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How Agile Has Changed Product Management

Roman Pichler

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Dealing with an Underperforming Development Team

Roman Pichler

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. As the person in charge of the product, you depend on the work of the development team and you are, of course, affected by poor performance.

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Why we Need to Rethink Product Management in an Agile Practice

Mind the Product

Have you ever wondered why your Agile practice feels a bit uninspiring? Something that both fascinates and frustrates me is how the discussions about Agile have flipped from being embraced [.]. The post Why we Need to Rethink Product Management in an Agile Practice appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Product Manager vs. Product Owner

Melissa Perri

“What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager?”. Honestly, I did very little of what I teach as Product Management now either. I wasn’t called a Product Manager until I bailed out of that and landed in a startup. You are teaching us to talk to users, but I am a Product Owner.

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How Can We Stop Under Utilizing a Key User Experience Champion?

Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker

Customer representation has always been a key reason for success in product development. It’s a truth universally acknowledged by the best product managers. Despite this, those building the product itself are often detached from their customers, leading to a gap between vision and execution on the most practical metrics.

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You Can’t be Lean Unless You’re Agile

Mind the Product

I see so much talk and confusion over what’s Lean and what’s Agile. The two terms can get used interchangeably, so much so that in some places they’re blended into one term, simply Lean-Agile (thanks again, SAFe ??). The post You Can’t be Lean Unless You’re Agile appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Digital Transformation and Product Management

Roman Pichler

Recognise the Importance of Product Management. Embracing new technologies like machine learning, micro services, big data, and Internet of Things (IoT) is part of that change, as is the introduction of agile practices including cross-functional and self-organising teams, DevOps, Scrum, and Kanban.

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Innovating and Driving Agility with Tech: No-Code Development

Speaker: Gautam Nimmagadda, CEO, Quixy

Product Managers: are you wondering how your teams will work in the future? If so, it's time to look to no-code development. Join Gautam Nimmagadda, CEO of Quixy, and learn how to leverage tech and drive agility with citizen development and the no-code movement.

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The Key to Agile Team Motivation

Speaker: Robert Webber, Author and Innovation Leader

Agile was a grassroots engineering movement that caught most software leaders unprepared. The Agile community was confident that management would recognize the benefits of Agile and adopt its servant-leadership style. Agile has been impeded by retention of Waterfall release planning practices and schedule pressure.

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The 3 Principles that Lead to Better Collaboration Between Design and Product Management Teams

Speaker: Felix Watson Jr., Product Manager at Google, and Terrell Cobb, Designer at Microsoft

As more product teams adopt agile working styles, poor collaboration between Design and Product Management can harm a team’s ability to create consumer and business value. In this webinar they will teach you: 3 principles that allow Design and Product Management to work together more effectively.

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The Importance of Having Strong Decision Agility in Your Product Development Process

Speaker: Emily Tate, Managing Director at Mind the Product

As product managers, making decisions is a key part of our roles. We are tasked with ensuring decisions are made across the entire spectrum, from the highly strategic (“Where is our product headed?”) to the very tactical (“Which bug should we fix first?”).

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Product Strategy Agility: How to Use Experiments and Options to Create Products Your Customers Love

Speaker: Johanna Rothman - Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group

📅June 25, 2024 at 12:30pm PT, 3:30pm ET, 8:30pm BST Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association.

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How Product Teams Can Benefit from Feature Flags

Feature flags offer great value to developers, but they can benefit product teams equally as much. Product teams can use feature flags to continuously deliver a higher-quality product to their end users, all while saving time and speeding up development cycles.

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Using Continuous Customer Testing for Pandemic-Proof Product Success

Speaker: Luke Freiler, CEO and co-founder of Centercode

COVID-era product management is fraught with challenges as companies scramble to adapt their approach to make the most out of the current economic climate. A lucky few companies are ramping up to meet skyrocketing demand for distance-friendly products and services. September 22, 2020 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm BST.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

Our esteemed speakers will discuss the emerging trends shaping the future of product management and business intelligence. We’ll explore how recent developments are impacting strategic planning and decision-making processes, as well as practical strategies to leverage these trends to the benefit of your organization.