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Gamification for Product Excellence

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Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837638383
Pages 350 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (2):
Mike Hyzy Mike Hyzy
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Mike Hyzy is a highly experienced product strategist and principal consultant with a proven track record of delivering results. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, guiding cross-functional teams to successful product launches and driving growth for his clients. With a deep understanding of the product development landscape, Mike is known for his ability to develop and execute effective product strategies, bringing innovative products to market. Mike holds key certifications, including an NPDP certification from the Product Development and Management Association, a CSPO certification from the Scrum Alliance, and a Foresight Practitioner certification from the Institute for the Future.
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Bret Wardle Bret Wardle
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Bret Wardle is an advocate for the convergence of design psychology in games and software. This includes concepts such as understanding similarities between professional e-sport players and software power users and studying the societal changes invoked by using “hi-scores” in e-commerce platforms. He finds joy in implementing these findings to make products and experiences people love to use! He started his career as a game designer and has since moved over to primarily software and product design. Bret has worked within organizations as large as Electronic Arts, and as small as two-person start-ups. Bret is Nielsen Norman Group Masters certified, as well as holding a PMC-V certification from the Pragmatic Institute.
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Gamification Basics 2. Chapter 2: Gamification for Product Managers 3. Chapter 3: Gamification Frameworks and Experts 4. Chapter 4: Understanding Your User 5. Chapter 5: Game Mechanics and Psychology 6. Chapter 6: Designing a Gamification Strategy 7. Chapter 7: Implementing Your Gamification 8. Chapter 8: Challenges and Limitations in Gamification 9. Chapter 9: Selling Your Gamification Strategy 10. Chapter 10: Gamifying Your Product Development Processes 11. Chapter 11: Case Studies and Best Practices 12. Chapter 12: The Future of Gamification 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

The draft game

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the bi-weekly Developer Baseball Draft – an innovative, engaging, and fun way to turn your product development process into a game. Picture this: you and your fellow developers, the core of the company’s lineup, are gearing up for the next sprint. Today isn’t your ordinary run-of-the-mill planning session; this is the grandest baseball-themed draft the world of software engineering has ever seen.

The atmosphere in the room is electric as the anticipation builds. You and your six teammates, united by months of camaraderie and a shared passion for creating outstanding products, gather around to await the big reveal. The coach-like product manager strides in, emulating the confidence of Alex Rodriguez, and unveils the scoreboard: 35 tantalizing tickets, each representing a diverse range of user stories, bugs, and technical debt.

Questions race through your mind like Ricky Henderson stealing a base as you survey...

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Profile icon Mike Hyzy
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Mike Hyzy is a highly experienced product strategist and principal consultant with a proven track record of delivering results. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, guiding cross-functional teams to successful product launches and driving growth for his clients. With a deep understanding of the product development landscape, Mike is known for his ability to develop and execute effective product strategies, bringing innovative products to market. Mike holds key certifications, including an NPDP certification from the Product Development and Management Association, a CSPO certification from the Scrum Alliance, and a Foresight Practitioner certification from the Institute for the Future.
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Profile icon Bret Wardle
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Bret Wardle is an advocate for the convergence of design psychology in games and software. This includes concepts such as understanding similarities between professional e-sport players and software power users and studying the societal changes invoked by using “hi-scores” in e-commerce platforms. He finds joy in implementing these findings to make products and experiences people love to use! He started his career as a game designer and has since moved over to primarily software and product design. Bret has worked within organizations as large as Electronic Arts, and as small as two-person start-ups. Bret is Nielsen Norman Group Masters certified, as well as holding a PMC-V certification from the Pragmatic Institute.
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