Are You a Wage Slave?
Nir Eyal
MAY 2, 2021
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The 5 Best Onboarding Workflow Software in 2021
Userpilot
MAY 5, 2021
When you first hear the term onboarding workflow software, you might think, what is a workflow? If you tell your partner to get something from the fridge, that is a workflow. Basically, anytime data passes between people and/or systems, a workflow is created. A path is created when a task goes from incomplete to finished, from an empty hand to one with a sandwich.
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The Blame Game Retrospective
The Product Coalition
MAY 6, 2021
TL; DR: The Blame Game Retrospective There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Turning the Sprint Retrospective into a Blame Game Retrospective demonstrates a Scrum team’s lack of skills and professionalism. Join me and explore the reasons and the consequences of this Sprint Retrospective anti-pattern in 83 seconds. ??
Core Concept: The Product Trio
Product Talk
MAY 5, 2021
One of my goals for 2021 is to create short explainer videos for key concepts related to continuous discovery. This is my first one. I’d love to hear what you think. Is this helpful? Are there other core concepts you’d like to see me explore? You can share your comments on Twitter or YouTube. Watch the video above or read a lightly edited transcript of it below.
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.
Beyond NPS: Impactful Mobile Survey Questions and Use Cases
Alchemer Mobile
MAY 4, 2021
Surveys notoriously have low response rates, especially when using a legacy channel such as email. However, in-app surveys present an entirely unique opportunity to engage with customers and gather feedback in real time. One of the most common surveys brands deploy is the NPS survey. We know NPS can be a powerful tool if used correctly, and recognize the value in having one metric to provide a holistic pulse on your customer experience.
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5 Steps To Successful Product Management
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Being a product manager is a highly ambiguous role, as it can seem like there are a million things to do and only a limited amount of time… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
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Intercom, Inc.
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Online retailer Rugs.com uses Intercom to power their customer communication across sales and support, driving increased engagement and higher checkout conversions using a conversational, messenger-based approach. With the onset of COVID-19 and the accelerated move towards online shopping, Grayson Bagwell, Director of Business Development at Rugs.com, notes the sharp increase in shopping volume the business has experienced in the last 12 months as a result of people spending more time at home.
2021 Engagement Benchmarks for Personal Services Apps
Alchemer Mobile
MAY 6, 2021
One size did not fit all for Personal Services apps in 2020. Depending on industry, issues with supply chains, global price drops, and budget constraints impacted each brand differently. In our 2021 Mobile App Engagement Benchmark Report , a study of 1,000 apps across a billion+ app installs, we take a close look at apps in the Personal Services category.
Building for success at every stage of product development – Cait O’Riordan
Mind the Product
MAY 4, 2021
Building and managing products is hard. Building an organisation that manages existing products, and is optimised to build new ones is exponentially harder — which is why we spoke with Cait O’Riordan, Chief Product and Information Officer at the Financial Times, for this week’s podcast. A veteran of the BBC and Shazam, she’s now working [.
How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra
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Forever?—?I wonder how often we make the mistake of designing and building as if our creations…
The Product Coalition
MAY 2, 2021
Forever?—?I wonder how often we make the mistake of designing and building as if our creations will last forever. Photo by Chris Sarsgard on Unsplash This morning, I watched the river move at a walking pace, sauntering within the channel that cuts through town. The river has been doing some version of this for over 100,000 years. Long before countries and kings and dictators. 80,000 years ago, the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon, flowed around Pilot Butte’s east side; lava forced the river into
Business Testing: Is your Hypothesis Really Validated?
Strategyzer
MAY 6, 2021
Entrepreneurs and corporate innovators alike often struggle to figure out when their hypothesis is validated, because it isn’t as simple as we’d like to believe.
Master the “curiosity flywheel”: Startup Lessons from Greg Isenberg
NextBigWhat
MAY 2, 2021
THREAD: My 20s were full of ups and downs I lost millions, made millions and helped build some billion dollar startups My biggest lessons learned: The future of startups: – Privacy-first – Community-first – Sustainability-first – Creator-first – Decentralized-first – Digital-first. Bookmark this list. Print it out This is where the world is going How to build 1 successful product: Build 100 unsuccessful products first You need to fall down to move up Rule of t
The new cybernetics: systems thinking for the 21st century by Genevieve Bell
Mind the Product
MAY 7, 2021
In this #mtpcon Digital APAC keynote, Genevieve Bell, Director of the 3A Institute (3Ai), gives a whirlwind tour through the 75-year-old field of cybernetics, demonstrating how its transdisciplinary approach can be used to inform our product processes and systems. Watch the talk in full or read on for the overview. Mind the Product members can also [.
Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI
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Designing for Future Signals
The Product Coalition
MAY 6, 2021
What are future signals and why they can be used to anticipate uncertain futures. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
Behind the Scenes of Dolby’s New Cloud Platform with Stephane Giraudie
Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog
MAY 4, 2021
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Dolby.io, Dolby’s exciting new Cloud Platform for communications. Listen to the story in this episode of the Enterprise Product Leadership podcast. or Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts | Android | Stitcher | Spotify Episode Details – Behind the Scenes of Dolby’s New Cloud Platform with Stephane Giraudie What […].
