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Setting Industry Benchmarks Through Client Collaboration

Anaqua

They defined a new class of enterprise software and set the stage for a company culture that empowers its clients with direct influence on product development. Simply put, if it is not in our clients’ best interest, then it is not in our product roadmap. One key benefit of Anaqua is the Users Group which has been formed.

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Stop Slowing Down Your Innovation Projects

Peer Insight

Companies that aren’t optimized for speed often don’t generate the returns on innovation and product development that they’re looking for; in fact, 42% of global innovation executives believe their development times are too long and cite it as the largest barrier to success. Clearly frame the objective and guardrails .

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Stop Building Products No One Wants: How to Experiment Your Way to Success

Moves the Needle

On top of that, product managers have reported that stakeholders who are higher up in the organization tend to cloud the product vision based on their own opinions and assumptions, rather than hard evidence. The most effective experiments measure real behavior, while also delivering real value to the customer.

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The UX Professionals’ Guide to Working with Agile Scrum Teams

Boxes and Arrows

In 2009, I moved on to Salesforce.com, where Agile methods (including Scrum) were implemented across their entire research and development organization. Developers build whatever UI they think is appropriate while a designer is working on design iteration or testing.”. Perception of UX as less valued than development.

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From Whims to Wins: How a Customer-Centric Portfolio Transforms Product Strategy

Speaker: John Mansour - President, Product Management University

You’ve come up with a winning product strategy, everyone’s on board and energized, and you’re halfway down the path to execution only to have it submarined by something someone convinced your leadership was more strategic!