Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2017

Despite the successes Agile has brought us, it’s time to take the things we have learned from Agile and move on. Like the technology we use to build the products we love ages and gets left behind, Agile has died while we were perfecting our standup. We are in a post-Agile world and the terrain has changed.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

What are the best product management books to add to your 2021 reading list? So read on for a quick summary of each book, who the author is, and key points, so you can pick a book for your next beach day. Product-Led Growth by Wes Bush is the ultimate book on how to implement product-led growth and build winning products.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 29, 2020

Leaders of product management need agility, influence, trust, empathy, and motivating vision. He is the author of several books, including his latest, titled, How to Lead in Product Management. 2:00] What is agile product management? Why did you write this book to help product leaders?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

You employ the following artefacts: product vision and product strategy , business model and business case (if applicable), and KPIs. For example, I write in my book Strategize : “As the person in charge of the product, you should own the product strategy (…), and you should be empowered to have the final say on strategic decisions.” [5]

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. Extensive market research is essential to assess the competitive landscape, identify opportunities, and shape the product vision. Agile is the most common development methodology, so PMs need to be well-versed in its principles.

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Agile Velocity

AUGUST 24, 2020

From 9/11, selling tickets online in 1995, fuel hedging in the early 1990s, to the very beginning with Herb going to the Texas Supreme Court to begin flying, and creating the Ten Minute Turn in the early 1970s, Southwest has met and overcome various challenges with innovative techniques coming from passionate Employees and fearless Leadership.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

A project manager is focused on the completion of a specific project, whereas product managers focus primarily on the long-term vision and evolving a product to deliver value over time. Product teams need to have a combination of hard and soft skills to succeed: technical knowledge , communication, leadership, strategic thinking, and empathy.

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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. Book the demo ! The tool was initially used in Agile software delivery to set key business objectives and plan how to achieve them.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

However, transitioning from project manager to a higher leadership role like the product lead without no experience needs different strategies like working on your complete projects and following professional courses to fill the skill gaps. This role requires extensive experience in managing multiple agile product management teams.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 13, 2019

Establishing agile and product culture is critical to us becoming a modern organisation that continuously improves. Supporting their development, helping them to think and act as agile and product champions. I also defined a vision: Agile product management culture is the norm and is adding measurable value to Parkinson’s UK.

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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

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Roman Pichler Roman has his own website which is well known within the product and agile development communities, but he still has a decent amount of content on Medium. Roman Pichler - Medium Rich Mironov Rich’s content is primarily focussed on product leadership and how to set up your teams to be successful. the man knows his stuff.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Tanya shares her ideas for nurturing a strong product strategy from this year’s #mtpcon London Product Leadership Forum. Agile, discovery, experimentation have all become embedded in what we do. I have even met product teams who define their mission as being “exemplary at agile” in their organisation. Emotional.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 13, 2024

Regular portfolio reviews and a flexible approach to resource allocation are essential for staying agile and responsive to changing circumstances. Horizon 3: Creating viable options for the future by investing in transformational activities aligned with the organization’s long-term vision.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We analyzed dozens of job descriptions from leading companies (Airbnb, Amazon, Booking, eBay, Expedia, Instagram, Intercom, LinkedIn, Netflix, PayPal, Spotify, among others) and we were able to differentiate hundreds of distinct skills and responsibilities. Agile : Product owner role, software development, team cadence, delivery.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 13, 2023

To see how Userpilot can help you make informed prioritization decisions, book the demo! Alignment with product/business goals Using a feature prioritization matrix helps the team stay true to the product vision and strategy. Product vision. What’s more, not all feature requests will be in line with the product vision.

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Amplitude

MARCH 11, 2020

I want to make the case, informed by the writing of Marty Cagan , particularly his book Inspired and by learning from Teresa Torres , through her workshops and team coaching , that output or feature-based roadmapping is a thing of the past in product management. Start with company vision and direction.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 8, 2021

After reading a blog or a book or attending a conference or talk on product management, I’m always excited to try out the new processes and frameworks I’ve learned about. Aside from generating revenue, it’s also important to check if the solution aligns with the business’s direction, vision, and values.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 20, 2019

While many companies adopt agile and product discovery techniques to better understand their customers faster, it still takes too much time and effort to identify suitable solutions that solve real user problems and also help the business. Vision and mission presentation at XING’s yearly kick-off event. Let’s start with the business.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

This might be your Scrum Master or an agile coach. The following list shares sample rules, which are based on my book How to Lead in Product Management : Always have cameras turned on in online meetings and mute yourself if you don’t speak. I therefore recommend using a dedicated, skilled facilitator.

