Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2019

Many of us in the design and technology community pride ourselves on being tool builders, creating products that others can use to get things done. Tools are part of who we are. Tools are part of who we are. We all have a very fundamental relationship with the tools we use. To start, let’s ask: what is a tool?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For example, I’ve seen organisations where the Scrum Masters work with HR and the development teams to recruit new team members. Process and collaboration : Teach agile values, principles, and practises to the product owners, development teams, stakeholders, and management. But it’s not the job of the Scrum Master.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 10, 2020

Do you and your product teams have the characteristics required for success? The Product Team Performance study has been identifying the characteristics of high-performing teams since 2012. It’s a performance study comparing factors of product teams that excel versus those that struggle.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 25, 2019

When trying to solve a problem with software, it can be tempting to build an exciting, complex solution. At our event Building Intercom in Dublin, I argued that when it comes to building software, we should avoid excitement and embrace boring. When it comes to software, boring is best. Choose boring technologies.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Customer satisfaction (CSAT) is a measure of how well a company’s product, service, and overall experience meet customer expectations. According to a Deloitte report , positive customer experiences can lead to a 140% increase in spending compared to negative ones. Integration : The product works well with other tools and systems.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 26, 2021

AI technology in education develops your learning method properly. Artificial intelligence-based education apps are fulfilling an essential role in developing the process of education and preparation methods. Thanks to the latest AI technology, we can do everything at our fingertips.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 8, 2021

According to one Microsoft Global State of Customer Service report , 90% of consumers surveyed said that customer service is an important factor in their choice of, and loyalty to, a brand, while nearly two-thirds (58%) would sever their relationship with a business due to poor customer service.

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Product Talk

JANUARY 31, 2024

Because discovery involves changing the way you work on an individual, team, and even company level, it’s all too easy to make mistakes and missteps. If you’ve already begun to develop continuous discovery habits, maybe one of these stories will remind you of something you’ve experienced somewhere in your journey.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 4, 2025

How AI captures customer needs that human product managers miss Watch on YouTube TLDR In my recent conversation with Carmel Dibner from Applied Marketing Science, we explored how artificial intelligence is transforming Voice of the Customer (VOC) research for product teams. However, these early efforts faced significant limitations.

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Mironov Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

But there are some engineering team configurations that I see as problematic.  So 1] Dedicated Bug Fixing Teams Sometimes there’s a push to create development teams specifically to close out bugs and defects, especially after frequent outages or to address long-term system neglect.  This

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 2, 2018

However, they can also pick up some bad habits along the way. Some bad habits may be from a lack of knowing better but others come from routine and a “this is how we do it”-sort of mentality that too often develops over time in many organizations. 11:03] How did you begin working with bad habits?

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Modern customers expect quick, personal, and effective service. But with so much data to consider, how can you define the help desk metrics that matter for your team? Data alone won’t produce results, but it will help you to contextualize customer behavior and feedback to provide better service faster.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As a support leader, you already know how important it is to take care of your customers – but it’s just as important to take care of your support team. Here’s why human support is so crucial for any customer-centric organization, and how it can have a significant impact on your team, your business, and your customers. Here’s why.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 10, 2020

As a product leader, what qualities do you need to cultivate to be able to ensure your team performs to the best of its abilities? Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about teams – what is a team, team formation and development, cross-functional teams , and leading teams.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 26, 2022

In today’s modern age, support teams simply need to redefine what being “personal” means. But with the development of automation, like bots and contextual help content, we’ve significantly changed our perception of what being personal means. If your team is pondering whether to use “bots versus humans?” What will they choose?

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 15, 2021

With a Master’s degree in human-computer interaction and over two decades of experience in user research and user experience in companies like Oracle, he now leads the design team across all product offerings at IBM. The design team at IBM likes to employ a “make to learn” method. Prototype it til you make it.

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Alchemer Mobile

JULY 11, 2019

There were seven major findings in the resulting Benchmark report, which you can download here. Two findings that are of particular interest to mobile PMs were areas of strength and weakness in product management skills. Develop real personas that reflect your customers. Six Tips to Finding Real Value.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 19, 2022

With the 2022 Customer Service Quality Benchmark Report , we wanted to look deeper than individual metrics. The results are in: businesses are investing more in measuring the impact of their customer service and turning to tools such as self-service and proactive support to drive a good experience.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

When it comes to choosing a customer education platform, there are so many options to pick from. Self-service , intuitive design, and customization used to be key requirements but today most tools have these, so it’s easy to get lost in the ocean of options. What is a customer education platform?

