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Why Product Strategy is More Often Reactive than Proactive

ProductPlan

If so, chances are you were working without the benefit of a concrete product strategy. Product strategy helps with feeling overwhelmed because it Helps your product team see how your product contributes to your company’s goals. Guides your product decisions. Their product strategy is reactive.

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3 Must-Have Product Leadership Skills to Survive an Economic Downturn

The Product Coalition

To survive and succeed, your product leadership must be sharper than ever. Beijing’s Forbidden City, July 2003 (photo taken by me) June 24th, 2003, was the first day of life after SARS in Beijing. You need to have a product strategy. There are many ways to crisp up your strategy. It always helps.

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A Better Problem Statement Template

Tyner Blain

To improve how you build products, you need to write problem statements defining which problems you intend to solve. This helps your thinking, shapes your strategy, and creates purpose for your people. A good problem statement helps you to improve your product thinking about what it means to be better.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

I share my passion for product through workshops, published articles and speaking engagements. Banff Interactive Screen 2003, Banff, Canada Flash Forward 2002, San Francisco, U.S. Paul Ortchanian is a pro in injecting strategies and tactics to monetize his client's businesses. Interested in having me speak or attend an event?

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Developing Product Management Confidence

bpma ProductHub

In fact, she was among the very first class of the highly regarded Product Management certification from the Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM). She summarized her frameworks through her first book, “Software Product Management Essentials”, first out in 2003.

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Product Manager’s Reality

The Product Coalition

The Trends and Benchmarks in Product Management Report states that most PMs are only 3–5 years in their present positions even if they have around 10–20 years work experience. But some of these tasks could be taken on by other roles such as marketing, project manager, business analyst, technical product manager, etc?

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The Ultimate List of Product Leaders You Must Follow (UPDATED)

The Product Coalition

In particular, he is interested in successful launch strategies and growth hacking visibility across the key marketing platforms. He founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design Stanford. Check out her Medium profile ! Follow her on Twtiter.