Johanna Rothman

MARCH 5, 2020

This series is about helping a team create a less brittle environment—more resilience. Brief description of the problem at a recent client: Person A checked in code that broke an “unrelated” part of the system. Neither did the team. In this case, the project team had no automated tests.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JANUARY 11, 2021

At UX Studio , while we develop our products, uxfol.io and copyfol.io , we are mainly focused on agency work, meaning that we cooperate with several clients as external teams. This post was written from the perspective of designers, mainly intended for external teams and entrepreneurs. Five challenges and solutions.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 9, 2021

All you need is a company providing React Native services and an outstanding team of developers who know exactly what they’re doing. Before you start planning your budget, let’s see why Uber is so popular and discuss what you need to develop a React Native app like it. yeah, don’t forget to develop a version for drivers.

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Mironov Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

While sales teams stereotypically rally around contests, talk sports and drink coffee (which is for closers)… development teams may sit silently side-by-side-side most of the day engaging in multiple Slack conversations, taking breaks for air hockey or exchanging giphys , and critiquing each other’s code indents.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2022

At the beginning of any software development project, managers think of which methodology is between waterfall and agile. It’s essential to follow clearly defined processes or software development life cycle (SDLC) to ensure software development quality. Waterfall and agile: A smart method or bad solution?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Here’s our story how we’re developing a product using machine learning and neural networks to boost translation and localization Artificial intelligence and its applications are one of the most sensational topics in the IT field. If so, what is the value of the solution you’re developing? Often people confuse it with automation.

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Modus Create

AUGUST 24, 2021

Software engineers have been testing ever since they could write code. However, the ability to automate software tests commercially emerged only in the 1980s with the introduction of AutoTester. In this article, we will explain why you should write unit tests. . What is Unit Testing? Why Do We Need Unit Testing?

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Userpilot

JULY 23, 2024

They represent the customer’s voice and collaborate with product teams and stakeholders. The RICE framework evaluates features by weighing their Reach, Impact, and Confidence against the Effort required for development. A product manager or owner is responsible for prioritizing product features.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. I think that poor communication and differing team cultures might be part of the problem, but how can I know for sure? This is where a technical review can be useful!)

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 3, 2019

But for every success story, there’s a graveyard of failed products laid low by bad product strategies. A bad strategy is hard to overcome. What Does a Bad Product Strategy Look Like? What Does a Bad Product Strategy Look Like? If there was a simple test for bad product strategy most companies would happily use it.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 29, 2018

I try to help product and sales teams succeed under the mantra “Easy to Sell, Easy to Renew.” I’ve struggled to find many examples detailing how to bond product and sales teams ( Antonia Bozhkova offers a good perspective ). Your teams will realign and strengthen their partnership as they see the product through each other’s eyes.

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

An essential role of CPOs and other product leaders that’s never listed in the job description is giving organizational 'air cover' to product managers to postpone almost all new requests — so that their teams can finish work already underway.    Lately, I’m calling this permission to stay focused.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Good product teams understand that their customers’ needs and behaviours are ever changing and the way to truly predict what impact any update will have is to try it on a small set of real customers. Since experimentation has become a discipline on its own, there are established best practices for cross functional teams to follow.

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Modus Create

MAY 31, 2021

In the last article, “ How to Effectively Implement API Testing ,” we learned about the API implementation concepts and their best practices. This article focuses on the practical challenges we faced while testing APIs and their best possible solutions. Initial Setup of API Testing Automation. Test Coverage.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

The important basis is the development of a strategy for short- and long-term digital transformation based on business results rather than technology. Involve them in strategy development, gather their input, and address their concerns. Consider pilot projects to test and refine your approach before full-scale rollout.

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Usersnap

MARCH 19, 2019

Should the Voice of Customer influence product development? In Frost & Sullivan’s survey research on R&D/innovation and product development priorities, 84% of the respondents declare that they employ the voice of customers (VoC) in their product development cycle. Do you consider customer feedback?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 8, 2024

You can also implement A/B testing to see what resonates better with your audience. Host product webinars to reach your target audience Develop webinar content that educates your audience on industry trends, common challenges, and how your product addresses these issues. FixDex uses LinkedIn ads as a customer acquisition strategy.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 3, 2024

Agile implementation typically focuses on team-level adoption of Agile practices, emphasizing principles such as self-organization, cross-functional collaboration, and incremental delivery. Focus Only on Team Level Agile Transformation initiatives sometimes focus exclusively on individual teams, neglecting the broader organizational context.

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Mironov Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

We’ve known forever that we (product managers) must include our developers and designers in the earliest stages of problem definition and solution ideation. Piping in real users’ voices and challenges motivates the whole team. Less appreciation of commercial software development pressures. We versus They.

