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Problem Solving as a Product Manager

The Product Guy

From high school to business school, and throughout my professional career, I was supremely comfortable with it , and reveled in solving problems, to the appreciation of my managers, colleagues, and teachers. Management guru, Peter Drucker had said, if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. 2) What should I solve?

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5 Strategies to Build Credibility in a Product Management New Role

The Product Manager Coach Blog

When Jane, a seasoned product manager, started her new role at a fast-growing SaaS company, she was ready to make an impact. Address Pain Points Proactively: Regularly ask for feedback to show you value their input and are ready to adjust course. But within a month, she felt like she was treading water.

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The Interview Snapshot: How to Synthesize and Share What You Learned from a Single Customer Interview

Product Talk

When you start interviewing customers every week, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by how much you are learning. When we use our customer interviews to collect specific stories about past behavior, every conversation can uncover dozens of unmet customer needs, pain points, and desires (AKA opportunities).

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Understanding Product Management

The Product Guy

Hence it is critical that one is aware of the best practises of the role and develops his own philosophy which results into maximum positive leverage for the organization. As I strive towards becoming a product leader, I wanted to understand the best practises in product management and in the process develop my own product philosophy. .

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9 User Onboarding Strategies to Increase Customer Lifetime Value

Userpilot

Start by creating onboarding flows that are as unique as your users. Focus your attention on their pain points , needs, and desires. Use welcome surveys to identify users’ jobs to be done and use cases. You don’t want to send project managers on the ideal path for UX designers, after all.

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Product in Practice: Making Customer Interviewing a Habit in an Early-Stage Startup

Product Talk

Sometimes it’s because they’ve personally experienced a pain point and want to address it. A lot of these potential users were product managers, which got Kranthi interested in the field of product management and potential use cases for a tool like this. Founders have all sorts of reasons for starting companies.

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Product Portfolio Management & the Strategic Ripple Effect 7 of 10 – Portfolio Positioning Is What Makes Your Product Positioning More Strategic

Product Management University

Here’s a simple example of portfolio positioning and how it makes your product positioning more strategic. Your accounts payable product improves the customer’s cash flow. Even more strategic when customers use both, right? Remember, products are the proof points in a strong value story. It sounds strategic.