The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

In recent years it seems that product management is all about execution and delivery. Photo by Kea Mowat on Unsplash When I moved into product management, almost 20 years ago, it used to be a very senior role. The discussion was about whether or not someone is senior enough to move into product management.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2023

A solid product strategy takes time to build. Here is the method I use for creating a product strategy that makes sense. When I talk to the startups I consult to , or with the CPO Bootcamp participants, I always say that building a solid product strategy isn’t like solving a math equation.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What does the future of product management look like? Our article explores 8 key trends in product management that you can’t afford to miss! TL;DR Product-led growth is becoming the go-to growth strategy and PLG tactics can help sales-led companies to improve customer experience.

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Usersnap

JUNE 15, 2023

Building a powerful SaaS product takes way more than just an idea. Without a systematic approach to your product management process and clear roadmap, you’ll likely face several hurdles like lack of direction, unclear priorities, wasted resources, missed deadlines, difficulty in scaling, and more.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 22, 2023

Nor does a company that adopts a product-led growth strategy necessarily have to be product-led in its organizational model. With that understanding, our focus shifts to the landscape for product-led organizations in 2023. Traditionally, product managers have reported to either engineering or marketing leaders.

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Department of Product

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Bard’s Director of Product Management, Yury Pinsky outlined the technology underpinning the new feature in a blog post and says that the extensions can be used for use cases like planning trips, writing cover letters and drafting business documents. In 2021, top project management tools raised $2 billion+ in equity funding.

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Innovatemap

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As we wrap up 2023 (see what we did there), let’s give credit to the products, podcasts and people who inspired us at work, home and everywhere in between. From insights keeping us informed on product trends to friendly competition around the Village Table, here’s a list of a few favorites from our team.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 1 — Seed) A good product strategy is something every company needs. Here is how a product strategy can help you create business results, even when the market is not in your favor. Product strategy is such a vague term for most people.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

Product management is equal parts art and science – and it’s vital to the success of your SaaS. TL;DR Product management describes the continual process of overseeing the development of a product across its entire lifecycle. Product teams are staffed with various skilled professionals.

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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

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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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

I have been fortunate to have joined the ProductPlan team as the SVP of Product Management in the latter half of 2022. As I experienced the whirlwind of onboarding and meeting my wonderful colleagues, I also spent much time thinking about the future of product management and the space at large.

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

Chief Operating Officer: Responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, providing strategic advice, and managing the company’s operations. Engineering Manager: In charge of planning, designing, and overseeing projects. They also manage finances and supervise one or more engineering teams. Average salary: $192,383/yr.

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I want to accelerate my PM career Fundamentals 14 habits of highly effective product managers How to know if you’re doing a good job as a product manager What is product management How to get into product management (and thrive) Should I become a product manager?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 23, 2023

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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Department of Product

JULY 29, 2022

Product Positioning for Product Managers Why an understanding of how your product is positioned is critical A key responsibility for Product Managers is to define how their products are positioned in the market. But the total cost is managed with the smaller scale.

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Department of Product

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Product Principles – Examples for Product Managers Make decision making easier with inspiration from top product companies Product principles are used by product teams to help guide decision making. A deep dive into the tools, frameworks and processes used by product managers from top companies.

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UX Studio: Product Management

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The digital website design agency specializes in solving complex digital product challenges and driving outstanding results. Their expertise lies in accelerating product growth, enhancing team culture, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Their services include UX/UI Design, Product Strategy, and Full-Stack Development.

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Department of Product

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

SaaS Pricing Models for Product Managers 6 ways to price your SaaS product using leading SaaS businesses as inspiration Pricing a product is a critical part of product management; it’s rarely something product teams will or should do themselves and will typically involve a blend of product, marketing and sales.

