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Purpose vs. Product: Differentiate Your Strategy from Tactics (Portfolio & Roadmaps)

Johanna Rothman

Worse, many of these managers also want business agility. Business agility requires change. Let's differentiate between the strategic and the tactical. I see strategy necessary at these management levels: Organizational strategy, to define the value the organization offers to the employees, customers, and other stakeholders.

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Continuous Strategizing

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Product Strategy and Change Strategy means different things to different people, so let me briefly share my definition. A product strategy describes the approach chosen to make a product successful. Eisenhower, we could say, “Strategy is worthless.

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Establishing an Effective Product Strategy Process

Roman Pichler

Why a Product Strategy Process Matters. An effective product strategy process should ensure that a valid product strategy and an actionable product roadmap are always available—that a shared and valid approach to achieving product success is available at anytime, as the picture below illustrates.

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A Practical Guide for Product Strategy From Almundo: A Case Study:

Mind the Product

Without it, product teams become feature teams focused on outputs and not outcomes. We started working with the product teams on how each tool – product strategy, OKRs, and roadmaps – should be used so that we could merge them together. What aligned roadmaps and OKRs together was the product strategy.

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Navigating the Valley of Death: About Deep Tech Product Management

The Product Coalition

Traditional product management often has the luxury of an existing problem and customer journey to anchor the product strategy. For a deep tech product, the customer may not even know that they have a problem and the market might not even exist. Why is your approach differentiated ? Are customers asking for it?

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The Biggest Difference Between Product Management and Portfolio Management

Product Management University

You’ll build base capabilities that are an 80% fit for all customers, but if push comes to shove on resources, time and scope, the (20%) market specific features get priority so that you have something that’s more valuable, unique and differentiating in your key markets. Does portfolio management impact our agile process?

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Building a Strong Product Vision and Strategy: A Roadmap to Success

The Product Coalition

How to Achieve Success in Your Product Strategy In today’s rapidly evolving market, having a clear product vision and a well-defined strategy is essential for the success of any tech product. A compelling product vision is a guiding light, providing direction and purpose to the development process.

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