Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

It’s been a busy year at Miro. We hit the road for over 250 events so we could get inspired by the passion and energy of our community. We managed to bag a shoutout as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for team collaboration apps, which is entirely down to the way that you — our customers and users — put your trust in us as a leading platform for teamwork. And best of all, more and more of you have joined us on this journey to change the way you work and innovate.

In today’s competitive business environment, successful innovation is a non-negotiable. At Miro, we’ve been studying innovation for nearly two years, surveying 5,000 leaders and 17,000 information workers across global enterprises and interviewing dozens of product and innovation executives from leading companies. Our 2023 research revealed that nearly all (98%) enterprise decision makers agree that innovation is urgent for their company.

Agile product management relies heavily on collaboration and communication between team members. At regular intervals throughout the project lifecycle, product teams use a series of Agile events to stay aligned, hash out requirements for the upcoming work cycle, and plan for the next product iteration. These events establish a rhythm that keeps product management teams on the right track. This article will explore the main types of Agile events, and share tips for how to successfully manage yours.

Founded in 2021, ClickHouse enables users to perform advanced analytics on both real-time and historical data. The service is built on a complex AWS architecture, designed and maintained by remote teams that face considerable challenges when it comes to virtual collaboration. Using Miro, those teams were able to.

This month we have been busy making some exciting updates to your Miro experience. From organizing your workspace with Spaces to making decisions faster with built-in Video Calls, and supercharging collaboration with Intelligent Widgets, there’s a lot to explore. Scroll down to take a look at What’s New in Miro this month.

A product manager is a complex job that involves orchestrating a lot of moving pieces and people to efficiently bring a product from idea to launch. It’s also a lucrative career, with professionals earning an average salary of $111,729. According to Lenny’s Newsletter, product manager roles have grown about 30% since 2010, with 2,500 to 4,500 product managers hired each month in the U.S.

Throughout spooky season, Miroverse Creators have shared their frameworks in record numbers with a whopping 247 templates published in October! The community is buzzing with fresh ideas and new ways to collaborate. If you have a Miro board that could help others, now’s the perfect time to publish your template.

Organizations know that the ability to innovate is the key to success. But as your team hashes out everything from product plans to company strategies, the security of that information deserves just as much emphasis. According to a recent Forrester trends report, 22% of enterprise security decision-makers identified improving data security as a priority for the coming year. However, executing those security measures is a different challenge.

Agile product management is a cyclical framework that relies heavily on close collaboration and communication between team members. To accomplish this, product teams use structured Scrum events — formerly known as Scrum ceremonies — at regular intervals throughout a Sprint to set the requirements for the upcoming work cycle, align on progress, share results, and plan for the next iteration. Scrum events are the backbone of a successful Agile team.

How can product teams cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters? David Pereira, a seasoned product leader, coach, and Miroverse Ambassador, has spent over 15 years exploring that question. With extensive experience across industries, he helps teams streamline their processes and create real value.