Johanna Rothman
JUNE 27, 2018
When I teach any sort of product/project/portfolio management, I ask, “Who believes multitasking works?” Always, at least several managers raise their hands. They believe multitasking works because they multitask all the time. Why? Because the managers have short work-time and long decision-wait time. If you are a manager, your time for any given decision looks like this: The work-time is short.
Clever PM
JUNE 28, 2018
Most companies out there put a huge push on efficiency and running “lean” — doing the most possible with the least amount of overhead. And in most cases, that’s a very noble goal — after all, overhead in the form of people and positions is generally the highest cost that companies face. Reducing the number […].
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Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 28, 2018
Your business is currently doing one of two things: it’s growing, or it’s dying. This week we released The Growth Handbook , a collection of tested frameworks and invaluable lessons to help steer your company’s trajectory up and to the right. In many ways, the genesis of this new book was our podcast series and the enlightening, in-depth conversations we hosted with industry leaders who’ve grown startups to many billions in revenue.
Product Warrior
JUNE 26, 2018
The fine practice of product management is a tough gig. The role requires strong leadership and collaboration and ability to change direction regularly to find valid market fit. Despite many linear product processes, the fact is product management is not a linear process. Product management is a twisted, turning, sometimes reversing process to discover the product market fit and deliver true value to the customer and business.
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.
The Product Coalition
JUNE 27, 2018
What Your Next Product Isn’t Product management is as much about what you don’t build as it is about what you do build. There are hundreds of good ideas, great ones even. They come from you, from your stakeholders, from your clients. Some of these ideas will be contradictory. Some will have dependencies. Some will seem so obvious they don’t even need to be debated.
Product Management Today brings together the best content for product management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Mind the Product
JUNE 29, 2018
John Carpenter’s “Big Trouble in Little China” is a 1980s masterpiece, and easily one of the silliest action movies you’ll ever see. It’s remarkable for a very simple reason: Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) may be the film’s lead character – he’s front and centre on the poster — but he’s not actually the hero of the story. He’s actually the goofy sidekick.
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 29, 2018
When faced with a problem or new process at work, most people usually don’t try to reinvent the wheel. Instead, they look for patterns and frameworks that are widespread and valuable. A common challenge for many teams is how to run retrospectives. There are plenty of solutions, and one of them is Start, Stop, Continue – a framework to structure a retrospective for a team, career or project.
The Product Guy
JUNE 28, 2018
Learn how to leverage domain expertise and product management knowledge to break into a Product Manager role. In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Paul Hurwitz, lead a conversation around “Breaking into Product Management”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. Signup to be a Mentor Today!
Product Management University
JUNE 25, 2018
Effective product positioning comes in many forms. But there’s only one outcome you’re looking for: An emotional reaction. Do it consistently and your pipeline will be chock full of qualified leads. Reminding your buyers of their biggest stressors before serving up the solutions is one way to evoke the emotional reaction that ultimately engages your salespeople with decision-makers.
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Ask Benny
JUNE 27, 2018
Consider your stakeholders as valuable resources rather than obstacles you need to overcome. Let's Start with a Story A colleague product manager told me a story. She was launching a big change to a product that she was working on for several months, and when she talked with the product marketing manager he had a lot of concerns and demanded that she delayed the launch.
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 28, 2018
There are many reasons an organization seeks out customer feedback. A support team will want to know if they were helpful, while a product team might need help prioritizing what to build next. Whether you’re measuring success, monitoring customer trends or gathering input for a product decision, customer feedback is an essential part of staying competitive and growing your business.
The Product Guy
JUNE 25, 2018
Guest Post by: Kennan Murphy-Sierra (Mentee, Session 6, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Jordan Bergtraum]. This article highlights a few ways to increase clarity and provide better role definition between a manager and a direct report as it pertains to daily situations involving escalations, blockers, and air cover. You will encounter numerous escalation, blocker, and air cover situations throughout the course of working on projects in product management, especially when a manager is ac
Mind the Product
JUNE 25, 2018
On the first World Product Day, late last month, Mark Ryan, a senior product manager from messaging software supplier Intercom in London, gave a deeply personal talk at the probably highest-ever ProductTank venue – the 23rd floor at eSailors in Hamburg. He shared some great lessons on how Intercom has built a new version of its messenger in only four months and involving 150 people in eight product teams.
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Pragmatic Marketing
JUNE 26, 2018
Starbucks is raising prices. In my last blog post, I discussed the pros and cons of that decision. In this post, let’s look at some more advanced issues. When competitors announce a price increase, they typically do one of two things: They lead or they signal. Firms lead when they are price makers. They are essentially saying, “I don’t really care what my competitors do.
