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Product Sense: What is it, Why it's Needed, and How to Keep it Fresh

People-First Product Leadership

I was recently asked, how do you grow product sense? While many articles highlight its importance, the journey to developing it often seems shrouded in mystery. To answer this question, I’ll take a step back and begin with what is product sense? Then dive into, how do you get it? Is it necessary or a nice to have? And close with, does product sense go stale over time?

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Ethical AI in SaaS: A product manager’s guide to responsible innovation

Mind the Product

Introduction In the fast-paced world of SaaS product management, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of innovation. We chase the next big feature, the groundbreaking solution, all while navigating the ever-shifting landscape of user expectations and market trends. But sometimes, the most significant lessons come not from moments of triumph, but from Read more » The post Ethical AI in SaaS: A product manager’s guide to responsible innovation appeared first on Mind the Pr

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8 Fundamental Lessons For Any UX Design Manager

UX Studio: Product Management

Whatever industry you work in, one of the ways in which you can grow professionally is by taking on a manager role. But where do you start when you’re on this part? While there are a lot of resources and courses to learn design or research, I believe things are slightly different regarding management. No matter how many new tools or techniques emerge, the fundamentals go a long way here – the basics for UX design managers, which you can read in this article.

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Product Management Platform

ProductPlan

A product management platform is a tool that helps companies plan, develop, and launch products. A product management platform can give teams the ability to plan strategy, communicate in real-time, create roadmaps, manage resources, or share information with key stakeholders. What makes up a great product management platform? A great product management platform will guide organizations through the entire product development lifecycle.

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Your Guide to Product Management Interviews: Top Questions with Answers

Stand out in your product management interview with guidance from Priyanka Upadhyay, an experienced product leader and Stanford Online program coach. In this guide, Upadhay dives into five key competencies interviewers will likely want to assess. She provides sample questions with detailed answers spanning: Product strategy Product design Execution Market estimation Teamwork Confidently land the product management role you want by pre-empting what interviewers are looking for and demonstrating y

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Limiting Beliefs: Ditch the 4 Dream Killers Holding You Back

Nir Eyal

You’re probably not going to fulfill all your goals this year. And if you don’t, it likely won’t be because you’re incapable; it will be because you got in your own way. A slew of self-limiting beliefs will distract you from your goals and New Year’s resolutions. Below are four ways you’re likely to shoot yourself in the foot with self-limiting beliefs, plus ways you can learn to get out of your own way.

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How to obtain Product- Market fit with AI

Mind the Product

Darian Chavira, senior product manager at Rockwell Automation, outlines the power of data science in achieving product-market fit and how it can transform your product development strategy. Read more » The post How to obtain Product- Market fit with AI appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Advanced Filters Provide Greater Insight into Product Portfolio Roadmap

Gocious Blog

Having one central dashboard that allows you to see the entire product portfolio and their release milestones or major shared component adoptions across your products provides a great ability for stakeholders to understand how products come together and whether they are aligned across various teams.

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Software Is Not Insightful: Distinctions Between Data And Insight

The Product Coalition

Differences between “what happened” and “why it happened.

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A Product Leader’s Top 3 Learnings from ProductWorld 2024

ProductPlan

As the Head of Product at ProductPlan, I spend a lot of time talking to product teams and learning about their experiences throughout the product development process. I am deeply familiar with their common refrains of endless roadmap review meetings, repetitive PowerPoint presentations, and the strain of constant context shifting. Sometimes, it’s helpful to get out of the day-to-day and see things from a different lens.

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Effective Risk Management: Balancing Safety, Compliance, and Opportunity

Effective risk management in product development balances safety, compliance, and opportunity. Risks can't be eliminated, but they can be mitigated through structured assessments, clear documentation, and expert guidance. Engaging specialists ensures efficiency, regulatory adherence, and product security while reducing costly oversights. A well-executed risk management plan includes frequent evaluations, defined assessment criteria, and a structured decision-making process.

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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. Instead, they hand off work from team to team—the back-end engineers design the data model and system architecture, the front-end engineers build the interface elements, the mobile engineers work toward feat

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Alchemer CTO, Brandi Vandegriff, Receives CIO of the Year Award from Colorado Technology Association

Alchemer Mobile

Vandegriff recognized for exceptional leadership of technology and teams, positively impacting Alchemer customers LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, March 13, 2024 – Alchemer, a global leader in experience management and enterprise feedback technology, today announced that Brandi Vandegriff has won the Colorado Technology Association’s CIO of the Year Award. This award recognizes senior technology leaders who are driving innovation both within their organizations and across the broader technology community.

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Mastering continuous discovery with B2B products with Katie Marcus (Product Lead, Progression, Depop)

Mind the Product

In our latest episode on The Product Experience, we delve into a great discussion with Katie Marcus, Product Lead at Progression. Katie gives us a deep insight into the trials and tribulations of fostering continuous discovery within a B2B environment and the start-up space. We cover: 0:00 Continuous discovery in product management 4:43 Implementing continuous Read more » The post Mastering continuous discovery with B2B products with Katie Marcus (Product Lead, Progression, Depop) appeared

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How Customer Success Can Grow User Adoption on New Releases

Product Management University

If you’re looking to grow user adoption on your products, a few more tools in your arsenal beyond traditional release announcements and in-product reminders will help your cause. Put yourself in the shoes of your users. They’re short-handed, carrying heavier workloads, and they’re overwhelmed with the amount of information coming at them from every direction, both internally and externally.