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Userpilot

JULY 17, 2023

Book the demo to see how it can support your product team structure. Their key focus is defining the product vision , developing strategy, and building the product roadmap to align with the business strategy and user needs. Autonomy to pursue their own product initiatives without excessive oversight from the senior leadership.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As a technical program manager, you communicate with product managers, leadership teams, and external vendors. Technical program managers demonstrate leadership and team building with key stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. Strong leadership is the ability to motivate and solve problems in an innovative way.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Michael explores how to do product management the best in terms of product strategy and vision, product development frameworks, customer research, and startups. As an agile coach and technologist, Michael enjoys helping teams improve their collaboration to analyze and solve complex problems. About the Episode.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

He is the co-author of the book Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction While Embracing Uncertainty. He is currently working on a new book project, co-authoring Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders. He is the co-author of the book Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction While Embracing Uncertainty.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 13, 2020

She currently leads Product Management at Obo, where she is working on agile product management software that aims to reduce the high failure rates for new products. It was transformational for me because I had been working on smaller seed products, and for the first time I was in a leadership role on a major transformational project. [3:07]

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

And she also happens to be writing a book (like me). I’m talking to Petra today because she has a book that’s coming out—hopefully by the end of the year—designed for new product leaders. We’re both writing books this year… Best year to write a book. Writing a book is a ton of work.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Its host, Michael Luchen, explores how to do product management the best in terms of product strategy and vision, product development frameworks, customer research, and startups. As an agile coach and technologist, Michael enjoys helping teams improve their collaboration to analyze and solve complex problems.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

Be aware that collaboration requires leadership. You can learn more about effectively guiding the development team as the product manager or product owner by: Attending my Product Leadership Workshop ; Reading my book Agile Product Management with Scrum. Let the ScrumMaster take on this role. Learn More.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 28, 2017

The Vision as a Tool. At a minimum, a good vision needs to identify three things: the problem you are trying to solve, who you are trying to solve it for and what outcomes you want to meet (evidenced by a solid, meaningful KPI). The outcomes should be clear in the vision you have, as we saw above. Anything else? Bring Focus.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Based on my most recent role as a Product Lead, my primary quadrant is the Strategic Product Manager, because the main responsibilities of my role were to conduct research, determine the vision and strategy, set up a product function and create, and support, a realistic roadmap. If that doesn’t quite make sense, think about it this way.

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Product Bookshelf

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Not just for dummies, this book is for everyone. Whether you’re new to product management, want to add to your skills, are hiring product managers, or creating a product management process this book has something for you. Product Management For Dummies by Brian Lawley and Pamela Schure. Product management as a topic is vast.

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Userpilot

JULY 30, 2021

They must rally a team around a product’s vision and make sure the solution is viable from a business perspective. Product leadership style. At the heart of it, a product manager is responsible for defining a product’s vision and the strategy for achieving that vision. Communicate product strategy and product vision.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 8, 2021

Bruce founded Product Culture to help communicate the key principles underlying consistently successful product-focused organizations and helps companies like Vistaprint, Localytics, Huawei, Nuance, and Zipcar achieve their product visions through workshops, mentoring, and team coaching. You can do that right here: Upcoming Events.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 3, 2020

We analyzed dozens of job descriptions from leading companies (Airbnb, Amazon, Booking, eBay, Expedia, Instagram, Intercom, LinkedIn, Netflix, PayPal, Spotify, among others) and we were able to differentiate hundreds of distinct skills and responsibilities. Agile : Product owner role, software development, team cadence, delivery.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

After years working in and coaching numerous software development teams, O’Reilly recently released the second edition to my book on how to get better at adapting to changes in teams, called Dynamic Reteaming. The book focuses on how organizations grow, shrink and change as a natural occurrence. The team doesn’t share the same vision.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 18, 2018

To improve my time management I planned at the start of the day, booking time in my own diary to complete key tasks each day. Improved Leadership. Naturally there are big decisions that a product manager should always own, like the product vision and roadmap. This helped me be ready for the morning standup too.

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Bain Public

MAY 29, 2020

The right mentoring and coaching support facilitates a startup’s transformation and enables roadmap planning and execution, without straying from the ultimate vision and goal. They determine the vision and build a roadmap that will lead their team on a path to achieving goals. In fact, 83.9% MAIN: Developing Entrepreneurship in Quebec.

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