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DevOps
DevOps
Nov 17, 2022 · Product Management

Agile Demand Management: Principles, Challenges, and Practices for Product Teams

The article examines the gap between the ideal of agile demand management—clear value‑driven goals, fast iterative releases, and unified backlogs—and the reality many teams face, then offers concrete principles, role guidelines, and decision‑making models to help product managers overcome common obstacles and achieve true demand agility.

BacklogSmall Releaseagile
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Agile Demand Management: Principles, Challenges, and Practices for Product Teams
Youzan Coder
Youzan Coder
Jun 30, 2020 · R&D Management

Demand Value Closed-Loop Management: Integrating OKR with R&D Efficiency Improvement

Demand value closed-loop management integrates OKR alignment with R&D efficiency by linking company strategy, business‑line OKRs, and specific implementation demands through macro, meso, and micro practices—using value tags, quantifiable targets, and review processes—to focus limited resources on the highest‑value initiatives and enable timely adjustments.

Feature TeamOKRValue Closed-Loop
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Demand Value Closed-Loop Management: Integrating OKR with R&D Efficiency Improvement
Dual-Track Product Journal
Dual-Track Product Journal
Feb 4, 2020 · Product Management

Essential Product Manager Interview Questions on Demand & Project Management

This guide compiles key product manager interview questions about demand sourcing, priority assessment, requirement validation, translating user needs into solutions, version planning, handling project delays, managing requirement changes, and cross‑department communication, offering concise answers and practical frameworks to help candidates succeed.

Interview PreparationProject Managementcross‑functional communication
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Essential Product Manager Interview Questions on Demand & Project Management
Youzan Coder
Youzan Coder
Dec 31, 2019 · Product Management

How Youzan Built a Value‑Stream System for End‑to‑End Demand Management

Facing rapid growth, Youzan’s Efficiency Improvement team built a value‑stream system to manage the full demand lifecycle—from business and product planning through research, analysis, scheduling, implementation, and post‑launch value review—reducing information asymmetry, boosting cross‑team trust, and aligning outcomes with OKRs.

Cross-Team CollaborationOKRValue Stream
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How Youzan Built a Value‑Stream System for End‑to‑End Demand Management
Youzan Coder
Youzan Coder
Dec 28, 2019 · Industry Insights

How Youzan Built an End‑to‑End Closed‑Loop Workflow to Cut Demand‑Management Waste

This article examines Youzan's systematic overhaul of merchant feedback handling—introducing a closed‑loop workflow, defining SLA‑based bottleneck mitigation, prioritizing requests, and deploying an online management tool—to reduce waste, improve transparency, and accelerate product iteration across multiple departments.

SLAdemand managementindustry insights
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How Youzan Built an End‑to‑End Closed‑Loop Workflow to Cut Demand‑Management Waste
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Aug 21, 2019 · Frontend Development

From Survival to Mastery: A Front‑End Engineer’s Guide to Thriving in Business

The article outlines a front‑end engineer’s three‑stage journey—survival, growth, and system building—offering practical demand‑management tactics, efficiency hacks, business‑centric planning, and structured thinking methods to help developers balance heavy business workloads while advancing technical skills and career development.

Career DevelopmentSoftware Engineeringdemand management
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From Survival to Mastery: A Front‑End Engineer’s Guide to Thriving in Business
21CTO
21CTO
Jun 8, 2017 · R&D Management

How Youku Streamlined Demand Analysis: A Data‑Driven Process Overhaul

This article details how a Youku team, together with Alibaba's PMO, redesigned their demand analysis workflow in 2016‑2017 by introducing data‑driven standards, product planning, decentralized reviews, and unified tooling, resulting in clearer timelines, higher efficiency, and measurable quality improvements.

AlibabaCase StudyYouku
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How Youku Streamlined Demand Analysis: A Data‑Driven Process Overhaul
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure
Jun 8, 2017 · R&D Management

Optimizing Demand Analysis Process for Youku Mobile App: An Agile Coaching Case Study

Through agile coaching, this case study details how the demand analysis workflow for Youku’s mobile app was redesigned, standardized in Alibaba’s RDC platform, and evaluated, resulting in clearer product planning, decentralized reviews, data‑driven management, and measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, and cross‑team collaboration.

AlibabaRDCYouku
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Optimizing Demand Analysis Process for Youku Mobile App: An Agile Coaching Case Study