Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Product success is not something you can achieve on your own as a product manager or Scrum product owner. Instead, you rely on the contributions and the support of the key stakeholders , the development team members, and possibly other product people who help you manage a large product.

Leadership 281

Leadership Technical Review Reporting Tools User Testing 281

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. What should my focus be?

Leadership 106

Leadership Product Research Customer Experience Customer Feedback 106

Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Goals in Product Management. As I explain in my book How to Lead in Product Management , setting the right goals is crucial to align stakeholders and development teams and to achieve product success. Does this mean that there is a natural fit between goals in product management and OKRs?

Product Management 156

Product Management Product Manager Management Management 156

Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Here are three meetings with sample input data: Product strategy workshop : product performance data ( KPIs ), competitive analysis, market trends, development progress, for example, in the form of a release burndown chart , and user feedback on recent product increments. Silence phones and other devices; disable notifications.

Weak Development Team 267

Weak Development Team Product Management Product Manager User Testing 267

Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

What does a product manager do? We look at: 7 key responsibilities of product managers. Different kinds of product manager roles. Qualities of a good product manager. TL;DR A product manager is in charge of the entire product lifecycle. Who is a product manager?

Data Visualization 80

Data Visualization Product Research User Testing Onboarding KPIs 80

Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

If it’s hard for you to let go of being actively involved in managing a product or if you don’t find it rewarding to help and support a group of product people, then becoming a head of product is probably not right for you, at least not at this point in time. Grow Your Leadership Skills.

User Testing 323

User Testing Product Research Weak Development Team Customer Experience 323

The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The first product manager in a startup is a critical role with immense impact on the startup’s success?—?both Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Shortly after I started, the CEO surprised me by saying I should hire a product manager.

Product Management 163

Product Management Product Manager User Testing Weak Development Team 163

Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal.

Customer Experience 256

Customer Experience Product Management Product Manager Product Research 256

Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal.

Customer Experience 256

Customer Experience Product Management Product Manager Product Research 256

ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

User Testing 132

User Testing Product Research Product Management Product Manager 132

Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

But what Scrum lacks in my mind, is a way to involve the key stakeholders in strategic product decisions and the product discovery work. That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products. You need the stakeholders’ active contribution to progress the product and reach the product goals.

Product Research 301

Product Research Agile User Testing Framework 301

Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How do product management and marketing teams work together to build successful products? TL;DR Product managers define the overall product direction and oversee the entire product lifecycle. Product marketing, on the other hand, promotes the product to the outside world.

Product Research 78

Product Research User Testing Research Software Feedback Software 78

Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Product Backlog is Too Big. A few years ago, I was asked to help a healthcare company with their agile transition and its impact on product management. One of the challenges the agile transition team was concerned about was the choice of the right product backlog tool, which at first seemed odd to me.

Weak Development Team 276

Weak Development Team Customer Experience User Testing Feedback Software 276

Mind the Product

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Who doesn’t struggle to manage their time effectively, at least occasionally? As product managers we have so many priorities that organizing them into a short list can be the hardest challenge each week. Here are four ways that product managers can plant themselves in the world of deliberateness. Be Flexible.

Product Management 133

Product Management Product Manager Management Management 133

ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

User Testing 98

User Testing Product Research Product Management Product Manager 98

Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

If it’s hard for you to let go of being actively involved in managing a product or if you don’t find it rewarding to help and support a group of product people, then becoming a head of product is probably not right for you, at least not at this point in time. Grow Your Leadership Skills.

User Testing 156

User Testing Product Research Weak Development Team Customer Experience 156

Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

The position of product manager can often be difficult to define. The job is not simply about covering tactical activities like managing backlogs, releases and user testing. So then how can you, as a product manager, accelerate a company’s growth and reach product goals? Monetizing Customer Value.

Product Goals 40

Product Goals User Testing Customer Experience Customer Feedback 40

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 18, 2022

Many tech professionals follow a product manager career path because it blends responsibilities and exciting job duties. Product managers are often called "mini-CEOs" because of the influence they have at a company. They manage complex products and work with team members in all departments.

Product Management 52

Product Management Product Manager Data Visualization Reporting Tools 52

Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 17, 2023

How organizations can empower product managers Today we are talking about what a product-led organization is, barriers that can prevent an organization from being product-led, and actions to create the product-led organization. I eventually got fired as a product manager. Not really.

Customer Experience 95

Customer Experience Leadership Startups Engineering 95

Bain Public

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Who is the face behind Timechain’s innovative product management? Meet Mario Munoz, the Product Manager at Timechain. His job is to not only create and maintain a product roadmap according to the business ROI, but also lead the quarterly roadmap prioritization and help with development and go to market efforts.

Feedback Software 52

Feedback Software Research Software Product Research User Testing 52

Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In theory, your Scrum Master should focus on providing people and process leadership. In practice, however, Scrum Masters sometimes take on duties that do not belong to the role, including the following three ones: Project management : The Scrum Master is not a project manager, even though that’s a common misunderstanding.

