Product Talk

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Meet Ellen Juhlin , a product coach and consultant and Senior Director of Product Management at Orion Labs. Meet product coach and consultant @ellenjuhlin. Meet our newest Product Talk instructor, Ellen Juhlin! Bridging that gap from creative to technical had some challenges. Tweet This. It was a great fit.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

You also might be reading this post thinking: “Who’s adding new tools to their tech stack right now?” Incorporating these tools into your customer experience tech stack will drive more engagement, gather high-quality customer feedback, and help inform your product roadmap. Supporting tech. This is a valid question. Rightpoint.

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The Accidental Product Manager

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Tech assistance for seniors is a booming business Image Credit: Province of British Columbia How do you feel about using your computer? If you are like most of us, you can accomplish most things: sending email, attending a Zoom meeting, making a doctor’s appointment, etc. The idea of providing a tech concierge is new.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Decision-making had become nearly impossible because no one saw the bigger picture , and cross-functional projects were more about navigating through outdated technology than delivering value. Tech organizations are complex by nature, and you will always need to make some trade-offs. Moreover, a perfect answer almost never exists.

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Product Talk

MARCH 13, 2024

Sam Lightowler’s Advice: Use a Diagram to Demonstrate Value Meet Sam Lightowler, Senior Manager of OTT Operations at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. They received a lot of pushback from the engineers initially because it created complexities around code reviews, tech debt management, release processes, etc.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 11, 2020

Intercom has responded by hiring a diversity and inclusion consultant, updating our recruitment strategy and hiring practices to reduce bias, scheduling allyship training for all employees, and amplifying Black voices in our podcast and blog. One day, I came into a meeting a few minutes late after another meeting had run over.

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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. During Definition you want to focus on moving past the discovery concepts, making detailed choices (about tech, design and requirements) and obtaining enough clarity to start developing solutions.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2024

Digital technology has inadvertently become a significant contributor to the growing carbon footprint of the tech industry. Equipment: The Tangible Consumer of Power The physical hardware — encompassing storage units, computers, servers, networking devices, and end-user gadgets — is where the rubber meets the road.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

  Giving this item a thorough review – including an in-depth interview with that end customer and impact assessment on other users and identifying any technical complications/ dependencies and guesstimating financial outcomes and rough-sizing the work with Engineering – is a half-day or a half-week or a half-month of effort.

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

There is increased pressure on tech buyers to make sure there is a clear need, quick value, and obvious ROI for any software purchase. There are a lot of reasons buying CS technology has unique considerations. Why should Customer Success have its own tech stack? . Those systems are built to be fundamentally different.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JULY 14, 2021

UX studio is one of the global innovation design consulting firms focusing on UX design, research, and strategic consulting. We researched the top design consulting firms’ competency level, experience, and portfolio to define the most reliable design thinking companies you can trust and partner with in 2021. UX studio .

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Modus Create

JUNE 1, 2020

But one thing technology leaders need to ask themselves is, “what are the threats we face?” The news is filled with tales of hackers breaking into financial institutions, DDoS attacks on credit card companies, and data breaches due to poor software configuration. Phase 1: Due Diligence and Discovery.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

After working in consulting, many management consultants desire to exit into and work at a tech company. If you want to learn more about the consulting role vs the product role, read this article on the topic. Technical Skills While not always needed, technical skills are very much desired for most PM roles.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

After working in consulting, many management consultants desire to exit into and work at a tech company. If you want to learn more about the consulting role vs the product role, read this article on the topic. Technical Skills While not always needed, technical skills are very much desired for most PM roles.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2018

While product managers have a variety of techniques to cope with this ambiguity, from the Mind the Product slack channel to thunderdome-like meetings, one powerful solution is product review. This is a formal review of the product’s progress by senior product managers in order to assess the status and suggest avenues to explore.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 2, 2021

One of the key things to do in any product lifecycle is to review if it’s meeting your user’s needs. One of the key things to do in any product lifecycle is to review if it’s meeting your user’s needs. Review us on your podcast app so that we can use your feedback to be better.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

 Usually the discussion is highly technical: APIs, data transformation, feature ladders.  But This peels off large groups of migratable customers for us to engage, setting aside feature/function blockers so we can focus on commitments, benefits, incentives, technical support, and customer-side politics. and v12.  Free

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UX Planet

AUGUST 16, 2024

Whether the project is sparked by an urgent need to transition to the latest tech stack or a calculated rebranding effort, creating a comprehensive website redesign project plan is vital for success. Does your current website suffer from outdated technologies that hamper user experience? Are conversions on the site falling short?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

