The Product Guy

AUGUST 13, 2020

When I first researched about product management, I asked seasoned product managers how they started and they gave me very different kinds of answers. How to learn by doing it and lead a new team at the same time? How to plan for future growth for oneself, the product team and the products overall?

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 10, 2020

Also known as Product Intuition or Product Instinct or Product Taste, it is the idea that you can use your own judgment to (1) accurately predict what your customers need, want and value, and (2) design and ship the right solution for them. I hope this post allows people and teams to safely talk about Product Judgment. Who has it?

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

Manage the Product, not the Team. Focus on your job as the product manager or product owner, and manage the product, not the team. But let the ScrumMaster or coach tackle people, process, and organisational issues; let the development team figure out what needs to be done to implement the user stories and other product backlog items.

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

In a fastmoving digital economy, many organizations leverage outsourced software product development to accelerate innovation, control costs, and tap into global expertise. Rather than building and maintaining a large inhouse team, businesses partner with specialized vendors to handle design, development, testing, and deployment.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 14, 2017

The developers sitting nearby just watched the show for the first time, but after a while they stood up to join the party one by one. Soon the whole team was standing behind the designer’s screen shouting new ideas and tips about the layout, the colors, the icons, the fonts and everything else. What to expect from a design team?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. Continue the discovery and strategy work while the product is being developed. But like any tool, Scrum has its benefits and limitations.

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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

JANUARY 22, 2024

These might be end-user-facing or internal ones like a software platform, for instance; they might directly generate revenue or support commercial offerings. To get started, create your own Portfolio Vision Board by downloading and adapting the Product Vision Board or by recreating it in your favourite tool.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

No product tool or template can save you if you’re not killing it in these three areas. neither the product nor roadmap are ever static. That’s why we’ve listed 12 tools that the best product managers use to do their jobs better? and not the best product management tools. other than the objectives ?—?neither

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DevelopmentCorporate

JUNE 2, 2025

How Companies Are Funding User Research in 2025: Insights from the User Interviews Research Budget Report User Interviews 2025 Research Budget Report is a crucial resource for understanding how modern organizations are approaching the financial side of user research. Only 17% experienced reductions.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Which product feedback software should you choose for your SaaS? The choice is tough because there’s no single tool that covers all use cases. What’s worse, you will find multiple tools in each category, making it incredibly difficult to pick the tool that satisfies your needs and offers the best value for money.

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Userpilot

APRIL 24, 2025

Want to advance your career in product management or find top talent for your team? Stripe: Product Manager, Local Payment Methods Cost Optimization Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Stripe They’re looking for a senior Product Manager to lead a pillar within our LPM Cost Optimization team.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Most mobile app enthusiasts are well aware of Apple’s native rating prompt that was introduced with iOS 10.3 The user experience of rating and reviewing apps improved with these changes, but we wanted to understand the overall impact in terms of the number of ratings collected, the average rating, and the number of reviews.

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Userpilot

MAY 30, 2025

Tracking mobile app performance metrics can feel daunting. One look at your mobile app analytics dashboard, and you just want to shut your eyes and scream in frustration. You aim to extract meaningful insights to improve app performance and user engagement. Then, select 3-5 mobile app performance metrics tied directly to it.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 30, 2019

Some organizations lean toward execution, with a focus on product artifacts like PRDs, user stories, and roadmaps. While still others may focus on data analysis, customer research, project management, or even engineering. A company that does it right will have lots of experimentation built into the development process.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 3, 2023

A compelling product vision is a guiding light, providing direction and purpose to the development process. Meanwhile, a robust product strategy lays the roadmap to achieve that vision. It acts as a unifying force, ensuring that all team members share a common understanding of the product’s purpose and direction.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Scaling a support team is challenging enough as it is. Maybe you’ve just extended support hours and it’s becoming harder to plan shifts for different time zones; maybe you’re spending hours figuring out schedules for the week ahead; maybe the inflow prediction was a bit off and now your team is under or overstaffed.

