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523: #1 change to make OKRs work for you – with Ben Lamorte

Product Innovation Educators

Here’s how the two approaches differ: Aspect Traditional MBOs OKRs Compensation Link Directly tied to bonuses Deliberately separated from compensation Goal Structure Combined goals and metrics Separated objectives from measurable results Review Cycle Usually annual More frequent (e.g.,

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527: The truth behind “CEO of the Product” – with Francesca Cortesi

Product Innovation Educators

Early in her career, Francesca encountered this phrase alongside the common description of product management as sitting at the intersection of business, user experience, and technology. Leadership doesn’t always mean management Many professionals enter product management from technical backgrounds, such as engineering or development.

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How technical conservatism helps us scale faster and better

Intercom, Inc.

But when we make technical decisions, we like to be conservative. In practice, being technically conservative looks like reusing existing technologies and frameworks in our stack, or promoting tried and tested patterns and solutions. Here, Waheed discusses our engineering principle “Be technically conservative”.

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Report templates for less status meetings

Folding Burritos

This post is about making these ideas concrete through a set of guidelines, templates, and JIRA+Excel tips so you can create effective status and progress reports quickly, have less meetings , and get out of the building , which is where you need to be. Recently completed work.

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Five star advice: Insider tips for dealing with software review sites

Intercom, Inc.

Some 84% of people trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendations, reason enough why every business should be concerned with who reviews their product and what they have to say about it. What do we mean by the term “review sites”? Not all review sites are made equal. Peer review sites.

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Why Product Operations is set to be the Backbone of Product-led Growth

Mind the Product

Many other tech companies organize themselves in this way, including Spotify , Atlassian , and Airbnb. Maintaining templates, guidelines, how-to references and resources. Built an internal team wiki and created guidelines in coordination with product leadership for consistency and easy access. Technical program management.

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The Three Changes in iOS 13 that Product, Marketing, and Technology Teams Need to Know

Alchemer Mobile

What this means for marketers, product people, and technology organizations is that you can’t rely on this email address to actually identify or contact your customers. Look at the new App Store Review Guidelines that require the inclusion of Sign In with Apple in certain circumstances as an alternative to the other social sign-on options.