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Building Resolution Bot: How to apply machine learning in product development

Intercom, Inc.

ML products also require us to manage relatively large technology risks – this is an area where, unlike in most other product development, technical limitations might render the entire design impossible. New software engineers quickly learn that a lot of complexity arises from error handling. We can’t just build for the good path.

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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

TechEmpower - Product Management

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. I think that poor communication and differing team cultures might be part of the problem, but how can I know for sure? These are the worries that keep team leads up at night.

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Ask the Community: How Do You Shift From Functional Teams to Value-Driven Teams?

Product Talk

When an organization shifts from delivery or feature teams to product teams , the first step is often a change to team structure. Delivery and feature teams are often structured by function—front-end teams, back-end teams, mobile teams, etc. These teams can rarely deliver value on their own.

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How Quality Assurance Protects the Software Development Process

The Product Coalition

And also is a way of preventing errors and defect bugs in the software development process. Overview of the quality assurance Quality assurance service is a systematic process to ensure the frontend and backend development satisfies specific requirements and quality standards.

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Product in Practice: Why Ramsey Solutions Rotates Engineers in Their Product Trios

Product Talk

It’s no secret that engineers can be hesitant to participate in product trios. We’ll hear from several members of the product team at Ramsey Solutions about their not-so-smooth transition to working in product trios, especially when it came to getting engineers to participate.

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Product in Practice: Assumption Testing with Engineers at Orion Labs

Product Talk

Engineers are often reluctant to participate in discovery. This is only natural: Through years of bad habits, many of us have shown engineers that we only value them for the code they can write. But there are many reasons why engineers are one of the essential members of the product trio. And this is a good thing.

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Why you Should Invest in Relationships With Your Engineering Team

Mind the Product

A healthy relationship between product management and engineering is critical to building successful products. It’s also essential to creating a team where great people want to work. Except, we live in the real world where life is messy, responsibilities overlap, specifications change, and the way teams interact can introduce friction.