Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Today’s post is not directed only to product managers. Founders, investors, or any other profile with enough skin in the game on any digital product or service could also take advantage of it. I believe it because we will talk about one of the most prevalent issues when creating products: overengineering them. In my opinion, [.] Read more » The post Overengineering can kill your product appeared first on Mind the Product.
Roman Pichler
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Listen to this article: [link]. What is Bad Performance? Before I discuss how you can help an underachieving team, let’s briefly explore what good performance looks like, assuming that an agile, Scrum-based process is used. A development team does a good job if the following three conditions are fulfilled: First, the group reliably meets the agreed sprint goals and delivers product increments that offer a great user experience and exhibit the desired software quality.
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The Product Bistro
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
I am taking a week off of work to help with some issues with my aging father, and have a fairly slack day. Since it ’tis the season to send thanks, I thought I would indulge in a - for me - rare reflection of things I am thankful for professionally. My original entrance into Product Management I was an early 30’s applications engineer who jumped into the that role from life as an analytical chemist and process engineer at a wafer fab.
280 Group
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
For our next installment of the Women in Product Management Series, I interviewed Susan Gasperini, Vice President, Technical Product Manager at LPL Financial. View the full list of this blog interview series to learn the stories of more women product leaders. How did you get into product management? Honestly, I was at the right place at the right time.
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.
Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Across the US, people are quitting their jobs in record numbers. . This year, it’s estimated that approximately one in four people have quit their jobs , and those positions are remaining open for much longer than expected. Countless theories have tried to explain the “Great Resignation” we’re experiencing, but none have managed to pinpoint an exact cause.
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Product Management Unpacked
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
CMU Master of Science in Product Management program student Erick Valencia landed a PM experience of a lifetime as part of a student team developing a driverless race car system to race in the Indy Autonomous Challenge. Product Managers often face a race to the finish, so to speak. But for Erick Valencia, a student in Carnegie Mellon University’s Master of Science in Product Management (MSPM) program, that race to the finish in the summer and fall of 2021 was all too real.
Product Talk
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
One of the primary benefits of working in a product trio is we reduce the hand-offs between functional roles. In the old way of working, a business stakeholder communicated a need to a product manager, the product manager wrote requirements , handed them off to a designer, who then created designs, and then the requirements and the designs were handed off to engineers to implement.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
From explaining the benefits and drawbacks to taking a collaborative approach to setting the right goals, Roman Pichler shares his thoughts on setting effective product-related goals using OKRs. [.] Read more » The post OKRs in product management by Roman Pichler appeared first on Mind the Product.
280 Group
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Pre-order now through 11/25 for 20% savings and exclusive access to an online “meet the creators” event. Launched in 2020, 280 Group’s Digital Product Management: Live Online course has gained acclaim among product leaders as a comprehensive course covering the critical skills needed to advance their careers and bring successful digital products to market.
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Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Your decision-making process is slowing you down. . Speed is every startup’s biggest competitive advantage. We know that moving at speed is all about making decisions quickly and acting on them – but quick decisions get a bad rap. . They’re considered heedless, overly luck-dependent, and almost treasonous by those of us in the data and research domains.
Alchemer Mobile
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Whether you’re new to the product management field or a seasoned professional, it’s always valuable to learn from your peers’ lived experiences. From learning more about their career path to predicted trends to general tips and advice, there’s no shortage of lessons to be learned that can ultimately help you develop and become a better product expert yourself.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Guest post by Rebecca Monfries, Head of Delivery at Terem Technologies, and Nathan Bruce, Lead Business Analyst at Terem Technologies. Word from Scott: Over the years we’ve helped many different teams bridge the gap between discovering requirements and getting them ready for deployment. So I asked the team to share the playbook we’ve used to help prepare them to begin Definition.
Product Talk
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
We are starting to pull together our list of 2022 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 2021 Product Conferences list?
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Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Defining your metrics and KPIs isn’t easy. Start with these three, and use the insights you gather to identify more specific ones. [.] Read more » The post 3 High-level KPIs for product managers to track appeared first on Mind the Product.
280 Group
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
To learn more in-depth about creating your customer journey map, join our upcoming webinar, Customer Journey Maps – Your Secret Weapon to Driving Product Adoption on Friday, November 12, 2021. The customer journey is a phrase that’s received a lot of love in recent years, as the customer experience continues to be the key differentiator of a brand’s success.
Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
When you’ve launched your product, raised a round or two, and scaled the business beyond the early days, inevitably things start to slow down. You used to speak in hours and days, and now it’s months and quarters. You used to obsess about innovation and being at the front of the market, and now you’re feeling bogged down shipping table-stakes features.
Usersnap
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
A couple of months ago, we reviewed the new Firefox browser designed for developers. Since then most of our developers kept Google Chrome as their primary browser. Working with Chrome offers access to an immense repository of Chrome extensions and tools which make our daily tasks less of a chore. With the built-in developer tools, there seems to be no further need for more tools.
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The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Product Discovery describes the iterative process of making sure that the right product gets built for the right audience. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
First Round Review
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Drawing from her career at PayPal, Intercom, GetYourGuide, and now as founder/CEO of Ascend (an online leadership program that empowers women) Shivani Berry shares her playbook for attracting more feedback.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
As product people, expectations management is all around us in our daily job. In this article, Viktor Nagy summarizes a few areas where expectations play a crucial role, and what we can do to manage them well or sometimes turn them into agreements. [.] Read more » The post Expectations and agreements in product management appeared first on Mind the Product.
Nir Eyal
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
These days, when someone says they want to form a “habit,” what they often mean is that they want to make drudgery effortless. That is, they don’t want to actually do the work, rather they want to have done it—past tense. The trouble is, trying to build a habit is often a self-defeating trap. The post Habits Are Overrated appeared first on Nir and Far.
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Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Users are recruiting your product to reach a specific outcome in their lives — whether that’s catching a flight to reunite with their families or using a productivity app to meet a deadline and impress their boss. For Samuel Hulick , a UX consultant and one of the biggest authorities out there on user onboarding, that means thinking less about the product itself and more about how to get users the results they’re after.
Mironov Consulting
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
There’s a pattern I see, especially at enterprise software companies, where the go-to-market materials present a glowing product picture - but underneath there’s a jumble of mismatched pieces, arcane product history, incomplete testing, and randomness. I call it product sprawl. .
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
So you’ve decided that mobile is important for your product but now you’re faced with the choice between whether to build a native app, build a mobile web app or make your existing web app more responsive. Sometimes it’s a straightforward decision, sometimes you have the luxury of just doing both in parallel, and other times it’s important to carefully evaluate the different factors that push you one way or the other.
First Round Review
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Pivots, MVPs and Community: How Joseph Quan, Founder & CEO of Knoetic, got his startup back on track by making community his wedge. He shares his hard-won wisdom and his six-step guide for building a community like a product.
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.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
To maximise the effectiveness of OKRs, teams must connect them to their overarching business strategy. Learn how from Nacho Bassino, Director of Product at XING, about ‘Connecting Strategy to OKRs' [.] Read more » The post How to connect strategy with OKRs appeared first on Mind the Product.
The Product Guy
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
The most effective way to become a product manager is to work on a project you are passionate about (even a hobby) and bring it to market. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Amin Bashi.
Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Customer support is more business-critical than ever. But in today’s fast-paced world, your customer support can only be as effective as the technology that underpins it. Study after study shows that the vast majority of support teams are unhappy with their current customer support tech stacks. A recent Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Intercom, Drive Conversational Experiences For A Future-Ready Customer Support Strategy , revealed that 54% of teams can’t personalize support with thei
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