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Modus Create

APRIL 5, 2022

The fundamental issue remains not considering security while developing software. . This post aims to answer the eternal questions: Why do developers omit security? What can be done to increase security awareness while developing code? Silos in Development and Security. Is there a cure for that state of mind?

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In fact, some methods are pretty poor. Some product managers make poor decisions because they don’t have the right skills. When I worked at Trustpilot, we had solid evidence that consumers wanted to read reviews about products. Currently, Trustpilot only shows company reviews). Your Skills Resume: Can you Identify Profit?

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Userpilot

JUNE 20, 2022

Running A/B tests and making data-driven decisions is essential if you are passionate about enhancing your customer experience, boosting retention, and increasing revenue. But how do you run successful tests? You can test color changes or even the entire user interface. Don’t confuse usability testing with A/B testing.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 14, 2023

Analyzing user sentiment is an essential step for all product developers and marketers to take. TL;DR Survey bias occurs when feedback deviates due to the influence of a surveyor or respondent leading to inaccurate feedback collection. Different types of survey bias Survey responses may become biased due to various reasons.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 17, 2019

For many years CSSSR has been developing IT systems for the biggest online banks, witnessing their success firsthand. This experience has led to several key insights: You Don’t Need a Large IT Department “We operate in small teams. In-house resources were enough to develop and support these services. We execute.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 21, 2020

If it’s one of the most common elements in our designs, why is it so often the last thing most teams focus on – if they focus on it at all? Any company building a new app that uses something other than 30-40% of the screen space for text should weigh that decision carefully and validate it with research and testing.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This means you can save time and money developing features customers really care for and reduce risks of undesirable effects on your customers. In addition, this person works closely with the experimentation teams to ensure that they are aligned with the overall business objectives, measure results objectively and follow best practices.

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Split

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For developers, that requires constant pivots, faster response times, and a graceful recovery from failure. Still, against the enormous pressure to continually improve, the best software teams deliver the goods safely and on time. As it turns out, there’s an important set of metrics all software teams should use as their benchmark.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2018

Most sales and support teams are already well versed in conversations about data deletion, risk assessments and security frameworks, but those issues are going to become an even more prominent part of the discussion once GDPR comes into effect. Know your own systems. You are only as strong as the weakest link in your privacy ecosystem.

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Split

MARCH 19, 2024

So, at a previous company, we decided to fix the problem by putting a hard limit on the number of feature flags in the system: we could only have 150 flags in our monolith at any given time. Secondly, it caused teams to start hoarding flags. For example, at a previous company, we had a team responsible for building frameworks.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2022

As a Product Manager, at any given time you will be carrying on simultaneous conversations with developers, designers, your product team, data analysts, QA engineers, marketing, sales, possibly your executive team, client success, and of course, your users. You don’t like talking with your users Another biggie.

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Userpilot

JULY 5, 2022

As a result, it helps you develop only the features that they need and avoid falling into the feature fallacy trap and creating the consumption gap. In-app surveys , usability and prototype testing , or user interviews and focus groups can help you understand your customers’ requirements. What is incremental innovation?

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Userpilot

JULY 4, 2022

As UX is a crucial element, it’s important for you to know what results in a poor user experience. Multiple UI elements crowding the UI space – these can be distracting and stop users from using the product; also can cause frustrations due to the interruption. Run usability tests. Let’s get started!

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 23, 2020

Your team says they use Scrum in two-week iterations. And, in order to “finish” everything inside the timebox, you don't do any of these things: Refactor to simplify the code or the tests. Create automated tests. Clare was convinced her team didn't estimate well. The team chose to swarm first.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 6, 2020

For most companies it’s bad news?—?the We ask you to keep calm and to follow the plans you are given diligently. They develop new business opportunities by making significantly greater investments than their rivals do in R&D and marketing, and they invest in assets such as plants and machinery.” But not for all.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 4, 2022

So, if you’re a product manager looking to significantly improve your UX efforts and provide actionable insights to your UX team, read on! Some examples of attitudinal UX KPIs are Feature Adoption Rate , Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT), Net Promoter Score (NPS), System Usability Scale (SUS), and Customer Retention Rate.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Product analytics tools empower teams to make informed decisions on how to add more value and offer a better user experience. Its key objective is to develop a deeper understanding of who your users are, and how they interact with the product. How does this sound? Ready to dive in? What is product analytics? Pendo Segments.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Since the required skill level is not clear, it’s often also not clear what and how to test when interviewing a potential hire. My take on it: while I love ex-developer PMs, and find that their teams often execute better, this is by no means a requirement. Can it meet the requirements? Is it a “good” structure?

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