The Product Guy

MAY 1, 2025

But it can help you do them more effectively.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2025

In our newest Patreon-exclusive Roadmap to Mastery article , we explore: The types of questions that unlock clarity across customers, teams, and stakeholders. Whats Inside the Full Article? This is part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collectionavailable exclusively on The Product Way Patreon. can shift your entire strategy.

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The Product Guy

MAY 16, 2025

This new Patreon-exclusive article in the Roadmap to Mastery series explores how to lead prioritization with structure, confidence, and buy-in. Even experienced PMs get stuck in opinion-driven debates or lose clarity under pressure.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Organise the Team around a Product As the name suggests, a product team is focused on a product. For a commercial product, they might include a marketer, a sales rep, and a customer support team member, as I explain in more detail in the article Getting Stakeholder Engagement Right.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2025

Saying no to leadership Prioritizing customer needs over politics Aligning cross-functional teams These challenges do not reflect a lack of skill. They require balancing diplomacy, data, and leadership under pressure.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In our latest Patreon-exclusive article , part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collection , we explore: Why trust is now a product featurenot just a brand value. Whats Inside the Full Article? This is part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collectionavailable exclusively on The Product Way Patreon.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 16, 2025

In our newest Patreon-exclusive article , part of the Roadmap to Mastery series, we explore: What makes experimentation actually work in a team setting How to help people take smart risks and learn from what doesnt go right Case studies where iteration, not perfection, led to lasting improvements in engagement and retention Whats Inside the Full Article? (..)

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

We dive into this powerful habit in our latest Patreon-exclusive article , “ The Year of Soft Skills: Essential Soft Skills for Product Managers in 2025.” Whats Inside the Full Article? This is part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collectionavailable exclusively on The Product Way Patreon.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 4, 2025

Your team is following the roadmap. Roadmaps provide alignment. But heres the problem: The world doesnt care about your roadmap. Teams are trained to treat roadmaps as gospel, OKRs as strategic truth, and customers as the ultimate source of insight. You shipped everything on the roadmap, but customers werent delighted.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 5, 2025

In our latest Patreon-exclusive article , part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collection , we explore: The most common mistakes PMs make in stakeholder alignment. Whats Inside the Full Article? This is part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collectionavailable exclusively on The Product Way Patreon.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The below image is a simple framework but it is a growth platform that helps in setting up startups, mid-size or even big enterprises. In due course, the startups need to invest a good amount of time in organizing the strategy and roadmap to track the product performance to get an early product-market fit and scalability.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 3, 2025

Youve aligned the roadmap. Read it now on The Product Way Patreon : [link] Exclusive Access to Mastery This post is part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collection , a premium series on The Product Way Patreon. A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools. Youve got the stakeholders in the room.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Scrum is a simple framework designed to facilitate the development of complex products. You can also access the contents of this article on my YouTube Channel : Sample Goals. Product Goals and the Product Roadmap. Figure 3: Sample GO Product Roadmap with Product Goals. In hindsight, the set looks disappointingly simple.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

We dive into this powerful habit in our latest Patreon-exclusive article , “ Strategic Influence: The Must-Have Skill for PMs in 2025.” ” In our latest Patreon-exclusive article , we explore: Why strategic influence is the must-have skill for PMs in 2025. Whats Inside the Article?

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction My first product management job wasn’t exactly what you call a success story: I was part of a team that was called in to help with a new product development effort, and I ended up working with the lead product manager. It also makes it hard to manage and adapt the plan.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] What Information Should a Product Strategy Provide? If you want to learn more about the tool, then read my article The Product Vision Board or watch my video Introduction to the Product Vision Board. How Does the Strategy Relate to the Vision and Roadmap?

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

We dive into this powerful habit in our latest Patreon-exclusive article , “ Navigating Product Ecosystems: The Future of Product Management in 2025.” ” In our latest Patreon-exclusive article , we explore: Why product ecosystems are becoming essential for success. So, how can you stay ahead of this shift?

