Roman Pichler
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Step 1: Ensure that you know who the product is for and why people will want to use it. I’ll never forget the day when I suggested to the product manager of a brand-new healthcare product to prioritise its features. The individual looked at me slightly bewildered and replied, “I can’t. They are all high-priority.” Prioritisation requires deciding how important an item is.
The Product Bistro
AUGUST 29, 2020
A topic that often comes up is where to find new product managers, and often people with certain titles are mentioned. But there are other important or more important) considerations.
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Johanna Rothman
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Several of my clients want to use some sort of maturity assessment for their agile transformations. Often, the maturity levels demand adherence to specific practices or processes. Some of those practices and processes work for my clients now. (I'm not so sure about others.). As my clients evolve, will what they do now continue to work in the future?
Alchemer Mobile
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
We won’t waste your time by belaboring the point that COVID-19 has dramatically impacted almost every industry in the world. We’ve been in this global crisis for long enough that most enterprises have gained enough of an understanding of what’s going on so they can stop treading water and start swimming toward the future. According to a report by Statista , this is how various industries have been impacted by the pandemic.
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.
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The customer is always right – right? This adage – one that many of us grew up with – is a guiding principle of product development. If we can just listen to the customer – if we just give them what we want, our path to product success can’t be too far off. Isn’t that [.]. Read More. The post Beware the Tyranny of Customer Feedback appeared first on Mind the Product.
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The Product Guy
AUGUST 30, 2020
On the first day understand where your product and team is at. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Tanya Koshy.
First Round Review
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Tips you can use every day from seasoned startup veterans and psychology experts on how to manage your emotions at work — especially when you feel outside of your comfort zone.
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Scrum.org defines a sprint retrospective as a time at the end of each sprint where the team discusses what went well, what could be improved, and aligns on specific actions the group can commit to improving for the next sprint. Retrospectives are an essential part of any organization running agile software development. I don’t care if [.]. Read More.
The Product Coalition
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
My journey to product management was not what you might expect , but then again, maybe you would. I studied accounting and computers in high school. At 19 I got a job as a computer technician and by 21 I was a computer science major. I then got a job on campus as a network administrator. Three years later I became a web application engineer at a startup that built software for military and private industries.
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Johanna Rothman
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
I have finally opened my first writing workshop, Writing Workshop 1: Free Your Inner Writer again. It took me a while to figure out how to organize the workshop so everyone (including me) could succeed. I'm planning to offer the workshop once a quarter. See Q4 2020 Writing Workshop 1 for more details. This workshop is for you if: You want to make writing easier for you.
Product Innovation Educators
AUGUST 31, 2020
The five languages of appreciation for product managers. Dr.?Paul?White?is a psychologist, author, speaker, and leadership trainer who “makes work relationships work.” For the past 20 years, he’s improved numerous businesses, schools, government agencies, and non-profit organizations by helping them: . Create positive workplace relationships and improve staff morale. .
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
In Mind the Product’s state of product management survey late last year lots of you said that strategic thinking had been the most important skill in helping you advance your career but it’s certainly not an easy skill to master. We’ve gathered some advice from the community in an attempt to offer some clarity. At its [.]. Read More.
The Product Coalition
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Chapter 12/17?—?How to Develop Product Roadmap? Previous : Chapter 11?—?How to conduct Usability Testing? Next: Chapter 13?—?Writing Good PRD & Managing Product Backlog [Back to?—? Product Management 101 ] Great products are not accidental. They all start with a focused strategy. A good product strategy helps the team stay focused, guide the product development and manage the business during the development process.
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Roy Madden
AUGUST 31, 2020
Leo. We’re designing systems to protect against machine learning bias. In the wake of recent acts of extreme brutality and injustice and mass protests, we’re examining our role in perpetuating systems of inequality. We are responsible for our impact as a tech company, as a news reader, and, acutely, as a developer of machine learning algorithms for Leo, your AI research assistant.
