December, 2024

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Ask the Community: What Do You Do When You Inherit a Giant Product Backlog?

Product Talk

Old product backlogs can be the place where ideas go to die. But they can also be a treasure trove of feedback from your customers. And in some cases, they might be a mix of both. The trouble is, you might not know until you spend some time reviewing your specific backlog. And is it even worth taking time to go through this process? Old product backlogs can be the place where ideas go to die.

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Building High-Impact Teams and Data-Driven Decisions in Product Management with Abner Rosales 

Productside

This week on Productside Stories, host Rina Alexin sits down with Abner Rosales , Senior Director of Product Management Analytics at Experian. With a career spanning global teams and platforms generating millions in revenue, Abner shares his expertise on team-building, decision-making, and driving innovation in the fast-paced world of product management.

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How to Leverage Conflict in Product Management

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Why Conflict Matters Conflict is often seen as something bad that should not occur. But in fact, it’s perfectly normal. It commonly happens when people with different perspectives, needs, and goals engage. [1] This is especially true in product management. As product people, we work with individuals from various business units or departments with different views and ideas.

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Creating metrics that matter

Mind the Product

Define meaningful success metrics with the User Outcome Connection framework to improve product decisions and align with business goals. Read more » The post Creating metrics that matter appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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AI is Changing How Product Managers Learn For the Better

Product Management University

Imagine teaching grade-schoolers simple arithmetic before calculators, or teaching them spelling and grammar before smart text editors. In a similar fashion, AI is changing how product managers learn best practices, and it will all be for the better when you see the results. Common Scenarios Before & After AI Here are a few common product management scenarios that exemplify the stark difference between learning best practices before and with AI.

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517: How to conduct an AI Design Sprint – with Mike Hyzy

Product Innovation Educators

A custom ChatGPT model that helps accelerate product innovation Watch on YouTube TLDR In this episode, I interview Mike Hyzy, Senior Principal Consultant at Daugherty Business Solutions. He explains how to conduct an AI-powered design sprint that transforms product concepts into clickable prototypes in just hours instead of weeks. Using a custom ChatGPT model combined with collaborative team workshops, product teams can rapidly move from initial customer insights to validated prototypes while in

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Your Product Shadow

The Product Coalition

👋 Hi, Jay here! Welcome to my newsletter on Substack, exclusively for Product Coalition members. Subscribe now Here’s what I’m covering this week 🤔 EVENT: A.I. LIVE EVENT DAY - 3 SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY 🗒️ STUDY WITH JAY: Digital Twins 🎧 PODCAST: EP67 Breaking Blockchain Barriers 📝 COMMUNITY ARTICLE: The Puppet Master Without Strings: How I Learned to Influence 👉 OPEN TO WORK A.I.

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Has ROI killed UX?

UX Planet

Why measuring UX in dollars misses the biggerpicture Photo by Jakub erdzicki on Unsplash Is anyone else frustrated when asked to attribute UX to financial metrics? I know I am. I mean, how do you financially measure something thats intertwined with human behaviour? I remember sitting in a leadership meeting as the UX leader, and out of nowhere, someone asked, Jas, whats the Return On Investment, aka ROI, on UX?

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Give Your Startup the Gift of Free Analytics

Amplitude

Amplitude's free analytics platform stands out as a winning Mixpanel alternative this holiday season, especially with their recent event limit reduction.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Product Management Trends in 2025: What’s Next?

Productside

Introduction If you joined our recent live webinar on Product Management Trends in 2025, you already know that this years conversation wasnt business as usual. From AIs seismic impact to rethinking leadership, our panel of experts pulled no punches, sharing actionable insights to help you crush it in the coming year. Heres the inside scoop. The post Product Management Trends in 2025: What’s Next?

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Y Oslo 2024: When It Comes to Discovery, Something is Better Than Nothing

Product Talk

I recently spoke at the Y Oslo conference in Oslo, Norway. I was asked to give a ten-minute overview of my continuous discovery framework and then participated in a fireside chat where the host, Cecilie Smedstad , asked me to go deeper in a few areas. We covered how to manage messy opportunity solution trees , the most common challenges teams face when getting started with the discovery habits, what Im working on next, and so much more.

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Mind the Product’s top 10 guest posts of 2024

Mind the Product

From everything thats wrong with the product management job market to building MVPs and approaching product strategy with a step by step canvas, heres a look at the most popular guest posts we ve published in 2024. A no-code approach to building MVPs Hardik Chawla, a senior product manager at Amazon, looks at how no-code Read more » The post Mind the Product’s top 10 guest posts of 2024 appeared first on Mind the Product.

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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

Product Innovation Educators

How product managers can adapt core responsibilities across different organizations and contexts Watch on YouTube TLDR Through his research and practical experience at MasterCard, Nishant Parikh identified 19 key activities that define the role of software product managers. He emphasizes that these activities vary based on context (large vs. small organizations, B2B vs.

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B2B eCommerce, Self-Service Portals, and PIM Trends for 2024

In 2024, B2B customers expect better quality and service with streamlined experiences that match consumer-grade simplicity—no long calls or meetings required. Our B2B eCommerce Trends Report, surveying 400+ B2B professionals in the US and Europe, reveals how eCommerce has become vital to top companies’ strategies. The report shows how leaders are leveraging eCommerce to break data silos, unify channels, and deliver the personalized experiences that customers demand.

