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😨 Delays, budget overruns, and ending up with a product that doesn't quite resonate with users or secure its spot in the market… Sounds like every app owner's worst nightmare, right? How can you avoid this scenario? One key move is to embrace User Story Mapping right from the start, before diving into development. Why is this so crucial for your app's success? It: ▪️ Helps teams see the big picture, focusing effort where it matters most ▪️ Puts user needs front and center ▪️ Shines a light on potential issues early ▪️ Encourages quick, iterative cycles for continuous feedback and improvement ▪️ …and so much more! Keen to learn more? Dive into my guide on User Story Mapping 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g39juimg 👉📄 Inside, you'll find a sample USM to download and some super handy templates!  What's been your experience with User Story Mapping? What do you particularly appreciate about it? 💬 #UserStoryMapping #UserStoryMap #AppDevelopment #ProductManagement #Agile #SoftwareDevelopment 

Hey fam! Hope you all are doing good:) Let’s have a look one of the secret sauce in the product management which holds a power of product success and that is “PRODUCT THINKING” Let me break it down for you with an example: "Let's say you're a product manager for a fitness app. Through user research, you discover that many users struggle to stay motivated to exercise regularly. Instead of just adding generic workout plans, you apply product thinking. You dive deeper into understanding their motivations and find that social support plays a big role. So, you introduce a feature that allows users to connect with friends, join challenges and share their progress. This create a sense of accountability and motivation, making the app more engaging and effective. That's product thinking in action!” Hope it make you understand in a little easy way! #Productmanagement #Thinking #Userresearch #Roadmap #Problemsolving

I used to get irritated at my parents whenever they struggled to use an app or find a setting on their phones. Now, my perspective has changed. Instead of blaming the users, like my parents, I realize that the app's design is lacking if it causes confusion. This shift in mindset occurred when I started working as a product manager and gained a deeper understanding of user experience. I believe that software must be designed to be accessible and easy to use for everyone, regardless of their technical proficiency. A well-designed app should guide users intuitively, minimizing frustration and enhancing overall satisfaction. As product managers, it's our responsibility to create products that everyone can use with ease. 💡📱✨

🚀 Exciting Update! 🎮 Just completed my product roadmap for a thrilling new game app! Using Miro, I've meticulously planned every step of this project. 🗺️✨ Stay tuned as I bring this vision to life one milestone at a time! 🎉💪 #GameApp #ProductRoadmap #ExcitingTimesAhead #Product

Trust > Prioritization "I know everything in my head but making sure everyone else knows is a pain" We hear that all the time from product folks. The thing is it's not about knowing what to do (good PMs know what to do), it's about creating trust around what's being done. Feedback should be used as a tool to create trust, not as a way to prioritize. How do you create trust with feedback? By closing the feedback loop at each release – with Cycle App 🚲

The Product Manager Challenge #4: Specialised Knowledge Integration In other posts, I talked about three main problems I had as a product manager developing an app for Jungian dream interpretation: balancing automation with user control, ensuring accuracy and depth, and providing user engagement and support. Today I want to talk about the 4th challenge — incorporating specialised Jungian knowledge into the app. It required translating complex psychological concepts into user-friendly features without losing their essence. I developed archetype templates and an integrated knowledge base that simplified this process. By providing clear and concise information within the app, users could easily access and understand the symbolic meanings of their dreams, making the interpretation process both educational and insightful. By solving these problems, I believe that I have succeeded in creating a tool that makes dream interpretation more effective, but also retains the depth and introspection necessary for Jungian analysis. You can try the app Individuate.me and share your experience — it will be very valuable to me! #mentalhealth #ProductManagement

Think Your Product Isn’t Ready for Launch? You might actually have an MVP problem. Are you building a full-fledged app from day one? Or are you testing core features with real users? Here’s what I learned: (I struggled with this during my early projects) I used to: → Build complex features before validating → Invest months into full-scale development → Launch without user feedback And the result? → Missed market fit → Time-consuming revisions → Low adoption rates Then I started: → Focusing on essential features → Launching MVPs for early feedback → Iterating quickly based on user input The difference? Faster validation Less wasted development time Higher chances of product-market fit Structure your MVP for real-world testing. Keep it simple, user-focused, and adaptable. That’s the key to successful product development. P.S. How do you approach MVP development? P.P.S. What changes have you made to launch faster and smarter?

Users go through stages of adaption when interacting with a platform and that decides whether the user will stick or not. The first interaction that a user has with a platform is the most crucial - this is where the user decides if they are going to stay or just leave because of the high cognitive load or confusing interactions. Example - You're teaching a kid to ride a cycle. At first, they struggle to find their balance, not knowing how to pedal, just like users figuring out functioning of a product they are using for the first time. Here they need some amount of confidence to keep moving forward in the process. As Product Managers, we are supposed to provide users with clear interactions on our platform like 1. Not having too much of information on the same page 2. Highlights the right buttons that will help user navigate 3. Having tutorials incase the product have wider usecase (superapps) 4. Optimising the system by analysing funnel drop offs. The whole purpose is to keep the onboarding journey of the user short and easy, that can eventually leads towards the user showing confidence in the app and exploring the secondary flows themselves and stick to the app.

Here are 5 ways our client's succeed... with examples 🕵♀️ 1️⃣ Understanding your vision ✅ To create a fitness app for busy professionals, we would start by identifying their challenges, like time constraints, and then address them with flexible bodyweight workouts for any location. 2️⃣ Collaborative design workshops ✅If you pitch a concept like "Uber for Cats," we'll refine it into a seamless app experience, ensuring smooth interactions between cat owners and drivers. 3️⃣ Agile development methodology ✅In a finance app, agile development prioritizes secure transactions and real-time data updates. Releasing these features in iterations minimizes risks and speeds up time-to-market. 4️⃣ Continuous testing & quality assurance ✅When testing a social networking app, we explore user scenarios to tackle issues like slow loading or interface glitches, ensuring bug-free launches. 5️⃣ Post-launch support and optimization ✅Entering moments of crisis that would leave your business operations at a standstill, our entire team would enter a Showstopper Mode where it’s all hands on deck to make sure the show goes on. “It ain’t about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward!” - Rocky Balboa 🥊 Found this interesting? Share it with your team 💌 #apps #agile #software #sme

I just had a beautiful experience communicating with one of our product’s users and I thought to share this👇🏿 The Holy Grail of product management is “product usage”. It's easy to get caught up in metrics like downloads or active users, but what truly matters is how people interact with your product. Imagine building a fantastic app, only to realize people aren't using its core features. That's a missed opportunity! A Focus on understanding user behavior, identifying pain points, and measuring key interactions will ultimately increase adoption. For instance, a social media app might prioritize metrics like post engagement, story views, and time spent in the app. Similarly, an e-commerce platform would focus on cart abandonment rates, purchase frequency, and customer lifetime value. To uncover hidden insights, iterate effectively, and create products that people truly love, dive deep into product usage. Remember, it's not about building features, but building experiences. And as Frank Anwana, MBA. Rightly said, “product management is a calling”, embrace it if you’ve been called😀 I hope your week is going as planned #productmanagemnt #userexperince #productusage #productdevelpment