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No technology company, whether early-stage or well-established, can escape noticing the immense impact analyst firms have on both customers and market. Influencing the influencers is part of a product management strategy.
Pete is a veteran product management professional who has taken four companies from startups to successful exits, including two IPOs.
Tech influencers help buyers navigate the crowded landscape of IT vendors by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of key industry players and selecting the market leaders.
Pete is a veteran product management professional who has taken four companies from startups to successful exits, including two IPOs.
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Agile has taken the world of software development by storm and has now started to creep into the hardware space. However, less flexibility, more certification requirements, longer development times, and other challenges require a managed agility approach to being successful in managing hardware products.
Cristian holds a BSc in electronics and telecommunications and has worked in senior positions on hardware products for the last 10 years.
Successful product managers channel their inner entrepreneur to deliver outstanding products. Sometimes referred to as mini-CEOs, product managers can learn valuable lessons from entrepreneurship.
With 22+ years as an entrepreneur, Steve combines business & technical excellence to create winning solutions for pressing customer problems.
More than half of IT projects and products fail. The biggest causes of these failures are resource misallocation and misalignment with business goals. Expertly crafted product business cases can help to mitigate both of these problems.
Greg is a product strategy consultant and trainer with 20 years of experience shipping digital enterprise products at IBM, Microsoft, and SAP.
Miscommunication between product and tech teams is probably one of the biggest sources of resource waste in software development. The Technology Product Canvas helps product managers align their product roadmap with technical requirements and capabilities.
Prem is a visionary product development consultant. He advises companies all over the world in many industries including software, finance, and sustainability.
The only product management conference list you will ever need. It is arranged by month and includes information on location and ticket prices.
Vytas is a professional project and product manager leading products and projects in education, 3D graphics, eCommerce, and adtech.
For product managers, KPIs are a powerful tool. They quantify team progress, the progress of the product, and the overall business. Product management KPIs include specific metrics associated with the product, customers, and the overall process in bringing a product to market.
Laurie turns ideas into results. She creates multi-million-dollar businesses in secure network and cloud service delivery.
All growing teams reach a point when they need to split to stay effective. The inflection point can be recognized early on to avoid ineffective productivity periods for the team.
Vytas is a professional project and product manager leading products and projects in education, 3D graphics, eCommerce, and adtech.
Smart software pricing strategies can make or break success. Pricing impacts design decisions and should be reviewed with the long term in mind.
Stay competitive and agile with pricing to keep ahead of the competition. A well-designed pricing architecture will simplify contract negotiations and new product introductions.
Laurie is a business-driven product management executive with over 15 years of experience in multinational companies and startups.
As UX strategy and design become increasingly important, the challenge of incorporating UX specialists into Agile methodologies becomes equally important.
In this article, Toptal Freelance UX Designer Debbie Levitt explains how UX designers and creative teams can be effectively incorporated at all stages of Agile development.
Debbie has been a UX strategist, designer, consultant, and trainer for more than 20 years.
The best landing pages increase conversions and help brands sell more. But what makes great landing page design? Read and uncover valuable insights for any business looking for a world-class landing page.
László is a versatile full stack developer experienced in a wide range of languages and frameworks with a system-wide understanding.
As several successful big brand products have demonstrated, designers can leverage game design concepts by adopting a game designer’s mindset to design better, more engaging products.
Guilherme specializes in design thinking and UX. He worked for clients including Intel, Panasonic, Bayer, and Johnson & Johnson.
A competitive product analysis can dramatically improve customer satisfaction and conversion rates as well as give assurance that you stand apart from your competitors.
Chandan is a UX/UI designer providing solutions for clients globally. He recently sold his first startup and leads a team of UX designers.
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