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Why great AI products are all about the data | Shaun Clowes (CPO Confluent, ex-Salesforce, Atlassian)

Lenny Rachitsky

Listen now on Apple , Spotify , and YouTube. Brought to you by: • Enterpret —Transform customer feedback into product growth • BuildBetter —AI for product teams • Wix Studio —The web creation platform built for agencies — Shaun Clowes is the chief product officer at Confluent and former CPO at Salesforce’s MuleSoft and at Metromile.

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Ship Week, Winter 2024

Amplitude

Amplitude has been hard at work shipping new releases just in time for the holiday season starting December 16th. Join us as we announce new updates each day.

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Trailblazing Women in Product Management: Insights from Michelle Felice-Steele, VP at Experian 

Productside

In this edition of our Women in Product Management Series, I had the pleasure of speaking with Michelle Felice-Steele, Vice President of Product Management at Experian Consumer Services. Michelle shares her inspiring career journey, insights on leadership, and advice for women in tech looking to break into product management. Key Takeaways from Michelle Felice-Steele From.

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Product in Practice: How Passion.io Applies Continuous Discovery to the Employee Experience

Product Talk

If youve been reading Product Talk for a while, you probably already know that the majority of the stories we share in the Product in Practice series focus on how product teams are adopting continuous discovery habits in their work. The details vary, but we generally speak with members of the product trio to learn how theyre putting these concepts into practice.

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O'Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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Should you specialize or stay versatile in product?

Mind the Product

Explore practical tips for product managers to balance domain expertise, adapt to new challenges, and build a growth-focused career. Read more » The post Should you specialize or stay versatile in product? appeared first on Mind the Product.

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EP67 Breaking Blockchain Barriers

The Product Coalition

In this episode of the Product Coalition podcast, host Jay Stansell engages with Roland Graus to explore the future of Web3, focusing on chain abstraction and its implications for cross-chain communication.

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The Hardest Lesson—Fail Fast and Validate Early

The Product Guy

In this episode of “ Product Excellence: Insights from Award-Winning Leaders | Strategies for Success ,” Drew Falkman shares the toughest lesson hes learned in product management: the importance of failing fast. Drew explains how, early in his career, he spent too much time making assumptions and building features before validating them with users.

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518: The non-obvious way to gain organization support for your ideas – with Doug Hall

Product Innovation Educators

Why product managers need to stop the stupid Watch on YouTube TLDR Innovation expert Doug Hall reveals why most organizations struggle with innovation despite recognizing its importance. Through his experience running Eureka! Ranch and Dexter Bourbon Distillery, Hall discovered that successful innovation requires a bottom-up transformation focusing first on empowering frontline employees to fix inefficiencies (“stop the stupid”), then enabling middle managers to improve systems, and

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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

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Building High-Impact Teams and Data-Driven Decisions in Product Management with Abner Rosales 

Productside

This week on Productside Stories, host Rina Alexin sits down with Abner Rosales , Senior Director of Product Management Analytics at Experian. With a career spanning global teams and platforms generating millions in revenue, Abner shares his expertise on team-building, decision-making, and driving innovation in the fast-paced world of product management.

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TourRadar Increases Booking Conversion Rates by 2.7% with Amplitude

Amplitude

Read how TourRadar transitioned from Google Analytics to Amplitude to improve data governance and run impactful experiments, resulting in a 2.7% increase in booking conversions and a 25% reduction in support inquiries.

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Building an Associate Product Manager program at Miro – Thor Mitchell (Chief Product Officer, Balderton Capital)

Mind the Product

We welcome back Thor Mitchell, who shares his journey from being a CPO at CrowdCube to becoming a VP of Product at Miro, where he established an Associate Product Manager (APM) program. Thor discusses the importance of structured APM programs, the qualities to look for in candidates, and the benefits of bringing fresh talent into Read more » The post Building an Associate Product Manager program at Miro – Thor Mitchell (Chief Product Officer, Balderton Capital) appeared first on Mind

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🎁 Give the gift of growth: 50% off for a limited time!

The Product Coalition

Treat yourself, your team, your boss , or that colleague that you couldn't live without in 2025. 50% off annual plans for just a few days. Applies to individual, gifts and group purchases. Get 50% off now Annual plans include: Subscriber-only posts Feature in our "community wisdom" section Medium writer access Access to member only Slack community Open-to-work board access and promotion Member only calendar access Check out the full breakdown of benefits for paid members here.

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort. In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data.

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UX Analytics: It’s Not Just About Data Collection and Methods

Userpilot

Without effective UX analytics that goes beyond collecting data, you’re losing valuable customers. Unfortunately, the research backs this up, with a staggering 90% of users reporting that they stopped using an app due to poor performance. Poor performance includes slow loading times, complex design, confusing navigation, and unresponsive features.

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Redesigning Alerts for Life or Death

UX Planet

A real-time alert on a phone screenillustrating the critical need for better emergency messaging. How Smart UX Design Can Make AlertsMatter It was 10 AM when my phone blasted what turned out to be a critical Wireless Emergency Alert. Like many of us would, I instinctively swiped it away and continued scrolling through my emails. Minutes later, the gravity of what Id just dismissed hit mea tsunami warning for the San Francisco BayArea.

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Trailblazing Women in Product Management: Insights from Michelle Felice-Steele, VP at Experian 

Productside

In this edition of our Women in Product Management Series , I had the pleasure of speaking with Michelle Felice-Steele , Vice President of Product Management at Experian Consumer Services. Michelle shares her inspiring career journey, insights on leadership, and advice for women in tech looking to break into product management. Key Takeaways from Michelle Felice-Steele Stay curious: Always be learning and asking questions.