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3 key metrics for cybersecurity product managers

TechCrunch

Anyone who has read product management books, attended workshops or even simply gone through an interview, knows that what is not measured cannot be managed. The practice of product management is, however, much more nuanced. Who owns conversions in the organization will depend upon who can influence the outcome.

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Skills and traits of elite product managers

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IT organizations are shifting to product-based methodologies , in which cross-functional teams made up of both tech and business pros focus on a single product or service offering. Much of a product manager’s job involves ensuring the various functions of a cross-functional team work well together.

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Why your organization needs product principles

TechCrunch

There’s business value in improving an organization’s processes, and we’ve been able to provide better experiences for our customers by enacting ever-evolving product principles and using them to evaluate our products and features. First, what are product principles? Start with your product philosophy.

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Cycle is a new product management hub that centralizes all customer feedback

TechCrunch

Meet Cycle , a French startup that is building a collaboration tool for product managers where they can collect data from various tools, work on the next product iterations and close the feedback loop with the most engaged customers. The issue we are trying to solve is an issue that every product manager faces.

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How To Speak The Language Of Financial Success In Product Management

Speaker: Jamie Bernard

Success in product management goes beyond delivering great features - it’s about achieving measurable financial outcomes that resonate across the organization. In this webinar, we'll highlight the critical importance of business and financial acumen in product management. Register now to save your seat!

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How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs

CIO

IT organizations are increasingly shifting from project-based organizational structures to product-based methodologies , which involve cross-functional teams. Product managers aren’t a new job category by any means, but this shift means that they’re newly prominent and important to many companies’ strategies.

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Why your IT team needs to upgrade its digital employee experience (DEX)

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Business and IT leaders agree that improving the “digital employee experience” (DEX) results in better productivity and workplace morale. But recent research by Ivanti reveals an important reason why many organizations fail to achieve those benefits: rank-and-file IT workers lack the funding and the operational know-how to get it done.

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Digital Adoption Platform Fundamentals: The Key To Product Innovation And Elevated CX

Speaker: Pulkit Agrawal

As digital transformation advances at a rapid pace, Digital Adoption Platforms (DAPs) have become essential tools for enhancing user experiences and redefining product management strategies. 📆 August 15, 2024 at 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm GMT Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours!

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The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Strong and Effective Value Proposition

Speaker: Robin Zaragoza, Product Coach and CEO of The Product Refinery

Every product manager has heard, “Keep the customer at the heart of everything you do". But what strategy do managers use to keep the customer and their key problems at the center of the product development process? How do product managers instill this knowledge of the customer across the rest of the organization?

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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.

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A PM's Guide to Building a Culture of Product Innovation

Speaker: Bob Webber, VP Product Flow Optimization, Construx

Bob Webber, a thought leader in innovation, has developed a new model that explains why some organizations become innovative while others never do. The model is based on principles of behavior observed in successful organizations. Determine what factors are preventing your organization's ability to innovate.

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How to Optimize the Developer Experience for Monumental Impact

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

To understand how a great DX can contribute not only to the well-being of our development teams, but also to the broader objectives of product success and customer satisfaction, we first need to understand the relationship between DX and the Product Manager Experience!

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Shaping the Future: Product Strategy in the Age of Uncertainty

Speaker: William Haas Evans - Principal Consultant, Product Strategy Practice Lead, Kuroshio Consulting

A value-driven product organization optimizes team structures, funding cycles, processes, and metrics to drive traction and growth across the entire product adoption curve by identifying opportunities to solve valuable customer problems and closing those market gaps for either over-served or under-served markets.

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From Feature Factory to an Outcome-Driven Product Team

Speaker: Matt LeMay - Product Coach and Consultant, Author of Product Management in Practice and Agile for Everybody

Just about every organization is trying to make the shift from "output-focused" product teams (often known as "feature factories") to "outcome-focused" product teams focused on the actual value they can deliver to the business and its customers. September 13, 2022 at 12:30 pm PT, 3:30 pm ET, 8:30 pm BST

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User-Centered Development: The Importance of User Empathy to Build the Right Thing

Speaker: Jesse Walker, Product Manager at Canva

As product managers, our primary focus should always be on creating value for our users. While this may seem obvious, it can be easy to forget amidst the daily distractions of juggling everything from delivery management, team management, backlog grooming, and sprint planning.