CMOE

MARCH 6, 2023

First Round Review First Round Review is a publication run by First Round Capital—a venture capital and private equity firm that helps founders build companies from scratch. The Strategy Story blog dives into marketing and brand strategies and business models, highlighting not only the whats of each strategy but also the whys and hows.

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Strategy Strategy Technical Review Software Review 98

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to Maryville University , for instance, studying software development can be a solid foundation for a career as a UX designer. A review of a recent thesis show provides a good look at the result of design engagement over the course of two years by the graduating class. The categories include: VR/MR/AR. Installation.

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Design Technical Review Software Review Software Development 93

Planview

AUGUST 23, 2022

Vehicle factory shutdowns due to a microchip shortage, an automotive CEO losing his job for software concerns, and millions of connected cars on the road. Pinpoint investment opportunities that connect software development’s best practices to speed production. No doubt about it, Automotive Industry 4.0

Industry 52

Industry Software Review Software Development Software Developers 52

Michael Roberto

JUNE 21, 2018

Here's an excerpt from Lublin's column: Technology industry veteran Puneet Goel says he wishes he had done greater due diligence a few years ago before taking charge of product management at a midsize tech company He never reached out to his immediate predecessor who no longer worked there.

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Anaqua

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When it comes to product strategy and development at Anaqua, the key word is LISTEN. Our clients and Client Working Groups are involved every step of the way and help to establish priorities, review prototypes, and more. Vincent Brault, SVP, Product & Innovation, Marketing.

Roadmap 40

Roadmap Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Survey 40

Acuvate

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

From the devices that sense and connect, to the software and systems that analyse and predict, they all have a bright future. Finally, the cost of deploying these devices is also a challenge, as companies are required to invest in the necessary hardware and software for their use.

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Technical Review Software Review Data Industry 52

Anaqua

JANUARY 11, 2018

Importantly, larger organizations need to ensure that IP aligns with the business at the individual product/market level. For each product market, there should be a distinct product strategy. When Kimberly-Clark developed its initial plan, a priority for year 1 included a disciplined portfolio review.

Management 40

Management Software Review Technical Review Competition 40

Boxes and Arrows

APRIL 13, 2017

Way before starting to code, discover the true value of the idea using tools you probably already have. Rather than simply add a UI to an existing product idea, the tools and techniques designers use can be adapted to think through the product itself. But how do you find out without building and launching?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

They have few details about what is in the company's product pipeline. Rather it is purely in aid of ensuring secrecy of its product strategy with customers, and over time this will change too because closed silos hurt serendipity and innovation. Open-source software stimulates creativity and attracts attention.

Software Review 16

Software Review Software Software Development Software Developers 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

And this will require changes in product strategy. Companies are under increasing pressure to significantly shorten their product cycles and rely much less on well-choreographed and fully-controlled product releases. The dark side is increased exposure to negative shocks due to founded or unfounded rumors.

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Product Innovation Technical Review Change Software Review 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

But winning CEOs demand analytics from their sales organization (much as they do from operations or strategy) to help understand everything from the effectiveness of sales campaigns to opportunity analysis to performance reviews. You also need to push sales organizations to find overlooked pockets of growth in "tapped" markets.

LEAN 17

LEAN Software Review Trends Technical Review 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

But as workflows and processes moved first into software and then into the cloud, the questions of how, where, and with whom we should work are being asked anew. Crucially, we have data that shows how companies and individuals have increased sales, productivity, even creativity, by taking advantage of these new models.

Product Strategy 15

Product Strategy Creativity Software Meeting 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

“All we had to do was write code and take care of logistics like incorporating our company and getting promoted on Apple. They didn’t have an explicit discussion about the division of labor, but Akshay dealt with external activities like fundraising, Ankit focused on code, and they made product strategy decisions jointly.

Software Review 15

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Case Study CTO 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It was clear that the firm needed to make more investment in engineering design software. So have a review of these decisions. After you’ve examined your practice on strategy and structure, by all means turn your attention to the usual suspects, like staff motivation, technology tools, and workflow processes.

Software Review 14

Software Review Technical Review Software Design 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

They have few details about what is in the company's product pipeline. Rather it is purely in aid of ensuring secrecy of its product strategy with customers, and over time this will change too because closed silos hurt serendipity and innovation. Open-source software stimulates creativity and attracts attention.

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Software Review Software Software Development Software Developers 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2016

Or they could adopt a different approach, one drawn more from product strategy than from marketing. The CTA, for example, includes different member segments ranging from entrepreneurs to enterprise organizations, from software to robotics to health care services. Most associations have many, diverse stakeholder groups.

Industry 14

Industry Conference Training Product Strategy 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

From early on, Google employees were encouraged to spend a significant portion of their time on interesting side projects, with the idea that some of these projects would become new products. Both Gmail and AdSense, the company’s ad software for publishers, started out as 20% time projects.

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Change Management Policies Survey 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2015

“The problems in their software are directly indicative of the problems in their organization.” Your thoughts, opinions, and views will change, but the diagram won’t, and so you’ve added a constraining boundary to the idea – and a tool for concretely visualizing how the product vision is changing.

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Meeting Culture Product Development Course 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

A year into her job as vice president of product strategy at Ceridian, Lisa Sterling was promoted to chief people officer of the Minneapolis-based provider of human resources software. Another idea was to hire a director of product strategy that would take over a portion of her responsibilities.

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How To Underperforming Technical Team Project Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

is going to flourish again, it must put technology-driven productivity first, which requires restoring robust public and private investment in the drivers of growth: research, infrastructure, and investment in new machines, software, and skills. Still others will decry productivity growth for its supposed disruptive impact on workers.

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