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3 Empowerment Levels in Product Management

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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Product Manager’s Secret 2020 Weapon: Remote Workshops

Mind the Product

As product managers we are, at our core, facilitators. It is ultimately up to us to get all interested parties to align and collaborate on building the right thing for our business and making sure we understand our users so it’s the right thing for the market. As such, we spend a lot of our [.].

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10 Tips for Effective Product Management Meetings

Roman Pichler

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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My Faith in True Market-Facing, Customer-Value-Driven Product Management Has Been Fully Restored!

Product Management University

After countless conversations, articles, webinars and conference sessions, I started to feel like the profession of product management had been reduced to…. Convincing stakeholders the above supports company goals (product strategy). Here’s the reason I love the vertical market approach. Finding user problems.

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Strategic Portfolio Management 1 of 10 – How to Forecast Revenue by Market vs. Product

Product Management University

Product managers and product marketing managers, if you’re into data driven decisions, forecasting revenue is one of the more difficult things you’re tasked with, especially for each product/module. For the vast majority of you, 80% of your revenue comes from 5 or fewer market segments.

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Insight From Marty Cagan’s Coach the Coaches Workshop (Part 2)

The Product Coalition

But every now and then, for example, when I share the insights with my customers (many of them wanted to use our time together to simply hear how it was), I remember what a great privilege it was to attend this workshop, and I feel truly grateful. One of the best outcomes is of course the networking that happened during these three days.

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How to Create Business Requirements That Improve Marketing & Sales

Product Management University

Here’s how to create business requirements that boost your marketing and sales proficiency. First, remember that the reasons you build new products and features are the same exact reasons the market buys them. Identify a business goal that’s common to target customers across one or more market segments.

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