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Product Talk

MARCH 13, 2024

Sam Lightowler’s Advice: Use a Diagram to Demonstrate Value Meet Sam Lightowler, Senior Manager of OTT Operations at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Sam Lightowler , Senior Manager of OTT Operations at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) stepped in to share her experience. In April 2023, CBC finished a 3.5-year

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Department of Product

MARCH 28, 2022

How to Keep on top of Trends that Matter to Product Managers Decide when to care about trends and when to sit back and watch what happens next Trends and the product lifecycle Imagine your product strategy stayed exactly the same for the next 10 years. What would happen? And not all trends matter.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 6, 2023

At Web Summit 2023, we caught up with Theodore Sotiriou, Chief Product Officer at Mishipay, who shared his journey into the world of product and his experiences with reaching the 1 million customers milestone.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Influence without authority has always been the foundation of product management. As product leaders, this is even more important. Many product leaders who were formerly product managers, or even product group leaders in large organizations, suffer from the same issue. The team that they manage.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

ProductPlan’s 2023 State of Product Management Report found that 54% of roadmaps are designed around outputs. Who knows what the other 3% focus on… What happens when a product team is a feature factory So are feature factories all that bad? How does a product team become a feature factory?

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Business of Software Conference

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Notes from the Sigmacorns at BoS USA 2023. Big company: Very difficult to make the switch at IBM because of how established they are and people still thought it was the old product. As usual, you really had to be there but here are the Sigmacorn notes… 9:00 Mark Littlewood: Opening remarks Welcome to BoS!

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Photo by Alexas_Fotos on Unsplash When I was VP of Product at Twiggle, building the product from zero to one (and then one to ten and so on), I hired a technical writer freelance. Our product was an API, and we needed comprehensive technical documentation. They might, occasionally, but you can’t let your success depend on that.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 2, 2023

I’m sure you know this quote and see it a lot in product management. But the difference between theory and practice isn’t limited to product management theory  — mostly processes and methodologies. It’s much more than a UX exercise, it ties directly into your product strategy.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Leadership without authority is product management 101. But as a product executive, you must take it to the next level — and this time use it with the entire management team. Image by Denis Doukhan from Pixabay In the CPO Bootcamp we talk a lot about product strategy. You have what it takes to do it well.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 17, 2023

I’m sure that your product, too, has a generic list of competitors. But when you define your product strategy, and your differentiation from the competition, it is important to understand what your real competition is.

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ProductPlan

MAY 16, 2023

Let’s start with the intended audience for the 2023 roadmap. Starting with an external need for our customers and then looking to the internal ProductPlan team, the roadmap must provide value for people with varying degrees of product familiarity. Ultimately, this is a customer-facing product roadmap. Stay tuned until then!

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Will 2024 be better or worse than 2023? You need to have a product strategy. As I said in the past, a product strategy has to make sense to you before you invest anyone else’s work in it. They are not selling the product, they are selling its value, which is much harder to identify and define than initially seems.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This was the third conversation we were having about the product, an app that served our own company along with external customers. And we all know that internal customers take more work to manage. Yet, for many product managers, simplicity is challenging to achieve. We were at odds. Ugh, so entitled — haha. Life is good.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

At Bain Public, we understand the importance of being able to visualize a product’s ecosystem to align product strategies. This ensures long term growth and success of any company and their products! About Paul Ortchanian Paul Ortchanian is exceptionally knowledgeable and well-rounded in all aspects of product management.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

At Bain Public, we understand the importance of being able to visualize a product’s ecosystem to align product strategies. This ensures long term growth and success of any company and their products! About Paul Ortchanian Paul Ortchanian is exceptionally knowledgeable and well-rounded in all aspects of product management.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The customer journey is such an important tool when building your product strategy. In product-led growth, its importance is even more significant. For instance, they invited their product manager, Leah, to join Slack. It must make sense for people to make even a single purchase.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2023

It took me time to understand that I need to present myself as a product leadership coach and product strategy expert rather than a consultant. One other misunderstanding that was much harder for me to explain was related to how people understood the word ‘product’ in what I do. Not all markets want to buy this way.

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