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ITX Product Momentum Podcast – Episode 10: Evolution of the Product Manager Role

The product manager role has been around for decades, but its contributions have been generally overlooked and misunderstood. Opportunities to apply the product manager skill set as a lever of growth had not been fully realized – or were missed entirely. No longer is that the case, according to the 2019 State of Product Leadership report, prepared by Pendo + Product Collective.
In this episode, hosts Sean and Joe speak with Pendo Chief Marketing Officer Jake Sorofman about the recent report and the continuous evolution of the product manager role. “It’s a role on the rise,” Jake says, “but also one in a state of transition. It’s only in the last 10 years that digital product management has really come into focus as a very strategic part of the business.”

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10 / Evolution of the Product Manager Role

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Jake Sorofman
Pendo

The product manager role has been around for decades, but its contributions have been generally overlooked and misunderstood.  No longer is that the case, according to the 2019 State of Product Leadership report, prepared by Pendo + Product Collective. In this episode, hosts Sean and Joe speak with Pendo Chief Marketing Officer Jake Sorofman about …

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Jake Sorofman
Pendo

++Value;

From one developer to another.

Value added. It’s a term we’ve all heard before and are familiar with in the business world. The concept is easy enough to understand; but is it easy enough to implement day-to-day as individuals? Before we jump into the topic points on how, I would first like to start with why. Why we as individuals should be thinking: “How can I add value on a daily basis?”

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09 / Finding the Right Metrics

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Kate Rutter
Intelleto

How do we know our work is working? In other words, how do product designers know their work product is solving the problem it was intended to solve? These are the kinds of questions that keep us, and Kate Rutter, up at night. “It’s an insidious question,” says Kate, designer, tech junkie, artist, and Principal …

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Kate Rutter
Intelleto

Ripple Effect: Implications of Autonomous Cars on Society, Markets, and the Environment

Innovation is good. If you disagree, consider the stagnation of our world without it. But with innovation comes implications, ripple effects yielding unintended consequences. Autonomous cars – not long ago considered a theoretical pipedream – falls in this category. First launched with tremendous promise, the concept seems to have rebounded after a couple of years of intense scrutiny. Now it appears that every car company has something in its pipeline, or is experimenting with the concept at various levels of market-readiness.

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08 / Planning & Prioritizing Product Roadmaps

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Rohini Pandhi
Square

Have you ever wondered what exactly it takes to create great software products? Those who spend even a little time in this space learn quickly that there is no wizard behind the curtain. It’s not magic, Rohini Pandhi says in today’s episode of Product Momentum. There is no special sauce or magic potion that leads …

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Rohini Pandhi
Square

The Importance of Search – Part 1

“But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”

This classic lyric from Bono and U2 hails from their 1987 song of the same name. Unfortunately, this introspection often typifies many users’ experience when using the search functionality on a site or platform.

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