Sat.Mar 02, 2019 - Fri.Mar 08, 2019

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High Touch or High Volume

Pragmatic Marketing

What kind of products do you build? Awesome products, to be sure, but are they high touch or high volume? Most software products created today are designed for high-volume, low-customization scenarios. Think about the items you use on a daily basis; they’re probably high-volume products like the iPhone or Android, Microsoft Office, Trello, Jira.

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The ROI of Experimentation

AB Tasty

When you hear ‘A/B Testing’, do you think revenue gain? David Mannheim of User Conversion, argues that you probably do - and shouldn’t. This article was originally posted on AB Tasty as The ROI of Experimentation.

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My Stories Are Too Short…

Mironov Consulting

I often find myself siding with old-school agilists who believe that teams (and their product managers) must continually experiment their way to good processes and collaboration, rather than “best practices” folks who believe there’s a fundamentally right way to do things. I take the position that categorical imperatives are always wrong. Here’s an instance to work through….

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A Strategy Map

Roman Pichler

Maps are the Foundations on which Adventures are Built. When I was a little boy, I truly loved all things pirate. Even as an adult, I very much enjoyed reading pirate books with my children. One of them even came with a separate treasure map that could be unfolded to discover a hidden treasure. Coming up with a set of tools to capture important strategic decisions reminded me of treasure maps: It should guide you to product success, bearing in mind that not all treasure is silver and gold, as Ca

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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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The magic of goal setting: A simple framework for managers and teams

Intercom, Inc.

How can you make sure, on a Monday, you’re doing the right things all week long – not just as an individual, but as a manager, across your team and organization? How do you help your team focus and make meaningful progress, so that at the end of the week, you go home knowing you spent energy on the most important work? Finding the answers to these questions and putting them into practice is critical to scaling your impact as a manager and individual.

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Feature prioritization in product management: the key to building products that sell

Product Management Unpacked

There are many methodologies for feature prioritization in product management. If you are a product manager dealing with this, beware that one size doesn’t fit all. Choosing the right feature for the stage of development your product is in can unlock enhanced market performance. . Product feature prioritization is one of the most difficult parts of a product manager’s job.

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Top 5 Reasons For Data Science Project Failure

Piyanka Jain

Whether you are a seasoned data scientist or a business executive with a significant investment in analytics, chances are you’ve seen the… Continue reading on DataSeries ».

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From conversion to retention: industry experts on improving your onboarding

Intercom, Inc.

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Product Growth = People Growth by Nilan Peiris

Mind the Product

In this #mtpengage Manchester talk, Nilan Peiris of Transferwise talks about simultaneously growing a business and growing its people, and how the two aren’t at all mutually exclusive – in fact, it’s the exact opposite. Money transfer service Transferwise has undergone phenomenal growth and now moves over £3 billion a month, saving its customers more than £3 million a day in bank fees.

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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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Scott Cook, Michelangelo and More Strong Product Influences

The Product Guy

Excerpts from our conversation with The Best Product Person of 2018, Brian Crofts. > What key people helped shape you into the product manager you are today? Scott Cook, Founder of Intuit. Clayton Christensen, author, a professor at Harvard Business School, an expert on innovation and growth. Eric Ries, entrepreneur, blogger, and author of The Lean Startup.

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Navigating the Leap from Big Tech to Startups — Advice from a Former Google and Flipkart Exec

First Round Review

Punit Soni cut his teeth as a product leader at large companies such Google, Motorola and Flipkart before venturing out on his own to found Suki, a healthcare startup. Here, he shares his observations on the differences between the two experiences, noting what surprised him, what he felt unprepared for, and what aspiring entrepreneurs should consider as they look to make a similar leap from big to small.

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How sales development is being transformed by automation

Intercom, Inc.

Historically, the role of the sales development representative (SDR) has been to collect qualification criteria so they can determine if a prospect is promising enough to be introduced to an account executive. However, SDRs today, especially at Intercom, are doing much more than that – they are accelerating the sale by providing prospects with value early on. “Now sales teams can automate away so many of the tasks that used to be manual and repetitive” Thanks to automation technology

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User Research and Psychology by Mona Patel

Mind the Product

Mona Patel is the customer experience expert behind the UX-led innovation and design company Motivate Design. She uses her knowledge of design research and ergonomics to deliver “mind-spinning” solutions to companies with customer-related research problems. But how does she spin their minds? How does she find the insights inside their data? She naturalises the research contexts.

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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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Failure of Today’s Product Management Tools

The Product Guy

There is Photoshop and InDesign for designers, GitHub for developers, Jira for project managers, what is there for product managers? Watch as we learn more from product management expert, Jordan Bergtraum.

