Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

What are the different types of product managers? We also look at the levels of seniority among product managers as well as the skills they need to lead successful teams and build products that delight customers. The types of product managers differ in focus and required skills.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2024

Golden rules for roadmap management. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” — Mike Tyson I’ve wrestled with weak roadmaps — even some downright disasters. It was something that happened over time, a term I’ve coined ‘roadmap drift’. Our product was evolving rapidly and haphazardly.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction My first product management job wasn’t exactly what you call a success story: I was part of a team that was called in to help with a new product development effort, and I ended up working with the lead product manager. But that’s still not enough.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Part 1, we covered the “why” behind creating a strategy stack, with a focus on establishing the organization’s Mission, North Star, and Vision. Part 3 brings together the Product specific Vision, Roadmap and Goals. What is the vision for the future you want to create? What ground has been covered?

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Before we bring the portfolio roadmap into the picture, let’s set the stage with product roadmaps. For most people, the term roadmap conjures up a visual presentation of product features and delivery dates published by product management. Do you see what’s happening here? Incredibly difficult!

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Ronke PM

MAY 8, 2024

The importance of culture-driven leadership in product management. Product management revolves around human needs, wants, and desires, making it a humbling responsibility. Influential product leaders manage their teams with well-being in mind, necessitating culture-driven leadership. Final thoughts.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In the intricate world of product management, a compelling product vision isn’t just a “nice to have” – it’s a necessity. He introduced a vision – ‘an iPod, a phone, and an Internet communicator.’ ’ That vision changed the mobile industry forever.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 24, 2023

How Product Roadmaps Bridge the Gap and Fuel Success. “A A product roadmap is a tool for communication and alignment. It is a strategic document.” — Bruce McCarthy In today’s rapidly changing digital world, developing a product is more than just hard work. Central to this journey is the product roadmap.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Whether you’re new to the product management field or a seasoned professional, it’s always valuable to learn from your peers’ lived experiences. While you can watch the full hour-long interview here , this post breaks down four of the key lessons we learned from Jessi Alva, Director, Technical Product Management at SAP Concur.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 7, 2022

At ProductPlan, we are revolutionizing how a company delivers products to market by elevating product organizations to the heart of strategy and execution. This vision holds true with our own organization as well. Through this effort, we created a very exciting and strategic annual roadmap.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

.” — Howard Schultz Several years ago, I found myself in a heated discussion about product roadmaps with a client. The client, a mid-career senior executive from a Fortune 500 company, tended to challenge others. So as he leaned across the table and looked me in the eyes, he demanded, “Explain why I need a product roadmap.”

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ProductPlan

MARCH 13, 2024

A product management platform is a tool that helps companies plan, develop, and launch products. A product management platform can give teams the ability to plan strategy, communicate in real-time, create roadmaps, manage resources, or share information with key stakeholders.

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Alchemer Mobile

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Whether you’re new to the product management field or a seasoned professional, it’s always valuable to learn from your peers’ lived experiences. What strategies do you use to prioritize your product roadmap? Meet our product management experts. Ian Hassard , Senior Manager of Product Management at Auth0.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Here’s the thing I’ve noticed and it’s a problem in B2B SaaS companies. There’s still a lot of consumer product mindset in the B2B space, especially among investors or even executives with consumer product backgrounds. They’re of the opinion that a string of home run products is the only way to drive growth.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What is a data product roadmap? What roadmap metrics should you be tracking? We also share software products you can use to create a foolproof product roadmap and drive product-led growth. The difference between a data product roadmap and the traditional approach is the former relies heavily on data.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

How is the outcome-based roadmap different from regular roadmaps? Why do product managers need them? That’s what Dave Martin , a product leadership coach, has talked about in his talk at this year’s Product Drive Summit hosted by Userpilot. Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

As I often do when thinking about a question, I ran a poll on Twitter and LinkedIn asking which core skills of product management folks think are most likely to be impacted/replaced by AI. Here’s the day-to-day product-shaping work of a PM, and how I believe AI will impact it: 1. Think about it—what is AI best at?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 4, 2024