Reporting Tools 320

Reporting Tools Feedback Software Weak Development Team Product Research 320

Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In this ProductTank Wellington talk, Andrew Tokeley, Product Leadership Coach, explains why strategy is a big part of trying to help product managers connect the dots and prove the value of what they’re working on and why many can struggle with lack of strategy. [.]

Product Strategy 163

Product Strategy Strategy Leadership Product Management 163

Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are four examples: Joe, the sales rep, has promised a feature to an important customer without first talking to you—the person in charge of the product. It is therefore important that you exercise leadership and address the people issues you are encountering even if this can be challenging and require courage at times.

Construction 181

Construction Customer Feedback Framework User Testing 181

The Product Coalition

MAY 31, 2021

Part 2 of Becoming a Product Leader Product Leaders drive impact for the business by taking on complex initiatives and defining strategy across multiple teams. This is Part 2 of the “ Becoming a Product Leader ” series. But initiatives and projects led by Product Leaders tend to need major coordination and alignment.

Customer Experience 123

Customer Experience Data Visualization Vision Leadership 123

Userpilot

JULY 8, 2021

Product manager courses are everywhere. Product management is one of the most diverse disciplines and requires an extremely broad set of skills. Additionally, the product manager role drastically changes with your seniority. Beginner product manager. Mid-career product manager.

User Testing 58

User Testing Research Software Analytic Tools Feedback Software 58

Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I talk to a lot of PMs and I ask them (and everyone who subscribes to my newsletter) the same question: what’s your biggest struggle as a Product Manager? Having put together a fairly popular resource on product prioritization methods, I would’ve hoped the situation to be different. That’s our real job as Product Managers.

Research Software 585

Research Software Customer Experience Product Research User Testing 585

Mind the Product

AUGUST 23, 2017

A friend, who’s recently become a product manager, asked me that recently. She’d inherited a technical product where the engineers already had a view of the direction and deliverables required. As a product manager, what should her role on the team be? How Much Should I Understand? How could she best add value?

Product Management 123

Product Management Product Manager CTO Management 123

Bain Public

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Thanks to Livescale, live shopping allows brands to monetize their social influence, promote their products on video, and sell online with live streaming solutions where orders and payment systems go right to their e-commerce platform. Who is the face behind the innovative product management?

Research Software 52

Research Software User Testing Feedback Software User Friction 52

The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Becoming a director of product requires years of experience managing products and working with other product managers. That gives you the experience and expertise to get to the next level, where you start managing other product managers. Let’s get started.

User Testing 52

User Testing Research Software Feedback Software Analytic Tools 52

Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

When do you need it and how does it help product managers build better products? 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. Ready to dive in? Book the demo !

Onboarding KPIs 88

Onboarding KPIs Customer Experience Product Research User Testing 88

Product Talk

JUNE 21, 2023

I took a class on educational product development and I really loved it, so I started asking, “What’s the job that would allow me to do this full time?” As I started doing research and talking to people, being in product management for educational products came to the top of that list.

Product Research 177

Product Research User Testing Research Software Customer Experience 177

Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

It is no secret that a product manager needs momentum in areas such as product development, product sales and customer adoption in order to succeed. Without support from stakeholders to access the resources you need, your product could fail. As a product manager, you can only build momentum by getting started.

Leadership 40

Leadership User Testing Product Research Customer Feedback 40

Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2024

  This is a recipe for failure: there are no generic product strategies or corporate strategies , and IMHO therefore no context-free prioritization models, metrics, or product goals.  Why is this so critical to Product Management and the larger maker organization?    Etc. 

Strategy 119

Strategy Product Strategy Onboarding KPIs Data Visualization 119

Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

Involve people in product decisions but don’t make the mistake of trying to please them. Increase your product management expertise. Collaboratively set goals , for example, user and business goals on the product strategy and product goals on the product roadmap.

Weak Development Team 307

Weak Development Team Product Research Customer Experience Workshop 307

BrainMates

MAY 7, 2019

Product Leaders who claim the title without actively seeking formal leadership learning and coaching are doing a disservice to those who serve their people and this great profession. While learning is a necessity for great leadership, the love, passion and drive of Product Leaders to lead people are equally important.

Analytic Tools 84

Analytic Tools Leadership Customer Experience Data Visualization 84

ProductPlan

JULY 16, 2021

Acquiring a consensus on product direction remains the number one challenge for product professionals, according to ProductPlan’s 2021 State of Product Management Annual Report. The art of product leader communication relies on the concept of responsibility without authority. You could use a command approach: (1.)

Reporting Tools 98

Reporting Tools Onboarding KPIs Research Software User Friction 98

The Product Coalition

APRIL 17, 2019

I now lead Product UX and Design on the Brilliant Control and Mobile Apps, Product Management, and Product Analytics at Brilliant. If I think about the five years that I’ve been in Product, I’ve personally seen or heard of hundreds of Product Managers?—?both After all, it is your home?—?everything

Product Management 60

Product Management Product Manager Data Visualization Product Research 60