Mind the Product

OCTOBER 21, 2019

First up, the framework fanatics. The Framework Fanatics. The product discipline is overrun with processes and frameworks. There’s nothing I like more than a great framework to simplify a problem and ease decision making, but product management is not painting by numbers. Your Product Vision. Emotional.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 8, 2021

After reading a blog or a book or attending a conference or talk on product management, I’m always excited to try out the new processes and frameworks I’ve learned about. Aside from generating revenue, it’s also important to check if the solution aligns with the business’s direction, vision, and values.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

In Scrum—the framework that gave birth to the product owner—the role is responsible for maximising the value a product creates for the users and for the business. Consequently, a Scrum product owner should own a product in its entirety—from the product vision to the product details.

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Ronke PM

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Product teams and their multidisciplinary partners embody customer centricity by using a first principles framework to deconstruct problems into smaller fragments and utilize them to create creative, innovative solutions. If the product or organization does not have a client advisory board, they create one with power users of their products.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

They use unconventional ways to spread the vision and have the ability to keep cool under pressure with tight deadlines. Defining the ‘why’ behind your roadmap Product management is a discipline responsible for defining the ‘why’ behind your roadmap. The key is using the right decision-making framework.

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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.”. Why do you think we need that?

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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. I find that the framework is best suited for products that are affected by a significant amount of uncertainty and change.

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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. The 7 key practices of PALM. Self-awareness. Strategising and planning.

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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. The 7 key practices of PALM. Self-awareness. Strategising and planning.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 31, 2021

Within Autodesk Construction Solutions (ACS), PMs are responsible for their individual product areas. Or is there a big gap between product visions that needs a coherent narrative? A lot of PMs skip the strategic framework. The product vision is the high level, inspiring description for where the product can go.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Concept Map Target Audience: Product Teams and Leadership Intent: Sharing Vision and presenting the concept for acceptance The concept map helps you illustrate and present, well, a concept. If you have an idea, and your intent is to explain it and its constructs, this is a beautiful way to do it. Always begin with the Big Reveal.

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Usersnap

JANUARY 8, 2024

From aviation’s decade-spanning aircraft design challenges to construction projects exceeding budgets and deadlines—the common thread is the struggle with unforeseen variables in the real-world. ” – Steve Jobs Design, or in some frameworks known as the Discovery , is the stage where raw ideas take tangible form.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 8, 2020

A carefully constructed roadmap can be a powerful tool that can align stakeholders and motivate coworkers. But a neglected roadmap can prove problematic and breed internal dissent. Making sure a roadmap falls into the first category doesn’t happen by accident. Six Conversations to Have Before Making a Roadmap.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 3, 2018

A solid Product Roadmap will help you efficiently and systematically achieve the necessary steps to a successful Product Launch. If you had to use 1 word to sum up what PMs do, most PMs I know would likely pick “Product Roadmap”. This is the big ‘vision’ question, aka boiled down to “Why are we doing this?”

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The Product Coalition

MAY 24, 2021

They lead their teams, building excitement on a product vision, roadmap, and features. I moved to Autodesk in 2018, by way of the acquisition of PlanGrid, a construction productivity software solution. I hope that the frameworks and examples help and guide you in your own journey towards becoming a Product Leader.

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ProductPlan

JULY 1, 2021

Define and articulate a vision. I do this to create the best chances for a successful interaction by acknowledging their feelings and speaking to them constructively. Get change-buy in with a roadmap. To get change buy-in, a project or program roadmap can help illustrate exactly how everything will happen.

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Usersnap

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Product Manager VS Product Owner: A Side-By-Side Role and Responsibility Comparison The Scrum Framework and How It Is Associated With Product Owners and Product Managers Can a Product Owner Also Be a Product Manager? The product manager’s role is about the business’s vision for the product, primarily on the market and customer feedback.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 11, 2022

What you want is for stakeholders to build good habits around roadmap completion , but unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. It’s really up to them to come to you ready to define what the problem is and use the decision-making framework to validate their spot in your feature backlog. It’s not considered to be part of the roadmap.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 6, 2020

Regular roadmap reviews. If there’s one single thing to keep a remote team aligned, it’s a well-made and maintained product roadmap. Reviewing the current product roadmap on a regular basis with as many coworkers as possible serves two key purposes. First, it keeps the product vision front-and-center.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 21, 2019

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. It should also be noted that Strategy in and of itself is not the end-all be all defining framework of a company. Is the team delivering value every sprint?

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BrainMates

MAY 7, 2019

Product Managers must bring the Product Vision to life, they have to wrangle multiple product requests with aplomb, steer the success of the Product through the efforts of others and much, much more. bring the appropriate people together in constructive ways with good information”. These activities are leadership activities.

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