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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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Discover the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

The Product Coalition

Let’s talk about the spaces, places and sources we explore to find new ideas.

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How to Holistically Monitor Mobile Release Health and Run Better Rollouts

Amplitude

The mobile release process doesn’t end as soon as your update goes live. Monitor the rollout to ensure the new version remains stable and isn’t negatively impacting key metrics or revenue.

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Common misconceptions about product management

Mind the Product

What do product managers do really well, and what do other people think they do? We asked around and here's what you told us. Read more » The post Common misconceptions about product management appeared first on Mind the Product.

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480: Putting Design Thinking into practical action – with Tom Granzow

Product Innovation Educators

The Discover, Analyze, Create, Develop Design Thinking Framework for product managers You’ve heard about Design Thinking or even tried it. It is a simple-to-understand tool for solving problems, developing strategy, and most commonly for us product professionals, for developing a new product or service. And while it is simple to understand, that doesn’t mean it is easy to apply.

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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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Everything Is a Choice

The Product Coalition

We all take many things as given. This perception defines how we think and operate. But many of the things that we see as objective constraints are actually choices we or someone else made along the way. Here is how to allow yourself to choose right. Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels The story in my family goes like this: When I was about 5 years old, I approached my parents one day and asked them who decides on the prices in stores.

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Product management theater | Marty Cagan (Silicon Valley Product Group)

Lenny Rachitsky

Brought to you by: • Sprig —Build a product people love • Eppo —Run reliable, impactful experiments • Vanta —Automate compliance. Simplify security. — Marty Cagan is a luminary in the world of product. He’s the author of two of the most foundational books for product teams and product leaders ( Inspired and Empowered ), he’s the founder of Silicon Valley Product Group (one of the longest-running product advisory groups), and he’s almost

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SUNDAY REWIND: Humility and personal resilience in product

Mind the Product

This week’s Sunday Rewind is a look back to two talks from our 2022 Hamburg conference, MTP Engage, in which product leaders share two different perspectives on the mental qualities you need as a product manager. Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: Humility and personal resilience in product appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Conquering Product-Led Transformation: Strategies for Scaling in Large Enterprises

Dragonboat

A rapid scaling journey for a product organization is no small feat. The larger the company, the more significant the challenges become: team cohesion, strategic direction, and maintaining alignment throughout the organization. Recently, the CPO Series had the pleasure of hosting Rob Seidman, Chief Product Officer for the POS and lending division at U.S.

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Build Your Best Product Strategy: An Action Plan You Can Start Now

As your company grows and your product matures, so too should your product strategy. Drawing from their decades of experience as product leaders, Stanford Online instructors Donna Novitsky and Laura Marino share best practices for defining your product strategy at each stage of company growth. Get practical, real-world product strategy tips from experts who have lived through the same challenges you’re currently facing.

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Freemium to Premium: How Companies Nudge You To Upgrade

The Product Coalition

Duolingo , the gamified language learning app, has revolutionized accessibility in education. Boasting over 500 million users , it offers a freemium model: free basic language courses with an option to upgrade to Duolingo Plus for an ad-free experience, offline lessons, and streak repair. But there is a secret weapon in Duolingo’s arsenal — gentle nudges that persistently push users toward the premium experience.

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In-Depth Guide to GA4 Path Exploration (+Better Alternative)

Userpilot

Are you wondering what the GA4 path exploration report is? If so, you’re in the right place, as this is the main question we explore in the article! To be more specific, we: Cover its most common use cases. Show how to create the report. Explain its different settings. Compare it to Userpilot Paths. Let’s dive in, shall we? TL;DR The GA4 path exploration report provides a visualization of successive or previous actions that users take at a particular stage of the user journey.

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Mind the Product undergoes a brand refresh

Mind the Product

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news – Mind the Product is undergoing a major facelift! We’ve been working behind the scenes to refresh our brand and to improve MindTheProduct.com. So if you’re glossing over the website and our social channels from today, you may notice that things look a little bit different…but better in Read more » The post Mind the Product undergoes a brand refresh appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Move from a Staff Role to a Line Job, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

You’re an unemployed agilist. And even if you can find an agile coaching or Scrum Master job, the pay is so terrible, you don’t want to take it. That’s because potential employers think these jobs are staff positions. Your previous managers and potential managers don’t see the value of someone in your position. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job.

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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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My UX Design Journey (part II): Experience outlived in the dimensions of design thinking.

UX Planet

Hey there! Cover me and together we discover the delicacies, I used design thinking to adjust my design for my UX design projects.

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Customer Journey Visualization: How to Perform It + 3 Tools to Try

Userpilot

Want to conduct customer journey visualization but not sure what’s the best way to do it? This article shows you a step-by-step process for collecting customer data and creating easy-to-understand visual maps. TL;DR A customer journey map represents the steps users take when interacting with your brand. Understanding these steps and the motivations behind them enables you to support customers in succeeding with your tool.

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Organisations starve on a diet of low-hanging fruit

Mind the Product

This article challenges the dominance of marginal gains in product strategies, promoting a shift towards addressing product debt. Read more » The post Organisations starve on a diet of low-hanging fruit appeared first on Mind the Product.