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What is Product Management’s Role in Promoting Innovation?

ProductPlan

Product managers are often responsible for driving innovation within their organizations. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, given product managers—particularly the good ones—have a deep understanding of their user personas and potential voids in the market. This knowledge can sometimes lead to breakthrough ideas. But innovation doesn’t happen in a silo.

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Happy International Women’s Day from Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day, when the world acknowledges the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The first International Women’s Day (IWD) took place in 1911 and was supported by more than 1 million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Today, IWD belongs to everyone, everywhere – including everyone at Intercom!

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A Product Manager’s Approach to Building Integrations for SaaS Software

Mind the Product

Software as a service (SaaS) has become much more attractive to customers as SaaS companies embrace the idea of offering rich integrations with other platforms. All of which means that open APIs have become an important aspect in driving growth, because a stellar API means that it becomes easier to integrate with your SaaS. Easy authentication and the use of REST hooks will lower the barriers for other web applications to build and offer connections to your web app, which opens up avenues to att

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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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Finding Inspiration in the Journey

The Product Guy

Excerpts from our conversation with The Best Product Person of 2018, Brian Crofts. Watch now and see why he is counted amongst the ranks of the best in product management. More to Come. The Best Product Person (TBPP) is the leading international award honoring excellence in Product Management. Established in 2010, TBPP is awarded annually in association with The Product Guy and The Product Group.

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Navigating the Leap from Big Tech to Startups — Advice from a Former Google and Flipkart Exec

First Round Review

Punit Soni cut his teeth as a product leader at large companies such Google, Motorola and Flipkart before venturing out on his own to found Suki, a healthcare startup. Here, he shares his observations on the differences between the two experiences, noting what surprised him, what he felt unprepared for, and what aspiring entrepreneurs should consider as they look to make a similar leap from big to small.

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What PMs Can Learn From Military Veterans

ProductCraft

What can this guy … possibly teach this guy about creative product work? I am a product manager at IBM; in a past life, I led Intelligence and Operations in the US Marine Corps. During my military experience, I learned some helpful lessons that have helped frame my work in product. I’d like to share some. The post What PMs Can Learn From Military Veterans appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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How to Further Your Product Management Career in Asia

Mind the Product

Like everywhere else in the world, digital product managers are in high demand in Asia. It’s still a relatively new role in this part of the world and the supply of local talent is limited. Not many people have heard of product management let alone know what it takes to be good at it. Like me, most of them seem to have found their way into it by accident.

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The 25 Types of Innovation Dominating R&D Today

Innovation varies widely across sectors and organizations, creating value in diverse forms. Understanding different types is crucial for R&D teams to foster creativity and uncover missed opportunities. This guide explores 25 key types of innovation in management frameworks.

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The Big Picture of Scrum

The Product Coalition

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Activating customers depends on unlocking the right steps

Intercom, Inc.

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How to Define a Clear IoT Vision

Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog

In this episode of the IoT Product Leadership podcast, we discuss how to define a clear IoT vision. Today I have not one, but two incredible Product experts in the show. My guests are Bruce McCarthy and C. Todd Lombardo. Bruce and C. Todd are experienced Product Leaders and co-authors of the book: Product Roadmaps Relaunched, which […]. The post How to Define a Clear IoT Vision appeared first on Daniel Elizalde.

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3 Reasons Why Voice Navigation Is The Next Big Thing (+ How to Design It Wisely)

UX Studio

As a UX designer, I consider creating products which people will love to use my great mission in this world. Voice navigation is a great tool for that. Funny fact: I have always had a thing against computer technology. Why do I work as a UX designer then? Well, I know other people in the universe feel the same. And I know as well that we can do it differently.

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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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Research Ops: What It Is and Why It's So Important

UserInterviews

Research can get pretty complicated. Research ops is here to help.

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Building and Managing an Effective Remote Product Team

ProductCraft

For 30 minutes three times a week, the team at 15Five gets together for all-hands meetings. Wednesdays start with a 5-minute meditation. And Fridays are reserved for questions and storytelling—the opportunity to connect as human beings working toward the same goal. If that seems like a lot of getting together for a software company of. The post Building and Managing an Effective Remote Product Team appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo.

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5 Mistakes You’re Making When Sharing Your Product Roadmap

ProductPlan

Product managers interact with many parts of the organization on a regular basis, but it’s usually either asking for specific information or soliciting input on very discrete items. One of the few times a product manager really gets to take center stage and show the fruits of their labor is when they’re presenting the product roadmap. Roadmap presentations are the culmination of weeks, months, or possibly years of work.

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