An important element of any mobile product is being able to track, measure, and report on its progress, and a product management dashboard is a great way to do so. Product dashboards exist to help you make sense of all of your data, but some mobile PMs are still averse to using them. At Apptentive, we’re huge fans of dashboards to help give us a […]

The PMP Certification is now the world’s leading certification in project management. It has grown considerably in terms of prestige and popularity over the years. There are now 750,000 PMP certificate holders worldwide. Additionally, a joint study from Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com found that 10% of the project manager job postings require the candidate to have the PMP certificate. For job seekers, this means that if […]

There are many types of metrics mobile PMs can monitor to tell them whether or not their product is hitting its goals. Because each product serves a specific, individual function, it’s important for mobile PMs to spend time understanding what metrics will really tell them how their product is succeeding, and to not get caught up in what type of metric monitoring has worked for […]

One of the advantages of an eCommerce business is that you can tackle the global market. Selling your products across the world is an exciting prospect. The problem is that you aren’t the only one involved in distributing your goods. If you as a business owner had complete control over customer experience from top to bottom, there wouldn’t be anything to worry about. But once […]

conomic global growth is affecting multiple business sectors, not the least of which is the warehouse industry and other hidden supply chain costs. From the explosion of activity within the ecommerce retail sector to mobile-enabled business growth in developing nations, the impact of economic growth is affecting warehouse operators around the globe. While this rise in activity is a boon for warehousing companies, it also […]

Holiday sales for any business can have a major impact on how the next year begins. Anticipating for the rush can sometimes leave small and big business with excess inventory and decisions to make with what to do with it now, as well as what to do next year to avoid over-ordering. By following some simple steps, businesses can learn what to do with their […]

Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of meeting many senior executives responsible for the new product innovation process. A number have asked me a really simple question that is very hard to answer: “What one thing can I do to dramatically improve new product innovation success?” New Product Innovation Failure Points I’ve thought about this question a lot. The failure points in innovation […]

2020 will most certainly leave us with a lot of lessons — particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While this article isn’t about the actual impact of the pandemic, the reality is that thanks to the pandemic and the resulting recession in most parts of the world, the finances of a lot of people has been significantly affected. While a pandemic the scale […]

U.S. retailer supply chain operations who have adopted data and analytics have seen up to a 19% increase in operating margin over the last five years. Design-to-value, supply chain management and after-sales support are three areas where analytics are making a financial contribution in manufacturing. 40% of all the potential value associated with the Internet of Things requires interoperability between IoT systems. These and many […]

In small and midsize businesses, supply chains can sometimes be more daunting than their much-larger rivals’. The challenges may be the same; but when every customer counts, there is little room for delayed product shipments, lost material orders, and low-quality supplies. Access to high-quality resources at the right time, right place, and right quantity matters to smaller firms. But more important, they must take every […]