Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The best product managers think strategically and make difficult trade-offs quickly. They use unconventional ways to spread the vision and have the ability to keep cool under pressure with tight deadlines. Product managers are meant to socialize what should go in a product and how to market and sell it any chance they get.

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Folding Burritos

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Tying everything to a strong value proposition and vision is effectively the kind of thing that produces a cohesive product. The reason is that we often fail to be constructive and pedagogic; if we don’t try to change their mindset, we’re sentencing ourselves to be thought of as “those pesky Naysayers.”.

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BrainMates

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Up until now, Product Leaders have had to rely on the approaches and frameworks designed specifically for Product Managers or use generic leadership practices which don’t necessarily cover the unique leadership challenges Product Leaders experience. Many Product Leaders start a new role by focusing outwards.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. But it doesn’t tell you where to go and how to get there—that’s what the discovery and strategy work does.

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Dear Strategy

MAY 26, 2020

Now, for all of these scenarios, the key elements to include in your strategy are the exact same things that I continually refer to in this blog. Those are: a clear vision, a thorough situation analysis, a solid plan, and a clear path toward strategic execution. That doesn’t change, no matter what type of strategy you are developing.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2018

Different ways of thinking in the workplace Working with somebody that sees things in a very different way than you do must be taken as a constructive challenge, not as an issue. Key success factors for collaboration between designers and product teams Working (actually) lean The Lean UX Framework Working lean means you will have cycles.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 31, 2021

Examples of scope for a team level Product Manager vs. a Product Leader: Look at what other product leaders are responsible for compared to team level PMs at your company. Within Autodesk Construction Solutions (ACS), PMs are responsible for their individual product areas. But that’s the work of a Product Leader?—?lots

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UX Studio

MARCH 11, 2024

You’re not expected to come up with the whole plan and the vision and the strategy that’s probably being done for you because you’re hired as a junior. Are there frameworks out there? You know, like, do you have a framework for giving feedback? Can you check it out? Give me some feedback.”

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Bain Public

JANUARY 11, 2022

Here’s a look into where each department is coming from when making requests: CEO: The CEO will evolve the company's visions, the product’s high-level strategic baseline and communicate it in a clear and explicit way. Next, you’ll take the business case as well as the scope to the product leadership team for Prioritization.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 21, 2019

In these cases, my observation is that the true failing was in the definition and communication of the strategy rather than than a cultural inability to execute. Through these failures, I’ve come up with a framework for defining, layering, and communicating an effective product strategy that can close the gap between strategy and execution.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 8, 2020

A carefully constructed roadmap can be a powerful tool that can align stakeholders and motivate coworkers. It can also mislead customers, misallocate resources, and erode a product manager’s credibility. These must occur to ensure this roadmap is building toward a shared vision. It can even jumpstart sales and growth.

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iTexico Design

JULY 16, 2019

In web development, the grid serves as the framework for the page’s layout. Grids follow this same vein, evolving from a practical, physical construct into a digital form to match new needs and functions. You need to start off with having a clear vision and strategy, as well as having the right team for the job.

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UX Studio

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

You know, I’m going to talk about that, why that change happened, but basically what I do as of today is I help our clients to explore new ways to grow new product strategies, formulate product goals and product vision, and I also help shape the scope of the product. So that’s really useful.

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