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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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To effectively staff the product team, I recommend including the people shown in Figure 1. [1] 1] Figure 1: The Product Team Members Let’s look at the product team members in Figure 1 in more detail starting with the person in charge of the product. 4] As you may have noticed I didn’t list the product backlog.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 2 — Rounds A, B, and Later) When you start selling your product, you feel great, but that doesn’t last for too long. A product strategy is often the missing link that would convert your efforts into actual revenue. Here is how it works.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2023

So either we work together to understand your objectives, call them goals if you’d like, and the outcome you are looking for from the product, or we will end the discussion, and you won’t get a committed set of work on the roadmap.” We went away from detailed, long-term, feature-committed roadmaps. I explained this many times.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Resources Are Limited (Part 2 — Rounds A, B, and Later) When you start selling your product, you feel great, but that doesn’t last for too long. A product strategy is often the missing link that would convert your efforts into actual revenue. Here is how it works.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

So you have done your planning and now want to communicate your roadmap to management or to the team. Here is a template that will help you not only communicate your roadmap better but also build it the right way from the get-go. Photo by Tamil Vanan on Pexels You might have heard that I’m writing a book on product leadership.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. Grow Your Leadership Skills. Gain Experience in Managing Different Products.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

If you do things that are purposeful, you’ll eventually be successful.” — Howard Schultz Several years ago, I found myself in a heated discussion about product roadmaps with a client. So as he leaned across the table and looked me in the eyes, he demanded, “Explain why I need a product roadmap.” Why not, indeed?

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 22, 2024

These guide and align the strategies of the portfolio members , as Figure 1 illustrates. 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.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2022

An inspiring vision creates a meaningful purpose for everyone involved in making the product a success including the stakeholders and development team members. It helps people understand how their work relates to a bigger whole and how their efforts create a positive change. The vision pulls you.”. A shared vision unites people.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership. Aspects which are more on the human skills end of the spectrum and vastly different from being a Product Manager. Shift #1: A leader of leaders The two top things I’ve head people reply to the question “how do I move into Product Leadership?”

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Influence and Trust as Leadership Building Blocks. Gaining the trust of the stakeholders, dev teams, and other product people is therefore vital so you can effectively align and guide them and achieve the desired outcomes. Measures to Build Trust with Stakeholders, Dev Teams, and Other Product People. Admit if you are wrong.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A strong product strategy is often neglected because of the absence of any strategic thinking in product teams. What can product managers do to make sure they give their product strategy the attention it warrants? But today many, if not most, product teams fail this very first test. Sound familiar?

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 20, 2019

In addition to my formal coaching of product leaders (Directors, VPs and CPOs who directly manage teams of product managers), I talk with lots of senior individual contributors about the risks and challenges of moving “up the ladder” into product leadership roles. So I have a strong sense of what product managers want.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. Grow Your Leadership Skills. Gain Experience in Managing Different Products.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

The value the product should create is not clearly understood : A validated product strategy and an actionable product roadmap are missing. A powerful stakeholder or line manager determines the KPIs —not the person in charge of the product. If this data is actioned, bad product decisions will be made.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I’ve been a product leader for over a decade. I’ve reviewed roadmaps for hundreds of different products. I’ve participated in more roadmap review meetings than I can remember. And until now, I never thought to share the view a product leader has on roadmaps — at least publicly. Why share now?

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Bain Public

JULY 1, 2022

The success of AI companies is increasingly dependent on the strength of its AI product manager and data science team. Paul’s unique experience brings together the necessity of great engineering and the beauty of product strategy. Session Information. About NEXT AI.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Figure 2 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals. The vision guides the user and business goals, which are contained in the product strategy. The user and business goals help select the right product goals, which I capture on the product roadmap.

