Userpilot
DECEMBER 17, 2020
User feedback is the single most valuable resource you have available when you’re trying to grow a SaaS. But implementing feedback indiscriminately can do you more harm than good. Why? Too much user feedback can present problems: What if the feedback is pulling you in all directions? If acting on everything your users tell you would overstretch your resources?
The Accidental Product Manager
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Is it possible that new sources of data will help product managers in hard times? Image Credit: Wonderlane. Let’s face it: pandemics suck. Your best laid plans for how you were going to boost the success of your product at the beginning of the year got turned on their heads. As a product manager, you still have the same goals, it’s just that the rules of the game seem to have been changed.
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The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Mobile commerce is gaining momentum, while it is easier to tell about the product on a desktop than on a smartphone. The main difficulty is to place all the required information on a small screen. We decided to put together a guide to the main elements of the product card with examples from our portfolio and other m-commerce applications. According to Statista.com, people in the United States make their purchases more via mobile apps than via mobile websites.
280 Group
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Product leaders in need of extraordinary talent rarely find themselves in a position where they are afforded ample time to recruit, evaluate, hire, and ramp-up a new Product Manager. The whole process takes significant time and energy to bring in new talent to a point where they are adding significant value to the team. For the fortunate 20% that feel they have highly effective programs to find and retain the best talent, hiring great Product Managers still takes time, with averages ranging from
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.
Alchemer Mobile
DECEMBER 16, 2020
COVID-19 hit finance apps with a one-two punch, and many brands are still adjusting to find their new normal. Between heavy increases in usage as well as staggering drops in economic activity, 2020 was a roller coaster for banks, insurance companies, budgeting apps, and everything in between. While we saw DAU stay consistent for traditional banking apps this year, DAU spiked for budgeting apps, insurance companies, credit score apps, and other mobile-first brands in the finance category.
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Mind the Product
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Fanni Fejes shares a powerful coaching tool that is used at Founders Factory to help entrepreneurs develop a strong product mindset. They realised early that product management doesn’t scale, but that successful startups hinged on the founders developing a strong product mindset. To move from that problem statement to the desired outcome, they decided to help [.].
280 Group
DECEMBER 16, 2020
What is Voice of the Customer? Voice of the Customer (VoC) is a term used to describe the in-depth process of capturing customer’s expectations, preferences, and aversions. Therefore, VoC is one of the most fundamental responsibilities in Product Management. Yet, as I survey Product Managers that I work with, they consistently acknowledge that PMs don’t do enough VoC activities.
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Many words were written about the essence of the product manager role, yet it is still an elusive term. Could the product manager's role be crucial to a company’s success and yet be vaguely defined? How is it possible? In my opinion, the philosophy behind products is the root cause. Today I want to share with you my take on that: “delivering products that have value to customers, hence earning money” The essence of this sentence highlights the need to be valuable to our customers.
Intercom, Inc.
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Your sales team is integral to your business’s success: not only do your salespeople bring in the big deals, but they also represent your company and culture to every new and potential prospect. So why is sales team culture still an afterthought for so many organizations? Whether they’re stuck in outdated ideas about what sales teams look like and how they work, or they simply aren’t investing in their reps’ growth the way they should be, many companies have yet to unlock the full potential of t
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Mind the Product
DECEMBER 18, 2020
2020 has been a year like no other. With the end to an unforgettable year now in sight, we spoke to some noted product leaders about their experiences over the last 12 months and what the extraordinary events of 2020 have taught them about their craft. This is what they told us: Martin Eriksson, Co-founder, [.]. Read More. The post 10 Product Lessons From Product Leaders appeared first on Mind the Product.
280 Group
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Product Manager now ranks #4 on Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs of America for 2020. So, it’s not surprising that over the past few years we’ve seen the number of product management training courses and content available explode. In many ways, this is a great thing. We applaud the strength and growth of the community of thought leaders and know there is much to learn from each other—across industries and organizations.
Product Management University
DECEMBER 17, 2020
B2B Product Manager December 2020 Issue. If you’re reading this newsletter, give yourself a big pat on the back. You’ve survived 2020 and demonstrated incredible resilience. 2021 will certainly bring more of the new normal and we can only hope for a few shades of the old. I sincerely hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday season and that 2021 is a great year, both personally and professionally.
