Userpilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In this article, we look at 13 different ways to collect feedback that product managers can leverage to gain a deep understanding of customer needs and make informed product decisions. However, in this article, we’ll be focusing only on the feedback that’s relevant to product managers.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 14, 2018

by Ashley Sefferman , Head of Content at Apptentive When Ben Horowitz published his thoughts on the idea that product managers are the CEO of their products in “ Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager ” nearly two decades ago, the concept was profound, but divisive. Here are four of our favorites.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Its goal is to eliminate ideas that aren’t feasible or aligned with your business goals. By screening your ideas before investing in their development, you reduce the risk of failure and can allocate resources to initiatives that satisfy customer needs and market demand. Second, it’s an effective risk management tactic.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Product managers require a diverse set of skills to excel at their role, including design, technical, analytical, communication, and more. Yet there is one skill that I find is often underrated but critical for the success of a product manager. Other disciplines to leverage shared resources.

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2023

Why is product idea validation important? As a product manager, how can you effectively validate ideas and build a successful product that delights users? 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.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

When do you need it and how does it help product managers build better products? Impact mapping is a collaborative strategic planning technique used by product managers, product owners , and senior technical leadership, who work mostly in Agile software delivery. What’s impact mapping? Book the demo !

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Observations of a B2C startup product manager working in enterprise. This means a change in approach for product managers operating in startup and corporate environments. Here are two of my most notable product take-aways and one piece of advice for survival. In many cases the product goal is the company goal.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Product roadmaps and backlogs serve different purposes, and using the terms interchangeably (or incorrectly) can lead to confusion and misalignment among the product team and the wider organization. TLDR Understanding the difference between a product roadmap and a backlog is crucial for product managers.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

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. If you’re new to product management you might not own a roadmap. Instead you have projects assigned to you by your manager. PM roles. Marketing?—?Do

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Userpilot

MARCH 29, 2023

acquisition channels), product data (e.g., Implementing your digital analytics strategy starts with goal-setting. These need to be in line with your product vision and should give teams a clear focus on what to achieve and how. Userpilot is a product onboarding tool with user feedback and analytics features.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

The role of a Product Owner/Manager/Strategist is to help startups capture and transform customer insights into full product experiences that in turn increase customer satisfaction, loyalty, retention, and the business values. Tools like Asana or Jira can be used for the same.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 13, 2019

After the first few weeks at the company, it was a messy situation where they were trying to be both a product and a service company. Developers were distracted Developers on the product side were half-heartedly working on the features that were prioritized by the Product Managers. What happened next?

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Userpilot

MARCH 27, 2023

How can product analytics help product managers create better digital products and more satisfying user experiences? We start by looking at different kinds of analyses and the metrics to track and then explore some practical ways of using each of them to drive various product goals.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 31, 2021

Product Ops facilitates communication across multiple teams and plays a key role in connecting resources and data. The work of product ops makes the product development process easier for the product team and helps to build user-friendly products. What is Product Ops. Table of Contents. In a word, no.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 5, 2023

Companies set financial goals, compensation targets, and strategic objectives for the year. For this reason, it’s the perfect time to align those with the product vision by conducting an annual planning session. Finally, quarterly planning also puts the spotlight on executing effective product launches.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Does your organization really need such a role if you already have a product manager ? The product launch manager coordinates the work of cross-functional teams and supports the product manager during product launches. Their job is to support the product management function.

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Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

It is no secret that a product manager needs momentum in areas such as product development, product sales and customer adoption in order to succeed. Without support from stakeholders to access the resources you need, your product could fail. Communicate your Roadmap, Vision and Product Strategy.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Protip: Best OKRs are small and respect your limited resources. Lesson 2: Don’t let people with no time drive OKRs In our case, the founders were busy managing investors, planning the strategy, and securing partnerships. Protip: Ideal OKR driver should possess time, seniority, passion, and vision.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 6, 2019

Working as a product manager can be a busy, unpredictable and octopus-like existence. Bringing team members together, organizing user research, product demos, road mapping and more. If you’re a mobile app product manager there’s a whole additional layer of complexity to add to that cake.

