Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. I believe the actions of a product leader all too often are the root cause of a “bad” roadmap. Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. I believe that the first definition is more helpful, especially in an agile context. Use a product vision ; a product strategy with user needs and business goals; and a product roadmap with product goals (aka. Listen to this article: [link]. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

If this definition leaves you scratching your head, don’t worry. Product Goals and the Product Roadmap. But unless you can’t see further than the next few months, I recommend determining the next three to four product goals and capturing them on your product roadmap , as figure 3 below shows.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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. Product Roadmap, Product Backlog, and Product Goal.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 29, 2021

The teams want to use an agile approach so they can incorporate learning. The managers want rigid roadmaps. However, the managers create a roadmap similar to the image above. That roadmap has large features and long “deadlines.” The managers created a Gantt Chart as a picture, not a roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

It does not cover common product management practices, such as, product strategy development, product roadmapping, and financial forecasting; and the only product management tool it offers is the product backlog. Product managers used to do the upfront market research, product planning, and requirements definition work.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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Folding Burritos

JULY 5, 2015

We gravitate towards a list probably because of Agile methodologies, or maybe because that’s the natural way to think about work to be done. On the other hand, this sort of multi-dimensional thinking is definitely the right way to imagine a backlog. Then, there’s the issue with how we structure it. How about you?

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Mind the Product

APRIL 4, 2017

What is Dual-Track Agile? Dual-Track Agile is an IT development methodology where figuring out what to build is as important as the building process. With Dual-Track Agile, the development team participates in the discovery track – often led by the lead engineer, the UX designer, and the product manager.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 22, 2021

That leads to large and unchangeable roadmaps and a lot of emphasis on predictability. Worse, many of these managers also want business agility. Business agility requires change. In this post, I'll take a first pass at definitions, so we can separate the strategic from the tactical. Strategy Occurs At Several Levels.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

More of my clients say they want business agility. Yet, we don't share a common definition of business agility. Actions matter when it comes to business agility. Since managers create and refine the culture, they can create an environment that supports business agility. That's a good thing.) Actions Over Mindset.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 27, 2018

When I started my current product role last September, I had a textbook definition of what makes a great product manager. But on day one of the program kickoff, I already began to re-assess my initial definition! It is a statement that will become part of my refined definition of a Product Manager. Your followers choose you.”

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For product strategy and roadmap meetings, I recommend involving the key stakeholders , for example, someone from sales, marketing, support, and finance, as well as development team representatives—ideally members who know about the user experience (UX), architecture, and technologies. This might be your Scrum Master or an agile coach.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 4, 2018

Embracing new technologies like machine learning, micro services, big data, and Internet of Things (IoT) is part of that change, as is the introduction of agile practices including cross-functional and self-organising teams, DevOps, Scrum, and Kanban. To get the roles definition right, start by identifying the company’s products.

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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

I review strategies and roadmaps. Then we put together a roadmap for change, and I check in with them along the way as they transform. Inefficient Decision-Making : Slow or unclear decision-making processes due to a lack of defined authority, product leadership skills, or excessive bureaucracy hinder progress and agility.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 13, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Product Strategy and Change Strategy means different things to different people, so let me briefly share my definition. Development insights and product roadmap : Are there any significant learning from the product discovery and delivery work? Has the product roadmap changed?

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Product Management University

AUGUST 15, 2023

It’s a logical question but the answer is a definitive no. Definitely yes but it’s not as complicated as you might think. Does portfolio management impact our agile process? The only thing that changes is the prioritization process that feeds your product roadmaps and backlogs.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 3, 2017

Handily, Taylor shares three tools that are extremely effective at help product managers hit the ground running – particularly when they join a startup: Vision Roadmap. Dual Track Agile. How do we do These Things? The post Taylor Wescoatt – Being the First Product Manager appeared first on Mind the Product.

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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. The Creative Cloud was a definite risk. It provides a roadmap for how to think about marketing at each stage of your growth to turn your idea into a successful business.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 8, 2019

Once you have identified the right way forward, capture your decisions in a product roadmap like my GO Product Roadmap. Use a Definition of Done, only accept work results that comply to this definition, and encourage the development team(s) to apply agile development practices.

