Userpilot

MARCH 13, 2024

You need a robust ideation process to bring the right ideas to life and add more value for your users. TL;DR Feature ideation is a process through which product teams brainstorm ideas for new features to introduce to their product. You then build prototypes of the features to gain an understanding of user experience and preferences.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash There is a misconception that building a roadmap will define a product’s future. But a roadmap doesn’t create a clear view of the future. Your vision of the future should bring clarity to your roadmap. Sales is trying to help the customer see the value in your company.

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Userpilot

MAY 29, 2024

The product design process extends beyond the product designer's role, often requiring cross-functional collaboration among product designers , visual designers, UX designers, researchers, industrial design specialists, marketers, and engineers. Conduct user research to understand your target audience.

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Alchemer Mobile

JULY 13, 2021

Product experience refers to the customer journey that takes place within the product itself, from a person’s first login to their last time using the application. It is a broader, more end-to-end view of user experience, which refers to specific interactions a person has within a product. 6 ways to improve your product experience.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Guest post by Angus McDonald, Senior Product Manager at Terem Technologies, and Kayla Li, Delivery Manager at Terem Technologies Word from Scott: Over the years we’ve helped many different teams uplift in different ways. Read on for the Product Development Health Check Playbook written by Angus McDonald and Kayla Li.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

If you do things that are purposeful, you’ll eventually be successful.” — Howard Schultz Several years ago, I found myself in a heated discussion about product roadmaps with a client. This exchange unfolded over weak, black coffee in your typical, bland white-walled corporate conference room. Why not, indeed? That’s simply a byproduct.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

Twenty five mini-research ideas for finding something meaningful to work on. In the perfect world, product managers have all the time, resources, and skills to do impeccable, in-depth market and user research. So let’s talk about mini-research. So let’s talk about mini-research.

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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. Otherwise, you might ask the wrong people for feedback on the increments and hence draw the wrong conclusions. But don’t stop there.

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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 two increases empowerment by adding the authority to determine the features and user experience the product should offer.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 19, 2017

The only part of it that ever made me cringe was when a question about the product roadmap caught me flat-footed: “Why is this on the roadmap?”. “Oh, It’s been on the roadmap for a while, but I’m not sure we’ll actually get to it…”. “Oh, Managing the “Shadow Product Team”. Oh, the CEO really wants to do this.

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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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The Product Coalition

JULY 5, 2023

It forced me to question a belief, as a product leader, I treated as an absolute — that products always require roadmaps. Do you think every company and product needs a roadmap?” This was not a question as much as a test of my ability to think critically. “Of Roadmaps are not always needed. he asked. Of course.”,

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the value a product creates is ultimately determined by its users: No product will be successful in the long run if it does not solve a specific user problem, create a tangible benefit, or help the users achieve a specific goal. Myth #3: The product owner is responsible for the team performance.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

While common sense suggests that managing a product without the right measurements is not a sensible approach, I’ve seen product teams who did not use any KPIs. Consequently, these teams relied on: Anecdotal feedback : “Customers love our product, they told me so.” 2 Wrong Product KPIs.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” The product owner is accountable for “developing and explicitly communicating the product goal.” The entire Scrum team is “focused on one … product goal” at a time.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

When that’s the case, a product is usually progressed based on the features requested by the users and stakeholders. This can result in a Frankenstein product, a product that has a horrible value proposition and offers an awful user experience instead of creating real value for the users and the business.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

You’ve got a clear vision for the future, and it looks bright! Part one of this article taught you how to align a roadmap with aspirational business goals. The initial steps of this framework took collaboration between business leadership and the product team to set a direction for development decisions.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? TL;DR UX strategy provides guidance to the UX design team on how to create and improve experiences that satisfy user needs. TL;DR UX strategy provides guidance to the UX design team on how to create and improve experiences that satisfy user needs. What is a UX strategy?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

UX mistakes will disrupt the user experience and undervalue your product. Book a demo and see how Userpilot can help you deploy in-app messages, self-serve support, and other strategies to improve user satisfaction. Not performing user research on your target audience User research forms the foundation for building effective products.

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Userpilot

MAY 30, 2024

PMs prioritize product development and functionality, while PMMs focus on market adoption and product desirability. Project management software, visual collaboration tools, roadmap software, shared Slack channels, and customer feedback and analytics tools can facilitate collaboration between PMs and PMMs.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

SaaS companies often struggle to identify user problems worth solving, differentiate their products, and get the pricing right. Entering immature markets and devising a relatable product vision are also serious challenges. To avoid product failure, don’t launch without achieving product-market fit first.

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Usersnap

JANUARY 8, 2024

The engineering team from Lockheed Martin used imperial units (pounds-force), while NASA’s team used metric units (newtons). As we explore the subsequent sections, we will uncover how this iterative approach to product development has revolutionized the way products are conceived, developed, and refined. Planning 2.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. Discuss development progress and user feedback on the latest product increments.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

How should product managers handle customer requests to improve customer satisfaction and drive value for users and the business? Customer requests are queries about your product. Some of them are solved quickly by customer support while others involve the development of new functionality. Book the demo !

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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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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2024

In many ways, he has shaped how successful products are built and how teams can be organized to work toward excellence. In this role, he drove the development of products that took eBay’s global e-commerce platform to new levels of success. Marty Cagan is a popular name in the product management world. Who is Marty Cagan?

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Ronke PM

MARCH 26, 2024

These leaders understand that bringing effective products, solutions, and services to market requires consensus building and engaging cross-functional teams in the journey. After all, the partner teams build products, not the product manager alone. We just execute differently, and sometimes we have a bad day or week.

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Product Bookshelf

APRIL 15, 2024

Martin Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumels Product strategy is a set of choices informed by product vision and company objectives. Strategy development requires imagination and creativity ; a good strategy is not the result of detailed analysis. ” is rivaled only by “What is a roadmap?”

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Creating Product Outcomes: What I’ve Learned From The Soccer Pitch “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” — Steve Jobs Soccer is more than just a game for me. Much like product teams, soccer teams require teamwork, an adaptable strategy, and a shared goal — to win.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 3, 2021

Roadmaps don’t need to be complex, nor should you need a PhD to create one. Here’s a simple version to win over your team and stakeholders. Photo by Matt Duncan on Unsplash Ahh the dreaded word roadmap… The mere mention of a roadmap can divide the room, and send Product Managers into a world of panic.

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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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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. How do you set a product vision? How do you create a roadmap? It helps you find product-market fit and gives your team direction. How do you set a product vision?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

Think of digital transformation strategies as your roadmap to success in the digital age. They involve integrating digital technologies and processes into every aspect of your business, from operations to customer interactions. Failure to meet these expectations can lead to customer churn and missed opportunities.

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Userpilot

APRIL 6, 2023

Developing and releasing sophisticated products with all the bells and whistles imaginable might seem like a great idea. Overengineered products are difficult to use, filled with bugs, and instead of improving your users’ lives, they make them unnecessarily complicated. Poor prioritization and external pressure are also common causes.

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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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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

Not enough people spend enough time on defining vision and purpose Most value propositions are weak Companies don’t adapt their team typology to make a product Very few products are indeed prioritized by value User Reasearch and UX are ofter used in the wrong way 1. Try and fill a product vision board.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2022

These days I look forward to starting research and discovery with nothing but a hypothesis. Throughout my experience, I’ve used many frameworks and tools to support the research and discovery process. Start with your company and product mission and vision. Understand your customer outside of why they use your product.

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