Mind the Product

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Make yourself uncomfortable was the advice of Ken Norton from Google Ventures, speaking at our San Francisco conference this year. Ron is someone who knows how to “make software development hum” and has an “an eye for what keeps teams from achieving clarity out of chaos”. Organise around customers.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 27, 2020

The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview w/ Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem Today we welcome Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem. If so, you can subscribe here and join 26k agile peers. What brought you to ‘agile?’ “ Christiaan : A friend of mine started a software company. He sold solutions, I developed them.

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Shaughnessy ran with the idea and organized another panel a few months later for a conference called Denver Startup Week and I had it recorded to share with you. Our moderator, Shaughnessy Speirs, has been a product manager in several software organizations with depth in agile software development and business analysis.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 4, 2019

And software developers and testers want to know that their time spent writing and testing code is purposeful. I attended a local Agile development conference. But the world of product management often lacks structure. Salespeople want something new to sell. As product managers, these issues come to you ad-hoc.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

TL;DR: Creating an Agile Community of Practice Creating an agile community of practice helps winning hearts and minds within the organization as it provides authenticity to the agile transition?—?signaling Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Agile Movers & Shakers: Diana Larsen’s Questionnaire Please describe what you do in 280 characters : “On my best days, I contribute to the growing and strengthening the practices of agile coaches and teams through as many channels as possible.” What brought you to ‘agile?’ “In Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Pragmatic Marketing

AUGUST 17, 2014

One of the most frustrating things I’ve heard over my career is that “agile is something that software developers do.” It ignores all the success agile teams have had in software the past decade and in other industries including architecture, marketing, video production and even the auto industry. C is for Courage.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 8, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile Anti-Patterns?—?Pitfalls Pitfalls Successful Distributed Teams Avoid We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by delving into virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. This fourth article now addresses basic remote agile anti-patterns?—?the

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Usersnap

JULY 26, 2020

I owe a large amount of the success I have had in my career as a software developer to my background in testing. In this post, I will tell you about the 7 most used software testing approaches and how you can use them to become a better software developer. Because I learned it the hard way. You can’t win them all.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 19, 2019

I started this series asking where “Agile” was headed. (I I didn't like what I saw at the Agile 2019 conference.) This part is about what “Agile” or “agile” means. I understand that people want what they perceive as the value “Agile” will bring them.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Originally from Ireland, Barry’s first job, in 1999, was as a software developer for Citysearch in San Francisco – this was a Yellow Pages-type of online directory for business trying to get on to the internet, and a competitor to Zip2 , the business that formed the start of Elon Musk’s career. Design and Product Thinking.

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Centercode

OCTOBER 29, 2019

We’re excited to announce the Virtual Customer Validation Conference , happening on April 7 – 9, 2020. With so many companies adopting agile methodologies to keep up with faster release cycles , there’s a lot of dialogue around the role customers play in securing quality releases and driving product roadmaps.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 21, 2019

I started asking if you actually need an agile approach in Part 1 and noted the 4 big problems I see. Part 2 was why we need managers in an agile transformation. Part 4 was about how “Agile” is meaningless and “agile” is an adjective that needs to be applied to something. That would be resilient.

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Userpilot

JULY 16, 2024

On the other hand, a technical product manager brings in-depth technical knowledge to guide the development process , often working closely with engineering and design teams. Gain exposure and hands-on experience through junior roles in software development. Build your portfolio by taking a freelance product management jobs.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels In 2014, at the ProductX conference, I won second place for my presentation on time management for busy product managers. They have a good reason since the research process is different by nature than software development. Here’s how. It will be ready when it’s ready”.

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Pragmatic Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

While software development teams have been moving toward agile methods for years, many product managers are only now becoming aware of it. An agile approach applies collaborative and continuous improvement concepts to software development. There is no single, definitive “agile method.”

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 17, 2019

Successful Banks Use Flexible Technologies to Organize Processes “The goal is to establish an Agile center of gravity around our company”?—?German German fintech startup N26 Agile software development is all the rage in banking these days, and almost all banks now describe their IT development approach as using Agile.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2021

When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams, we discussed the fact that we no longer needed physical face-to-face interactions. High-fidelity virtual interactions didn't exist when the guys got together at Snowbird to write the Agile Manifesto for Software Development.).

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Business of Software Conference

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Agile methodology sounds confusing and difficult, but Bethany Pagels-Minor breaks it down to bite-size slices of delicious cakes that will will help every team work better, communicate better, and provide better returns. Want us to let you know about new talk videos, speaker AMAs, Business of Software Conference and other event updates?

