Roman Pichler
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Listen to the audio version of this article: [link]. 1 The Product Roadmap is a Feature-based Plan. Traditional product roadmaps are usually output-focussed plans that map a list of features, like registration, search, and reporting, onto a timeline. Such a roadmap essentially states when a piece of functionality will be delivered. This can be reassuring for customers and stakeholders.
Product Talk
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
As a product discovery coach, I get asked a lot of questions. This makes complete sense—as people read my book, take one of my courses , go through my training , or watch one of my talks, they naturally wonder about applying the concepts of continuous discovery to their own work. They consider the ideas in the context of their own team and company. And sometimes they simply need a little further clarification and guidance in order to feel confident taking the next steps.
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Mind the Product
JANUARY 6, 2022
In this post, you will learn how you can build an effective operating team of up to 30 people without the need for a full-time Product Manager. You will learn about a model of Shared Product Responsibilities (SPR) and get some examples of concrete building blocks that you can put in place with your team. [.] Read more » The post A case study: Building a product without any full-time product managers appeared first on Mind the Product.
Roman Pichler
JUNE 7, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. 1 No Product KPIs. Imagine that you have trained hard to run a half-marathon. Shortly after the start of the race, your smart watch stops working, and you discover that you didn’t bring your phone. Consequently, you don’t know for sure how fast you are running and if you are on track to achieve your target finish time.
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Product Management Today Submitted Articles
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
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Product Talk
OCTOBER 5, 2022
As you start to adopt the continuous discovery habits, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by how much stuff you generate. What do I mean by “stuff”? Opportunity solution trees , experience maps, interview snapshots, interview notes and recordings, story maps , assumption maps, assumption test plans , and results. Inevitably, you might start to wonder, “How should I keep track of all of this stuff?
Intercom, Inc.
DECEMBER 9, 2022
In a recent episode, our Director of Machine Learning, Fergal Reid , shed some light on the latest breakthroughs in neural network technology. We chatted about DALL-E, GPT-3, and if the hype surrounding AI is just that or if there was something to it. He told us things were starting to scale. And just like that, we’re at it again. ChatGPT , OpenAI’s prototype artificial intelligence chatbot, launched last week and it has been making the rounds in the halls of the internet, inspiring amazed react
The Product Coalition
JUNE 15, 2022
Great products are the heartbeat of any successful SaaS business - which is why these 5 Product Managers are in high demand today. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».
Sachin Rekhi
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The most important journey any new product goes through is finding product/market fit. Marc Andreessen, who popularized the term, defined it as: Product/market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market. Despite sounding so simple, the majority of new products fail due to never finding this illusive fit. This fit illudes both new startups creating their very first product as it does established organizations seeking to expand their product portfolio.
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Roman Pichler
JANUARY 11, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. Overview of the Learning Roadmap. Like a modern product roadmap, a learning roadmap states the specific outcomes or benefits you’d like to achieve to become a more competent product person, and it captures them in form of learning goals. These help you direct your learning efforts, track progress, and measure how much you have learnt.
Roman Pichler
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. What the Scrum Master Should Do. While the role is discussed in many books and articles, I find that it is still not always correctly understood. What’s more, it’s not uncommon in my experience that product owners have to do their job without the support of a Scrum Master or agile coach. So why is the role important? I view the Scrum Master as someone who takes care of process, collaboration, and organisational change issues.
Roman Pichler
MARCH 9, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. Inspiring. An inspiring vision creates a meaningful purpose for everyone involved in making the product a success including the stakeholders and development team members. It helps people understand how their work relates to a bigger whole and how their efforts create a positive change. It also allows you, as the person in charge of the product, to understand if dedicating your time and energy to the offering is worthwhile and sustainable.
Roman Pichler
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 10:10 | Recorded on September 13, 2022. The Model. An effective product strategy is key to successfully create, enhance, and manage a product. There is no point in worrying about the product details and writing user stories if a sound product strategy is missing.
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Roman Pichler
MAY 4, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough. Scrum is a popular agile framework. Its strength is, at least partly, based on its roles with the Scrum team being the fundamental unit. This team consists of a product owner , a Scrum Master , and several developers, which are also known as development team. Forming such a team connects the person in charge of the product—the product owner—with the people who design, architect, program, test, and document the solution—the develop
Roman Pichler
JULY 5, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. The Head of Product Role. A head of product is someone who manages a group of product people—individuals who look after one or more products and who may be called product manager or product owner. Depending on the size and org structure of your company, the role might also be referred to as Chief Product Officer, VP Product, or Director of Product Management. [1].
