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The Product Strategy and the Product Life Cycle

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] A Brief Introduction to the Product Lifecycle Model As its name suggests, the product lifecycle model describes how a product develops over time. A product is born or launched; it then develops, grows, and matures. It assumes that it has a life much like a living being.

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Molting Your Way to Success: The Subtle Art of Embracing Change

People-First Product Leadership

With the assistance of a team of Mates, the Captain directs the strategy and develops the Crew. link ) Notice the Captain does not work alone (“with the assistance of a team of Mates”). Nor does the Captain ignore their team (“develops the Crew”). So, do humans. Unfortunately no such luck.

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This New Template Helps You Write Better Product Requirements

The Secret PM Handbook

Product managers tell me – and the people managing product managers tell me – that one of their biggest challenges is communicating with the development team. People complain about: Developers being poorly motivated, or having a bad attitude about what you want them to build. Or as we think we are. and “What?”

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This New Template Helps You Write Better Product Requirements

The Secret PM Handbook

Product managers tell me – and the people managing product managers tell me – that one of their biggest challenges is communicating with the development team. People complain about: Developers being poorly motivated, or having a bad attitude about what you want them to build. Or as we think we are. and “What?”

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Product Growth Strategy: A Guide for SaaS Companies

Userpilot

How can product teams choose the best strategy. How to develop a growth strategy. A well-defined product growth strategy can help you increase customer satisfaction and retention, reduce customer acquisition costs , and develop a competitive edge. If so, you’re in the right place! Let’s dive right in!

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How to Build Products That Transform People?s Lives by Chris Hay

Mind the Product

Mobile-phone based payment system M-Pesa first launched in Kenya in 2007. Chris was part of the development team when M-Pesa launched, he then moved on to run its architecture and redesigned the system to support 400,000 transactions per second. The Story of M-Pesa and M-Shwari. Be Passionate. It’s a simple as that.

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What is the Ideal Product Team Size?

ProductPlan

It means more firepower is required, as the current team (or lack thereof) is no longer able to adequately handle product management as is. This moment also represents an opportunity to determine what an ideal product team would look like. A key question here is: what is the ideal product team size?