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 29, 2018
There is something unique about the joy of being on a high-functioning, high-achieving team – and that goes as much for a sporting team as a professional one. We borrow a lot of the words and concepts we use to describe our engineering teams from the world of sports – from huddles and scrums to sprints and even goals, the terminology resonates from the pitch to the office.
The Product Coalition
JUNE 25, 2018
Agile is an awesome approach when done right, but is your team making these common mistakes? Most people will agree that the adoption of agile is now mainstream. This adoption is rightfully so, as agile can be an excellent framework for building software. This being said, I’ve noticed a few common mistakes when product teams are adopting agile, most notably: Focusing on velocity, with almost a disregard for quality Only building, and forgetting about the measure and learn principles These are no
Revulytics
JUNE 29, 2018
“Dear , in order for us to keep inserting your first name here, new laws require us to get your explicit permission to keep doing so. Our lawyers want you to Click Here to Opt-In.”. It’s likely that you have received numerous emails with a preamble (sort of) like this as companies seek to reconcile their marketing efforts with GDPR. Depending on what you read, GDPR is either a boon for marketers, finally giving them a way to access quality data, or akin to that massive computer being rolled into
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Pragmatic Marketing
JUNE 26, 2018
Starbucks is raising prices. In my last blog post, I discussed the pros and cons of that decision. In this post, let’s look at some more advanced issues. When competitors announce a price increase, they typically do one of two things: They lead or they signal. Firms lead when they are price makers. They are essentially saying, “I don’t really care what my competitors do.
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 29, 2018
When faced with a problem or new process at work, most people usually don’t try to reinvent the wheel. Instead, they look for patterns and frameworks that are widespread and valuable. A common challenge for many teams is how to run retrospectives. There are plenty of solutions, and one of them is Start, Stop, Continue – a framework to structure a retrospective for a team, career or project.
dscout People Nerds
JUNE 27, 2018
Shopify’s Emma Craig uncovers what makes us playful and what makes us stressed when we shop online—and why making room for human moments is key. .
The Product Coalition
JUNE 29, 2018
How Tinder keeps users using Overview How did Tinder, popular dating app, grow from launching across a few college campuses in 2012, to 12 million daily matches in just 2 years? I believe, intentionally or otherwise, it utilized a rendition of The Hook Model , a user retention recipe proposed by Nir Eyal in his book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.
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Pragmatic Marketing
JUNE 26, 2018
Managing product teams without clear guidelines or a comprehensive framework is like herding cats. Product teams are made up of people with very different roles. And product managers, developers, designers and marketers all tend to speak their own languages, make up their own acronyms, and have their own opinions and agendas. If you want to build a strong, integrated, high-performing team, you need clear objectives, communications, priorities and an understanding of the roles and responsibilitie
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 28, 2018
There are many reasons an organization seeks out customer feedback. A support team will want to know if they were helpful, while a product team might need help prioritizing what to build next. Whether you’re measuring success, monitoring customer trends or gathering input for a product decision, customer feedback is an essential part of staying competitive and growing your business.
Sachin Rekhi
JUNE 27, 2018
Listen: SoundCloud. I had a fun opportunity to share the story of Notejoy on SiriusXM radio for the first time today. I joined Karl Ulrich, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School, in an interview hosted on Launch Pad , a Wharton Business Radio program that airs every Wednesday evening on SiriusXM 132 highlighting the stories of successful entrepreneurs.
UserInterviews
JUNE 29, 2018
Using narrative storytelling structure can help your audience engage with your report the same way they’d engage with their favorite movie.
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.
Pragmatic Marketing
JUNE 26, 2018
When I think about managing product teams without clear guidelines or a comprehensive framework is like herding cats. Product teams are made up of people with very different roles. And product managers, developers, designers and marketers all tend to speak their own languages, make up their own acronyms, and have their own opinions and agendas. If you want to build a strong, integrated, high performing team, you need clear objectives, communications, priorities and an understanding of the roles
Intercom, Inc.
JUNE 29, 2018
There is something unique about the joy of being on a high-functioning, high-achieving team – and that goes as much for a sporting team as a professional one. We borrow a lot of the words and concepts we use to describe our engineering teams from the world of sports – from huddles and scrums to sprints and even goals, the terminology resonates from the pitch to the office.
Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog
JUNE 25, 2018
Product Managers play a significant role in securing the Internet of Things. Unfortunately, this part of our job is not getting the right level of attention. Securing the Internet of Things is often considered an after-thought or considered the responsibility of some other team. But we need to change this trend if we expect people […]. The post Securing the Internet of Things appeared first on Daniel Elizalde.
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