Amplitude

JULY 29, 2020

When it comes to product strategy, there is so much conflicting advice that getting started can be confusing. Some companies’ strategies are so generic that they could mean anything, or nothing at all—as perfectly illustrated in this product strategy madlibs , which fills in the blanks with buzzwords and jargon and calls it a strategy.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

TL;DR Hard skills, like technical knowledge, are job-specific and enable product managers to perform their core responsibilities. Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. Data analysis is vital for informed decision-making. Product manager skills: market research.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

The value the product should create is not clearly understood : A validated product strategy and an actionable product roadmap are missing. If this data is actioned, bad product decisions will be made. Do this at least once per quarter, as a rule of thumb, ideally as part of the product strategy reviews.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Companies had to shift their product strategy. They had to shift their product strategy. We’ve also explored resilient leadership with ProductPlan’s CEO, as well. For Tan, that meant shifting her attention from innovative product leadership to financial analysis. Assess and Defend.

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Bain Public

MAY 26, 2022

Over the last decade, there has been advancements in the product world where the CEO is no longer the only one who calls the shots; now, there is a Product Leadership Team (PLT) who is supposed to work collaboratively with the product manager on defining the next set of features of a product.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Companies had to shift their product strategy. They had to shift their product strategy. We’ve also explored resilient leadership with ProductPlan’s CEO, as well. For Tan, that meant shifting her attention from innovative product leadership to financial analysis. Assess and Defend.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

PM280 Group’s webinar emphasizes the importance of a strong team culture in enhancing product management leadership and team success. Chameleon’s webinar with Janna Bastow highlights the deep significance of customer centricity in product leadership for organizational success.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Technical product managers are also responsible for running experiments and collecting customer feedback to inform future iterations. However, you need the right mix of technical and leadership skills. Regular product managers are more customer-centric in their approach. Product vision. Product roadmap.

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Bain Public

MARCH 14, 2022

Product-led cultures elevate products to the highest levels of the company’s mission. But unfortunately, in many companies, the product leadership team can perpetuate a negative culture — setting up product managers to fail. In essence, the product leadership team are those with influence on the product roadmap.

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BrainMates

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

At its heart, all Product Strategy comes down to some basic building blocks: we need to understand who our customers are, what their problem(s) are, how they perceive those problems, and if they’re willing to pay to have those problems solved. Read more about Product Strategy. And how do we do it? Go back to basics.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 31, 2023

As you might have noticed from reading this blog, I share many stories related to my personal relationships as a means to talk about product leadership. Often it’s because so much of product leadership is about relationships. The thing is that the analysis required turning shades of grey into black and white.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you are the new product leader of your company, your company might be in product leadership debt. In such situations, you would typically be asked to come up with a strategy and roadmap ASAP, but you are still just learning the domain. Don’t confuse analysis with having answers.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

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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The Product Coalition

MAY 19, 2022

Once the product-based revenue potential is rolled up across the portfolio, an enterprise number emerges to share with leadership. Of course, that product-driven revenue potential will be negotiated with leadership. In following this approach, you are taking an important and impactful step toward product-centricity.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

A handy stakeholder analysis tool is the power-interest grid developed by Ackermann and Eden. As its name suggests, the grid analyses the stakeholders by taking into account their power and interest; it assumes that people take a low or high interest in your product and have low or high power.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

The product management process starts with building an understanding of your users and the market, defining a vision and strategy , generating and prioritizing ideas that could solve user problems, articulating them in a clear roadmap, launching an MVP, and then gathering feedback to evolve it over time.

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Sequent Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Beyond technical prowess, they possess strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, making tough decisions to ensure the product’s success. Key Responsibilities of a Product Manager Visionary Leadership : They define the product vision , aligning it with company objectives and strategizing the product roadmap.

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BrainMates

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

At its heart, all Product Strategy comes down to some basic building blocks: we need to understand who our customers are, what their problem(s) are, how they perceive those problems, and if they’re willing to pay to have those problems solved. Read more about Product Strategy. And how do we do it? Go back to basics.

