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Prioritising a Product Backlog When Everything is Important

Roman Pichler

Step 1: Ensure that you know who the product is for and why people will want to use it. I’ll never forget the day when I suggested to the product manager of a brand-new healthcare product to prioritise its features. The individual looked at me slightly bewildered and replied, “I can’t. They are all high-priority.” Prioritisation requires deciding how important an item is.

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Product Management Stock

The Product Bistro

A topic that often comes up is where to find new product managers, and often people with certain titles are mentioned. But there are other important or more important) considerations.

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Agile Maturity vs Ability to Change

Johanna Rothman

Several of my clients want to use some sort of maturity assessment for their agile transformations. Often, the maturity levels demand adherence to specific practices or processes. Some of those practices and processes work for my clients now. (I'm not so sure about others.). As my clients evolve, will what they do now continue to work in the future?

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Post-Pandemic Mobile App Improvement Strategies by Industry | Travel & Hospitality, Retail & Shopping, Food & Drink

Alchemer Mobile

We won’t waste your time by belaboring the point that COVID-19 has dramatically impacted almost every industry in the world. We’ve been in this global crisis for long enough that most enterprises have gained enough of an understanding of what’s going on so they can stop treading water and start swimming toward the future. According to a report by Statista , this is how various industries have been impacted by the pandemic.

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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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Beware the Tyranny of Customer Feedback

Mind the Product

The customer is always right – right? This adage – one that many of us grew up with – is a guiding principle of product development. If we can just listen to the customer – if we just give them what we want, our path to product success can’t be too far off. Isn’t that [.]. Read More. The post Beware the Tyranny of Customer Feedback appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Where It Is At

The Product Guy

On the first day understand where your product and team is at. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Tanya Koshy.

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6 Small Steps for Handling the Emotional Ups and Downs at Work

First Round Review

Tips you can use every day from seasoned startup veterans and psychology experts on how to manage your emotions at work — especially when you feel outside of your comfort zone.

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Three Hidden Problems That can Ruin Your Agile Retrospectives

Mind the Product

Scrum.org defines a sprint retrospective as a time at the end of each sprint where the team discusses what went well, what could be improved, and aligns on specific actions the group can commit to improving for the next sprint. Retrospectives are an essential part of any organization running agile software development. I don’t care if [.]. Read More.

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From cost center to value driver: how support metrics are evolving

Intercom, Inc.

In the not-too-distant past, customer support was viewed as a cost center – a necessary, but non-profitable, part of a business. Today, more and more businesses are realizing the true bottom-line value that incredible customer service brings to a business – customer loyalty , retention, and advocacy to name but a few. In fact, customers don’t just seek out higher quality service – they’re willing to pay more for it.

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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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31 User Research and UX Quotes to Inspire You & Your Team

UserInterviews

In need of a little boost? We’ve assembled our favorite quotes for UXR advice, inspiration, stakeholder persuasion, and more.

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The Product Agent: Managing Ideas on a Product Team

The Product Coalition

My journey to product management was not what you might expect , but then again, maybe you would. I studied accounting and computers in high school. At 19 I got a job as a computer technician and by 21 I was a computer science major. I then got a job on campus as a network administrator. Three years later I became a web application engineer at a startup that built software for military and private industries.

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Strategic Thinking Skills for Product Managers

Mind the Product

In Mind the Product’s state of product management survey late last year lots of you said that strategic thinking had been the most important skill in helping you advance your career but it’s certainly not an easy skill to master. We’ve gathered some advice from the community in an attempt to offer some clarity. At its [.]. Read More.

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Writing Workshop to Free Your Inner Writer Open for Registration

Johanna Rothman

I have finally opened my first writing workshop, Writing Workshop 1: Free Your Inner Writer again. It took me a while to figure out how to organize the workshop so everyone (including me) could succeed. I'm planning to offer the workshop once a quarter. See Q4 2020 Writing Workshop 1 for more details. This workshop is for you if: You want to make writing easier for you.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

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?

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TEI 298: How product managers can use appreciation to improve product teams – with Dr. Paul White

Product Innovation Educators

The five languages of appreciation for product managers. Dr.?Paul?White?is a psychologist, author, speaker, and leadership trainer who “makes work relationships work.” For the past 20 years, he’s improved numerous businesses, schools, government agencies, and non-profit organizations by helping them: . Create positive workplace relationships and improve staff morale. .