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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2025

Want to advance your career in mobile product management or find top talent for your team? Their customers rely on their offline-first mobile app to guide them through complex fieldwork. If you have a passion for mobile technology, field service solutions, and integration-driven product development, they want to hear from you!

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. For instance, you might show the individuals how they can make effective strategic product decisions, create an actionable product roadmap, and effectively use the right KPIs.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I once worked with a telco company that was developing a brand-new commercial product. Product management and development were located at separate sites in different countries. The technical complexities were greater than anticipated and the development progress was slower than forecasted. To Collocate or Not.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I once worked with a telco company that was developing a brand-new commercial product. Product management and development were located at separate sites in different countries. The technical complexities were greater than anticipated and the development progress was slower than forecasted. To Collocate or Not.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. I believe the actions of a product leader all too often are the root cause of a “bad” roadmap. I would define a good roadmap as one that the team understands and feels ownership over.

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Alchemer Mobile

DECEMBER 7, 2022

“Should we buy this software or should we build it?” Juggling your company’s immediate needs with long-term goals is always tricky, but when it comes to purchasing a tool to make your team’s lives easier, managers tasked with the decision to build or buy often struggle in what seems to be a comparison of apples to oranges.

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Alchemer Mobile

DECEMBER 7, 2022

“Should we buy this software or should we build it?” Juggling your company’s immediate needs with long-term goals is always tricky, but when it comes to purchasing a tool to make your team’s lives easier, managers tasked with the decision to build or buy often struggle in what seems to be a comparison of apples to oranges.

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UX Planet

MARCH 29, 2025

There may be times when you question yourself, or someone on your team wonders, Why are we doing it this way? However, having a good approach provides you with confidence and solutions. Foundational Principles People-focused Approach : Develop your strategy by prioritizing the individuals who will use your product.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

It’s also essential to creating a team where great people want to work. In a perfect product development world, communications are seamless, specifications are clear, and product and engineering teams work together without friction. These are team goals that get shared across the company. Share Leadership and Credit.

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Userpilot

MAY 27, 2025

Want to advance your career in product management or find top talent for your team? Mozilla: Director of Product, Firefox Growth Firefox is used by hundreds of millions worldwide, and the Director of Product for Growth plays a critical role in the product management team. Who would be a bad fit for this job?

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

Take a productivity tools suite like Microsoft Office or Google Workspace. If I was in charge of such a portfolio, I would use an overall strategy for the entire suite and separate product strategies for the individual tools like Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides. Why will people want to use it or pay for it?

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UserVoice

JULY 28, 2017

Here’s 3 steps you can take to start tackling your to-do list: Step 1: Get Organized With the Right Tool(s). But if you’re looking to mix up your day-to-day task tools, here are some suggestions. Task Management Tools for Product Managers. What it does well: It’s an extremely basic, simple solution.

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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. User research is a vital part of the design process. And that’s where Arin Bhowmick comes in.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

1] Figure 1: An Empowerment Model for Product People and Teams Level one represents the authority to decide how features are detailed and guide their implementation. Level three, finally, allows product people and teams to develop the product strategy including the value proposition and business goals.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

My team is too small. Speaking up might spur a conversation around how to adjust your role to better fit your needs, or better yet, to bring in another team member to share your workload. Limited team bandwidth. The three most common challenges include: I have too many responsibilities. I don’t have enough time in my day.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In the past five years, we’ve seen neural network technology really take off into its own. Building ML products requires balance – it’s pointless to start with the problem if the solution is unattainable, but you shouldn’t start with the tech if it can’t meet real customer needs. AI has been quite overhyped in the past.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 27, 2020

For many mobile product managers, their biggest goal is to create a realistic product roadmap and hit key milestones on time. Learning how to pivot quickly and adjust roadmaps is one of the most important skills a mobile PM can have. do not interface with developers in a technical way). Don’t make decisions in a silo.

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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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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

As usual, the Mind the Product team hosted a phenomenal event. Teresa Torres presented ‘Critical Thinking for Product Teams’ at Mind the Product London on September 8, 2017. I’ve been developing a visual critical thinking tool that I want to share with you today. I looked to the rest of the team for help.

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