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2021

Half of the calls I get from CEOs include requests for Product Management to boost productivity in Engineering (aka Development aka Makers). This reflects confusion about what product managers do (and how we really add value), and often poor role definition where product managers are also project/program managers or engineering leads.

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

After more than two dozen conversations with product management VPs and SVPs, I’m happy to report the market-facing, customer-value-driven product management I’ve long known is alive and well. Getting product teams to “consistently” operate with this mentality…still a challenge! The Feel-Good Story That Sealed the Deal.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Almost every week, I have a conversation with executives at B2B software companies who don’t see a bright-line distinction between software license revenue and customization/implementation revenue.  Or What do I mean by software product vs software services ?  A billable).  Building

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 30, 2017

I’ve noticed a frequent executive-level misalignment of expectations across a range of software/tech companies, particularly in B2B/Enterprise companies and where Sales/Marketing is geographically far away from Engineering/Product Management. Let’s call it the software development deli counter problem.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

What are its strengths and weaknesses? TL;DR WalkMe is a digital adoption platform designed to facilitate customer and employee onboarding through in-app experiences, like interactive walkthroughs , on-screen guidance, and self-service support resources. The WalkMe Insights platform forms the core of WalkMe analytics.

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Reveal

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In today’s digitalized and technology-oriented world, customers require much more than static data visualization or simple reporting. Continue reading to find out what a modern embedded analytics solution is and how it can replace your legacy system by decreasing operational costs and increasing annual revenue.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The way business was done changed drastically in the 90s, and not just because of the rapidly-improving technology. Corporations started re-structuring so that teams were self-managing, and were given more autonomy and ownership. This is when companies started applying consumer PM principles to software PM.

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Userpilot

JUNE 28, 2024

In this, we’ll explore more benefits of self-serve product analytics and also introduce you to the tools that help you implement this system in your company. TL;DR Self-service analytics is a business intelligence (BI) approach that empowers users to access, analyze, and interpret data without relying on IT or data teams.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

In today’s data-driven SaaS scene, these can affect hundreds of millions of users and cause damage in the billions of dollars, and as compliance frameworks become requirements to do business, businesses are turning to third-party services that can help expedite and facilitate the process. And that’s where people like Adam Markowitz come in.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 19, 2019

According to Crunchbase, in 2018 there were 5,000 startups relying on machine learning for their main and ancillary applications, products, and services. trillion to global GDP, “making it the biggest commercial opportunity in today’s fast changing economy”, according to a recent report by PwC.

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Mind the Product

MAY 17, 2018

When confronted with this question, I used to hesitate, because from company to company there are a million things that can affect the roles; the product, larger organization structure, product development process, cultural differences, regional differences in commonly-used titles, the list goes on. You see the rub?

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

. – Tweet This The product team at Botify knows this all too well. While Chief Product Officer Christophe Frenet initially guided this transition, many members of the team stepped in to facilitate this process. Botify’s technology helps identify technical problems on their websites and implement corrective actions.

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Reveal

JULY 28, 2022

Embedded analytics is everywhere around us – in our cars, in our homes, in our security systems, in the digital advertising that we see while surfing the web, and even in the healthcare services we are being treated with. Embedded analytics is no longer ‘’nice to have’’, but a definite ‘’must-have’’ solution.

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Mironov Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

While sales teams stereotypically rally around contests, talk sports and drink coffee (which is for closers)… development teams may sit silently side-by-side-side most of the day engaging in multiple Slack conversations, taking breaks for air hockey or exchanging giphys , and critiquing each other’s code indents.

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Atlassian

JANUARY 28, 2022

It also shortchanges your team by denying them opportunities for professional growth. That means they’re missing out on the tremendous value and opportunities that delegating would provide to them and to their team members. When you fail to delegate, you’re not only cheating yourself, you’re cheating your team. 5-second summary.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 28, 2018

Is there a difference between developing an enterprise and a consumer product? In both cases your software product is used by humans, but an enterprise is a legal entity, while a consumer is a person. Let’s look at some of the factors you need to consider when planning for enterprise software products rather than consumer products.

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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. Value Proposition.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

I’ve asked friends who do the job at social events and got the same answer, and frequently asked members of my own teams, who struggled to find the time to do it. To compensate, I’ve seen UX researchers & designers pick up the mantle a lot more, and the design teams have really leaned into this space.

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