November, 2023

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Design Thinking Lessons from Anime

freshtrax

Japanese anime has been popular globally nowadays. I also love watching anime not only because of the captivating storylines, impressive animation, and high-quality music, but also the valuable life lessons, different perspectives, and even trivia that can be learned. While I was watching anime after work as usual, I stumbled upon teachings and dialogues that resonated with the mindset of design thinking.

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How to harness AI to stand out as a product manager

Mind the Product

Steve Lourdessamy, Co-founder of Spheria.ai explores how to use AI to improve and grow as a product manager. Read more » The post How to harness AI to stand out as a product manager appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Mastering Personas: A Product Manager’s Secret Weapon

280 Group

The Persona Paradox Are personas still relevant for the modern product manager? In the fast-paced, ever-evolving landscape of product management, this question has become a point of debate and controversy. As technology continues to reshape consumer behaviors and preferences, some have begun to question the value of personas as a tool in the product manager’s arsenal.

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The Power of Product Lifecycle Management: Steering Product Roadmaps to Success

The Product Coalition

“All businesses need to be young forever. If your customer base ages with you, you’re Woolworth’s.” — Jeff Bezos Ever question the value of a product development lifecycle? You are not alone. Never the hero; it exists in the shadows and is often forgotten until a crisis. Queue the time travel music…. “Why should I care about this lifecycle sh*t? I’ve already got too much to do.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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A Product Manager’s Guide to Diagnosing and Fixing Deep Product Issues

Emerge Insights

Assessing effects, analyzing the cause and adapting solutions in product development The post A Product Manager’s Guide to Diagnosing and Fixing Deep Product Issues appeared first on EMERGE | UX Agency.

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8 Blogs That Will Kick-Start Your Creativity as a Product Designer

UX Studio

No matter where you are in your design career, having the proper knowledge is essential to progressing creatively. Here, you will discover a curated list of blogs that offer expert insights, tools, and resources that will enable you to break through creative barriers. With practical tips and hand-picked examples, it will also help you to adopt fresh perspectives to elevate your skills as a product designer.

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How Generative AI Can Benefit Product Management Teams

Gocious Blog

One of the most novel product development trends is the integration of AI technologies in the development process; product managers are among the top ten user groups of artificial intelligence systems in organizations today, with a recent study by IBM highlighting that 21% of product managers use this technology on a daily basis. The benefits of AI and machine learning are that product managers and development teams can use them to fuel growth and gain a competitive advantage.

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How to F.A.I.L. better in product by Marc Abraham

Mind the Product

Marc Abraham, Product Director at financial services business Backbase, shows us how to learn from our product mistakes and offers a framework for failing better Read more » The post How to F.A.I.L. better in product by Marc Abraham appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Trailblazing Women in Product Management: Joyce Schofield, Head of Product & UXD at The Container Store

280 Group

For our next installment of our Women in Product Management Series, I interviewed Joyce Schofield , Head of Product & UXD at The Container Store. I believe the role of Product Manager is not understood and is underleveraged. I strongly believe that Product Management can be leveraged across any company to create that discipline of how to unlock potential and impact.

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How to Build an Experimentation Culture for Data-Driven Product Development

Speaker: Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product, Statsig

Experimentation is often seen as an aspirational practice, especially at smaller, fast-moving companies who are strapped for time and resources. So, how can you get your team making decisions in a more data-driven way while continuing to remain lean and maintaining ship velocity? In this webinar, Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product at Statsig, will teach you how to build an experimentation culture from the ground-up, graduating from just getting started with data-driven development to operating

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Decoding Product Leadership

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Leading as the Person in Charge of the Product When you hear the term leadership , you might first and foremost think of a senior manager like the head of product, Director of Product Management, VP of Product, or Chief Product Officer.[ 1 ] In fact, some people argue that product leadership can only be exercised by a management role.

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The Power of Opportunity Solution Trees: 7 Key Benefits Revealed

Product Talk

Opportunity solution trees are a simple way of visually representing the paths you might take to reach a desired outcome. The root of the tree is your desired outcome—the business need that reflects how your team can create business value. Next is the opportunity space. These are the customer needs, pain points, and desires that, if addressed, will drive your desired outcome.

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Alchemer Adds ServiceNow, Jira, Oracle Cloud, and HubSpot Always-On Workflow Initiators 

Alchemer Mobile

Listen to events from CRM, marketing, HRIS, and project management software systems so you can collect feedback in context of your customer’s experience. By Justin Falk, Alchemer Product Manager, and Vanessa Bagnato, Alchemer Director of Product Marketing Every month, we add to the library of Alchemer Workflow Initiators so that you can create always-on surveys and feedback by listening to events in the systems your business runs on, such as CRMs, marketing automation, HRIS, and project ma

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Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes

TechEmpower - Product Management

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. As part of the onboarding process, the app asks both job seekers and employers what they’re looking for - in a text box - while providing a few suggestions in a pop-up. If you’ve ever used a similar application, (or if you’ve ever used the Internet at all) you’ve probably seen this approach before.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

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.

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Top product management reads in November

Mind the Product

From questions about how technical a product manager should be, or how to manage your career or how to master cross-disciplinary collaboration, here’s a look through our most-read posts in November. Read more » The post Top product management reads in November appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Navigating the Product Manager Role: Salaries and Career Advancement

280 Group

In the dynamic realm of technology and business, Product Managers continue to play a pivotal role, guiding organizations through an ever-evolving landscape. As we usher in the year 2024, the role of a Product Manager remains indispensable. This comprehensive blog post will delve into the current state of Product Manager salaries in 2023, shedding light on the evolving demands of this profession and providing valuable insights for aspiring Product Managers on how to excel in their careers.

