Tag: Product Management
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AI is Changing How Product Managers Learn – For the Better
Imagine teaching grade-schoolers simple arithmetic before calculators, or teaching them spelling and grammar before smart text editors. In a similar fashion, AI is changing how product managers learn best practices, and it will all be for the better when you see the results. Common Scenarios – Before & After AI Here are a few common […]
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The AI Fueled Product Manager – The Best Version of You
Fear not, product managers. AI isn’t going to take your job. Quite the opposite. It’s going to make you a better product manager than you ever imagined. The AI fueled product manager also gives product management leaders and executives their long-awaited wish of having a team with stronger market savvy that consistently operates more strategically […]
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Product Management University Announces Product Strategy Framework for B2B
Today, Product Management University announced its Product Strategy Framework for B2B product management. This framework makes it easier for organizations to hit their financial and strategic goals with fewer stops and starts because it eliminates the need for every product to have its own strategy that ultimately stretches the organization too thin to execute any of […]
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Why Your User Stories Are Killing Product Usability
Your user stories are killing product usability because they’re missing two critical components. Not only is product usability suffering, the absence of these two components is making product design all the more difficult. Here are two things you won’t find in any agile book or agile training course that’ll complete your user stories, simplify design […]
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How To Make Generative AI Your Full-Time Market Research Intern
If there’s one thing product managers and product marketing managers wish they had more time for, it’s market research. No sales situations, no customer issues, just pure market research without any agenda other than gaining an unbiased view of the market so they can be more effective in their roles, especially strategy and planning. It’s […]
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The Solutions Value Chain: A Framework for Strategic Customer Value
What is The Solutions Value Chain? The Solutions Value Chain is a framework that helps you uncover real, strategic value for your customers—from the top of their organization all the way down to the people in the trenches doing the day-to-day work. It’s designed to ensure that your products don’t just help users but make a measurable […]
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Something to Get You Ready for 2025 Product Strategy Season
September is right around the corner and that means the 2025 strategy season is here for many of us. For all you product managers out there, here’s something that’ll help you energize stakeholders and separate the pretenders from the contenders when it comes to influencing your product priorities for 2025, and it won’t cost you […]
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Webinar: How to Get Promoted in Product Management
If you’re looking to climb the career ladder and get promoted in product management, you don’t have to pursue a management role like director or vice president. In this webinar, you’ll get five tips that will improve your odds of getting promoted and three alternatives to a management role that offer highly rewarding product management […]
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Are We Going About Stakeholder Alignment the Hard Way?
I was at a recent Product Coffee meeting and the subject of stakeholder alignment came up. I immediately sensed heightened stress levels in everyone’s voice as the discussion progressed. I know stakeholder alignment has always been a challenge, but the intensity has clearly been ratcheted up as the complexities in product management continue to grow. Stakeholder alignment […]
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The Best Bang For Your Discovery Buck – Customer Advisory Boards
Customer Advisory Boards (CABs) are still the best bang for the buck when it comes to “customer discovery,” not to be confused with user or product discovery! More on that later. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of facilitating numerous customer advisory boards for my clients. There are two common denominators in every meeting. […]