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People-First Product Leadership

MARCH 10, 2024

Expanding on the prior section, at the start of your product career, you typically work alongside another product manager or colleague who has more experience - in the product, customer, and/or business. The product strategy and product roadmap will be shared with you, but you will not define them.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As a product leader, you are the product manager for a leadership team, and the tricks you learned in product teams remain valuable, they just need a little tweak. Here, to help you, are five product management tricks and tools for every product leader. It’s the foundation of our product strategy.

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CardBoard

AUGUST 24, 2023

Product Ops is the behind-the-scenes function that streamlines the journey from a product idea to its delivery in the market. Imagine a team that aligns your product strategy with your business goals, fosters communication between different teams, and sifts through data to provide valuable insights.

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bpma ProductHub

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Actuation Consulting has been conducting research on what separates high performance product teams from the pack. Over the last five years our surveys, coupled with regression analysis by an independent statistician, have helped us to identify over 25 statistically significant contributors to success on product teams.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

Product Coalition publishes the most popular one of the product manager blogs on our list. The Reforge blog helps product managers with topics like analytics , team management and development, product leadership , or product strategy. Interesting Articles: What Makes A Strong Product Culture?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Product management focuses on the overall strategic direction and champions the product inside the organization. Product marketing, on the other hand, promotes the product to the outside world. What are the responsibilities of product managers? The product manager role is very complex.

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Tyner Blain

MARCH 31, 2024

Shaping a product strategy involves both. Your product won’t spring into existence fully formed and ready to compete like Athena emerging fully armored from the head of Zeus. ” To tease apart the difference between shaping releases vs. sequencing work, it helps to contrast two different ways to think about timing.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Paul Ortchanian , founder and CEO of Bain Public, was a guest on Product Voices this year discussing why relationships with the leadership team is a MUST for product managers. QUESTION 1: Do you think that company strategy and product strategy are the same? This is how I look at product strategies….

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Our commitment was firm, leadership backed the change, and it was underway. Unlike featured-based roadmaps, which focus on the delivery and output of capabilities, outcomes-oriented roadmaps prioritize desired outcomes or results — a key element of product strategy. Often, product managers skip this step in favor of speed.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2023

  That might be the CPO/Head of Product, who has the smallest staff but often excellent understanding of the end-to-end business. Last … we could build an SMB-ready product alongside our current enterprise offering.    Industry analysis think that could double our potential market. 

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BrainMates

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Up until now, Product Leaders have had to rely on the approaches and frameworks designed specifically for Product Managers or use generic leadership practices which don’t necessarily cover the unique leadership challenges Product Leaders experience. This is a mistake, particularly if you are new to leadership.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Get ready to dive into insightful discussions, practical strategies, and real-world examples that will empower you to create and manage products that meet user needs and leave them truly satisfied. Product management and leadership speakers. leadership to uphold your customer-centric focus. Positioning.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Because of the multifaceted nature of this role, it can be hard to figure out what you should look for in a new product management hire. TL;DR Product managers need to have good problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. Leadership. What is product vision? How to set a product strategy?

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Bain Public

JANUARY 11, 2022

Let’s face it, most organizations have poor habits around roadmap completion — this is why getting leadership (or stakeholders) to develop consistent, stable and familiar routines reinforced through repetition and communication is valuable. Let’s dive deeper!

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Tyner Blain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Product strategy manifests as a collection of bets, investment decisions to do something or not, to do things now or later. This article is the second in a three-part deeper-dive on the importance of using economic measures when writing the problem statements which are the key unit of shaping and operationalizing a product strategy.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 11, 2022

I got the leadership team together in front of a whiteboard. And we started where every great product experience should start?—?with Friction analysis. Treating implementation as your customer’s first impression and interaction with your product. I lead an enterprise software company in the healthcare space. What if’s.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

Product Manager @ Piktochart (Penang, Malaysia) Keywords: Feature Prioritization, product management, Project Management [link]. Short Term Gig: Product Requirements Analysis @ Reliant Solutions (New York City) Keywords: Freelance, Product Management, Short Term Gig [link].

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Product Management University

JUNE 5, 2023

Company Goals & Objectives Your company’s strategic and financial goals and objectives are still important and should still be top of mind, albeit with a different perspective that will simplify your ability to quantify the value of your product investments back to your own organization. It simplifies everything!

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