learned. This was due to incorrect contribution amounts, the system not finding an account, or invalid employer data. These system errors increased our backlog and costs, and delayed enrollments.

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Change Management: Managing change, especially at a larger scale, can be complex in a hybrid environment due to the varied pace of adaptation among teams. Coaching at all levels – team, team of teams, and leadership – will help nurture the behavior changes and knowledge transfer needed to sustain change.

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Roy Madden

AUGUST 31, 2020

We’re designing systems to protect against machine learning bias. In the wake of recent acts of extreme brutality and injustice and mass protests, we’re examining our role in perpetuating systems of inequality. In the case of Leo, we risk introducing bias when teaching him broad topics such as “leadership.”

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Lisa and her team were able to convince their leadership to allow them to run a one-month beta launch with a limited set of customers to test out their new feature. The next layer is the company’s leadership. I need to communicate with leadership so they can understand and buy into this new request or ask the right questions.”.

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Agile Velocity

OCTOBER 1, 2020

It is about building and sustaining organizational resilience–at individual, team, system and organizational layers–in the face of a VUCA* world, cranked up to eleven. Organization: building plans, creating systems and structures to work effectively, and use their energy efficiently. Leadership Agility: Shaping the System.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

One of my reviewers for the Modern Management Made Easy books asked a fascinating question: I've never seen this many women in management or in senior leadership positions. The idea of a code review or a design review? They didn't need review—their code was just that good. Consider the System.

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

When it relates to your design career you will be ask to not only sell or persuade people on your skills, your ideas and leadership. Xiaoxue Zhang , Uber Currently working at Uber, focusing on Machine Learning and Design System. Xiaoxue Zhang , Uber Currently working at Uber, focusing on Machine Learning and Design System.

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Split

MARCH 19, 2024

So, at a previous company, we decided to fix the problem by putting a hard limit on the number of feature flags in the system: we could only have 150 flags in our monolith at any given time. Additionally, it can also be what leadership pays attention to. If I wanted to add a new feature flag, I had to clean up another one.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Successful candidates will demonstrate their ability to create and maintain systems to make the product team successful. Building and iterating on systems that inform the tech team of key user issues and seeing through their resolutions. Documenting existing processes and systems within the product team for broader circulation.

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People-First Product Leadership

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As you can likely guess if you’ve been following this newsletter, I fall on the side of favoring collaboration as being a key area of focus for performance reviews. Leadership and Team Building Focused on Collaboration : To cultivate a collaborative environment, reframe team dynamics.

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