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When a collaboration is not a collaboration

UX Planet

For example, the more technical the product, the larger the designers technology gap that must be filled by an engineer. That said, product designers should still have a moderate level of knowledge about the technical aspects of the product and the industry as awhole.) Try explaining that at theoffice!

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Top Product Manager Roles at Data-Driven Companies (+Candidate Spotlight)

Userpilot

PM with a technical background and a strong product sense. Technical fluency to understand, communicate, and drive impact in highly technical and fast-moving problem spaces. PMs with no technical background. Those without a technical background. Who would be the best fit for this job? Android-first PMs.

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How to Become an Influential Leader

Sequent Learning

For Product Managers and Emerging Leaders By Steven Haines Most people who aspire to greater levels of responsibility are often advised to learn to influence others. Technical or domain credibility. This foundation is strengthened through building credibility across business, technical, and personal dimensions.

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Tips for achieving AI-led digital transformation: What eight industry leaders want you to know

Modus Create

It requires a strategic vision, a robust execution plan, and most importantly, alignment with broader business objectives. Sarah advises companies to ensure that AI is fully embedded into their digital products from the concept phase. It requires a clear strategic vision, ethical considerations, and a customer-centered approach.

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Three Superpowers of a Product Manager

Mind the Product

This should not be confused with technical documentation. At Zalora, we choose a very simple structure for this document: The Vision – The vision lays out the target audience, what they need, and how you plan to deliver a unique offering. Internal stakeholders need to know how the products you build work.

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Applying Proto-Strategy to Product Management

The Product Guy

For example, my first iteration focused on the problem statements, targeted customer, technical strategies, pricing strategies, and competitiveness evaluation, which was all excellent content that offered important product context but just not the right place. First Attempt. As expected, I ran into a lot of issues at the start of the process.

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The Worst Nightmare of Any Product Manager

The Product Guy

I had a strong roadmap, clear goals and a vision for the product. A production release was a distant vision. I’m not a technical Product Manager. Guest Post by: Liel Aharon (Mentee, Session 4, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Felix Sargent]. At the end of 2015 I was in the worst nightmare of any Product Manager.