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” ” In this case, the previous observations are the articles I’ve been posting on the blog.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 18, 2020

1password.com) Strikingly- Public Forum, Idea Forum , where customers request and vote on features Public Roadmap (ie Slack , bitsian ) . Are things that we are learning finding their way into the roadmap? How do you internally communicate customer requests/feedback vs the roadmap? A decision making framework that I use is.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. I find that the framework is best suited for products that are affected by a significant amount of uncertainty and change.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

This is my motivation behind writing this article. This article explores multiple aspects of product management. There are many frameworks available on building products and the approach varies individual to individual. The path and the steps to reach the destination is defined through a product roadmap. Product Roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 5, 2020

But you can think of the product owner as an agile product manager, as I explain in the article “ Product Manager vs. Product Owner ”. For example, I am writing this article using Microsoft Word. The agile scaling framework SAFe uses its own product owner role, the SAFe product owner. Pl atform Owner. SAFe Product Owner.

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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. I would define a good roadmap as one that the team understands and feels ownership over.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 29, 2025

We dive into this powerful habit in our latest Patreon-exclusive article , “ Reflect, Realign, and Celebrate: How to Embrace Your PM Wins and Fuel Future Success.” ” Why This Article Matters Inside the article, youll uncover: The surprising types of wins most PMs overlook and how they can unlock untapped growth.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. Scrum is a popular agile framework. That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products. Use a product vision ; a product strategy with user needs and business goals; and a product roadmap with product goals (aka. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

It can be tempting to ignore people issues and focus on product-related tasks like reviewing the product strategy , updating the product roadmap , and refining the product backlog. The following sections explain how you can apply the framework. Recently she even missed one without telling you in advance.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2022

Product roadmapping frameworks work in a very similar way. Recap: What are Product Roadmaps? A product roadmap is a holistic visual document that outlines your product’s growth path. A product roadmap is a holistic visual document that outlines your product’s growth path. A product roadmap will keep you on track.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash There is a misconception that building a roadmap will define a product’s future. But a roadmap doesn’t create a clear view of the future. Your vision of the future should bring clarity to your roadmap. People usually build roadmaps by throwing a bunch of unrelated projects onto a schedule.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

Instead, you should engage the stakeholders, leverage their expertise, and generate as much buy-in as possible , as I explain in more detail in my article “ Stakeholder Management Tips for Product People.” But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

How to Develop Product Roadmap? To lay out and document your strategy, you need to develop a Product Roadmap. Product Roadmap?—?What What Product Roadmap is a guiding strategic document?—? Facebook 10 Year Roadmap It maps out a high-level visual summary of the product vision and direction. Chapter 12/17?—?How

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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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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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Leading as the Person in Charge of the Product When you hear the term leadership , you might first and foremost think of a senior manager like the head of product, Director of Product Management, VP of Product, or Chief Product Officer.[ Know when to delegate.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

While I spoke with Claire and Christophe for this article, we’ll also hear a bit about other continuous discovery champions from Botify. Claire also wrote an article on Medium to share their progress and learnings in October 2022. Eventually they added a product owner, designers, and tech managers.

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Launching a product without a well-defined product strategy framework is similar—you risk wasting resources without a clear path to success. So, how do you outline a product strategy framework that is the foundation of product-led growth ? This article will discuss the key steps to get you started. Let’s get right to it.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 18, 2021

If we just applied well-worn frameworks blindly, we would be starting with someone else’s question, not our own. And if the metrics these frameworks produce don’t start with the right question, they don’t influence how a product is built or the direction a business takes. Example: How data informed the design of our Articles feature.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 9, 2023

This article lays out strategies for portfolio planning. For simplicity purposes, the word product in this article represents all portfolio backlog items. The portfolio backlog can consist of various items, including products, product increments, or technical initiatives.

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