UX Studio: Product Management

JUNE 22, 2021

They get most of the recognition, but they also have to be involved in everything, which is super tiring and often leads to stress, burnout, and bad health. They don’t have to make every decision and double-check everything done by their teams. Context: the most important tool to empower your team. All without their manager.

Data Visualization 130

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

Where charismatic leaders rally the troops around an ambitious vision with a massive potential payoff. It’s not sexy and won’t land the leadership team any TED Talks. The team can still make minor changes and improvements that boost adoption, revenue, and retention while still pursuing big bets.

Reporting Tools 98

Reporting Tools Feedback Software Product Research User Testing 98

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

TL;DR Regular roadmaps kill outcomes by forcing teams to think in the categories of features and timelines. They lack vision and lead nowhere. It’s difficult to implement outcome-based roadmaps because stakeholders don’t trust product teams to deliver on business goals. It should also give you tools to measure progress.

Analytic Tools 95

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Product Research User Testing 95

Userpilot

JULY 31, 2023

TL;DR Pendo is a product growth platform for product , marketing , customer success , and UX design teams. Roadmaps are a new Pendo feature for communicating and sharing product vision. Pendo is currently developing AI features to enhance experience personalization , product discovery and accelerate product-led growth.

Data Visualization 86

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

Without validating features, it’s easy to create products that aren’t aligned with their vision or are difficult to differentiate. Developing features without validation results in bloated products and unnecessarily drives the cost of development up. Product teams should invest in validation when developing the MVP.

User Testing 96

User Testing Product Research Framework Feedback Software 96

Userpilot

JANUARY 22, 2024

To create a go-to-market strategy, you’ll need to identify your target market, craft your value proposition , master your product’s strategic positioning and messaging , and decide on your marketing channels. It keeps you and your team on the same page, with a clear vision and a good understanding of your audience and goals.

Feedback Software 98

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Ronke PM

AUGUST 16, 2023

Table of Contents Technical Support Customer Success/Relationship Managers Marketing Sales Team Data Scientist Finance UX Researcher UX Designer Content Designers and Conversational Designers Engineering Legal Security (IT) PMO (Product Management Office) (Bonus!) I take time to shadow them on customer calls and in-person visits.

Onboarding KPIs 52

Onboarding KPIs Weak Development Team Research Software Customer Experience 52

The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2020

I work in the tech industry & manage a team of around 12 people with a range of product, delivery & engineering skills. As a leader in tech, I have a variety of responsibilities, but I see my main role as building, enabling & motivating teams to deliver great digital products. Personal opportunity.

Leadership 78

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Pivoting done well means the team doesn’t lose direction and can build on the insights for new product development. The product team discovered that visitors mostly used the video upload feature and stripped down all other features over time. “Fail faster” is something nobody really wants.

Weak Development Team 125

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

Perform a SWOT analysis, identify the strengths and weaknesses of your top competing products, etc. Content creation : Generate persuasive and clear marketing messages that effectively communicate your product’s value. You may want to learn who your top competitors are, their value proposition , and their weaknesses.

ChatGPT 95

ChatGPT Data Visualization Onboarding KPIs Research Software 95

The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 12, 2023

When the Higher-Powers have made their decision, it’s up to the team to de-risk in real time: A pragmatists survival guide to un-validated demands. Often, as teams, we have the head-space and capacity to push back, challenge, or provide evidence based alternatives. An invasive species has appeared, and it has root rot.

Data Visualization 122

Data Visualization Analytic Tools Feedback Software User Testing 122

Userpilot

MAY 21, 2023

In our guide, we discuss; The importance of features releases The stages of a successful release Best practices for each of these stages We also mention how Userpilot can help your product team orchestrate your feature releases. Before developing a new feature, make sure it’s in line with your product vision.

Onboarding KPIs 83

Onboarding KPIs Feedback Software User Testing Product Research 83

Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

TL;DR Product managers often don’t get the due recognition for their work and their role is often marginalized by frustrated leadership or other teams. Without vision and looking ‘ahead’ it’s easy to get bogged down in ‘urgent’ low-impact tasks. Average ships per person in the team. How to upskill as a product manager.

Technical Review 89

Technical Review User Testing Product Management Product Manager 89

Mind the Product

JUNE 14, 2019

A bad day in the office, a chance LinkedIn message, and before you know it, someone has moved jobs. Developing a long-term relationship with someone who can act as your mentor and provide advice and direction can help to get around this. Just as with a product, you should start with a vision. Find a Mentor. The Roadmap.

Development Team Review 142

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Effective product team communication is not about talking to your team more often or providing them with more granular tasks. You want to make sure your team understands why what they’re doing matters. Not just from you to your team, but from them to you, and to each other. What is this data telling us?

Weak Development Team 95

Weak Development Team Product Research Customer Feedback Feedback Software 95

Userpilot

MARCH 27, 2023

We finish with an overview of product analytics tools that your team can benefit from. Product analytics are used not only by the product team but also by the customer success and the marketing team, as well as UX designers and devs. As a result, product teams are able to make quicker decisions.

Analytic Tools 98

Analytic Tools Data Visualization Feedback Software Onboarding KPIs 98

Mixpanel

JANUARY 12, 2023

We’ve run dozens of customer interviews, analyzed our competitors, tracked our customer lifecycle, and aligned with the company vision: now we’re finally ready to write copy. If you know a thing or two about product development, you’ve heard of the “a-ha” moment. They’re crystal clear that they speak to and for developers.

Data Visualization 115

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UX Studio

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In this post we created a guide on the steps to take in developing your brand strategy. Your company’s strategy will succeed only if you can agree on a unified vision together. How to develop your brand strategy? Define the company’s vision, mission and values. Vision statement examples. Get specific!