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Trifecta, product teams and impact

The Product Coalition

Introduction & Definition Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Obviously Awesome: Positioning Your Product – April Dunford on The Product Experience

Mind the Product

April Dunford’s mtpcon Digital 2020 keynote on positioning was so good that we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dig deeper into the topic with her. This is one of the dark arts for many product people, and it has such a deep effect on everything else you do – take a listen to upgrade [.]. Read More. The post Obviously Awesome: Positioning Your Product – April Dunford on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Leo learns from the community

Roy Madden

Leo. We’re designing systems to protect against machine learning bias. In the wake of recent acts of extreme brutality and injustice and mass protests, we’re examining our role in perpetuating systems of inequality. We are responsible for our impact as a tech company, as a news reader, and, acutely, as a developer of machine learning algorithms for Leo, your AI research assistant.

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How To Select the Right Software for Innovation Management

Finding the right innovation management software is like picking a racing bike—it's essential to consider your unique needs rather than just flashy features. This oversight can stall your innovation efforts. Download now to explore key considerations for success!

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12 Research Deliverables and When to Choose Them

dscout People Nerds

The right research deliverables let your team act on research insights. Here’s how to get the most out of them. .

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Chapter 15/17 :?—?Managing Product Development

The Product Coalition

Chapter 15/17 :?—?Managing Product Development [Prev : Chapter 14?—?How to prioritize Product Features ] [Next: Chapter 16?—?Product Metrics?—?What to measure ?] [Back to?—? Product Management 101 ] There are several methodologies to develop a Software Product. Traditionally, Waterfall model was used as an SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) Methodology.

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Top 7 Reasons You Need to Conduct a Squad Calibration With Your Product Team

ProductPlan

Ocean’s 11. “The A-Team.” All those Fast & Furious movies… US popular culture is littered with examples of assembling all-star teams to overcome the odds and combine their unique skill sets to save the day or pull off a heist. Although your organization may not employ car thieves, cat burglars, or demolition experts, your teams are still a collection of diverse individuals that bring a range of experiences and talents to the table.

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Changing Habits: Interview with Dr. Amy Bucher, a Behavior Change Designer

Nir Eyal

The post Changing Habits: Interview with Dr. Amy Bucher, a Behavior Change Designer appeared first on Nir and Far.

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How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy

Speaker: Paul Heller

Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro

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Keeping Up Your Product STAMINA

ProductCraft

“What do you do?” I failed to properly answer this when I first became a product manager. A polite introduction became an incoherent rambling of endless bullet points. Family dinners led to constant correction and re-explanation. I’ll even admit that I started using short descriptions with exciting buzzwords to elevate and somewhat mispresent my own.

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The most painful leadership lesson I learned

The Product Coalition

What being humbled at sport taught me about leading product teams Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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16 Ways to Reduce No-Shows in UX Research

UserInterviews

There’s no secret formula to avoid no-shows in research completely, but you can reduce them. Here are 16 ways to help your participants show up to the session.

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Leadership Mistakes and How to Avoid Them: Advice From Tanya Cordrey

Mind the Product

In the first of our membership AMAs, exclusively for MTP Leaders, we were joined by Tanya Cordrey, the former Chief Digital Officer at Guardian News and Media. Drawing on her experience, Tanya revealed her seven biggest leadership mistakes, then took questions from the group. Watch the whole, interactive session again, or read on for a [.]. Read More.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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The 5 Ps of effective organizational change management

ProductBoard

Change management is a systematic approach that includes dealing with the transition or transformation of organizational goals, core values, processes, or technologies. In short, it is about helping people accept and adapt to change at all scales — from a simple process update to onboarding new enterprise software. And though change management has always been important for businesses.

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It’s Time To Kill Your Technical Backlog

The Product Coalition

Slaying the Tech Debt Dragon by bursting the myths and freeing the team Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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A Leader’s Massive Advantage: High-Performing Teams Rising to the Challenge

Agile Velocity

There’s a pattern in client conversations I’m having. Every client I’ve spoken to recently has guided our conversations to highlight how much better they see their teams responding to recent pandemic challenges because of their newly developed Agile capabilities. Every one. Every time. I’ve reached out to some clients to just check-in. Some have generously checked in on me.

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