The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A development team does a good job if the following three conditions are fulfilled: First, the group reliably meets the agreed sprint goals and delivers product increments that offer a great user experience and exhibit the desired software quality. Third, the team observes sustainable pace. But this would be wrong.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

To select the right KPIs, I recommend taking the following three steps: First, use the user and business goals in the product strategy to select an initial set of indicators. Then take into account the product goals on the product roadmap to discover additional KPIs. Then consider how you can tell if they have been met.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

And so, in 2014, he founded Productboard , a product management system that incorporates customer feedback and insights to help product teams build better products. There’s so much knowledge in notes from customer success, quarterly business reviews, and conversations. I already mentioned the product vision.

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Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Book Review – Radical Product Thinking – Radhika Dutt. Radical Product Thinking , the new book by Radhika Dutt, is published 28 September and we are delighted and honored she will by joining us for BoS Conference Online Fall 27-29 September to share some of the key messages that the book shares.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We had a product lifecycle, although… it wasn’t documented in a playbook. I thought we were in good shape, given that this was the next release of an existing software product. The strategy was complete, the build was in process, and we were ready to activate. Product Strategy. That said, in my mind?—?we

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TechEmpower - Product Management

MARCH 4, 2024

At TechEmpower , we’ve used LLMs as part of marketing strategies where you can find and classify companies, personalize outreach campaigns and have personalized drip campaigns. It plays a crucial role in product development too, where generative AI speeds up design processes, streamlines testing, and tailors user experiences effectively.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If you say yes to every request, you are in danger of creating a Frankenstein product—a product that is a collection of unrelated features, offers a weak value proposition, and gives rise to a poor user experience. Decline stakeholder requests if they aren’t aligned with the product strategy. 7 The Roadmap is Speculative.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

  They are coming off customer calls, strategy sessions, renewal discussions, marketing automation planning sessions, compliance reviews, and industry analyst briefings that highlight improvements that must be made.  ”)  Building software is a complex intellectual team exercise, not simply reading specs or typing. 

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ProductPlan

JUNE 19, 2020

At these points in the product’s lifecycle, Raffali encourages product teams to consider “if there has been a path that has been charted before for other innovations” that can be replicated or informative for your own journey. What does a Good Strategy Look Like? Companies don’t start with a product strategy.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2019

Here's a breakdown of how to consider a career in product management versus software engineering As a new grad, I was lucky enough to choose between product management and software engineering amongst other options. As an engineer, you’re responsible for building and shipping software. What do you do everyday?

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Modus Create

JUNE 1, 2020

(PRWEB) JUNE 01, 2020 – Modus Create, a disruptive consulting, product strategy and Agile development firm, today announced the release of Modus Security, a packaged product that helps organizations identify and address threats to their intellectual property and private information.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 14, 2019

Here's a breakdown of how to consider a career in product management versus software engineering As a new grad, I was lucky enough to choose between product management and software engineering. You are ultimately accountable for the product's success or failure. What do you do everyday? What will I learn?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 6, 2019

If you’re a mobile app product manager there’s a whole additional layer of complexity to add to that cake. Your software needs to be updated frequently and to the satisfaction levels of the app store gatekeepers. We’ve taken all these findings onboard and put together this comprehensive product strategy checklist for you to follow.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Vikas started his career as software developer with Siemens.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 27, 2020

You might wonder why this is worth noting, it’s because many APIs, especially those offered by enterprises and enterprise software providers are bizarrely not this straight forward. I could see how to resolve this by writing actual code. Sample code is provided in multiple languages/technologies: json, curl, java.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Build a product that users love by delivering value and a good product experience. To be actionable, a product strategy should focus on specific user behaviors that create customer value. An effective product roadmap should be a prototype of the product strategy , outlining the journey to the envisioned destination.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 13, 2021

When we talk about product strategy, we often go back to the double diamond approach: identify the problem that you need to solve, then work on creating & optimising a solution for it. There’s a similar approach to Product careers — first, we need to get the job, then we need to excel in it. [.] Quote of the Episode.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 14, 2018

If the data shows a largely flat performance over the last few months, then the product is likely to be mature. Ideally, you should continuously track the product performance and regularly review the product strategy—at least once per quarter as a rule of thumb. Finally, consider the product’s health.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

