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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. But there are some engineering team configurations that I see as problematic.  So

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Don’t Ask a PM: What’s a typical day as a product manager?

The Product Coalition

Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Product Managers are one of the top ten careers that are trending right now. During these meetups, one conversation topic that always seems to come up is what product managers typically do every day, and that’s a question that’s been asked numerous times on all the online forums I visit. And I get it.

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11 Product Strategy Examples For SaaS

Userpilot

It also explores ways that SaaS product managers can create an effective product strategy and shape their product’s success. TL;DR A product strategy is a high-level outline that shapes the development and management of a product. This service can be provided through support, training, consulting, and other value-added services.

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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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GDPR: Who Should be Your Data Protection Officer?

Mind the Product

Monitor compliance with the GDPR and other data protection laws, including managing internal data protection activities, advise on data protection impact assessments; train staff and conduct internal audits. Be the first point of contact for supervisory authorities and for individuals whose data is processed (employees, customers etc).

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How to Decrease Beta Testing Costs by 40%

Centercode

Beta and Delta Managers. When you’re managing beta and delta testing, you’re tasked with providing accurate, useful insights to several different stakeholders — reporting and prioritizing issues for Engineering and QA, feature acceptance for Product Management, contextualizing insights for UX, even testimonials for Marketing.

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How to Measure Software ROI For SaaS Products

Userpilot

Custom software development in-house When calculating ROI for software built in-house, consider the following: Development costs – including salaries for software developers, architects, and project managers , as well as the cost of any necessary hardware, software tools, and infrastructure. Implementation costs.