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Storyboarding for Influence: How Product Managers Can Drive Alignment Without Authority

Productside

Its a technique borrowed from the world of film and designbut it might just be the most underrated tool in a product managers toolbox. When done well, storyboarding helps PMs communicate clearly, align teams faster, and influence decisionswithout needing formal authority. What: What does the feature or product actually do?

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Five principles for successfully managing managers

Lenny Rachitsky

Most of us have had the experience of hearing a friend or colleague vent about their manager’s lack of support, micromanagement, missing product sense, unfair feedback, or some other reltionship problem that is as common as the day is long. It happened with PMs, engineers, designers, and marketers at all levels of seniority and tenure.

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How to Build and Improve Your Product Analytics Strategy

Userpilot

A product analytics strategy is essential for any business looking to make informed decisions about product development and user experience. Plus, there are many reasons why you need a product analytics strategy: Aligns product development with user needs and business goals. Lack of team resources.

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The Risks of Data Fragmentation + How to Fix Fragmented Data

Userpilot

It compounds quietly across every team, workflow, and decision. When data collection is messy, product managers lose visibility, teams waste hours chasing answers, and user experience suffers. This is where tools like Userpilot come in, providing product teams with comprehensive analytics that bridge these dangerous data gaps.

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The Top Mobile App Engagement Metrics Every Product Team Should Monitor

Userpilot

Product market fit: If user retention is strong and the DAU/MAU ratio is high, it means users frequently engage with your mobile app because it effectively meets their needs. Whatever these metrics tell you, the good or the bad, that’s only half the story. What can tracking app engagement metrics tell us?

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Wheels Falling Off Your Product? The Growth Stage of the Product Lifecycle (Part 3)

BrainMates

Wheels Falling Off Your Product? The Growth Stage of the Product Lifecycle (Part 3) By Jana Paulech At a Glance The growth stage of the product lifecycle begins after achieving product-market fit, requiring sustained exponential growth and a strong, evolving value proposition and positioning to capture and expand the target market.

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How Companies Are Funding User Research in 2025: Insights from the User Interviews Research Budget Report

DevelopmentCorporate

Younger or smaller companies particularly those without formal research teams often fall in the lowest budget category, investing only enough to conduct limited testing or outsource one-off studies. On the other hand, companies with dedicated research teams or integrated research operations are more likely to invest six figures or more.