Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Many teams and organisations jump into build mode too early. When you suggest a Product Discovery as a way to help get better results it gets rejected. This article is a way to answer the question: “Why do Product Discovery?” Some teams do this continuously, and others do it more like a project.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Wondering what it takes to become an amazing agile developer? This post outlines all the traits, essential skills, and soft skills that characterize what it means to be an amazing agile developer. 8 Steps to Become a Rockstar Agile Developer Here is a step-by-step process on how to become an agile developer: 1.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

Myth #1: The product owner must ensure that the stakeholders are satisfied. But the value a product creates is ultimately determined by its users: No product will be successful in the long run if it does not solve a specific user problem, create a tangible benefit, or help the users achieve a specific goal.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 3, 2023

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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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2022

At the beginning of any software development project, managers think of which methodology is between waterfall and agile. It’s essential to follow clearly defined processes or software development life cycle (SDLC) to ensure software development quality. Waterfall and agile: A smart method or bad solution?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 24, 2021

In my first article in this series, I posited that the only problem Agile has is that it’s too concise. Since it’s not a prescriptive methodology, but a collection of values and principles, people feel lost when it comes to “becoming agile”. That’s when we could claim to be Agile. We all know the driving license analogy.

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Product Management University

MARCH 5, 2024

The definition of product management has been changing and evolving over the past 10 years and I’m not sure it’s for the better. I make it a regular habit to have conversations with product management directors and VPs. It keeps me current on the landscape of the product management profession without any slant or bias to what we do.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 27, 2022

What is iterative testing? How can it help product managers build products that drive value for their customers? Iterative testing involves running repeated experiments on your product features to evaluate their effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities. You can also use it to carry out fake door tests.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Product Backlog is Too Big. A few years ago, I was asked to help a healthcare company with their agile transition and its impact on product management. One of the challenges the agile transition team was concerned about was the choice of the right product backlog tool, which at first seemed odd to me.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

How long an activity takes can have a huge impact on success or the perception of success when developing products. More often than not, teams are overly optimistic on the timeline that will be required to complete an activity. You can put unnecessary pressure on your team. You can miss targets.

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Amplitude

JANUARY 23, 2018

As VP of Product at Amplitude, I get the opportunity to work with hundreds of different products teams every year?—?ranging Each of them works with Amplitude because they believe we will help them build a better product. . But this naturally raises a simple question: why do companies need help building better products?

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We added another lever of looking for more feedback with iterating over the requirements in the iterative lifecycles in Part 2. Teams have another lever. Teams can get some feedback from one feature set to inform the next set—but that's not a primary lever. Then, the team (or whomever) creates an architecture.

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Userpilot

JULY 5, 2022

Why is incremental innovation important for product managers ? Incremental innovation is a process of gradually modifying a company’s existing products or services through small improvements. Small but regular improvements are a more reliable way to achieve product-market fit. How is it different from other kinds of innovation?

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For years, managers have been trying to find ways to make software product development faster and easier. “Agile” as a way to do much more work in much less time. (NO! AI to take the place of humans in product development. And I don't want to return to the bad old days—I much prefer where we are now.

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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Marty Cagan is a popular name in the product management world. In many ways, he has shaped how successful products are built and how teams can be organized to work toward excellence. Marty Cagan is a well-known figure in the product management and technology industry. Who is Marty Cagan?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

Myth #1: The product owner must ensure that the stakeholders are satisfied. But the value a product creates is ultimately determined by its users: No product will be successful in the long run if it does not solve a specific user problem, create a tangible benefit, or help the users achieve a specific goal.