Branding 63

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 21, 2021

Many worked from home on tasks ranging from organising team activities via Slack, analysing data and collaborating on documents via Google Docs, to discussing strategies via Microsoft Teams and coaching clients via Zoom. Motor: Weakness in how one can control their muscles, bones and joints. Error: When a user makes a mistake.

Research Software 156

Research Software Data Visualization Software Review Technical Review 156

ProductPlan

JANUARY 27, 2023

The details at the drill-down level don’t support the big-picture vision. This inconsistency is the most insidious sign of a poor product strategy. It has the consequence of individual teams failing to align. For example, you could find yourself in a situation where the customer support team is thrilled about a fix.

Roadmap 59

Roadmap Weak Development Team Customer Experience User Testing 59

ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

Where charismatic leaders rally the troops around an ambitious vision with a massive potential payoff. It’s not sexy and won’t land the leadership team any TED Talks. The team can still make minor changes and improvements that boost adoption, revenue, and retention while still pursuing big bets.

Reporting Tools 52

Reporting Tools Feedback Software Product Research User Testing 52

Userpilot

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Actually, there are multiple types of personas for different teams, levels of research, and use cases—which you need to understand if you want to connect with customers. So let’s cover each of them and see what you can do to improve your team’s effectiveness. What is a persona? Why is creating personas important?

Research Software 95

Research Software User Testing Analytic Tools Feedback Software 95

Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

Chief Technical Officer : Responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. Average salary: $196,172/yr.

Research Software 97

Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools Onboarding KPIs 97

Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

TL;DR Product idea validation is a process during which product teams test and tweak the product concept to ensure it satisfies a real market need. Apart from testing the demand for the product, idea validation helps teams assess if they have the necessary expertise and resources to build the product. Let’s get straight into it!

User Testing 90

User Testing Product Research Feedback Software Customer Feedback 90

The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2022

There is a framework for almost every stage of our Product development lifecycle, but one of the only transversal things is that we need people to make things happen. We have to develop an appetite for generating fresh ideas. Embrace diversity and give voice to every team member.

Product Management 156

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 2, 2020

After 10 years, this internal tool supported thousands of daily internal users across countless teams, but nobody could explain exactly what the tool was providing. The system provided different functionality for different customers and the total scope was far greater than the internal team’s staffing capacity. What is the problem?

Data Visualization 95

Data Visualization Customer Experience Customer Satisfaction Engineering 95

Folding Burritos

JANUARY 21, 2016

We’re part of a larger team and that means interacting with a broader group of people with direct or indirect interest in the product: our stakeholders. They might be oblivious to the current product vision , strategy or overall value proposition. They’re a sign that there’s some kind of disfunction going on.

Weak Development Team 205

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

The roadmap is much more than a directive document that tells teams what to do by when. It is ideally a galvanizing document to drive vision, bring teams into alignment and commitment, and lead them and your customers to your future, promised destination. You own it, but many other teams are gunning to influence it daily.

Roadmap 78

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 6, 2019

Bringing team members together, organizing user research, product demos, road mapping and more. You should know your company’s broader vision, objectives, target, and KPIs inside out and constantly view your product through the lens of this wider context. What features are most important to them?

Analytic Tools 60

Analytic Tools Feedback Software Research Software Data Visualization 60

ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Start with your company and product mission and vision. To fully realize this and empower product teams to change the world through their products and the people they serve, ProductPlan is more than roadmapping. It allows you to move faster and be more creative, even if some of the creativity results in more bad ideas!

Product Research 96

Product Research User Testing Research Software Feedback Software 96

Mind the Product

JUNE 22, 2018

Transactions are made by sending PIN-protected text messages in exchange of a small fee of 25 Kenyan Shillings (less than 25p). Chris was part of the development team when M-Pesa launched, he then moved on to run its architecture and redesigned the system to support 400,000 transactions per second. Be Passionate.

Data Visualization 91

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Gainsight

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Organizations create Customer Success teams to increase Net Revenue Retention, and we’ve recently published research showing that NRR drives valuation. But, then, organizations find that the baseline impact of simply having a CS team eventually plateaus–your NRR stagnates. You may also look outside the CS team.

Reporting Tools 105

Reporting Tools Data Visualization Analytic Tools Marketing 105

The Product Coalition

MAY 17, 2019

The product team : This is the close-knit team that build the artifacts used to evolve the product (green layer). Ideally, this is a cross-disciplinary team working closely together in an iterative/agile kind of way. Culture and rituals are key here: A safe culture is required for such teams to exist and operate efficiently.

Weak Development Team 61

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Product teams long for similar moments of inspiration, but the motivational poster vision of breakthrough ideas misses the raw materials and effort that lead up to these moments. If you’ve been deeply submerged in your product ideas and users, this step is critical because it forces the team to prairie dog up to get a fuller picture.

Data Visualization 52

Data Visualization User Testing Product Research Customer Feedback 52

The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

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. .

Technical Review 159

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You can develop hypotheses about your target market, but you won’t truly know who your customers are until you throw your hook into the water and see what kind of fish bite. Overall, you don’t build any prototype of the product, just messaging around the product. Their goal is to gauge market interests and test your messaging.

User Testing 143

User Testing Product Research Product Marketing Customer Experience 143

Mind the Product

MAY 25, 2018

Initially JustGiving supported only registered charities on its website, but the founders’ vision was to support all good causes. In 2012, when I was working as part of the JustGiving team responsible for innovative products and disruptive business models, we decided to test how people could raise money for non-charitable good causes.

User Testing 113

User Testing Weak Development Team Onboarding KPIs Customer Experience 113