André Bento
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AWS Streaming Data Collection
Today’s post is my compiled set of notes on AWS Streaming Data Collection. This will be a part of a series of my prep notes for the AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty certification. We wanted to share the learning journey and contribute to the wider community interested in learning more about data, analytics and…
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AWS Batch Data Collection
Today’s post is my compiled set of notes on AWS Batch Data Collection. This will be a part of a series of my prep notes for the AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty certification. We wanted to share the learning journey and contribute to the wider community interested in learning more about data, analytics and…
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Output driven input strategies: 4 growth shortcuts
This week’s post is about output driven input growth strategies. A short set of thoughts on how your external facing work (output) can be a great way to reinforce your learnings, get skills and be successful (input). What is output driven input? Have you ever been in a situation where you had to run a…
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Tutorial: Convert you notes into a WBS and Gantt charts with PlantUML
This weeks post will teach you how you can save time by converting your notes straight into a Work Breakdown Structure aka WBS and Gantts charts with PlantUML. On the last couple weeks we looked into ways to use information mapping to improve communication. We have reviewed 3 Helpful Information Maps For Product Managers and…
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Need a data model for a MongoDB database? Here’s how to do one.
This week’s post will teach you how to shortcut your way through understanding a data model for a MongoDB database, through a simple python script and graphviz to power the visuals. Recently I had a challenge when trying to rearchitect a data stack using a document database as its main source of data. Why using…
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3 Helpful Information Maps For Product Managers
This week we will look into ways to communicate effectively. We will explore 3 Helpful Information Maps For Product Managers to keep on their toolkit. Communication is probably one of biggest handicaps as product manager. Even though communication skills come as an innate ability, it is definitely something that can be trained and learned. In…
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Anatomy of a failed product: Music Cutter
On this week’s post we will do the post mortem and review the anatomy of a failed product. We will look back at the Idea Shortcut’s first project: Music Cutter and uncover why it has not taken off. The Idea and its faults What’s the idea? Music Cutter Online – Cut to Beat is a…
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Preparing customer discovery interviews: from engagement to meeting script
This week’s post is about preparing customer discovery interviews. When to run them? How to engage? And what strategies to use during the interview? I have been prepping to run customer interviews for a new feature. This was a great opportunity to review my previous experience on running custommer interviews and to review the best…
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(PR)FAQ Database: The idea, present and future
This week’s post is about our (PR)FAQ Database. We will talk about the idea, the present and how plan to evolve it in future. This post is long due. This summer we launched a micro tool to help Product Managers create their own PRFAQs. (PR)FAQ Database is a living database of curated questions that Product…
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AWS Specialty Certification as a Product Manager
This week’s post is about my journey of taking a certification for which I have none of the requirements for! We will dive into the challenges and benefits of taking a AWS Specialty Certification as a Product Manager. On our Q4 Roadmap Planning, we decided to have a strong learning component. The idea was to…