The Accidental Product Manager

MARCH 21, 2022

At the end of a long day, many people like to go home and spend the evening losing themselves in playing video games on their home entertainment systems. Games for these systems have grown into a big business. How can game product managers be successful doing this? However, that is now starting to change.

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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 realized that I wanted to expand my focus into product management.”. UPMC Enterprises Provides Deep Insight Into Product Management.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The same is true in software. We are all in a battle, multiple battles in fact, with a lot at stake: whether it’s the fate of the company we work for or for the product that we build. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 9, 2018

I love building enterprise systems, because you get to work with your customers/users every day and literally see their lives change as you release new features. In my case, at Zalando , these are systems for fashion buying, supply chain management, inventory management and procure-to-pay processes (e.g.

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UserVoice

APRIL 4, 2017

It’s no secret that product managers wear a lot of hats. Matching these solutions to the assorted challenges product managers face can be a little tricky, so we’ve done some digging to compile a handy list of product management tools. Data Analysis Tools for Product Management.

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The Accidental Product Manager

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The product managers at Amazon have a bit of a problem on their hands right now. Google and Apple both have competing products. This means that the Amazon product managers have to do something to make their product unique. Do customers want to trust Alexa with their health data? Image Credit: Jeff Eaton.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 14, 2023

They range from gargantuan MRI machines to cotton swabs to the patient portal software for scheduling appointments. Regardless of their scale and scope, they’re all products with production schedules, marketing plans, sales teams, logistics specialists, and—in most cases—product managers.

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Userpilot

MARCH 9, 2023

That’s exactly what we explore in our review. We also have a look at a couple of alternative tools that might give product managers more bang for their buck. TL;DR Pendo Free is the free plan offered by a well-known product adoption platform. The plan gives users access to product analytics. No integrations.

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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. Sam created a diagram to help demonstrate the benefits of organizing teams by value stream as opposed to code base.

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Mironov Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

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. " Code creators own quality.*  It’s turtles all the way down.  So

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? We’ve put together a list for you with a few staples from every product manager’s bookshelf and some new releases too. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2022

Do you find being a product manager particularly challenging? Take a look at these nine indicators to determine if product management is the right career for you, or not. digital product management positions have never been more pervasive or idolized than they are right now. Let’s be real for a second?—?digital

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

For forward-thinking online retailers, this means hiring an eCommerce product manager. What Is An eCommerce Product Manager’s Product? Although the job description can vary from company to company and across industries, product managers all share at least a couple of common responsibilities.

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Usersnap

APRIL 29, 2023

Product managers have a lot of ground to cover. From staying on top of market trends, user needs, customer feedback , and industry insights to managing their resources, and planning what’s ahead for their product. You’ll be able to understand how chatGPT can be a great tool for product management.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 15, 2022

What is the best software localization tool available at the moment? There is no simple answer to this question, as it all depends on your product and your goals. The article explores what product managers need to consider when choosing the localization tool for their SaaS product. What is software localization?

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Usersnap

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In order to understand customer needs, get more customer feedback , and use it actionably, the rise and importance of SaaS product management within digital companies are “mooning” ??. SaaS product management is undoubtedly the engine that helps digital enterprises grow. What is SaaS Product Management?

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Strategies for switching into a product management role when you don’t fit the cookie cutter qualifications. Getting into product when you’ve already started your career Product management requires, above anything else, good judgment. It shouldn’t be a prerequisite for product management jobs either.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

Do you follow any product manager blogs? Would you like to discover new ones that will give you valuable insights into product management ? In our article, we introduce 20 of our favorite product manager blogs that every product pro should follow, regardless of their experience.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There are so many changes happening in product management as I write this, and the evolution only seems to be accelerating. With your support, we dove into the most result-driven strategies, popular frameworks, and groundbreaking leaders who changed the product management landscape. I’m excited to watch it all unfold.

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The Accidental Product Manager

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As product managers one of the challenges that we face every day is finding ways that our company can run quicker, faster, and get more done. We need to always be taking a look at how we are delivering our products to our customers and find ways to make our internal operations run smoother. Things are not stopping here.

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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. Instead celebrate when a product manager steps in and helps with a user research study or a designer codes a prototype to accelerate development.

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Userpilot

JUNE 26, 2023

How to create customer feedback systems to gain insights into user needs ? TL;DR Customer feedback systems are frameworks for collecting, organizing, and analyzing customer feedback for actionable insights. It also allows them to make informed product development decisions, and improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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The Product Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2018

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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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2019

Guest Post by: Eric Wang (Mentee, Session 8, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Chris Butler]. The notion of a strategy in product management seems like something that only high-level stakeholders at the executive level should care about. Make a list of the scope and the challenges to your product. Second Attempt.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Data science has traditionally been an analysis-only endeavor: using historical statistics, user interaction trends, or AI machine learning to predict the impact of deterministically coded software changes. So here are a few tips for product managers who may be pulling data science – and data scientists – into our product processes.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 6, 2023

What does it have to do with product management or product design? TL;DR Product dogfooding is a testing practice. It involves teams using their own product internally to identify issues and opportunities for improvement. Facebook refined its Android app by forcing employees to switch to this operating system.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As a product leader, you are the product manager for a leadership team, and the tricks you learned in product teams remain valuable, they just need a little tweak. Here, to help you, are five product management tricks and tools for every product leader. You’ve generated interest in your software.

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Pranav Khare

JANUARY 7, 2024

On one side, the engineers — the wizards of code, masters of the digital realm. On the other, the product managers (PMs) — the strategists, the visionaries. With no further explanation, the team built a chatbot, only to find Alice had expected a personalized content recommendation system. Tip: Clear communication is key.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

What product management best practices can help you build valuable and delightful products for your customers? Whether you’re an aspiring product manager or an already established product professional, our list will help you reflect on your processes and hopefully improve them. Check out our list!

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Gainsight

MAY 31, 2023

When evaluating customer success software, review platforms such as G2 and TrustRadius can be invaluable resources. G2 Grid Reports are based on thousands of verified reviews and data from actual users, so you can compare multiple vendors based on real feedback. Review CS on G2, Review PX on G2, Review Digital Hub on G2.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In this in-depth review, we’ll explore the features, benefits, and limitations of Mixpanel Analytics and why you might need to find a better alternative for you. TL;DR Mixpanel is a product analytics tool that helps companies measure and optimize user engagement. Why do product managers need Mixpanel Analytics?

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 5, 2023

Organizations that have more recently recognized the importance of product management to the success of their business are those that are transitioning from being “sales-led” or “customer-led” to “product-led.”. Trends for product management leaders. Trends (still) impacting the newly converted. Agile vs. agile.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 4, 2022

So, if you’re a product manager looking to significantly improve your UX efforts and provide actionable insights to your UX team, read on! User experience (UX) involves all aspects of user interactions with your product. User experience (UX) involves all aspects of user interactions with your product.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 23, 2022

No matter how you define product management, customers should always be at the center of things. Product managers try to solve customer problems, address customer pain points, add value for customers, etc. But it’s pretty hard to do anything without understanding how to incorporate empathy into product management.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2022

At the beginning of any software development project, managers think of which methodology is between waterfall and agile. It’s essential to follow clearly defined processes or software development life cycle (SDLC) to ensure software development quality. Waterfall and agile: A smart method or bad solution?

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

An essential role of CPOs and other product leaders that’s never listed in the job description is giving organizational 'air cover' to product managers to postpone almost all new requests — so that their teams can finish work already underway.    Probably only 10 lines of code.

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