Kris Gale As a wise man once said, no roadmap survives contact with reality. Yet this is what the life of a product manager often feels like. Firefighting while staying on course on the strategy and commitments of the roadmap is difficult. And why does it turn your roadmap into a burning forest?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 14, 2024

Are you thinking of a career in product management and wondering what the product manager career path looks like? In particular, we look at: What the product manager’s role involves Their main responsibilities Common product management positions Tips on how to advance your PM career Let’s dive in.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Product Launches and the Most Common Mistake Here’s the most common mistake technology companies make, and it’ll take every bit of wind out of your launch sails. Technology companies are infamous for launching “the product” instead of launching the value story around the product. All good, right?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 28, 2022

Let’s talk about how to define a product vision, and why the lack of a product vision is so detrimental to your team. As I’ll explain below, the “why” and “where” form your product vision, and your product team (especially your engineers), not only want this from you, but need it in order to do their best work.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2024

Expanding on a recent post ( Revenue Goals are Not Company Strategies ), I’ve been seeing lots of maker teams (product, engineering, design) struggling to form product strategies without a company strategy to hang them on.  OK, What’s A Company Strategy?   Product management malpractice.  

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2024

In the past decade, the field of product management has evolved, shedding much of its earlier ambiguity. The spectrum of roles in product management is broad, ranging from highly specialised to more generalist positions. Every company has an area that “leads”. Maybe it’s “product led”.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

roadmaps?” If you haven’t gathered from my past posts on product topics, I’ve worked with ‘interesting yet easily annoyed’ colleagues many times. Executing a product roadmap requires more. It involves significant orchestration well beyond the boundaries of the product. Changes that you must reflect in the roadmap.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We also look at: What a UX design strategy is Why it’s important Its core principles and elements A practical example of a company with well-established UX strategies Let’s dive right in! UX vision is a clear and inspiring statement that guides the long-term design strategy and keeps teams and stakeholders on the same page.

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Userpilot

MAY 30, 2024

Overlapping responsibilities and conflicting priorities are just a couple of the many friction points between product managers and product marketing managers – leading to inefficient workflows and potential product failures. Product managers focus on building the right product.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 31, 2018

Do you ever feel like breaking up with your roadmap? Todd Lombardo takes on a topic that is emotional to most of us as product managers – the product roadmap. In modern product management, we have multiple frameworks and tools designed to help us understand what to build. What a Roadmap Isn’t.

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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

JANUARY 22, 2024

Figure 1: The Product Portfolio and Product Strategy Using Microsoft Office as an Example In Figure 1, the strategies of the individual products—Word, PowerPoint, and Excel—implement the Office strategy. Their visions, target groups, needs, standout features , and business goals must comply with the overall portfolio strategy.

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Gocious Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

A product roadmap is a specialized management tool that a product manager uses to communicate the product vision and plan to internal company stakeholders.

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Known for crafting a strong, unified vision, Ebi empowers her teams to achieve outsized outcomes. Known for crafting a strong, unified vision, Ebi empowers her teams to achieve outsized outcomes.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set. This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. PMs need to know how to use product analytics tools to gain actionable insights.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

For years now loyal readers have been asking me to package up my learnings on product management into a cohesive course on the subject. So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 20, 2020

Product Vision or Product Vision Statement is the long-term goal for a product includes the long-term mission and the motivation behind its creation, along with why it’s important. Product visions, ultimately, serve as the guideposts for the development of the products.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 4, 2024

As I reflect on my unique professional journey, I find myself at a juncture where the roles of Design Strategist and Product Manager converge, unveiling the potential for a powerful synergy. When I later transitioned into a Product Manager role, this customer-centric approach became invaluable.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Mastering the craft of product management is no easy task. I instead define a product manager as driving the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. It's equally important for product managers to think about each of these four dimensions as having a concrete set of deliverables.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

Product management is equal parts art and science – and it’s vital to the success of your SaaS. TL;DR Product management describes the continual process of overseeing the development of a product across its entire lifecycle. Product teams are staffed with various skilled professionals.

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