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Product leadership requires cross-disciplinary thinking from fields as software development to manufacturing. Avoid agile-fall. For example, when shifting from waterfall to agile, go to each team and understand what waterfall did for them. Leading doesn’t mean being curious and going to make the conference talk.

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Modus Create

MAY 12, 2020

Agile project management has taken over the world and is widespread within most organizations. It may be in implementation as part of your software development teams, it could be getting adopted into a whole department or business unit in your company, or maybe it is already part of your normal workstyle in your organization.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

“At startups, you get to be hands-on in almost everything that’s needed for the company to succeed,” she says, “and so I started software development, learnt animation, offered IT support, and customer service.” Soak up knowledge and learnings at meetups , conferences and workshops.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

A story of love, hate, oppression and triumph I’ll admit, I’ve started to fall out of love with agile over the past year or so?—?don’t I wholeheartedly believe that you need to be adaptable to survive today but the further I travel on my own journey the more I wonder if we as an industry are moving past agile. Enter agile.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2020

Creating a Product Discovery Track: A Practical Guide In the last decade we have evolved a lot in terms of agile development, Agility has become its own concept and we have lots of books and conferences for this subject. Agile methodology has matured a lot in the technology development phase?

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Revulytics

JANUARY 23, 2018

Working with Microsoft, Steelcase recently revealed technology that exposes data from sensor-connected office furniture and rooms that, as a first use case, aim to help optimize the use of conference room space. In fact, studies have shown that software development teams spend 40 to 50 percent of their time on avoidable rework.

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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Agile Died While You Were Doing Your Standup. Mind the Product says it’s time to take the good things you learned from agile and adapt them to the ever-evolving product management needs of the future. 27 How to adapt UX research for an Agile environment. Published in UX Mastery, this article discusses how Agile is everywhere.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Full disclosure: I met Andy back in 1999 at the Software Development conference. I spoke with Andy Kaufman on his People and Projects Podcast 377. So we've known each other for a long time. I subscribe to his podcast because I like the way he interviews guests. He looks beyond the obvious to deeper insights.

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Userpilot

JULY 8, 2021

Project management skills with respect to software development practices (e.g. Agile, Scrum). Conducting customer research and using empathy to develop successful products. In 2020, the course was updated to include more material on the Agile methodology, working with data, and managing stakeholders.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

We are putting our customers first, taking the time to discover unmet needs, and developing solutions that address those needs. Last fall, I spoke at Productized, a product conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on this very topic. My goal was to put our varied methodologies and techniques (Lean, Agile, Jobs-to-be-Done, design thinking, etc.)

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 18, 2019

Because when developers come to your site, they work with your developer portal and your platform, and they’re really interacting with your brand. You’re instilling and representing your brand in a way that’s unique to a very distinct audience and developers. Because who builds that software? Developers.

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Tyner Blain

MARCH 30, 2016

What we need is a survival guide – a set of principles, tools, and techniques; learned and applied in a two-day “camp” with industry-leading experts in agile product management and product ownership. We are bringing real-world expertise in agile product management and product ownership to you in this unique, action-packed program.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Agile Knowledge Nowadays, inspiring and effective leadership for product managers follows the Agile approach. Continuous learning, strategic planning, departmental and personal growth, teamwork, consistent development, and simplified delivery are all components of the agile methodology.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Presentation – Conducting demonstrations, presenting at conferences, and leading webinars are important skills that you need in this position. For example, a computer science degree works for a product professional in the software development industry. For that, an agile approach is a better way to move forward.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 25, 2024

Certifications in project management, Agile, or product management can also be beneficial. Develop strong analytical skills, leadership qualities, and the ability to persuade stakeholders. Getting certified in Agile, Scrum, or Lean methodologies can also be beneficial.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 28, 2024

Certifications in product management or agile methodologies can also be beneficial. Networking and building relationships : Look for conferences like ProductCon or INDUSTRY, local meetups organized on Meetup.com or Eventbrite, and product-specific events (e.g., Heads of product utilize various tools to streamline their work.

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Modus Create

APRIL 30, 2019

Write these intentions out on a slide and project it in the room or video conference. To avoid this, spend a few minutes at the beginning of every meeting to review your agenda and clarify what you hope to accomplish. If the group continues to go off track, keep the slide up during the entire meeting.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Develop a Technical Skillset Developing technical skill sets for software development does not mean learning to code. Learn about the differences between agile and scrum methodologies. Don’t just be that generic “business guy/gal” who hopes that your passion alone will get you a job in product management.

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