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I’ve abandoned “MVP”

Mironov Consulting

After years of struggle, I’m advising all of my clients and product leader coachees to stop using the term “MVP”. To delete the letters MVP from roadmaps and product charters. Filed under “whiny excuses from product management for missing delivery dates.” So IMHO, calling something an MVP invites chaos.

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What Skills Does a Product Manager Need?

BrainStation Product Management

Product Managers have the enviable job of taking a product from its roots as an idea and steering its lifecycle through launch and beyond. Often referred to as “mini-CEOs” of a product, these specialists must possess a wide variety of skills and competencies to propel a product to success.

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What Skills Does a Product Manager Need?

BrainStation Product Management

Product Managers have the enviable job of taking a product from its roots as an idea and steering its lifecycle through launch and beyond. Often referred to as “mini-CEOs” of a product, these specialists must possess a wide variety of skills and competencies to propel a product to success.

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13 Best Product Management Books to Read in 2021 – Product Manager Must-Reads

Userpilot

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. out of 5 stars. 54 global ratings. Where to buy?

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“Build What Matters” Framework for Startups

The Product Coalition

The goals can be expanded across marketing, sales, development, product management, a quality that should collectively represent the vision and outcomes expected from the product. I have been doing consulting and advising work with startups, so let me know if you have any questions about this article. What is S.M.A.R.T?

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How to Write App Development Request For Proposals (RFP) Correctly

The Product Coalition

And, you know, sometimes such a request is better than a 75-pages technical requirement. Hey, my name is Kristina Spiridonova, I’m an account manager at Purrweb. Of course, only after you share business goals, limitations, and pain points that the product is expected to cover. There were no other details.

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Product Discovery at Scale

The Product Coalition

Marty Cagan Product discovery enables teams to learn about their users and customers, validate assumptions, and learn what is the right thing to build at the time. These methods are often referred to as design artefacts and they include activities such as problem definition, prototyping, customer interviews, exploration and many more.