How Medline Conducted Nimble Product Research on a Scrappy Budget
dscout People Nerds
JULY 23, 2020
Medline needed to find out why their product wasn’t selling. The only problem: A tight budget. .
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96 Why its Important to Give Innovators a Stake in Innovation Success
Strategyzer
JULY 23, 2020
To build a portfolio of innovation projects, companies need people that have an entrepreneurial mindset. This is different from the managerial mindset that is needed from people working on your portfolio of existing businesses. Now, imagine an innovator who repeatedly creates new multi-million dollar businesses for an organization but has no real stake in that success.
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What Is Good Documentation, Anyway?
ProductCraft
JULY 21, 2020
Is anyone reading what you are writing? This is a serious question and one you should be asking yourself regarding documentation. As product people, we act as the keepers of documentation throughout every stage of the product development process. We didn’t ask for the role, but since product’s principal job is to foster alignment, it’s. Read more » The post What Is Good Documentation, Anyway?
When A/B Tests Aren’t Enough, By Scott Castle
Mind the Product
JULY 20, 2020
In this ProductTank San Francisco talk, Scott Castle (VP & GM at Sisense) shows us how we can use data other than A/B tests and clickstreams to build products with longer, more complex user flows. Given that so many of us work in Enterprise and B2B products, where the user journey is rarely simple or clear, Scott provides [.]. Read More. The post When A/B Tests Aren’t Enough, By Scott Castle appeared first on Mind the Product.
Platform Product Management Beyond Features: Introducing B-MAP for Platform Ecosystem Success
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.
Retention Marketing: How to Build a Retention Strategy that Works
Userpilot
JULY 23, 2020
You’re leaving cash on the table for your competitors to sweep up if you don’t have a strategy for retention marketing. So, in this blog we’ll show you how to keep your customers happy with a targeted retention strategy. And remember – happy customers are paying customers. Congratulations! You’re signing up new users for your SaaS product every day.
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AGILE OR FRAGILE
The Product Coalition
JULY 22, 2020
Is your team Agile or Fragile? designed using: canva.com With the massive increase in the number of products launched in the past decade, a lot of organizations have adopted the AGILE approach as a system of managing their processes. Agile involves an approach of development in which the requirements and solution of a project involve the collaborative effort of self-organized and cross-functional teams.
Learn Software Engineering Levels to Advance Your Career
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
JULY 23, 2020
Software engineering levels are the road map that gets you to your career destination. Of course, it’s not all just for you. Levels bring also help employers in the hiring and promotion process. Even so, the main benefit for you is that software engineering levels create a clear ladder of progression, and understanding the responsibilities and expectations for each level will help you to climb that ladder.
Scaled Agile – Why? When? How?
Modus Create
JULY 21, 2020
Agile at Scale, or Scaled Agile, is all the rage! But, what exactly is it? When and who should implement Scaled Agile? Who shouldn’t? What does success look like? Scaled Agile is a way for organizations with many teams to plan, coordinate, and track work on large initiatives. In this blog post, we’ll review why, when, and how organizations should consider adopting Scaled Agile.
What Is Your Leadership Style
The Product Coalition
JULY 22, 2020
Find your leadership style and avoid the fake leadership traps Leadership comes in many shapes and forms, sizes, titles or lack thereof, and has a profound impact on whoever and whatever follows. Google defines leadership as “the action of leading a group of people or an organization”, and to lead as “organize and direct”, “be the principal player of a group”, or “set (a process) in motion” among many similar definitions.
Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Every Problem is a People Problem by Christian Idiodi
Mind the Product
JULY 24, 2020
In this #mtpcon Digital 2020 keynote, Christian Idiodi, Partner at SVPG, explains why problems within organisations are people problems, and what leaders can do to tackle them. Watch the video to see his talk in full. Or read on for an overview of his key points: People problems are leadership problems How to dismantle dysfunction [.]. Read More. The post Every Problem is a People Problem by Christian Idiodi appeared first on Mind the Product.
One Critical Part of Product Management That Got Lost in Agile Development
Product Management University
JULY 23, 2020
Agile is a software development methodology. It’s not a way to do product management. It’s not how you do product marketing or sales. It’s not a way to do strategic planning or run your business. Agile development is a methodology for building software, and it’s a good one! But that’s it! Period, end of story. Smaller teams cranking out measurable units of software every 2-4 weeks and iterating toward usable features has done wonders for software development.
The Art of Prioritization
The Product Guy
JULY 23, 2020
Starting a new product job is hard, you need quick wins and a long view understanding of the organization. Come learn what’s worked and how you can become more impactful in your new product role, in less time. In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Scott Stokke, lead a conversation on this topic. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world.
Improve Your Curbside Pickup Experience with In-app Mobile Surveys
Alchemer Mobile
JULY 23, 2020
Before COVID-19, curbside pickup was an afterthought for many retailers and quick-service restaurants (QSRs). Now, it’s a huge priority and will continue to be even after places start to open up again. One of our customers, a major global QSR franchise, recently told us that curbside pickup accounts for 40-50 percent of all mobile app traffic right now.
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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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.
Demystifying the Technical Product Manager Role, By Anthony Ilukwe
Mind the Product
JULY 21, 2020
In this ProductTank Toronto talk, Anthony Ilukwe, then Director of Product at PathFactory, shares with us his views and experiences about the role of a Technical Product Manager (TPM). He highlights certain misconceptions and misunderstandings he sees in the community, and deconstructs what he sees as the key factors and skills that differentiate a technical product [.].