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Product Management University

MARCH 5, 2024

The definition of product management has been changing and evolving over the past 10 years and I’m not sure it’s for the better. In other words, the agile development process is redefining what we call product management. Collectively, they strengthen the things that feed your agile process. Most of them are not our customers.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 19, 2018

How Agile practices are impacting the role. I interviewed more than 100 product leaders to ask them about the product management role in the agile environment. There is no good working definition for the role of a product manager across the board. Once the idea is defined and approved, the product manager creates a roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 19, 2017

Additionally, you may want to ask the team to help refine product backlog items or update the product roadmap , for instance. [2]. Therefore, don’t turn it into a product backlog or roadmapping workshop. Similarly, if you require the help of the team to work on the product roadmap, then hold a separate workshop. 135 and 141).

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2019

Any agile practitioner may recognize these as poor practices and it is surprising how easily a team can succumb when operating in a high pressure, reactive environment. The team did not have upfront information about upcoming stories to plan their work accordingly and standups were running 30 min each day for a team with two engineers.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2017

Many teams and organizations try to create one-quarter roadmaps. That’s because the definitions are not consistent between teams and tools. Now, for time-based one-quarter roadmapping, count the number of stories a team can deliver in 12 weeks. Part 3: Flow-Based Roadmapping. Here’s an example.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

Did you know you can maximize your chances of achieving desired business outcomes by combining DevOps with an Agile transformation? When you hear “Business Outcomes,” “DevOps,” and/or Agile transformation” – what comes to mind? We’ll share our definitions. (If Agile Transformation. You Keep Using Those Words….

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

While both of these things are incredibly important, I still find this a very reductive definition for both sides. 'Product created an unachievable roadmap' , 'Engineering isn't delivering what they say they will' Product & Engineering are co-dependent. One cannot exist without the other.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 4, 2018

If a refactoring release is the right approach for you, then your product roadmap should reflect this: It should show a release dedicated to future-proofing the product and making the necessary technical changes. You intentionally slow down, so to speak, to go faster afterwards.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 20, 2020

The recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “ The Agile C-Suite ” 1 and Forbes article “Agile Isn’t New: What’s New Is The C-Suite Embracing It” have prompted some good discussion around the Agile Velocity virtual water cooler. . However, the case being made in this article is that “Agile is primarily for innovation”.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2021

That team’s collective work is often represented, at a high level, as features on the product roadmap. The Role Roadmaps Play in Managing Product Design. The roadmap can be a powerful tool in coordinating these efforts, including the product design team members. Avoid the Temptation for a UX Roadmap.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 4, 2019

Here are five quick takeaways: Narrow your definitions. Pick one project or one set of stories where you’ll use the language of agile. With my co-author Jeff Gothelf, I wrote a book called Lean UX , which was a book about how product teams can work together in a more agile way. Narrow your definitions. Short on time?

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 24, 2019

It’s a conversation in which Ryan shares the Basecamp approach – one that challenges most of the orthodoxy around Agile as a framework, but retains all of the spirit of agile as a philosophy. Janna Bastow’s post on ditching your product roadmap timeline went viral.

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 21, 2020

These two questions form the basis of any good product roadmap. Learn how to create the best product roadmap. Learning how to build a product roadmap is a key requirement to break into product management. The ability to prepare a great roadmap is one of the must have skills for any Product Manager. Roadmap Guidelines.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

Product strategy and roadmap It is essential to pay special attention to this step because your roadmap serves as the document that aligns your design efforts with broader business objectives. Such an iterative process helps minimize risks and keeps your design agile and responsive to changing user needs.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 8, 2024

Strategy and Planning Support Product Ops supports strategic planning and roadmap prioritization, providing the infrastructure and insights needed for product managers to make strategic decisions about the product’s direction. More than just a support function, Product Ops is a strategic partner in the product management ecosystem.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

But as we progressed in our customer discovery, we were able to refine our target audience hypothesis significantly by tightening the definition of our best customer to B2B sales professionals in large enterprises in the technology and financial services industries working in account executive or sales development roles.

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