Folding Burritos
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
People from all over the company come to you with feature requests and ideas. From minor things like UI tweaks to major ones like a new Search feature. Depending on how pushy and persistent stakeholders are in support of their feature, you might be forced to eventually let it through. Once this happens, expectations are set. “My feature got into the product,” they think.
Product Talk
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
For those of you following along, I’ve been conducting interviews to understand the life of a product manager. If you need to catch up, you can see my initial call for participants here and my breakdown of how I am selecting participants here. I’ll be blogging about both how I conduct the research and the trends and patterns that come out of it. One of the biggest challenges with qualitative research is capturing the overwhelming volume of data you collect throughout the process.
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Sachin Rekhi
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
One of the challenges we've long acknowledged in the tech industry is how difficult the transition can be from a software engineer to an engineering manager due to the vast distinction in the skill set to be great at the new role. Equally challenging but less talked about is how much this same challenge exists when transitioning from a product manager to a manager of product managers, ie. a product leader.
Andrew Chen
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
I recently was interviewed by Tim Chang , Managing Director of the Mayfield Fund at the Manifesto conference. We talked about growth, what I has learned from trying different tactics, and how to evaluate the success of growth initiatives. (By the way, SC Moatti , the co-producer of Manifesto, also a tech entrepreneur and ex-Facebook PM, is writing a book on the business mobile called Mobilized.
Traditional PM struggles with the complexities of platform ecosystems. B-MAP framework tackles this challenge. B-MAP goes beyond features, focusing on building, managing, adapting, and partnering to foster a thriving platform ecosystem.
svpg
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
I find that many teams, especially those new to modern product techniques, are looking for a structured introduction to modern product discovery. In this article, I’d like to describe the concept of a discovery sprint , and also introduce you to a new book that goes into depth on this technique. A discovery sprint is a one week time-box of product discovery work , designed to tackle at least one substantial problem or risk in your product's definition.
Product Management Today brings together the best content for product management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Good Product Manager
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Upcoming Events: Spring 2016. The events season is upon us! This is usually a busy time of year with ProductCamps, conferences, and other events, and this year is no different. Here’s a few that I’ll be participating in — make sure to let me know in advance if you’ll be attending or find me and introduce yourself in person. ProductCamp Austin (Saturday, February 13): I’ve been to ProductCamp Austin a few times and it’s always a great event — there’s still time
Product Talk
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Last Wednesday I put out this call to product managers to participate in a research study about the life of a product manager. I am overwhelmed by the response. In the first 48 hours, I have 90 responses. I was initially thinking that I would interview 9–12 people. But now, I’m excited to make this an ongoing part of my work. After all, if I was working in a corporate product role, I’d be doing customer interviews on a regular basis, so why should it be any different as a consultant?
Sachin Rekhi
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Slides: The Art of Product Management. Video: The Art of Product Management. Product managers drive the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. While one can often quickly comprehend the basic responsibilities of the role, mastering each of these dimensions is truly an art form that one is constantly honing. In the last decade as a product manager here in Silicon Valley I've learned an incredible number of important lessons on how to be better at this role.
Product Bookshelf
FEBRUARY 27, 2016
To be successful, multisided platforms must bring at least two participants to their ecosystem, find the right price for both sides, and identify what incentives need to be present to attract each side. In pursuit of these goals, they have three key decisions to make: level of integration, pricing, and which features and functions to include. . Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries by David S.
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svpg
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
NOTE: I was invited to write the foreword for Christina Wodke’s new book on OKR’s, Radical Focus , and I am sharing the foreword here. I was extremely fortunate to have started my career at Hewlett-Packard as an engineer during their heyday, when they were known as the industry’s most successful and enduring example of consistent innovation and execution.
The Product Coalition
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
It goes without saying that acquiring new customers for your business is critical to the growth of your company. It is especially true for companies that are launching new products into the market and have not determined an exact formula to grow their customer base. Smaller companies that typically have 1–2 products in their arsenal are at risk if they do not get their customer acquisition strategy right.
Good Product Manager
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Upcoming Events: Spring 2016. The events season is upon us! This is usually a busy time of year with ProductCamps, conferences, and other events, and this year is no different. Here’s a few that I’ll be participating in — make sure to let me know in advance if you’ll be attending or find me and introduce yourself in person. ProductCamp Austin (Saturday, February 13): I’ve been to ProductCamp Austin a few times and it’s always a great event — there’s still time
Product Talk
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Long-time readers know that I value user-centered design. I advocate for constant contact with your customers. I encourage product managers to immerse themselves in their customer’s world until they feel like they are drowning in data. It’s only then that we can develop meaningful products. For the past two years, product managers have been my customers.
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Tyner Blain
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Software as a Service is not a one and done transactional offering. A product or business built on SaaS is built on the subscription model – recurring revenue is half of what drives the business (and valuation). The other half is the rate of growth of that recurring revenue. Customer Churn is the loss of existing customers and the slope that makes growing a subscription business an uphill climb.
