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Featured Product Management Consultant: Todd Blaquiere

280 Group

For this featured interview from our Consultant Interviews Series we have Todd Blaquiere, who shares with us his? So, this was my first interaction with the software development process. . In this role, you get to interact with the design team, the marketing team, the sales team, and the developers.

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Featured Product Management Consultant: Ryan Cantwell

280 Group

On this month’s featured interview from our Consultant Interviews Series , we have Ryan Cantwell candidly talking about the path that lead him to start a Product Management career and the importance of including role clarity in Product organizations. Sign up for a consulting engagement with 280 Group.

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How to Hire an Engineering Consultant

The Product Coalition

In today’s competitive business environment, technology is increasingly shaping the strategies that companies develop to try to outdo their competition. One of the main examples of this are the customized software applications that companies are rushing to develop to allow them to better connect with their users. Let’s dive right in.

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Featured Product Management Consultant: Bill Haines

280 Group

Then, as products and promotional efforts became more digital, I and some partners started a small software development firm and produced some good information products for consumer and professional markets. The post Featured Product Management Consultant: Bill Haines appeared first on 280 Group. That was a lot of fun. .

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Product Development Demystified: Launching Faster with Confidence through Human Insight

Speaker: Kandice Durden, Senior Solutions Consultant

It’s time to take the guesswork out of product development by putting your customers at the center of your decisions! Approximately 50% of product budgets are allocated to reworking and optimizing post-launch experiences.

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Data Science Consulting Is A SCAM!

Piyanka Jain

I run a Data Science Consulting company, and I say analytics consulting is a SCAM! link] I can say so because I have been on both sides of the table, having hired analytics consulting companies for big organizations and also providing analytics consulting services to top companies. Data Science Consulting Is A SCAM!

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Digital Sustainability: A Growing Frontier in Software Development

The Product Coalition

Software development with sustainability in mind is a rising trend in digital spaces. I would like to thank Tremis Skeete, Executive Editor of Product Coalition, for his valuable contributions to this article's research, development, and writing. Let’s explore how and why this matters.

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The Advantages of Free and Open-Source Software Vs. Open-Core Software

Instaclustr commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a custom study to assess application development decision-makers’ understanding of the benefits of using open-core software vs. free and open source software (FOSS). Check out the findings!

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Get Better User Insights With Wasteless Validation

Speaker: Tim Herbig, Product Management Coach and Consultant

Join Tim Herbig, Product Management Coach and Consultant, as he introduces a new way of understanding what an MVP is about and explores how you can approach validation without wasting the resources of your development team. How to develop effective hypotheses. In this webinar, we'll cover: Misconceptions about MVPs.

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How Can We Stop Under Utilizing a Key User Experience Champion?

Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker

Customer representation has always been a key reason for success in product development. With quality assurance/control already embedded in our development process, what if we expand that role to champion usability and customer delight? It’s a truth universally acknowledged by the best product managers. Revitalize QA as champions.

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5 Key Considerations for Top-Notch Product Dashboards

Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker

Join Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, as he covers five key considerations for you to keep in mind when you’re updating your software or app to offer the latest in embedded dashboards. In this webinar, you’ll learn: Best practices in customer research when developing your dashboard.

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Building Products Your Customers Love with Empathy and Human Insights

Speaker: Lija Hogan, Customer Experience Consultant at UserTesting & Daniele Hohol, Senior Product Manager at UserTesting

In this webinar, we will highlight the critical areas during the design and development process when reaching out to customers, understanding their needs, testing hypotheses, and refining your approach is imperative. We'll provide examples as well as tangible tips for building customer empathy without delaying your design process.

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Feedback Management: A PM's Key for Continuous and Impactful Product Growth

Speaker: Hannah Chaplin - Product Marketing Principal at Pendo & Steve Cheshire - Product Manager at Pendo

Consulting customers throughout the product development process enables businesses to focus on the features that matter. Strengthening the relationship between customer feedback and product development may help businesses remain competitive in a global market that is becoming more difficult by the day.

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An Adult Conversation About Estimates

Speaker: Beekey Cheung, Software Consultant, Professor Beekums, LLC

Estimates are a contentious topic in software development. Most of our development teams hate providing estimates and many managers are starting to view them as unnecessary. They have value in many cases but increasingly are fraught with peril.

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Your 2-Part Metrics Audit for High-Value Products

Speaker: Sam McAfee, Product Development Consultant, Startup Patterns

Join Sam McAfee, Product Development Consultant, as he takes you through a two-part measurement audit. But what are your measurements and analytics focused on? Are they really truly objective? Do they contribute to the ultimate vision of your product? And is everybody clear on that vision?