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Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

At Bain Public, we have learned a lot in the many hours and conversations spent mentoring, advising and consulting in product management. But, the end result is engineers creating a product with "must have" features in which customers are not willing to pay. Product managers must be crystal clear about these 4 elements.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 30, 2020

I’d like to share a few product management insights from Synch, a company I co-founded in 2017, to help entrepreneurs who are launching new marketplaces. Even though the article is intended for entrepreneurs, it could also provide fundamental insights to product managers who are tasked to improve metrics in a marketplace.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. Potential technical program managers must keep this unique communication challenge in mind. This supports project management decisions for cost, schedule and performance issues.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

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CardBoard

AUGUST 28, 2023

They’re the steps that lead you towards your product goals, one sprint at a time. Did we meet the sprint goal? The review is a reality check, a vital step to ensure the product is on the right track and everyone’s efforts are aligned with the product’s vision. They reflect.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

This guide to portfolio product management and marketing answers the following seven questions. What is Portfolio Product Management and How Does It Differ From Traditional Product Management? What are the Core Principles of Portfolio Product Management? There are five key best practices.

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Userpilot

MARCH 16, 2023

Analysis paralysis in product management can have some serious implications not only for the product but also for the business. We also look at how product managers can overcome analysis paralysis to make better product decisions. What is analysis paralysis in product management?

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I talk to a lot of PMs and I ask them (and everyone who subscribes to my newsletter) the same question: what’s your biggest struggle as a Product Manager? Having put together a fairly popular resource on product prioritization methods, I would’ve hoped the situation to be different. But it’s not. Which ones?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

We'll do a step-by-step review of a real-world product management mock interview. In this video, our co-founder, Stephen, interviews Celena Tyler, a product manager at Facebook. She also asks again what are the product goals. Today, we'll cover something a little different. Then, come back to this article.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 5, 2019

The Portfolio vs. Every Product! Here are five B2B product management best practices that’ll give product management teams the coveted “strategic” moniker among executives, marketing, sales, engineering and customer success teams. Let’s say all 20 products have three market segments in common.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 25, 2023

And instead of catchy monikers, they tend to go by the more humble titles of “product manager” and “ product operations.” Product operations vs. product management It’s never product operations vs. product management. This includes freeing up product managers for other tasks.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 6, 2023

Feature velocity is one of the product management buzzwords but what exactly does it mean? Developing only the features that are in line with product vision also increases velocity. What does velocity mean in product management? What are product features? Are you ready to jump in? Book the demo!

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The Product Coalition

MAY 31, 2021

Part 2 of Becoming a Product Leader Product Leaders drive impact for the business by taking on complex initiatives and defining strategy across multiple teams. This is Part 2 of the “ Becoming a Product Leader ” series. But initiatives and projects led by Product Leaders tend to need major coordination and alignment.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2022

You know where you’re departing from, where you want to get to, and what resources you have available (like the vehicle, budget, traveling gear, etc.), Product roadmapping frameworks work in a very similar way. There are a few routes you can take to achieve your product goals. Recap: What are Product Roadmaps?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes: a) Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal; b) Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items; c) Ordering Product Backlog items; and, d) Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood. (See

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Mind the Product

JUNE 19, 2018

This meeting is an exercise in strategy, an opportunity to take stock of where your product is, where it fits within the wider market, and where it should go. It also stretches product managers to consider their impact on the wider business, by asking them to review their products margins and revenue generating impact.

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Userpilot

MARCH 13, 2024

Every seasoned product marketer knows that adding new features to your product is key to product management success. You can do this by asking key questions related to product gaps , competitor features, and more. Do the proposed features align with the product’s value proposition ?

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