Johanna Rothman
APRIL 24, 2024
Are you trying to use story points for estimation? If so, you might have encountered these problems: Story points reflect the ideal thinking of the team, not the actual experience of the team. Your managers don't want story points—they want durations and dates. In the absence of sufficient information, everyone makes up fiction (human stories) about what they want to happen.
Mind the Product
APRIL 23, 2024
7 lessons learnt from trialling the Shape Up product development methodology Read more » The post 7 lessons from trialling Basecamp’s ‘Shape Up’ methodology appeared first on Mind the Product.
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Nir Eyal
APRIL 22, 2024
Forget prestige and corner offices, forget gentle parenting—the real power of effective leaders and parents is their behavior. It’s no secret that our behavior influences those around us. It gives us the power to make a difference—to influence the behavior of others and shape environments. The post Referent Power: The Ultimate Form of Influence appeared first on Nir and Far.
airfocus
APRIL 22, 2024
Eva shares her own experience trying to balance between discovery and rapid iteration, with practical insights on leveraging iterative processes to refine product features and data privacy, while avoiding pitfalls in complex products.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
UX Planet
APRIL 21, 2024
Debunk some myths floating around and provide a clear picture of what UX design in 2024 is truly about Continue reading on UX Planet »
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freshtrax
APRIL 25, 2024
The future of transportation is here! On August 10, 2023, California approved an all-day pay-as-you-go self-driving taxi service that has the city of San Francisco buzzing with excitement. This new cab service will be completely driverless! What’s the appeal of this service and the evolution of self-driving technology? Let’s take a closer look at this new technology and its user experience.
The Product Coalition
APRIL 24, 2024
Product management is one of those rare disciplines that entails huge fulfillment, but not without the stress and pressure that comes with… Continue reading on Product Coalition »
TryMyUI
APRIL 24, 2024
What is User Satisfaction? User satisfaction is defined as a measure of how content or. The post What is User Satisfaction? Definition, Metrics and Best Practices appeared first on Trymata.
The Product Coalition
APRIL 24, 2024
These are elements to empower people and enable flow across a system.
Speaker: Scott Sehlhorst
We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.
Mind the Product
APRIL 21, 2024
Sunday Rewind this week is a 2019 talk from #mtpcon Singapore, in which John Maeda argues that the increasing complexity and speed of technology can only be handled by bringing balance to our work – and that product people are best placed to lead the way. Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: Creative Leadership by John Maeda appeared first on Mind the Product.
Product Innovation Educators
APRIL 22, 2024
The essential knowledge areas that give product managers more influence and success Today we’re talking about the seven knowledge areas for product mastery. These are the knowledge areas that make us successful as product masters who know how to create new value for our customers. They also lead to more influence in our organizations. This is the beginning of a series where we’ll dive into each of the seven knowledge areas.
Userpilot
APRIL 24, 2024
Usability testing is an invaluable resource for UX researchers…but only if you’re able to recruit participants in the first place. This is a problem that our own UX researcher at Userpilot, Lisa, faced when she tried recruiting participants the traditional way. But when things don’t work out, we are reminded of the importance of eating your own dog food, aka using your own product to solve the problem you set out to address for your customers.
Ronke PM
APRIL 22, 2024
Our customers are like us. We have to understand that they want bonuses, pay raises, and promotions just as we do. As product managers, it’s our mission to position them as heroes within their organizations by providing products, solutions, and services that solve their unique problems effectively. We’ve entered the age of the customer, where traditional sales strategies have become obsolete.
Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science
Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.
Mind the Product
APRIL 24, 2024
If you’re starting a new role in product at whatever level, it can sometimes be difficult to get started, especially if you’re chucked in the deep end. In this week’s podcast episode, we speak with Leah Tharin, currently the Chief Product and Growth Officer at gotphotocom. She provides some insights on your first 90 days Read more » The post Rerun: Your first 90 days in product – Leah Tharin on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.
Lenny Rachitsky
APRIL 23, 2024
👋 Hey, I’m Lenny and welcome to a 🔒 subscriber-only edition 🔒 of my weekly newsletter. Each week I tackle reader questions about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. Subscribe now P.S. Check out my PM recruiting service (helping you hire Sr. PMs and VPs), Lennybot (an AI chatbot trained on my newsletter posts, podcast interviews, and more), and my swag store (great gifts for your favorite PM, or yourself!).
Userpilot
APRIL 21, 2024
The one question that plagues all businesses alike: how to reduce support ticket volume? If you don’t work on effectively managing support tickets, you’ll see customer dissatisfaction rise and support agents struggle. All this leads to a poor customer experience and, inevitably, greater churn. In this guide, we will provide you with the steps you need to lower your support tickets and improve customer support !
