People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Today we wrap up the three part series on creating your strategy stack. 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 2, we continued the organizational journey by defining the Strategy and Goals.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products. You might not know, for example, which marketing strategy is most appropriate or which sales channels are most effective. Invite the individuals to product strategy review meetings and sprint reviews.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 3, 2023

This usually doesn’t require in-depth technical skills like being able to write code or understand how a specific machine learning framework is used. But if nobody has had time to learn about the technology in general and research specific machine learning frameworks, you’re probably months away from offering a similar feature.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Welcome back to creating your strategy stack. In Part 2, we dive into establishing your organization's strategy and goals. If you missed Part 1, we covered the “why” behind creating a strategy stack, with a focus on the Mission, North Star, and Vision. Subscribe now What’s in a Strategy?

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Why do I need a framework? A research conducted by Alpha UX found that 25% of Product Manager surveyed wished for a clearer product roadmap and strategy. While salary increase is a complex subject with variables outside of our control, I believe that having a clear product roadmap and strategy is every Product Manager’s responsibility.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

Instead, I believe that AI will have the most profound impact on the high-level (and historically most valued) skills of product management: developing a strategy, crafting a vision, identifying new opportunities, and setting goals. That sounds a lot like a tool that would be incredibly good at identifying a clever strategy.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 3, 2024

Agile Transformation: Agile Transformation refers to the process of transitioning an organization from traditional, hierarchical, and rigid ways of working to Agile methodologies and practices. Agile Implementation : Agile implementation refers to the tactical execution of Agile methodologies and practices within an organization.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder). I admit that in the past, I have been soured on “strategy” as a discipline.

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

Develop and implement your digital experience strategy. Digital product experience (DPX) refers to all the touchpoints and interactions a customer has with a digital product across its lifecycle. The SMART goal-setting framework. This strategy should outline how the product will deliver value to users at every touchpoint.

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Mixpanel

JULY 22, 2020

Below, I’m sharing a framework that I’ve leveraged to set goals and effectively institute them across an organization. Let’s start by thinking about where goals fit into the big picture: a goal tells you if you’re successfully executing your strategy. And strategy is just a plan to achieve your company’s mission. Why set goals.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 6, 2023

From Conception to Launch: A Comprehensive Guide to the Product Development Process by airfocus A product development process refers to the systematic approach or series of steps taken to conceptualize, design, create, and bring a new product or service to the market. Shared Vision: Establish a shared vision and purpose for the team.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 24, 2018

That is what I´m calling “magical framework”. So, in this post I want to do the opposite: I won´t give you one more “magical framework”. If you do not have a clear vision of what problems you are trying to solve, you don´t know which features and tasks to prioritize or the value users will notice in your product.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

They lack vision and lead nowhere. Many companies lack differentiation strategies and drive product development by copying competitors. Strategic value is about aligning features with the company’s vision and long-term goals. To make matters worse, popular prioritization frameworks focus on short-term goals.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

You can develop and execute strategic initiatives with the OKR framework. A strategic initiative is what can help your company achieve its long-term vision. Strategic initiatives serve as the core foundation for your company’s strategies and play a crucial role in their success. What are strategic initiatives?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users! Product strategy defines who we are building for, what to build, and how to build it. Goals are important aspects of the product strategy.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Partnership Framework How to create effective partnerships The following is a list of principles to supplement standard procurement practices (RFPs, due dil, legals, supplier evaluations etc.). Make time during the procurement process for your execs to brief suppliers on top level business strategy and outcomes.

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ProductPlan

MAY 11, 2020

Proof Over Opinion: 8 Strategies for Selling a Roadmap to a Skeptic. Here you are up to your eyeballs, creating a killer product strategy and roadmap. If you find yourself in a showdown with a skeptic about your roadmap or product strategy, you’ve got to get strategic about winning them over to your point of view.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

But this taught me an important lesson: There is no point in worrying about the product details if a sound product strategy is missing. As helpful as a product strategy is, it’s not enough. To ensure that the right technologies are applied, you’ll benefit from using a technology strategy.

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Dear Strategy

MAY 26, 2020

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we answer the following question…. Dear Strategy: “What are the key elements to have in a successful strategy for a non-core product? 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.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2022

As a side note, I am here referring to products, but the same steps can be applied to services, companies, go-to-market strategies, geographical expansions, and much more. This framework can also be used in a group setting, with all the key stakeholders collaborating and engaging actively. List your predictions for the future.