They involve integrating digital technologies and processes into every aspect of your business, from operations to customer interactions. It’s not just about adopting the latest gadgets, but about using technology to drive meaningful change and achieve specific business goals. What is the importance of digital transformation?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Employees routinely say that the best places to work are some of the big tech companies. To help figure out which internship program (and workplace more generally) is right for you, we created this list of the 8 best tech internships in 2022. Together, they contribute to the technical or business projects currently underway.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Instead of sending status reports to stakeholders or having steering committee meetings, the individuals are now actively involved in progressing the product and they actively contribute to its success. Meeting this goal should therefore be a step towards achieving the product goal. This shows how important the role is.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 29, 2022

 But when I do product due diligence for SaaS-focused PE/VC firms, it's the very first thing I look at.  Let’s  but not in consulting days or developer hours or use-it-or-lose-it prepaid service agreements.  There’s  Or why this distinction is essential to their investors.  But

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 18, 2024

  In scope means that they own the decision/action, but might consult others.  Push internal recruiters hard, perhaps reviewing stacks of résumés together to clearly communicate what you’re looking for.    Easy to address, or massive potential technical debt?” Share job links widely. 

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 1, 2021

According to recent research, however, many teams aren’t sufficiently equipped to meet these new challenges. The most immediate change that took place due to the pandemic was the increased volume of customer or sales queries,” says Austin Guanzon, Overseas Manager and Product Specialist at Dialpad. “As

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

What Outsourcing Really is: Types and Opportunities When we say “outsourcing”, what we often mean is different levels of involvement, commitment, technical expertise, and responsibility. Let’s review the three key types of outsourcing arrangements and what the differences among them mean to you as a customer.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 18, 2022

Sarah Dayan is a staff engineer at Algolia , a “Search-as-a-Service” platform that helps developers build index and search capabilities into their own platforms through an API, and the host of two tech podcasts: Developer Experience and Entre Devs. How would she provide the right technical direction for the company? Brian: Super.

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UX Studio: Product Management

MAY 13, 2024

Our experiences range from large tech firms to startups, each partnership has carried unique challenges and experiences. When we meet a new prospect, we ask a lot of questions to understand their needs and their reasons for reaching out to us. This article summarizes our findings, combined with our agency experience of over 10 years.

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Lenny Rachitsky

OCTOBER 1, 2024

He serves on the boards of CodePath and Black Product Managers , two organizations he co-founded to support underrepresented people in tech. goals, incentives), who they consult, and what they’re afraid of. I set up one-on-one meetings with the PM and engineering leads on their team. Follow him on LinkedIn and X.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2023

At the time, I had already decided to pivot my career and become a product coach, with the intention of launching a consulting firm. I agreed to meet with Thomas and discuss how I may be able to assist in the formation and development of Nodalview’s product organisation.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 1, 2019

Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash Get on the same page early in the project to avoid unnecessary conflict Before I was a grad student in OD, it hadn't occurred to me that the PM disciplines (product, project, program) are like consulting. Because PMs, like consultants, get work done only through other people. Pair of hands.

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Modus Create

APRIL 30, 2019

Welcome back to our series about how to facilitate meetings with people who have challenging personalities. The delivery team’s goal was to inform the product owner about technical feasibility and dependencies. The delivery team’s goal was to inform the product owner about technical feasibility and dependencies. Lessons Learned.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 26, 2024

Organizations are trying to figure out how to use these technologies effectively while keeping employees productive and motivated. Uncertainty and Ambiguity in Adoption Integrating generative AI into existing work processes isn’t always straightforward.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

If so, you should definitely watch the talk that Jason Knight , a product consultant and advisor, gave at this year’s Product Drive hosted by Userpilot. In his talk, Jason talked about how product managers can upskill to meet the challenges in their daily work and how to make sure that their organizations value their work.

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Modus Create

APRIL 4, 2019

Welcome back to our series about how to facilitate meetings with people who have challenging personalities. The client had a strong business built on what was once a revolutionary technology. However, they wanted to extend that technology into a new product that would allow them to enter new markets. The RACI Model.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2019

A startup development team consisting of a product manager and two offshore engineers was facing major challenges in meeting client deliverable deadlines – repeatedly. Each major release deadline created a high pressure environment with engineers working overtime in the weeks prior in order to meet delivery dates. Long standups.

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Mind the Product

MAY 20, 2020

In previous roles, Julia Whitney led teams at WGBH and the BBC, so she’s familiar with rooms full of people in meetings where decisions not only don’t get made, they’re sometimes actively avoided. Lily has spent 13 years in the tech industry working mainly with startups in the SaaS and mobile space.

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Pragmatic Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2017

The topic of customer advisory board (CAB) meeting agendas is a popular one at our training events and at other CAB industry events we attend. Internal Prep Meeting. The host company should plan to have an on-site prep meeting before the face-to-face CAB meeting begins.

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