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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

Product Innovation Educators

How product managers can adapt core responsibilities across different organizations and contexts Watch on YouTube TLDR Through his research and practical experience at MasterCard, Nishant Parikh identified 19 key activities that define the role of software product managers. Why study the 19 key activities of software product managers?

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Storyboarding for Influence: How Product Managers Can Drive Alignment Without Authority

Productside

Yet most product managers still rely on long documents, jargon-filled briefs, and clunky slide decks that dont land with the people who matter. Its a technique borrowed from the world of film and designbut it might just be the most underrated tool in a product managers toolbox. Test if the story makes sense. Not a persona.

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522: Stop the stupid using proactive problem solving – with Doug Hall

Product Innovation Educators

A product manager’s guide to breaking free from reactive problem solving Watch on YouTube TLDR In my recent conversation with Doug Hall, master of turning chaos into clarity, we explored how product managers and innovation leaders can break free from reactive problem-solving and create more value through proactive innovation.

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517: How to conduct an AI Design Sprint – with Mike Hyzy

Product Innovation Educators

As I’ve seen in my own product management experience, the traditional product development cycle can take months or even years. This allows for immediate testing and validation of the user experience. By the time we launch, the market may have moved on from the problem we originally set out to solve.

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When Life Gives You Lemons Make PM Lemonade: Surviving Product Management During Crisis

Speaker: Vivek Bedi, Keynote Speaker, Author & Entrepreneur

In fact, the entire way product managers work has completely changed. The work/life balance of PMs is being tested; managing a product team and various roadmaps virtually adds to the list of current challenges. Meanwhile many professionals are exploring if pivoting into product management is a career path for them.

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Increasing Openness to Product Testing

The Product Guy

Anomaly or trend — organizations being more open to testing. Watch and learn more from product management expert, Amin Bashi. What do you think?

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Balancing budget for user testing in product management: three case studies

Mind the Product

Katarzyna Malecka shares user testing strategies for all budgets, including 3 case studies and key insights to improve product development. Read more » The post Balancing budget for user testing in product management: three case studies appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Maximize Supply Chain Spend & Asset Utilization with Innovative Test Automation

The introduction of automated test technology drives the optimization of supply chain expenditures leveraging forward & reverse logistics paths. Adopting innovative test automation tools addresses these challenges by providing robust solutions for testing the interoperability, performance, & security of connected devices.

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Using Continuous Customer Testing for Pandemic-Proof Product Success

Speaker: Luke Freiler, CEO and co-founder of Centercode

COVID-era product management is fraught with challenges as companies scramble to adapt their approach to make the most out of the current economic climate. How to expand product test coverage — even when budget cuts leave you short-handed. Scaling testing processes to support release schedules that are bursting at the seams.

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3 Templates for Uncomplicating Your Product Management Process

Test and review your hypotheses. In this workbook, you’ll find a comprehensive set of templates product development and cross-functional teams can adopt to better leverage your existing skills and your data to: Identify the problem to solve. Design a solution. Iterate and improve.

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Business Agile: A Roadmap for Transforming Your Management & Adapting to the VUCA Environment

Speaker: Peter Taylor, Speaker/Author, The Lazy Project Manager

Peter Taylor will walk through the change process step by step, and look at a tried and tested transformation roadmap: benefits are outlined, solutions to common challenges offered, and tried and tested methods and tools provided. How to guide your management team and change agents on how to get productively business agile.

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Product Management & The 3 E’s: Experiments, Experiences, and Efficiencies

Speaker: Nicole Munson, Senior Product Manager at American Express

Every product manager labors over creating the perfect customer experience. Product Manager at Amex Savings, for this insightful webinar based on her many years of launching products to a variety of end-users. We will dig into the many ways that PMs experiment, track customer feedback, design, and test new experiences.

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Why Product Managers Must Relearn Their Customers

Speaker: Janelle Estes, CIO, User Testing

The impact on businesses cannot be understated, and product managers have felt the brunt of it. How to use customer feedback to understand their needs, test hypotheses, and refine your approach through ongoing feedback. We are living in unprecedented times that have changed the way we live and work. Real-life examples of this process.

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The Science of High-Impact Experimentation

Speaker: Holly Hester-Reilly, Founder and Product Management Coach, H2R Product Science

Experimentation allows product managers to make decisions based on data rather than mere intuition. But too many teams don't know what to test, which leads to poorly designed experiments and unclear results. How can a product manager be certain they’re making effective decisions when it comes to experimentation?

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Process, Product, and Profitability: Everything You Need to Know

Speaker: Michael Cardy - Red Hat Chief Strategist, Jason Tanner - CEO of Applied Frameworks, and Mike Mace - VP of Market Strategy at UserTesting

Companies have accomplished this through usability testing and real-time qualitative feedback from customers. However, most businesses struggle with formidable user testing and feedback processes. Empowering product managers to drive decisions. Increasing profitability. Agile practices in strategy and process.