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  Presenting to executive-level stakeholders

  Welcome to our third newsletter issue. This week we are focusing on engaging executive-level people or senior stakeholders. Often they are time-poor and have many things competing for their attention. A lot of the effort should be done in advance with planning the meeting, more than the meeting itself. We have seen many in-person and remote sessions go …

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  4 years ago · Anna Lee Anda and PH
  UX Research, Product, Design, career

  Your first 30/60/90 days as a Product Manager (PM)

  At the end of 90 days, as Product Managers (PMs), we would like to have a launch under our belt (best case!), or be on the path to a launch or at least have a plan for one. To be there, we need to plan our first 90 days in a new organization well. This article will cover what you should be doing in your first 30/60/90 days in an organization. It is mean…

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  4 years ago · PH
  UX Research, Product, Design, career

  Your first 30/60/90 days as a UX Researcher

  Getting onboarded and starting on the right foot is critical for any role. Often to be able to hire a new UX Researcher, there needs to be a business case. The business case is usually backlog projects which are unmet. Your goal in joining a new organisation is to be ready to start on projects as quickly as possible, with the right level of context. Con…

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  4 years ago · Anna Lee Anda