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How Can a White Label Crypto Exchange Benefit Your Business?

The Product Coalition

Elevate your business in the crypto space with a White Label Crypto Exchange. Explore rapid market entry, cost-effectiveness, enhanced security, and brand customization. In the dynamic world of cryptocurrency, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to stay ahead of the curve. One such solution gaining prominence is the adoption of a White Label Crypto Exchange.

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A Conversation with Petra Wille: My Approach to the Continuous Discovery Habits Community

Product Talk

Reading is one of my favorite ways to spend my time. I’ve designed my business to allow plenty of time for reading books, articles, interviews, etc. As much as I love reading, I firmly believe that reading alone is rarely enough to help us change our behavior. Most of us need an extra push to go from ideas and inspiration to action. As much as I love reading, I firmly believe that reading alone is rarely enough to help us change our behavior.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Celebrating the 2023 Amplitude Pioneer Award Finalists

Amplitude

Honoring 24 of the most innovative Amplitude users in the third annual Pioneer Awards who are actively crafting charts, sharing insights, and implementing strategic actions.

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463: Building a great team to build great products – with Vidya Dinamani

Product Innovation Educators

The key ingredients of a successful product management team Today we are talking about how to build a great product team that in turn will build great products customers love. Joining us is a returning guest, Vidya Dinamani. She’s a product executive, advisor, and coach. She has over 20 years of experience in product management, including multiple executive roles at leading companies such as Intuit.

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Creating a safe environment to foster team resilience

Mind the Product

In this guest post, product leader, Johanna Feick explains how leaders can create a safe environment for teams to become more resilient and build great products. Read more » The post Creating a safe environment to foster team resilience appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Unlocking Success: A Comprehensive Guide to Product Manager Salaries in 2024

280 Group

In the dynamic realm of technology and business, Product Managers continue to play a pivotal role, guiding organizations through an ever-evolving landscape. As we usher in the year 202 4 , the role of a Product Manager remains indispensable. This comprehensive blog post will delve into the current state of Product Manager salaries in December of 2023, shedding light on the evolving demands of this profession and providing valuable insights for aspiring Product Managers on how to excel in their c

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Challenges of a Product Manager In Cybersecurity Identity and Access Management projects

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Six Food Techology Trends That Can Help Make a Better World

The Product Coalition

As technology advances, the food technology business is capitalizing on new capabilities to revolutionize how it operates. Global population and food production have expanded dramatically over the previous 90 years, while total agricultural acreage has remained unchanged, putting pressure on the food system to produce more food with fewer resources.

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2024 Product Conference List

Product Talk

We are starting to pull together our list of 2024 product conferences. This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of product conferences that are not on the list and you think they should be, please send an email to conferences@producttalk.org. We’ll also keep updating this list as we hear about more events. Are you looking for the 2023 Product Conferences list?

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What is a Retention Specialist and What Does One Do?

Userpilot

Tired of the increasing customer churn rate? Looks like it’s time to call in a retention specialist. A dynamic retention specialist will implement proactive strategies to improve the customer experience and increase loyalty, thus improving customer retention. In this article, we highlight the job responsibilities of a retention specialist, the skills needed to become one, and the resources these professionals can benefit from.

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464: Creating a recipe for innovation success – with Shawn Houser-Fedor

Product Innovation Educators

Hershey chocolate company’s InnovationOps story I am interviewing speakers at my favorite annual conference for product managers, the PDMA Inspire Innovation Conference. This discussion is with Shawn Houser-Fedor, whose session is titled “Creating a Recipe for Innovation Success: Hershey Chocolate Company’s InnovationOps Story.” Shawn is a R&D Senior Director at Hershey and she is about to share with us how InnovationOps helped Hershey and can help your organization

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A Tale of Two Case Studies: Using LLMs in Production

Speaker: Tony Karrer, Ryan Barker, Grant Wiles, Zach Asman, & Mark Pace

Join our exclusive webinar with top industry visionaries, where we'll explore the latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence and the incredible potential of LLMs. We'll walk through two compelling case studies that showcase how AI is reimagining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with technology. Some takeaways include: How to test and evaluate results 📊 Why confidence scoring matters 🔐 How to assess cost and quality 🤖 Cross-platform cost vs. quality tr

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Mastering cross-discipline collaboration: Insights from product leaders

Mind the Product

Cross-discipline collaboration can be challenging for product leaders, filled with problems and overall difficulties. Read on for what we learned about communicating with multiple teams at the #mtpcon Leadership forum. Read more » The post Mastering cross-discipline collaboration: Insights from product leaders appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Mastering Global Product Management: A Cultural Sensitivity Approach

280 Group

In the ever-evolving world of product management, the quest to become a proficient coach and consultant knows no bounds. As product managers, our reach extends beyond borders and cultures, and it is crucial to understand and adapt to unique perspectives of those we teach and advise. Dean Peters, a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience, shares his valuable insights from his recent teaching endeavors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and his dedication to fostering a global understanding o

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What I Look For in a Senior Designer Portfolio at a Consumer-Facing Early Stage Startup

The Product Coalition

A portfolio is a window into your design principles and process. How very * artistic * of me. I recently completed the process of hiring for a Head of Design role at my current company and was surprised when I couldn’t find much quality content anywhere (YouTube, Medium, even Google) on how to assess a designer’s portfolio, especially a designer for a senior leadership position.