ProductPlan
APRIL 22, 2024
Let’s jump in and check out the latest and greatest updates from the past few months, brought to you by ProductPlan’s product team! At the heart of these updates is our unwavering commitment to elevating your experience with ProductPlan. We’re diligently prioritizing key areas to deliver the most impactful improvements for our users. Launch Management Enhancements With our most recent release, you can easily attach and access any deliverables associated with tasks via a URL link.
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Key Takeaways Robust Platform & Multi-System Support: Brief introduction to PerfDog's extensive compatibility across various operating systems and hardware platforms including Android, iOS, PC, gaming consoles and more. In-Depth Performance Metrics: Quick view of the extensive range of metrics for system, graphics and rendering, user experience, in-depth analysis, and more.
Mind the Product
APRIL 26, 2024
Discover strategies to navigate common pitfalls within the domain of digital product management. Read more » The post The five dysfunctions of a product manager appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Coalition
APRIL 21, 2024
Two terrible tales to tuck yourself into bed on a dark and stormy night.
Userpilot
APRIL 22, 2024
Despite having an easy-to-use product, users still need assistance to perform certain tasks or solve issues. That’s what end-user support is for. You can offer in-app support through live chats, resource centers, or interactive walkthroughs. In this article, we’ll show you how to offer support effectively and on a scale! TL;DR End-user support refers to how you assist your customers as they perform tasks on your platform or whenever they experience issues.
Lenny Rachitsky
APRIL 21, 2024
Brought to you by: • Paragon —Ship every SaaS integration your customers want • Lenny’s Talent Team —Hire the best product people. Find the best product gigs • Vanta —Automate compliance. Simplify security — Mihika Kapoor is a design-engineer-PM hybrid at Figma, where she was an early PM on FigJam and is now spearheading development on a new product at the company that’s coming out this June.
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The product management job market in 2024 reflects the fast-growing and ever-evolving nature of the field. For product managers looking to future-proof their careers and take advantage of new opportunities, staying informed about the professional landscape is a smart move. In this comprehensive career guide from Regis College, you’ll learn about: The current job outlook for product managers in 2024 Six professional pathways and the average salaries for these roles in the U.S.
Mind the Product
APRIL 25, 2024
Anuja More, a Product lead at Meta, draws from her experience developing conversational experiences on WhatsApp, sharing insights on how product managers can build a secure environment for their user community. Read more » The post Building products with trust and safety in the age of AI appeared first on Mind the Product.
Johanna Rothman
APRIL 26, 2024
My 60 seconds of writing this week is from the writing book. Enjoy! The podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s Writing WIP for April 26, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This excerpt is from the speaking book. How Early Should You End Your Presentation? I aim to finish the formal part of my presentation ten to fifteen minutes before the scheduled end.
Userpilot
APRIL 21, 2024
In SaaS, a customer onboarding dashboard can become a massive product analytics tool to understand and optimize the user journey. But what type of dashboards can you use to analyze your onboarding process? Let’s explore how a customer onboarding dashboard works and see different examples. TL;DR A customer onboarding dashboard is an analytical tool designed to monitor and report different onboarding metrics.
Gocious Blog
APRIL 25, 2024
Agile product development may have originated in the software world, accelerating the speed at which digital products are developed, tested, launched, and improved, but this doesn't mean that Agile only works for software products. Many manufacturers have adopted agile methods or a hybrid approach for developing complex cyber-physical goods, with Tesla leading the way as an innovative and pioneering company.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Lenny Rachitsky
APRIL 25, 2024
Brought to you by: • Eppo —Run reliable, impactful experiments • CommandBar —AI-powered user assistance for modern products and impatient users • The a16z Podcast —Featuring conversations with the founders and technologists shaping our future — Carole Robin spent over 20 years teaching the Stanford Graduate School of Business course Interpersonal Dynamics, affectionately known as “Touchy Feely.” After leaving Stanford, she founded a nonprofit
UX Planet
APRIL 21, 2024
Five ways to instantly upgrade your designs The upgraded design The original design (Exhibit A) I recently stumbled across my attempt at this UX design challenge I completed nearly three years ago for a job application. The assignment was fairly straightforward: create an admin view to track employee points in a health challenge, with various employee data.
Userpilot
APRIL 21, 2024
Are you using in-app customer support to resolve your users’ issues faster and streamline the support process? By integrating customer support directly into your software app or website, you can: Boost user retention. Improve customer satisfaction. Reduce support costs by minimizing the need for human intervention. Resolve issues quicker and provide efficient customer service.
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