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Product management: the role of analytics. <\/strong>Before its decided what you should be measuring and how, its useful to contemplate on what analytics are in the first place. Martin from Cleverism has done the hard work<\/a> by looking at\u00a01) analytics definitions, 2) key concepts of analytics, 3) main uses of analytics in product management, and 4) top analytics tools for product managers.<\/p>\n

Data-driven product.<\/strong> At INDUSTRY ’16, Maggie Jan, a data scientist at Keen.io gave a detailed talk<\/a> on using data to build products that matter. She covers everything from the start when you are conducting ‘Build, Measure, Learn’ processes to how data can be visualized effectively.<\/p>\n

Critical metrics every product manager must track.<\/strong> Acknowledging first the common adage that data (knowledge) is power,\u00a0Evgeny Lazarenko goes on to break down some of the key metrics<\/a> that you should follow as a product manager. These he groups by\u00a0user engagement, business, and customer service.<\/p>\n

One metric is all your product team needs. <\/strong>OR … you could find the one metric that your team needs<\/a>. To find this one metric depends on the stage you are at with your product and requires some digging to expose a data-point that is globally illuminating. Early stage products might look at daily active users, but later products may look at something more specific, like how many users completed X number of actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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