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 15, 2020
You find transferable skills in the strangest places. The principles I mastered learning and performing Magic gave me multiple insights… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
Mind the Product
DECEMBER 17, 2020
In this November 2020 #mtpcon Digital session, Director of Product at Onfido Susana Videira Lopes, shares two different product career stories, explaining the which was most effective in serving both the business and the individual. Watch the session in full, or read on for the highlights. The Horizontal Slice Susana begins by giving an example of [.].
Strategyzer
DECEMBER 17, 2020
2020 has been an incredibly challenging year on a multitude of fronts and, like many of us, businesses all over the world have struggled to stay afloat. The covid-19 pandemic has accelerated and magnified shifts in the business world, creating a radically different setting for businesses to operate in. While these challenges have proved to be too great for many businesses, the pandemic related constraints have also spurred a great deal of innovation, with many businesses using these constraints
First Round Review
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Top startup leaders share their best tips for managing up, including communication tactics, building trust, and goal setting with your manager.
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Master the art of communicating a “positive no” Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
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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.
Mind the Product
DECEMBER 15, 2020
As we come to the end of the wild ride that has been 2020, perhaps it’s time to treat someone (or yourself) to an awesome gift. We’ve gathered a selection of gifts that are perfect for product people. Some of these are great for those of us who need a little technical upgrade for their [.]. Read More. The post Perfect Gifts for Product People appeared first on Mind the Product.
Indicative
DECEMBER 16, 2020
During a recent digital Fireside Chat, Indicative CEO Jeremy Levy talked with Product School CEO Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia about: The career journey that led him to start Indicative. His experience building a product for product people. The future for people building digital experiences. And more. You can watch the full fireside chat on LinkedIn , or read on below for highlights from the conversation.
Generation Focus
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Diary studies is a research method which collects qualitative data by having participants record entries about the experience being studied in a log, journal, or diary. Entries can consist of text, video, audio, and/or images. Diary studies can be an excellent method to gather information over time. This method can provide valuable understandings and contextual insights about long-term user experiences, behaviors, and preferences.
Amplitude
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Product analytics sits at the intersection between your customer, your product, and your business goals. It’s a crucial part of how you provide continual value to customers, as well as how you grow your business. Product analytics keeps your team close to customer wants and needs throughout the product development process. Adience’s research highlights the power of product analytics.
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Mind the Product
DECEMBER 15, 2020
In 2020, we had to brush up on our skills. Building quickly and testing with users is key to many product people, but this year demanded a new approach when we couldn’t do our work in person. With that in mind, we’re revisiting our chat with Cookpad’s Head of Product for Premium Services, Philip Pantelides, [.]. Read More. The post Rapid Prototyping – Philip Pantelides on The Product Experience [Rebroadcast] appeared first on Mind the Product.
ProductCraft
DECEMBER 17, 2020
It’s safe to say that product roadmaps are a divisive topic. We’ve seen them in every shape and size and heard them dissected at length. But over the past few years, a growing number of product teams have started embracing the “now, next, later” roadmap format. And in fact, the “now, next, later” roadmap style. Read more » The post Beyond Now, Next, Later: A New Way to Structure Your Roadmap appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 15, 2020
As we start to close out 2020, the mind starts to turn to 2021. I took some time out from my usual deep dives into product development topics to contemplate what I’d personally like to see happen in 2021 and beyond for us folks in product, development and venturing. These aren’t predictions; instead, these are general directions that it would be good for us product and development folks as a community to move in.
dscout People Nerds
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Researchers often want to include people with access needs in their studies but don’t know where to begin. This three-part series covers the various considerations for adapting your practice to include people with disabilities.
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
ProductBoard
DECEMBER 18, 2020
For the second panel discussion of our inaugural Product Excellence Summit, Hope Gurion, Product Leader and Team Coach at Fearless Product, led a discussion on the critical subject of customer centricity in product management. Joining Hope were Andrew Bowell, VP Product at Unity; Barron Caster, Senior Director of Product at Rev.com; Gaurang Telang, Senior Director of Product at HERE Technologies.
Userpilot
DECEMBER 18, 2020
How should I bring the disengaged users back to my product? If this question is keeping you up at night – it well should. Declining user engagement is a slippery slope to churn – every Product Manager’s greatest nightmare. You can have thousands of sign-ups in a month but if the users don’t actually activate or use the app after the 30-day trial mark…you know what happens.
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Image provided by Melon Heads Illustrating Being a product manager in a hungry, cross-functional, talented squad is exciting and satisfying. At the same time, it can also be stressful, confusing, and frustrating. When company priorities shift, squad structures and objectives change, and when the temperature rises across the organization to deliver results faster (never happens.), these feelings can quickly compound.
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