Roman Pichler
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Listen to the audio version of this article: [link]. The Need for Guidance and the Lack of Transactional Power. Product success is not something you can achieve on your own as a product manager or Scrum product owner. Instead, you rely on the contributions and the support of the key stakeholders , the development team members, and possibly other product people who help you manage a large product.
Roman Pichler
AUGUST 16, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. What is Empathy and What is It Not? Empathy is our capacity to understand other people’s feelings and needs, to take the perspective of another person. Empathy entails a warm-hearted, open, and kind attitude. This does not mean, though, that you must like the other person and that you must be happy and smiley all the time—nor does it mean sugar-coating messages, only telling people what they want to hear, and putting up with issues.
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.
Roman Pichler
APRIL 5, 2022
Listen to this article: [link]. 1 Set an Objective. Be clear on the reason why the meeting is needed. What’s the meeting about? Which outcome do you want to achieve? For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product.
Product Talk
APRIL 20, 2022
“I get that the continuous discovery habits framework works well for mature products, but does it work for early-stage startups?”. This question always surprises me. I spent all of my full-time employee experience at early-stage startups (many of them pre-product) and I relied on these same habits to figure out what to build. But the more I talk with people, the clearer their concerns have become.
Alchemer Mobile
MARCH 8, 2022
“Customer engagement is the ongoing interactions between company and customer, offered by the company, chosen by the customer,” Paul Greenberg ( HubSpot ). What is customer engagement? Simply put: Customer engagement refers to the relationship and interactions customers have with a brand across all touchpoints and steps along the customer journey.
Alchemer Mobile
APRIL 14, 2022
The following data and information on Media apps is from our 2022 Mobile App Customer Engagement Report. Subcategories for Media Apps: News, Telco, Technology, Games, Sports, Music. The Media and Entertainment app category is broad, encompassing everything from news to games to sports, and consumer expectations and behavior vary between industries. “Thanks to the power of mobile, this cutting edge technology is at the fingertips of everyone with a cell phone right now,” Chip Kanne, Head of
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Alchemer Mobile
JANUARY 12, 2022
It’s common knowledge in the retail world that mobile customer loyalty and reward programs work wonders to keep customers coming back time and time again. If you look at almost any major retailer, you’ll find a reward or loyalty program tied to their growth strategy. In this post, we go over why these programs are successful along with examples of some of the best mobile customer loyalty apps on the market such as Starbucks and NikePlus.
Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Intercom is built on principles. I mean that in a very practical sense: PMs, Designers, and Engineers at Intercom use our R&D principles every single day to guide their decision-making. Having clear principles keeps everyone pointed in the same direction, and empowered to move quickly and with confidence. “Defining and distilling these principles has been one of the biggest contributors to our ability to consistently build great products at scale”.
Intercom, Inc.
JULY 14, 2022
At Intercom we focus on customer experience above all – our service’s availability and performance is our top priority. That requires a strong culture of observability across our teams and systems. As a result, we invest a lot in the reliability of our application. But unpredictable failures are inevitable, and when they happen it’s humans that fix them.
Product Talk
MARCH 2, 2022
Welcome to the next installment of Ask Teresa, the column where I address common questions about continuous discovery. If you’d like to see the other posts in this series, you can find them here. Creating frequent touch points with customers is one of the core tenets of continuous discovery. I’ve often said that I believe interviewing customers frequently and consistently is a keystone habit.
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Product Talk
APRIL 6, 2022
We recently launched the Ask Teresa series on Product Talk, where I tackle common questions and challenges that I hear from people as they begin to adopt continuous discovery. Find all the posts in this series here. If you’re serious about continuous discovery, one of the most important steps you can take is committing to weekly (at a minimum) touch points with your customers.
Product Talk
DECEMBER 21, 2022
I recently sat down with fellow Product Talk coach and instructor Hope Gurion to discuss some of the common mistakes we see teams make when it comes to defining outcomes. You can watch the video of our conversation or check out a lightly edited version of the transcript below. Full Transcript. Teresa Torres: Hi, I’m Teresa Torres. Hope Gurion: And I’m Hope Gurion.
Alchemer Mobile
MAY 18, 2022
The following data and information on Business Services apps is from our 2022 Mobile App Customer Engagement Report. Brands in Business Services had varied experiences in 2021. Those focused on shipping still felt the sting of the pandemic as local and national supply chains continued to reel. Others (like expense management or work collaboration) felt the investments they made in mobile in 2020 begin to pay off as the investment in remote work continued to be a priority.
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