The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Your product will always have bugs, and you will always need to chase and fix the important ones. But sometimes, the really important bugs are not showing in the product itself. These are bugs in your product strategy, and if not fixed, it will be very difficult for your product to succeed. Here are a few popular strategic bugs and how you can fix them.
ProductBoard
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
The tactics you need to create effective product roadmaps that drive results Getting a roadmap right is invaluable to any organization – it provides transparency into which areas will contribute to business goals and are worth focusing on, it saves time by allowing for asynchronous communication (making prioritization easier), and it gives a clear statement of intent and path forward for everyone.
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Dragonboat
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
OKRs Defined One of the most popular goal-setting frameworks used by product teams is objectives and key results (OKRs). OKRs help you track progress, create alignment, and encourage engagement around measurable results. It is a collaborative methodology that allows teams to set meaningful, audacious goals. In this blog post, we will cover the common challenges […].
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Context switching, the ability to intellectually move between different types of tasks, becomes more and more necessary as you take on more and more responsibility. In my personal journey I’ve shifted from engineer to leading teams to being a CEO. I’ve gone from being able to spend all week focused on one task to having to cover the huge variety of contexts that come with growing a $10m+ revenue business, multiple important client relationships and projects, a number of ventures and different te
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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
Userpilot
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Churn is the enemy of product growth. A churned user means lost future revenue and a waste of the resources it took to acquire them. How do you lower your churn rate and make sure all your users stick around? In this article, we’ll show you: What customer churn is and why it matters. How to calculate churn rate so you know where you stand. Common reasons why your churn rate may be too high. 6 strategies to improve your churn rate and retain more of your customer base.
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Centercode
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Your next product launch may be keeping you up at night. With fewer resources, budget cuts, and lack of personnel, it’s going to be much more challenging to release quality products and avoid costly delays.
Product Management University
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Product demos are one of the most critical components of strong product marketing and sales for SaaS organizations. A great product demo creates an urgency to buy, while a bad product demo sends prospects running. Software product demos can also be incredibly valuable for startups who don’t have the luxury of a formalized product marketing function or dedicated sales engineers. .
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
In this extensive guide for aspiring product managers, Naimeesha Murthy, Product Leader and Founder of Products by Women covers everything from the common types of product specializations, skills and competencies needed to become and succeed as a product manager and communities and opportunities to tap into to begin your journey. [.] Read more » The post How to break into product management appeared first on Mind the Product.
Mind the Product
DECEMBER 1, 2022
In this adapted excerpt from his recent book Sweet Stakeholder Love: Powerful Insights and Tactics to Deal with Stakeholder Issues Better and Achieve More Success at Work Sigi Osagie discusses stakeholder management. [.] Read more » The post Dear product stakeholder, please show me some love appeared first on Mind the Product.
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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.
Product Innovation Educators
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
How product managers can build authentic confidence. Today we are talking about how to unleash confidence. As product professionals, we need authentic confidence. Joining us is Dr. Joan Rosenberg, a cutting-edge psychologist known for her work in communication, confidence, resilience, authenticity, and grief. She is frequently sought by media and companies to speak and train on these topics.
The Product Guy
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
How do you get to be a Senior Director at PayPal? Watch and learn more from product management expert, Don Ross.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Let’s explore and discover how we can take the Jobs To Be Done framework to the next level and beyond. In the world of startups, there’s a truism that 9 out of 10 companies fail. Why does this happen? The most likely answer is that not enough people bought or used the product. It seems so simple! But many, many products are developed without knowing from the start that people want the solution, or even care about the problem.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Product innovation can get more challenging with the multiple layers of management you have to deal with in larger organisations. How can product managers channel their inner creative thoughts while collaborating effectively in large organisations? There was no one better to ask than Daniel Elizalde, Author of B2B Innovator’s Map, who had all of the [.
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Great product management starts with great teams. Our free assessment tool reveals where your team excels and uncovers opportunities for growth across six key dimensions: Context, Investigate, Define, Create, Deliver, and Leadership. In just 10 minutes, gain actionable insights that show you exactly where to focus to improve performance, drive outcomes, and strengthen your team in key areas.
Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
At this year’s Web Summit conference in Lisbon, I gave a talk on how businesses should think about weathering these tough economic conditions, and indeed how they can actually find growth during them. You can check out the slides here, or read on for an illustrated transcript of my talk. Hi, I’m Des from Intercom. I hope you enjoy Web Summit and when it’s over I hope you return to offices, bedrooms or boardrooms with some good takeaways, new contacts, and also a little bit refreshed and re
Alchemer Mobile
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Building a successful app can mean big business. But, it also requires a proper plan to reach your target market and stand out against millions of apps already successfully positioned in the market. There could be many apps available in the market that resemble your app, so it is critical to differentiate your app from your competitors. . You likely already know the challenges your up against, so let’s get right to it and talk about how to face these challenges head on!
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 2, 2022
I’ve had some dark days as a Product Manager. Here are a few tricks I’ve learned to help with the toughest days. Simplify You can’t pull a rabbit out of your hat, work miracles and have the perfect information available out of nowhere. All you can ever do is make the best decision in light of available information. If you need new information, work out what you can and can’t reasonably acquire.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Effective product strategies are important for the success of any business selling products and knowing what one looks like is important. In this article, Shane Barker looks at what a product strategy is and lists 9 product strategies for setting your strategic vision for product offerings. [.] Read more » The post Creating a successful product strategy appeared first on Mind the Product.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Product Management University
DECEMBER 2, 2022
If you’re in product marketing or product management, you’re likely familiar with the concept of user personas and buyer personas. These terms might even be used interchangeably in your organization to describe a product’s customers. However, user personas and buyer personas are distinctly different. Both represent different needs of the same organization.
First Round Review
DECEMBER 1, 2022
David Nunez, an early hire at Stripe and Uber, shares his step-by-step playbook for establishing good internal documentation habits at your startup. He unpacks his tested tactics for creating a culture of documentation, setting the quality bar and keeping things organized.
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
What keeps me up at night as an AI product manager. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
This week’s Sunday Rewind is an inspiring ProductTank San Francisco talk from Keela Robison, then CEO at PM Loop and now VP of Product Management at Google. She talks about what vision is, why it matters and how to find it. Vision comprises your values, purpose and envisioned future, says Keela. Your best employees – [.] Read more » The post SUNDAY REWIND: Inspiring teams with product vision appeared first on Mind the Product.
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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.
Intercom, Inc.
DECEMBER 1, 2022
At Intercom, we value principles over processes. As we’ve scaled, we’ve distilled and fine-tuned the foundations that shape what we build and how we build it. Principles tell us where we should focus, how we make decisions and move forward as a team, and help us consistently build great products at scale. And that’s exactly why, earlier this year, we started a series dedicated to exploring the reasoning behind each one.
Johanna Rothman
DECEMBER 2, 2022
On the ANE panel last night, an agile coach asked, “What's my path forward as an agile coach? What do I do next?” That's a great question and one each coach might ask, to make sure they continue to add value to the client. (Internal or external, all coaches have clients.). I said that if the coach wanted to move up the hierarchy in the organization, the coach needed some form of management experience.
The Product Coalition
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Image Credit: Girl with red hat on Unsplash In the product management universe, the idea of MVP has been popularized and socialized a great deal. The intent behind this has always been noble. However, organizations often fall into the trap of using MVP as an excuse to keep building minimum products & features. Customers don’t spend $$ on minimum products & experiences.
Mind the Product
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
In her keynote session at #mtpcon London 2022, Pippa Topp, Interim Head of Product at Charlotte Tilbury, talks about product and creating pockets of brilliance. Watch this video or read on for key highlights from the talk. Pippa started her career as a project manager and never wanted to be a product manager. She had [.] Read more » The post Product, dance, and pockets of brilliance by Pippa Topp appeared first on Mind the Product.
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Userpilot
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Curious how customer churn data can improve customer retention? You’re in the right place! Customer attrition is one of the most vital metrics for SaaS companies to keep an eye on. In this article, you’ll learn: How to conduct churn analysis. Formulas to measure customer churn rate. Tactics for predicting churn and retaining customers. Keep reading to get actionable insights and fuel your product growth !
Intercom, Inc.
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
This month, we’ve been working on email, security, and tooltips – and that’s just the beginning. Welcome to the November edition of Built for You. It’s that time of year again! As we approach the holiday season, your support team will no doubt be looking for ways to become more efficient, more effective, and less strapped for time – all while maximizing customer satisfaction. .
The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
After reading 40 articles about demand generation, I’m here to say that you would be surprised at what these articles have in common. There was surprisingly little distinction between demand generation and lead generation. At times, it felt like what was needed was a true back to basics positioning, where we are educated in not only the definition of demand generation, but what the point of demand generation even IS.
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