Healthy Organizational Cultures Focus on Humanity and Connection (Not Your Whole Self)
Johanna Rothman
MAY 4, 2021
You might have heard about the Basecamp culture changes last week. I’m sure you heard about Google’s culture problems several years ago. These problems are issues of culture: specifically what we can and cannot discuss. What do “makers”—technical people—in any industry need to discuss? Big product issues: Why we are working on this project at this time.
Achieve success with the Product Leader Map
Mind the Product
MAY 7, 2021
In this interactive AMA session for MTP Leaders, Dave Martin, Executive Coach and Chief Product Officer at Fractional joins us to discuss how product leaders can achieve success using The Product Leader Map. We recommend reading Dave’s post Level up Your Product Function With the Product Leader Map where he introduces the idea, then watching [.
Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options
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What Product Managers Can Learn From Social Media
The Product Coalition
MAY 4, 2021
Recently, I chatted with Bertrand Rothen in my LinkedIn Live series “Let’s talk about…” about what product managers can learn from social… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
The real superpower of product designers: Get comfortable with uncertainty
NextBigWhat
MAY 5, 2021
Designers have many superpowers, but one underrated one is that the work of design leads one to become more comfortable with uncertainty. How does this impact the product development process? Thread I learned this lesson almost immediately after receiving my first shiny new design assignment. This was also my first time working with a PM. She asked me when my work would be done by.
I’m in the 2021 Write Stuff Bundle!
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I like to read, as well as to write. (You are not surprised.) Which means I discovered StoryBundle years ago. Most of the time, StoryBundle offers genre fiction. However, this time, it's nonfiction for writers—the 2021 Write Stuff Bundle. Yes, I have a book in this bundle— Write a Conference Proposal. If you want to speak at conferences, this book will help you write a proposal.
How I got my job – Morgan Beschle
Mind the Product
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Morgan Beschle has been working as VP of Product at Cureatr for nine weeks after working in product management for 14 years. She explains how she landed her most recent job in product and talks about her journey in starting a new senior product leadership role during a global pandemic. A bit about my role [.] Read more » The post How I got my job – Morgan Beschle appeared first on Mind the Product.
Monetizing Analytics Features
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When You Change Your Process, You Change What You Make.
The Product Coalition
MAY 2, 2021
Photo by Gregory Hayes on Unsplash Coffee roasting is all about the process. I roast coffee as a hobby on a 1kg gas roaster; it’s a shrunk-down commercial-style machine. I’ve roasted about 300lbs of coffee at this point. On every roast, I track my process with a roasting profile. A roasting profile is a picture of what happens during a roast, the temperature, the gas, the airflow.
Dangerous animals of product management: How to manage challenging stakeholders
ProductBoard
MAY 6, 2021
Picture this: You are a forward-thinking product manager with a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Yet throughout the product management process, stakeholders come to the table with unvalidated requests. “This must be built”, they insist, “and right away” Introducing the dangerous animals of product management: stakeholders and situations that—if left untamed—can get in the way of your.
Online Whiteboards: The key to creating a solid UX vision
TryMyUI
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Online whiteboards serve as the perfect tool for design teams to utilize in order to organize, plan, and execute their UX vision. The post Online Whiteboards: The key to creating a solid UX vision appeared first on TryMyUI Blog.
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Mind the Product
MAY 3, 2021
In this ProductTank Sofia talk, VP of E-Commerce at SumUp, Patryk Pawlikowski, explains how he and the team at SumUp adapted their product roadmap on the fly to cope with the disruption caused by the pandemic. The key points of his talk include: Unforeseen circumstances Re-thinking products to a new reality Adapting a product roadmap [.] Read more » The post How to adapt to unforeseen circumstances that influence your product by Patryk Pawlikowski appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Data Metaverse: Unpacking the Roles, Use Cases, and Tech Trends in Data and AI
Speaker: Aindra Misra, Sr. Staff Product Manager of Data & AI at BILL (Previously PM Lead at Twitter/X)
Embark on a transformation journey into the heart of the data ecosystem! This webinar is your gateway to a deeper comprehension of the foundations that drive the data industry and will equip you with the knowledge needed to navigate the evolving landscape. Delve into the diverse use cases where data analytics plays a pivotal role. We’ll explore how these applications are transforming with the introduction of Gen AI, and discuss the anticipated use cases for 2024 and beyond.
Top 7 Promotional Methods for Your Products in 2021
The Product Coalition
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As marketing techniques are evolving every day, you might think that there are different options when it comes to promotional methods. However, it becomes tough to find out, which is effective and will work for your business. Above all, the cost is one of the significant factors since you will always want to choose a minimal-invasive yet effective method.
Product team structure: 6 ways to coordinate a reorg that benefits everyone
ProductBoard
MAY 4, 2021
The catalyst for rethinking the product team structure at Productboard last year was likely similar to what happens at a lot of other companies. As you grow, structures and processes that worked well when your organization was smaller start to become unwieldy. There’s a risk that communication could break down, or that “coordination overhead” — the number of stakeholders that need to be involved.
Leveraging Customer Data to Inform UX Decision
TryMyUI
MAY 5, 2021
Image source: Pexels User Experience (UX) is one of your most vital tools at your disposal for securing higher conversion rates. With the right UX, you can streamline your potential for ecommerce success and boost your revenues. However, no approach to UX is complete without the use of data. But getting started requires a broad understanding of how to gather and interpret data if you hope to successfully.
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