Category: PRODUCTHEAD – Product management newsletter

PRODUCTHEAD is my free curated newsletter of the best articles, videos and podcasts from product leaders and commentators all over the world. All neatly packaged up in a weekly email delivery for your reading, viewing and listening pleasure. Curated by Jock Busuttil (jockbusuttil.com).

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» Meetings are for information exchange, workshops are for solving problems

» With hybrid working, adopt a “remote first” mindset to avoid divisions in your team

» Poor workshop facilitation discourages future participation

» Reflection gives everyone a chance to contribute and listen

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» Charities’ strategy should focus on the future, not the annual planning cycle

» Break the habit of surveys and focus groups with user interviews

» The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated growth in digital fundraising

» Commodity services free teams from reactive and defensive development patterns  to truly innovate

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» Learning is more valuable than being successful and not knowing why

» You can experiment with the content and layout of any web-based product with basic skills

» The success rate of experimentation is higher if there is no penalty for failing

» “If you have a good idea on a Monday and can design, test and learn by the Friday, then innovation explodes.”

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» More specific questions yield better user research findings

» User research works well when the team collaborates with a specialist user researcher

» Increased team user exposure hours correlates with more successful product improvements by the team

» The sooner you start user research, the greater impact it will have on your product

» A Kanban board helps the team to collate and track the questions to be researched

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» To build trust, mutual respect and transparency are critical

» Becoming a product leader means letting go of the day-to-day product management

» Being good at your job means training others to be good at theirs

» Equip your team to make good choices without needing your input

» Developing people is the single most important part of your job