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. If you want to be excellent, if you really want to pursue the craft, and if you want to master product management, how would it look like?

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A strong product strategy is often neglected because of the absence of any strategic thinking in product teams. What can product managers do to make sure they give their product strategy the attention it warrants? But today many, if not most, product teams fail this very first test. Sound familiar?

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Product Warrior

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This is the introduction to my 10-part series to help you execute and continuously improve your product strategy. After explaining to board members we could not acquire the Internet, I quickly learned to execute product strategy fast. We must focus on learning velocity and continuous improvement.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 23, 2023

If so, chances are you were working without the benefit of a concrete product strategy. Product strategy helps with feeling overwhelmed because it Helps your product team see how your product contributes to your company’s goals. Guides your product decisions. Their product strategy is reactive.

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Business of Software Conference

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Kathy Sierra is one of the heroes of Business of Software Conference. One of my proudest professional moments was to be mentioned in the acknowledgements, alongside the inspiring participants at… Business of Software Conference. She’s an extraordinary thinker and speaker. Thank you Kathy and thank you all.

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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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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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bpma ProductHub

MAY 27, 2019

by Davide Cis –In the world of Enterprise Software, our panelists presented strong arguments for what we will call “Software as a Promise (SaaP)”: a framework that product managers should adopt to engage clients and build products that customers will love.

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Prior to joining GitHub, she led engineering and product teams at Amazon and Microsoft.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 16, 2020

What I love about ZORK I is probably also what led me to become a product manager, my very first software job. . The Impact of NRR on Valuation for Public SaaS Companies, Software Equity Group; July 2020 [link]. Then we saw the first era of SaaS where software was easier to change, and the power shifted to the economic buyer.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 3, 2023

But you should take an interest in software technology, and you should have a basic understanding of how your product is currently built. To make this more concrete, let me give you a specific recommendation: Spend 30 minutes per week on discovering new software trends and learning more about those that might affect your product.

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Izenda

JUNE 28, 2020

In software development, a product manager is inherently the CEO of the product: the person who is responsible for strategizing and defining the product roadmap. The product manager is like the missing middle piece required to hold the supporting pieces together. Role of a Software Product Manager.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Let’s make this more concrete by looking at a popular product discovery tool, Teresa Torres’ Opportunity Solution Tree (OTS). [2] 2] Before I proceed, let me point out that I am neither a product discovery expert in the sense discussed below nor do I fully endorse the specific approaches created by Marty and Teresa.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 21, 2019

This may be particularly amplified for those who find themselves in Product roles at companies that still operate in the more traditional ‘Business Analyst/Software Engineer’ paradigm, where ‘requirements’ are cold-bloodily handed from one business unit to another. You’ve guessed it; the Software Engineers.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 23, 2020

Since releasing both a webinar and book on the impact of feature-less roadmaps on your product strategy recently, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about why we’re so hostile to including features on product roadmaps. Features have long been the basic unit of measurement that product development teams track. Of course not.

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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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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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ProductPlan

MARCH 19, 2020

AI Product Management: Why Software Product Managers Need to Understand AI and Machine Learning. Often software PMs have a background in UX or marketing. But what exactly is an AI product manager? How AI and ML are Changing Software Product Management. AI isn’t just for tech giants, of course.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And in that way, it reminds us of enterprise software. As Gainsight PX CTO Mickey Alon discussed with Carlos Gonzales Villaumbrosia, Founder & CEO of Product School and author of The Product Book , the solution isn’t complicated—it’s product-led growth. Is there any better analogy for software systems today? .

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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.

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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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Mixpanel

JANUARY 28, 2020

Context matters: Using market data to guide product strategy. The top products, across all industries, grow 18x the rate of the average product. Software as a lifestyle : “SaaS” used to be an industry, and with every passing year, software is becoming the way of the world.

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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 will I learn?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 22, 2019

So, are you a software engineer interested in becoming a product manager? Software engineering is one of the most common starting points when transitioning into a product management role. In fact, I transitioned into product halfway through an undergraduate software engineering internship.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 1, 2020

This legacy of outdated product versions lingering on laptops, smartphones, and servers means it’s super important every release works well, has some staying power, and advances the product strategy—even if you keep cranking out updates. So how do product roadmaps help ensure this remains the case?

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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 will I learn?

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

Teams and executives turned to data-driven decision making, and the tools and software followed. -- So what does that mean for the next 10 years? Here are my predictions: Strategy and product management will become more connected and synonymous, especially in SAAS/ other software companies.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 22, 2019

So, are you a software engineer interested in becoming a product manager? Software engineering is one of the most common starting points when transitioning into a product management role. In fact, I transitioned into product halfway through an undergraduate software engineering internship.

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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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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In this article, we examine what you can achieve with the product analytics software from Hubspot. We’ll also examine Hubspot’s integration feature and the different tools that extend Hubspot’s product analytics functions. What is HubSpot’s product analytics software?

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 15, 2024

We had a lively, wide-ranging discussion of Ways to communicate with stakeholders they aren't getting everything they want (since they will never get everything they want). Using the language of money.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

We also look at: The differences between a technical and regular product manager Their responsibilities The qualities and skills that you need to make it as a technical PM How Userpilot can help technical product managers achieve their goals Let’s get right into it! Product vision. Product roadmap.

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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 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. Do take part in the sprint retrospective.

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Business of Software Conference

JUNE 9, 2023

with Dharmesh Shah In this captivating talk, Dharmesh Shah , co-founder of HubSpot, invites you to discover the highs and lows, accompanied by candid stories, of mistakes and the valuable lessons learned building one of the most successful marketing and sales software companies.

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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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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Just as a well-drafted blueprint, an experienced contractor, and a solid foundation provide the ingredients required to build a house, a consistent, well-thought-through product lifecycle enables product strategy through execution. What the heck is a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) anyway? You may need others as well.

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