Suggested sessions for ProductCamp London
Below is a list of some of the suggested topics for sessions at ProductCamp London. Vote on your favourites, or submit an idea of your own!
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Product and UX - how do the roles overlap?
Who's designing the user experience in your organisation? Should product managers be wireframing, or should it be left to interaction designers and UX specialists? Let's explore how the two roles overlap and how PMs and UX designers work together best.
84 votes -
Product management in a start-up
Product management in a start-up environment is all about a fine balance between having the right amount of processes in place while still allowing it to react quickly. How can this be managed? What is a product manager's role in a start-up?
62 votes -
User Stories
The creation, review, prioritisation and management of user stories is key to achieving successful product launches. There are many ways to approach this, we have developed user story grids, linking personas, user stories, commercial and market priorities. Keen to share and learn what others are finding successful to bring the whole team to market
59 votes -
Removing the gut feel from Product Management reccomendations
No organisation has umlimited resource so product mangers need to make sure they get the maximum impact for every pound spent on their products. Learn why prioritsation based on data not gut feel is crucial for your product and your reputation. Also, learn several different techniques to compare and prioritise the numerous requirements that you must consider.
51 votes -
How Green is your Product? Goldfish Bowl with prizes
Platitudes and legislation - what does it mean for us? What can we actually do at an individual level? A Goldfish Bowl discussion is a get involved, talk, walk and interact session. Prizes for the best contributions!
51 votes -
But how much are they willing to pay?
Establishing the price point for a new product or service can be incredibly difficult - we meet customers and get a positive reaction to the new product idea, but finding the answer to the question “So how much shall we charge?” doesn't seem any nearer. This session explores techniques for establishing the price point for new products.
45 votes -
Agile/Kanban/waterfall/blah/whatever methodologies stop us seeing the forest through the trees...
Ok so this is a bit of a controversial topic title but I am getting more and more convinced (and worried) that the more we talk about process, process, process, the less concerned we are with how *good* what we are creating actually *is*.
Processes are all well and good but no substitute for being smart, coming up with *good* ideas and implementing them well. What if everyone was able to feel like they were the owner of the project, be incentivised in the right way (and no, I'm not talking about money), feel the pain when things go wrong… more
40 votes -
Product Management and Outsourced Development
How does product management change when the development team is out-sourced? Should product managers be part of the out-sourced team or should they remain in-house?
38 votes -
The mechanics of virality
Discussing how to model Virality, and what product factors influence driving Virality.
35 votes -
Usability testing best practices
User testing is one of the (often neglected) tasks in product management. It would be interesting to find out more about the best way of going about it. How many users? What tools can make it easier? Format of testing?
27 votes -
Understanding the buying behaviour of your customers
How do potential customers find out about your product and what are the steps they go through to make the decision to pay for it. Even more importantly, what will make them buy from you rather then someone else.
27 votes -
Agile Product Management: How Scrum Impacts Product Managers
Agile methods like Scrum often start as in development/IT but have a profound impact on product management including the authority and responsibility of product managers.
21 votes -
the role of Social Media within Product Managment
How much should the world of Social media effect how to manage the products you handle. From twitter to Pr and facebook pages
20 votes -
Demonstrations of some innovative products or product ideas
Would be good to talk about product ideas, not just processes!
20 votes -
Product Management and When it all goes wrong
What happens when Product Launches fail, when teams split and customers go on attack.
16 votes -
What Nietzsche can teach us about product management
In his book Also spoke Zarathustra Nietzsche introduces several concepts that can be applied to a product creation environment. For example; be suspicious of general assumptions, be suspicious of your own assumptions. Work towards the best product possible, but be aware that you might not get there easily. Remember that total control is always one step ahead of you.
14 votes -
Competitive analysis tips
Competitive analysis is essential yet time consuming. What information needs to be gathered, and how often? What kind of tools can help track this info so that it doesn't just get put to the side to gather dust?
10 votes -
How are different Product teams organised and what is the role of Product management
How do different companies - whether Google or Groupon - organise their product teams? What is your experience? What works welll and how are different stakeholders' roles defined
9 votes -
Native apps vs HTML5 web apps
Pros and cons of each, technical benefits, business models and consumer expectations. What to invest in, why and when.
7 votes -
Product Management and Kanban
Kanban is a growing agile development tool set. How does this tool set effect the work of Product Managers?
6 votes