One Critical Part of Product Management That Got Lost in Agile Development
Product Management University
JULY 23, 2020
Agile is a software development methodology. It’s not a way to do product management. It’s not how you do product marketing or sales. It’s not a way to do strategic planning or run your business. Agile development is a methodology for building software, and it’s a good one! But that’s it! Period, end of story. Smaller teams cranking out measurable units of software every 2-4 weeks and iterating toward usable features has done wonders for software development.
When a Product Person Assumes
The Product Guy
JULY 19, 2020
When you build something you ASSUME that the customer needs… Watch and learn more from product management expert, Don Ross.
Streamline your scientific research with PubMed feeds
Roy Madden
JULY 24, 2020
Research biomedical literature by following custom PubMed feeds on Feedly. Scientific journals produce overwhelming amounts of information every day. But a small portion of these articles refers to the biomedical information you need to research about. Save time and keep up with the biomedical news you are looking for by following custom PubMed RSS feeds on Feedly.
IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk
Advertiser: Revenera
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.
Patrick Roelof ‘s 10 Essential tips for new Product Managers
Mind the Product
JULY 24, 2020
Thanks to his 2019 MTP Engage Hamburg talk, we now know 10 things Patrick Roelof wishes he’d known at the start of his career. Here he helps you to get one step ahead of the game by sharing them, giving you suggestions on how to adjust the way you work and excel in your product management [.]. Read More. The post Patrick Roelof ‘s 10 Essential tips for new Product Managers appeared first on Mind the Product.
What is Product Analytics?
The Product Coalition
JULY 18, 2020
Product Analytics is the term applied to the automated gathering, analysis, and visualization of data. Most people first get their introduction to analytics through the popular Google Analytics, but there is a variety of analytics software specifically for tracking user actions on digital products. It’s not just Product Managers who need to implement product analytics.
Are you willing to pay the price
Ask Benny
JULY 18, 2020
What are you willing to sacrifice to get to your vision Many of us have a vision of where we want to get to. I am going to focus on a vision of a product, but I can easily take this into a vision of your career or even your life. The principles are very similar. Most of us when we try to break the vision into steps focus on what are the things we need to do.
Respondent.io vs. User Interviews: A Detailed Look at Two User Research Recruitment Platforms
UserInterviews
JULY 23, 2020
Respondent and User Interviews are very similar at first glance. We dig into the details so you know how each would impact your day-to-day recruiting efforts.
A Comprehensive Checklist to Revamp Your Website & Increase Profitability
Unlock the power of a well-designed website with our eBook, 'Comprehensive Checklist: A Guide to Website Redesign.' Crafted by Brucira and ruttl founders, it's your ally in reshaping your digital presence. Welcome to a transformative journey!
Thank you for joining us at #mtpcon Digital 2020
Mind the Product
JULY 20, 2020
Last week we ran #mtpcon Digital – our 20th conference but also our first that was fully online. We’ll admit that none of us were quite sure what to expect from a digital conference, or whether an experience limited to your browser could live up to the 19 conferences that preceded it, all of which [.]. Read More. The post Thank you for joining us at #mtpcon Digital 2020 appeared first on Mind the Product.
Visual Thinking 101: How to sell your ideas better
The Product Coalition
JULY 19, 2020
Drawing as a language: Visual thinking? I promised myself the moment I started to write this story, to not dig into the proven cognitive benefits that images have over the brain in terms of neuroscience. What I want to cover here is related to the interpretation, storytelling and communication part of how we use and interpret images. As well as how to use them to your advantage in many ways?
Three Ways to Stop Agile Death Marches
Johanna Rothman
JULY 23, 2020
Your team says they use Scrum in two-week iterations. And, in order to “finish” everything inside the timebox, you don't do any of these things: Refactor to simplify the code or the tests. Create automated tests. Use formal acceptance criteria on a story or for the iteration or the project. That means you have work that's in progress—not done.
Are you willing to pay the price
Ask Benny
JULY 18, 2020
What are you willing to sacrifice to get to your vision Many of us have a vision of where we want to get to. I am going to focus on a vision of a product, but I can easily take this into a vision of your career or even your life. The principles are very similar. Most of us when we try to break the vision into steps focus on what are the things we need to do.
LLMOps for Your Data: Best Practices to Ensure Safety, Quality, and Cost
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
Atomic Product Strategy, By Rob Hayes
Mind the Product
JULY 23, 2020
Every team needs a product strategy. The Business Model Canvas, Bootstrap or Atomic Design – it seems like everyone from MBAs to developers to designers seems to have a framework to structure their strategy, except for product managers. In this ProductTank Toronto talk, Rob Hayes, Founder of Foundation PM, provides a framework to help companies [.].
10 movie quotes for product managers
The Product Coalition
JULY 24, 2020
Everyone loves a movie quote and so many of them lend themselves to the day to day life of a product manager. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
How Technical Should Product Managers Be?
PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview
JULY 22, 2020
One of the most frequently asked questions from those aspiring to enter the product management field is: how technical do I need to be if I want to be a PM? PMs build and manage technical products. To do so, they interact with software engineers and data scientists on a daily basis. However, PMs are not hired to write code or conduct data science work.
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