So we got to talking about a software product we had collaborated on in the past. It was a successful product but not a smashing success. Since it was long past, we could talk more objectively about what might have improved the product. Let’s look first at Expensify, a business software company.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 7, 2021

Fireart Studio Fireart Studio is a boutique design and software development company with a headquarter in Warsaw, Poland. Fireart Studio provides a full spectrum of product development services, from MVP development to web and mobile app development. Also, the company has received many positive customer reviews on Clutch and GoodFirms.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The product development process is part art, part science, and all important to the success of your SaaS. In this article, we've got a comprehensive review of the entire product development process. While product development describes the process of creating the product itself (i.e.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

As it’s notoriously difficult to correctly forecast how much time a bigger piece of discovery work will require, I recommend timeboxing the product discovery work. Additionally, I recommend running weekly review sessions to understand the progress of the discovery work and adapt it if necessary. Are there any new market entrants?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2021

At its most basic level, a customer-led product strategy means that your customers are the top priority at all times. For example, if you discover that most customers want to receive their purchases in the fastest possible time, you could use retail inventory management software to speed things up. Sounds pretty obvious, right?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2021

Businesses and individuals are increasingly making SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) applications their choice software platform for their business needs. Are you an enterprise business leader or a start-up leader planning to offer your software product as a SaaS platform? Scalability: SaaS products utilize cloud platforms.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 19, 2020

AI Product Management: Why Software Product Managers Need to Understand AI and Machine Learning. Successful AI product management is about uncovering the right data and then figuring out how to use that data to design an innovative product that delights customers and keeps them coming back for more. Image Source.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

Believe it or not, there used to be a thing called on-premise software that you have to install and upgrade yourself. In this ultimate guide to SaaS product management, we'll walk you through the benefits of SaaS over on-premise software and how you can build a successful product as a SaaS PM. Nightmare, right?

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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.”. He graduated from CMU’s MS in Product Management program in 2019.

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The Basics of Product Management

JULY 21, 2020

We will review each smart glass available today, including the newest entrant, Jio Glass. However, it is important to note that the market for these products is still unproven. The right product strategy is necessary to make the smart glass product a success. appeared first on The Basics of Product Management.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 20, 2016

You can download the template for free from romanpichler.com/tools, and you can find more information on how to use it in my post The GO Product Roadmap. I like to use my Product Vision Board to develop a valid product strategy. This would turn your product roadmap into a feature soup, a random collection of features.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2021

At its most basic level, a customer-led product strategy means that your customers are the top priority at all times. For example, if you discover that most customers want to receive their purchases in the fastest possible time, you could use retail inventory management software to speed things up. Sounds pretty obvious, right?

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 20, 2023

We could honestly just dub it the “ PM Imposter Syndrome” : the condition of feeling anxious or internally unsuccessful due to any lack of “building the product” within a product team, even if the team itself is successful. Engineers code. So why do we feel this way? Designers design.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 25, 2020

Between interfacing with multiple teams, coordinating release schedules, prioritizing customer happiness, driving the mobile product roadmap, messaging product announcements internally and externally, and myriad other activities, the list of “to-do’s” for mobile product managers may seem endless, and the job is ever-changing.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash The content of a case study depends on the problem you want to solve: Product Design- design a fridge for the blind, build a marketplace for collectibles Product Strategy- you’re a PM at Meta & they want to explore the travel space, is it a good idea? if so, what would you build?

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Our roadmap for the coming year is focused on continuing to deliver great content and education while expanding the capabilities of our roadmapping software, so it’s even more valuable to you. You’ll see even more activity around prioritization frameworks, growth product management, and customer-centricity. Setting a Course for 2020.

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Split

MARCH 31, 2023

Testing in production is a software testing method that involves running tests in a live, real-world environment. Another challenge associated with testing in production is the potential for data loss or corruption, both of which can have serious consequences for an organization.

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Userpilot

JUNE 30, 2023

VoC surveys help you make better product decisions, remove friction , build customer trust , and minimize future negative feedback. With Userpilot , you can create surveys code free from scratch or benefit from our templates, trigger automated answers, or follow-up questions to user responses.

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