Product Bookshelf
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
A Faster Horse follows the 2015 Mustang team from initial design to mass production. Directed by David Gelb ( Jiro Dreams of Sushi ), the film gives glimpses into all phases of product development with short interview clips from team members along with a history of the iconic car. This high intensity, high visibility project highlights all the challenges of a software product, but on a different stage.
TSIA
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
I recently co-presented a webinar with our longtime partner, ServiceMax , called, “ 5 ‘Can't Miss’ Mobility Tactics for 2016.” The response from attendees was so positive, I thought it was worth highlighting some of the content we covered in a blog post, especially in regards to preventative and proactive support. In fact, recent TSIA research has shown us that our members have been able to eliminate 37.3% of onsite visits through the use of proactive support!
DISQO
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
We surveyed more than 150 product managers to source data and perspectives on the evolving field of product management. We collected insights that range from the most common challenges to the latest tools and technologies. Below are three findings, but you can download the full report here. Should product managers learn to code? Maybe. There has been much debate about the degree to which product managers need to be technically proficient.
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In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.
Product Beautiful
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Science magazine just come out with a bombshell: senior researchers at SurveyMonkey have detected that as many as one in five surveys contain fraudulent data. And we’re not just talking about a handful of surveys, they analyzed over 1000 public data sets from multiple different surveys to reach this conclusion. “…Among 1008 surveys, their test flagged 17% as likely to contain a significant portion of fabricated data.
I Wonder The Value
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
In a startup project, we have tons of things to do. When a problem comes up, we tend to think it’s urgent, it should be cared asap, especially when things are delayed. Then, we will think “if it’s important or not”. How do you find out if it’s really important? Last week, Seth Godin and Ben Carlson gave me a clear explanation about the difference between “urgent” and “importance” on their great post.
UserTesting
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Name: Mo (Shlomo) Goltz. Location: San Francisco. Official title: Senior Interaction Designer. Company: UserTesting. Tell us a bit about your background, and what you do for UserTesting now. I’ve studied graphic design, strategic design, and ethnography which informed my work … The post A Day In the Life Of: Mo (Shlomo) Goltz, Senior Interaction Designer appeared first on UserTesting Blog.
Product Bookshelf
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
Successful platform design requires a focus on interactions, a clear set of incentives for producers and effective filters for consumers. Starting a platform business means solving the chicken-or-the-egg problem. All platforms grapple with jump-starting their communities and ensuring long-term value creation. Carefully designing and monitoring interactions to ensure benefit for both sides, participation, effective matching and curation, and measurable ways to build audiences over the long term a
Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase
Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT offer unprecedented potential for complex enterprise applications. However, productionizing LLMs comes with a unique set of challenges such as model brittleness, total cost of ownership, data governance and privacy, and the need for consistent, accurate outputs. Putting the right LLMOps process in place today will pay dividends tomorrow, enabling you to leverage the part of AI that constitutes your IP – your data – to build a defensible AI strategy fo
TSIA
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
At TSIA, we provide technology and services businesses with the insights they need to grow, advance, and achieve their desired outcomes in our rapidly evolving industry. At the heart of this in-depth research are TSIA's research executives, who keep their fingers on the pulse of what's new and what's next in technology and services in order to deliver compelling content, best practices, and tools to our members.
DISQO
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
We surveyed more than 150 product managers to source data and perspectives on the evolving field of product management. We collected insights that range from the most common challenges to the latest tools and technologies. Below are three findings, but you can download the full report here. Should product managers learn to code? Maybe. There has been much debate about the degree to which product managers need to be technically proficient.
dscout People Nerds
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
One simple question reveals what matters most to new users.
DISQO
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
We surveyed more than 150 product managers to source data and perspectives on the evolving field of product management. We collected insights that range from the most common challenges to the latest tools and technologies. Below are three findings, but you can download the full report here. Should product managers learn to code? Maybe. There has been much debate about the degree to which product managers need to be technically proficient.
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TSIA
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
At TSIA, we are dedicated to helping services organizations both large and small grow and advance in the technology industry. We’d like to take the opportunity to welcome our newest members, as well as acknowledge companies already a part of the TSIA community who have recently expanded their membership to include additional service disciplines TSIA has to offer.
TSIA
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
More than ever before, the customer continues to be king in 2016. Along these lines, we would like to share some of the insights and highlights from a recent TSW session , “Why Customer Experience is Vital to Your Company's Success.” In this session, co-presented by Verint and Snap-on Tools, a leading global innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of tools, we discussed how the Snap-on Tools Customer Care Center uses Verint Speech Analytics to capture critical feedback from their c
TSIA
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and to celebrate the spirit of love and appreciation, we wanted to share with you some of the kind words a few of our members had to say about TSIA. Watch this video to see how our research, benchmarking, world-class business frameworks, and thought leadership have helped hundreds of the industry’s leading companies overcome top challenges, improve their processes, and achieve their desired business outcomes.
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