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Dear Strategy

DECEMBER 21, 2020

On this episode of Dear Strategy, we answer the following question…. Dear Strategy: “How can we measure the success of our strategy using some KPI other than orders? Every strategy needs to have some component of what you are trying to achieve. Example: My vision is to live in a world without cancer.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

designing screens, writing code, running tests), product management is a broader concept that encompasses strategy , vision, and product-market fit. They'll choose the development framework you use, conduct software development activities (i.e. designing screens, writing code, running tests).

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Mixing the words, key responsibilities across companies started to emerge: Define product vision and strategy. The product manager career path at XO and the “levels framework” from the book “Org Design for Design Orgs” (by far the best book I’ve read on UX management) were amazing and helpful resources.

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Amplitude

MARCH 23, 2020

I looked into a variety of frameworks: Jobs to be Done , Lean Startup , Design Sprint , and Opportunity Solution Trees among others. I even facilitated a few design sprints and started sprinkling in concepts from these frameworks in meetings with stakeholders. What’s our 2020 strategy?” I think we need a new framework!”

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

A framework like Scrum offers specific techniques that ensure sustainable pace—unfortunately, only for development team members and not for product people. Do not take on additional responsibilities like improving the development process, leading the dev team, making UX design decisions, or creating a marketing strategy. Prioritise.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Strategy : Innovation needs a clear vision and focused strategy to solve problems and create more value for the business. Aligning your strategy with innovation is the key to prioritizing ideas and allocating resources appropriately. Structure: The structure is the processes and mechanisms to turn an idea into reality.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Throughout my experience, I’ve used many frameworks and tools to support the research and discovery process. Start with your company and product mission and vision. ProductPlan is the product management platform that operationalizes product strategy and execution best practices and drives innovation, trust, and accountability.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Leaders should understand the company’s vision and strategy, be able to communicate it in a meaningful way, and clarify the role their “unit” (*) plays in that strategy. Part of empowering the team is letting them explore the opportunity space and even challenge the strategy.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2020

Dan Olsen Welcome to the Cynefin Framework We choose to use the Cynefin Framework to decide which path to take. The PM career path at XO and the ‘levels framework’ from the book ‘Org Design for Design Orgs’ (by far the best book I’ve read on UX management) were amazing and helpful resources. Product manager motto?—?Dan

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

The book is evidence-based (references to theories in footnotes) and contains exercises you can start using right away. Product-Led Onboarding will teach you a simple six-step strategy used by successful companies like Mixpanel to retain more customers. Overview of Eureka framework for user onboarding. Plot summary.

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Brian Balfour

JUNE 28, 2017

This post is an introduction to a five part series where I explain for frameworks you need to align to grow to a $100M+ company. I refer to these companies as Smooth Sailers - a little effort for lots of speed. I refer to these companies as Tugboats - a lot of effort for little speed. Subscribe to receive the rest of the series.

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Gainsight

MAY 13, 2020

Two, we also have a vision to expand our offering and to make it even more competitive not just for the “now,” but also for the future. Vision and voice of the customer have made us the leader among customer success software vendors. Reference Center. Value Center. Expansion Center.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 25, 2023

However, I can certainly think of product or marketing professionals who use the term value when referring to cheap widgety dashboards and features aimed at novelty seekers, or following an industry trend with no real vision. To answer this question, we’ll use the “Jobs to be Done” (JTBD) 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. Yet, I wanted to dig deeper into this issue by focusing on: The reasons why a Solution-first culture makes your life harder; A “framework” to drive stakeholders to think in terms of Problems. By how much?”.)

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In 2022, the competitive strategy is not as much about analyzing the market opportunities but focusing on the satisfaction of customers. ⤵️ What are the levers of SaaS Growth Strategies? Types of SaaS Growth 5 steps to scale SaaS Growth, regardless of your competitive strategy 1. Create your vision and positioning 4.

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Userpilot

JULY 20, 2022

Quality Function Deployment (QDF) is a framework that helps teams translate customer requirements into technical requirements, and design the product and processes needed for its development. Select the features that are consistent with the product strategy and solve the problems of the majority of your users. Are you ready?

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Department of Product

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The reference to reinventing the wheel is important too, since this reiterates the importance of component oriented thinking and how this can aid the overall design process. Similarly, your vision and strategy help with this too. A deep dive into the tools, frameworks and processes used by product managers from top companies.

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