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Centercode

APRIL 16, 2021

One of the greatest traits of agile development is that it allows teams to respond to customer desires quickly. Its flexibility and conduciveness to rapid iteration opened the door to product evolution through small, successive improvements. But Agile, while incredibly useful, is really just a project management method.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

Manage the Product, not the Team. Focus on your job as the product manager or product owner, and manage the product, not the team. Provide guidance on the product, including its market, value proposition, business goals, and key features. Treat the Team as an Equal Partner. Be honest and open.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

The bounce rate is the percentage of users who visit a page on your product (for example, your home page) and then leave it before taking any primary action, such as registration or starting a free demo. Source: [link] A high bounce rate typically indicates that the product is not doing a good enough job of attracting visitors.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Do you even need a product launch checklist? More importantly, you will find here 2 different checklists: one for new products and the other for updates or feature releases. We also share some best practices for product managers on how to pull off a successful product launch. What is a product launch checklist?

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Userpilot

MAY 5, 2022

What does the product management process involve? Why is it important for product managers to follow them? Product managers lead interdisciplinary product teams to deliver products that bring value to customers. The product development process is one aspect of the product management process.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It is one of the most commonly used, abused, and misused metrics in Agile software development. Teams, their managers, and even their stakeholders often focus on “improving velocity” without considering the entire value delivery system. Successful Programs for Metrics in Agile. Bad turnover. Measure for a Purpose.

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 16, 2023

How product managers can promote human-centered design I wonder if you can relate to this frustration—the pressure to get products and product updates released quickly sometimes means making compromises on design quality. We’ll discuss some practices that will help you be more successful with the products you work on.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 20, 2020

It’s understandable that most of us don’t make time for personal development. Who wants to spend time after a hard day of work learning and developing when they could be kicking back with a beer and watching The Crown? A few months ago, I introduced a concept I have developed called the PM, or Product, Quadrants.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It is one of the most commonly used, abused, and misused metrics in Agile software development. Teams, their managers, and even their stakeholders often focus on “improving velocity” without considering the entire value delivery system. Successful Programs for Metrics in Agile. Bad turnover. Measure for a Purpose.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

What are some examples of product manager goals? Which of them should a product manager focus on in particular when building and launching a product ? The focus of product management is overseeing product development at all stages of its lifecycle. It can be done through Continuous Product Discovery.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A Tale of Two Products. I once worked with a telco company that was developing a brand-new commercial product. Product management and development were located at separate sites in different countries. But this didn’t seem to matter much as everybody was in great spirits and had high hopes for the new product.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A Tale of Two Products. I once worked with a telco company that was developing a brand-new commercial product. Product management and development were located at separate sites in different countries. But this didn’t seem to matter much as everybody was in great spirits and had high hopes for the new product.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

So, it was natural that we should want to develop a talent growth plan for our people. Each month we send out an NPS survey to assess whether the company is being a great place to work, but a few months ago I also sent Google’s manager feedback survey to my team of 10 product managers.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JANUARY 11, 2021

At UX Studio , while we develop our products, uxfol.io and copyfol.io , we are mainly focused on agency work, meaning that we cooperate with several clients as external teams. This post was written from the perspective of designers, mainly intended for external teams and entrepreneurs. Five challenges and solutions.

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Mixpanel

JUNE 10, 2020

As VP of Product at NerdWallet , I guide product decisions that drive maximum value for our brand and consumers—helping them break down complicated financial topics (e.g. This understanding of why we do what we do is core to our product strategy, and informs every decision we make. what the heck is a Roth IRA?),

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Mind the Product

JUNE 17, 2019

We are all learning how to manage product in the internet age. He now heads up Silicon Valley Product Group, where he works with product managers and senior leaders to help them generate value through their products. Empower Your Teams if you Want to be Truly Agile.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Which levers does your team need to manage risk in your project? Maybe you need feedback from customers. And, teams can combine any of these options in their own iterative and incremental lifecycle. Isn't every iterative and incremental approach an agile approach? We often hear agile approaches are a mindset.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers? Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers?

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 16, 2020

A topic that’s come up several times recently in my product leader coaching sessions: how much to delegate to the (individual contributor) product managers on our teams – including different ways of building product skills and balancing personal empowerment against good results.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. Agile is just a means to an end.

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