This week we look at the first 90 days as a PM, democratising data analytics, measuring DesignOps and smart contracts without blockchain.
Enabling the Team
Doerr's Law on Product Teams by Al Tenhundfeld
Confusion continues in teams about the difference between PM and UX responsibilities particularly around user research and IA.
Watching A Lecture Twice At Double Speed Can Benefit Learning Better Than Watching It Once At Normal Speed by Emma Young
Staged repetition (revising some content after a break) has been shown to be the most effective for memory. Watch lessons at 2x speed and re-watch later.
Product Vision
Focus During Your First 90 Days As Head Of Product? by Gibson Biddle
Outline the product strategy, build the product team and enable high-cadence product development. Easy!
My First Year as Chief Product Officer by Casey Winters
There are four options: feature development, product/market fit expansion, growth and scaling work. You need to match the focus to the needs of the company.
Continuous Discovery
Product Usage Analytics At Pipedrive by Kadri Lenk
Kadri shares how the democratisation of data analytics has created more efficient teams by setting up internal product analytics & usage tracking processes.
5 Prioritization Methods in UX Roadmapping by Sarah Gibbons
Learn the pros/cons of the 5 methods for prioritising work into your UX roadmaps and create better collaboration and processes for your team.
Continuous Design
Measuring & Evaluating Your DesignOps Practice by Dave Malouf
How to measure the value of designOps in your organisation and ensure its ability to scale with your business.
How the DoorDash Merchant design team uses ‘Crit Stickies’ by Imani Joy Maia
At DoorDash, design crits feedbacks worked with 'Crit Stickies'. Follow the journey on how the team adapted it for remote working & the learnings that followed.
Continuous Delivery
Event Sourcing: Why Using A Message Broker Is A Bad Idea by Diogo Machado
There are a few common pitfalls: atomic writes, out of order events and changing production read models among others. Why not just use a store directly?
Smart Contracts Without Blockchains by Paul Frazee
An interesting approach to creating smart contracts without the need for blockchain, and the associated energy costs.
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UXDX USA | 24-26 May
UXDX APAC | 22-24 June
UXDX EMEA | 12-14 Oct
Community Events
UXDX Community USA West | 27 Jan
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