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Ronke PM

MARCH 26, 2024

At the heart of an organization that creates product magic is a product leader who is an expert at leadership and coalition building. These leaders understand that bringing effective products, solutions, and services to market requires consensus building and engaging cross-functional teams in the journey.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Important roadmap deadlines? A positive product review in a major industry publication? What if I told you the team is celebrating the fact that they released the new version of their product a day before the internal deadline on their roadmap? Will our customers be enthusiastic about this new product release?

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Principal product managers are among the most senior roles in the product development process. Therefore, the expected salary increase inspires many junior product managers to climb up the corporate ladder and land this position. The demand for technical and product management positions is high.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 21, 2023

Why Product CEO Makes Total Sense It’s a short list. The product CEO analogy makes sense only from the standpoint that every product needs an owner and a champion to lead it to success. Without that leadership, products can and will flounder at every turn. Portfolio executives, a.k.a.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Moreover, we understand why companies face alignment issues, and why products fail to live up to expectations. The roadmap can serve as an organizational blueprint that binds strategy and execution. Despite these changes, many product teams still use slide decks or spreadsheets to communicate their roadmap strategy.

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Bain Public

MARCH 14, 2022

Product-led cultures elevate products to the highest levels of the company’s mission. But unfortunately, in many companies, the product leadership team can perpetuate a negative culture — setting up product managers to fail. In essence, the product leadership team are those with influence on the product roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

As the person in charge of the product, you lack transactional power : You cannot tell the stakeholders what to do, you cannot assign tasks to the individuals, and you are typically not in a position to offer a bonus, pay raise, or other incentives. Involve the Stakeholders in Important Product Decisions.

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Bain Public

JUNE 16, 2021

Paul’s unique experience brings together the necessity of great engineering and the beauty of product strategy. With this, he has identified an actionable process that enables him to offer concrete messages about product management and operations. Session Information. About NEXT AI.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

How did Amazon’s product strategy fare during the pandemic? Short answer: Amazon’s product strategy example lead the way). Amazon’s product strategy example has rewritten the book on convenience, easy access, and speed, and in doing so, embedded itself in the daily lives and routines of consumers.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Most companies don’t have a clear picture of their roadmap. Bain Public’s SOAP™ methodology and tool offers a full picture of your product strategy, tactics, metrics and roadmap all in one place. It breaks product innovation in 3 steps -- Product Mission, Product Blueprint and Roadmap Pillars.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Navigating the world of product management can be overwhelming, especially when trying to understand the different roles and responsibilities. Two positions that often cause confusion are Staff Product Manager and Senior Product Manager. What is a Senior Product Manager? Which one is right for you?

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

You have to earn the necessary digital product management and lead skills and demonstrate them to potential employers with confidence. A product lead or the lead product manager is often an experienced senior professional who drives the product strategy, leading and supervising a product team.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 14, 2024

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. They also manage the product launch and track product performance throughout its lifecycle.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

Guest Post by: Lamia Benhaddou (Mentee, Session 4, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Amanda Ralph]. Amanda had 18 years of product management experience and was able to clearly foresee the obstacles I might encounter in my new role. Indeed the role of a product leader is different to that of a product manager.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Do you aim to become a Group product manager or have a product management career in your dream company but have no experience playing the role? Then you must know what skills you need to earn and the correct path that leads you to this lucrative position. With great power comes great responsibilities.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 7, 2018

When starting to move an organisation to be more product centric, you’ll find some common characteristics. For example, the roadmap will likely be a collection of stakeholder requirements and you’ll be often told to just get on and do it. Move From Product Delivery to a Product Function. You Have to Kill Some Products.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

It can be tempting to ignore people issues and focus on product-related tasks like reviewing the product strategy , updating the product roadmap , and refining the product backlog. On the positive side, when done correctly, it will not only remove the problems. But this is hardly a recipe for success.

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Bain Public

MAY 22, 2020

Paul’s unique experience brings together the necessity of great engineering and the beauty of product strategy. With this, he has identified an actionable process that enables him to offer concrete messages about product management and operations. Title: What Goes Into a Good Product Roadmap? Session Information.

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