ProductPlan
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Ocean’s 11. “The A-Team.” All those Fast & Furious movies… US popular culture is littered with examples of assembling all-star teams to overcome the odds and combine their unique skill sets to save the day or pull off a heist. Although your organization may not employ car thieves, cat burglars, or demolition experts, your teams are still a collection of diverse individuals that bring a range of experiences and talents to the table.
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
April Dunford’s mtpcon Digital 2020 keynote on positioning was so good that we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dig deeper into the topic with her. This is one of the dark arts for many product people, and it has such a deep effect on everything else you do – take a listen to upgrade [.]. Read More. The post Obviously Awesome: Positioning Your Product – April Dunford on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Coalition
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Chp 7/17 : How to write user stories? Prev : Chapter 6?—?How to define MVP? Next: Chapter 8?—?How to Test & Validate MVP [Back to?—? Product Management 101 ] By now, you’ll have information on the challenges faced by the users (in different stages) and their possible solutions in form of features. This is where user story helps us effectively communicate the detailed description of the features between the teams.
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UserInterviews
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
In need of a little boost? We’ve assembled our favorite quotes for UXR advice, inspiration, stakeholder persuasion, and more.
ProductCraft
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
“What do you do?” I failed to properly answer this when I first became a product manager. A polite introduction became an incoherent rambling of endless bullet points. Family dinners led to constant correction and re-explanation. I’ll even admit that I started using short descriptions with exciting buzzwords to elevate and somewhat mispresent my own.
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
In the first of our membership AMAs, exclusively for MTP Leaders, we were joined by Tanya Cordrey, the former Chief Digital Officer at Guardian News and Media. Drawing on her experience, Tanya revealed her seven biggest leadership mistakes, then took questions from the group. Watch the whole, interactive session again, or read on for a [.]. Read More.
The Product Coalition
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Chapter 14/17: How to Prioritize Product Features ? [ Prev : Chapter 13?—?Managing Product Backlog ] [ Next : Chapter 15 -Managing Product Development ] [Back to?—? Product Management 101 ] Your Product Backlog list seems endless as the contribution comes from so many different sources?—?internal team, stakeholders, customer and anyone associated with your product.
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UserInterviews
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
There’s no secret formula to avoid no-shows in research completely, but you can reduce them. Here are 16 ways to help your participants show up to the session.
ProductBoard
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Change management is a systematic approach that includes dealing with the transition or transformation of organizational goals, core values, processes, or technologies. In short, it is about helping people accept and adapt to change at all scales — from a simple process update to onboarding new enterprise software. And though change management has always been important for businesses.
Mind the Product
AUGUST 31, 2020
Today, August signs off for another year and we’re happy to report that it was packed with treats for Mind the Product members. We covered product/market fit, team culture, careers, diversity, roadmapping and more. Read on for a recap and to see what’s coming up in September. Spoiler alert: you’ll have an opportunity to put [.]. Read More.
The Product Coalition
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Slaying the Tech Debt Dragon by bursting the myths and freeing the team Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
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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
Agile Velocity
AUGUST 31, 2020
There’s a pattern in client conversations I’m having. Every client I’ve spoken to recently has guided our conversations to highlight how much better they see their teams responding to recent pandemic challenges because of their newly developed Agile capabilities. Every one. Every time. I’ve reached out to some clients to just check-in. Some have generously checked in on me.
Gainsight
AUGUST 31, 2020
Gainsight is fortunate to help bolster the performance of many EdTech companies. When tasked with finding even more ways for Gainsight to serve companies better in this unique industry, I started by learning about the current Edtech landscape and the multiple future projections. The impact of COVID-19 on the EdTech space surfaced three recurring themes that companies should consider when planning their business strategy for next year: .
Mind the Product
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
In the first of our membership AMAs, exclusively for MTP Leaders, we were joined by Tanya Cordrey, the former Chief Digital Officer at Guardian News and Media. Drawing on her experience, Tanya revealed her seven biggest leadership mistakes, then took questions from the group. Watch the whole, interactive session again, or read on for a [.]. Read More.
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