Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

How do you create confidence in your product strategy with those that approve investment i.e. c-suite or board members? Unfortunately, without anything better, many product leaders rely on the product roadmap to demonstrate their strategy. This is often referred to as empowered product development teams.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. 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).

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Amplitude

JULY 29, 2020

When it comes to product strategy, there is so much conflicting advice that getting started can be confusing. Some companies’ strategies are so generic that they could mean anything, or nothing at all—as perfectly illustrated in this product strategy madlibs , which fills in the blanks with buzzwords and jargon and calls it a strategy.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

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. They lack vision and lead nowhere. Strategic value is about aligning features with the company’s vision and long-term goals.

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Innovatemap

AUGUST 31, 2020

Some choices are long-standing and are reflected in the product vision, some play into the foundation of a product strategy, and many more reside in the plan to pull it off – the roadmap. Product vision depicts the future the product aims to create and is used to inspire teams and customers.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 21, 2024

Calling busy product professionals! We get it–your days are packed with roadmap review meetings, brainstorming sessions, and making (what sometimes feels like) too many PowerPoint presentations. We compiled insightful responses from over 1400 product professionals worldwide and analyzed them to spot the latest trends.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 7, 2018

Map Your Products to the Lifecycle. You need to map each of your products to the lifecycle. This then gives you the objectives and investment required for each of them – which is the start of a product strategy. You Have to Kill Some Products. Present yourself as someone who brings people together.

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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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Mind the Product

JANUARY 18, 2017

In this in-depth and inspiring talk, Keela Robinson , Founder and CEO PM Loop, unpacks what vision is, why it matters and how to find it. Crucially, she demonstrates how to communicate and reinforce vision to your team by sharing an incredible 30 practical strategies for meaningfully tying your vision to all that you do.

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BrainMates

JULY 21, 2020

Stepping up into a leadership role is especially daunting. Product leadership is made even more challenging, as there are very few models (if any) that cover the complexities and requirements of this -broad role which varies significantly between organisations. A new Product Management leadership model.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 9, 2021

These are the modules and experiences that provide a fundamental understanding of our business, covering mission, vision, strategy, product, and organizational structure. Product demos . Q&A with product leaders on our product strategy. Presenting skills. They are: . Allyship training.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A robust UX strategy is also a valuable differentiator helping you stand out in competitive markets. According to Jamie Levy, the main tenets of a UX strategy are business strategy, value innovation, validated user research , and frictionless UX. Start designing your strategy by clarifying the business goals.

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Bain Public

APRIL 17, 2020

Career Development Program Details: Whether you are a Founder or part of the Product, Engineering or leadership team, you need actionable strategies and impactful techniques that drive results today. The 12 lessons will cover the tactics, strategies and mindsets that underpin the 3 steps thinking. Is this program for me?

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 4, 2021

Martin Eriksson – veteran product leader, and Mind the Product co-founder – presented his “Decision Stack” to ProductTank Lagos. It’s a way of connecting vision to action.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. Assess product strategy and adjust if necessary.

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

As business advisors and executive coaches, we've worked with dozens of CEOs to help them build and grow their product leadership team as they scale their company. Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

By presenting a clear direction, roadmaps empower team members to share their thoughts freely, dismantling barriers that might hinder the open exchange of ideas. As a communication tool, use roadmaps to: Convert your strategy into a tangible product, taking an essential yet abstract concept and giving it form.

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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. This is a mistake, particularly if you are new to leadership.

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Mind the Product

MAY 31, 2019

For the third time MTP Engage brought together product people from Germany and further afield – this year in a packed three-day agenda. Day 1: Leadership Forum. We started with the first-ever MTP Leadership Forum in Hamburg , a decidedly intimate event for 40 product leaders. Day 3: Conference.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Her exposure to the product team —and the departure of a previous product manager—sparked Lisa’s interest and led to her stepping into the product manager role right around the time that Teresa began working with the product team as a discovery coach. It can also get leadership buy-in to where a team is heading overall.”–

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Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

Well, luckily we have outlined the different ways you can build momentum and succeed as a product leader. Embracing a growth mindset, communicating a product vision and strategy and striving for early-market success are all steps toward growth and prosperity. There can be no momentum without proper and solid leadership.

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Dear Strategy

MARCH 15, 2023

In the spirit of using the blog to announce new happenings at Strategy Generation Company , I am pleased to present the latest revision of our acclaimed Strategy Generation Framework! The complete list of revisions are outlined below: Step 1 of the process has been renamed from “Vision” to “Scope.”

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Impact mapping is a collaborative strategic planning technique used by product managers, product owners , and senior technical leadership, who work mostly in Agile software delivery. Impact mapping allows businesses to make sure their product strategy is aligned with business goals and that all stakeholders are on the same page.

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Mind the Product

MAY 27, 2019

At ProductTank Montevideo (Mvd) we celebrated World Product Day earlier this month with a presentation from an awesome product leader, VP of Product Strategy at Rootstrap, Neville Reeves. Presenting the solution, he said: “This is organization as a product.” Opening Game. Focus on outcomes.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 7, 2022

As the team responsible for developing and overseeing the company’s product strategy, the product department will turn this digital transformation vision into a plan that includes themes such as: Identify development changes needed to convert the app to a SaaS product.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2020

A strategic product manager (PM) is responsible for shaping and sharing a strategic vision for a product, and yet—oddly enough—finding time for strategic activities can be a very real challenge. So, how does a product manager take ownership of more than just backlog management? Developing a Product Strategy.

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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. Mechanisms would be our processes used to translate the company vision into product strategy, prioritize and set each clan’s backlog and to get it done sprint by sprint.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Product Strategy. It’s not that they don’t describe some or all of the activities of product strategy, but in my experience, they are misplaced across the lifecycle phases instead of a distinct first phase. As a bridge between business strategy and product development, product strategy has one primary goal?—?creating

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The art of saying “no” is a critical skill that, when done respectfully and decisively, can significantly contribute to the success of your product and your career. This guide provides a 5-step process for product managers to decline requests while maintaining strong professional relationships gracefully.

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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. This is a mistake, particularly if you are new to leadership.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It will be the product adventure of a lifetime. We are gearing up to support you in accelerating your product strategies and provide the tools you’ll need to level up your career in product. Product Leading Speakers. Register today for Pulse for Product here. Get in, everyone.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Climbing the leadership ladder.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

You can fail to deliver the alignment that upper management expects or fail to give the team enough room to analyze and present their ideas. To avoid making a long list of difficult situation examples, let's jump into the responsibilities and the role in different process steps for the product leader.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 22, 2022

By tailoring your communication with the help of a product roadmap, you can better align behind a clear product vision. This is why the narrative surrounding those roadmaps and how they get presented matters so much. It’s unrealistic to expect everyone to whom you’re presenting to have that same familiarity and comfort.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

You should therefore help the team acquire the relevant market and domain knowledge—for instance, by involving the team in research and validation work, inviting them to join you when you visit customers— and ensure that they are aware of the product strategy and product roadmap as well as the business goals and KPIs.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 11, 2022

Let’s face it, most organizations have poor habits around roadmap completion — this is why getting leadership (or stakeholders) to develop consistent, stable and familiar routines reinforced through repetition and communication is valuable. Let’s dive deeper!

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The OKR methodology helps organizations measure success and stay on target with their strategy and vision. Lastly, you need to make sure everyone knows your company’s strategy. For example, you need to communicate your strategy and vision widely and cultivate an environment of transparency regarding business goals and direction.

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