The Product Coalition

JUNE 28, 2022

Let’s talk about how to define a product vision, and why the lack of a product vision is so detrimental to your team. As I’ll explain below, the “why” and “where” form your product vision, and your product team (especially your engineers), not only want this from you, but need it in order to do their best work. What about 3?

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People-First Product Leadership

JUNE 11, 2023

Today’s articles explore these themes. The article “ 5 ways that Ted Lasso creates psychological safety for his athletes ”, provides a great starting point. Does your team (or organization) have a shared Mission, Vision, Strategy, and Goals? I enjoyed this article partly because it was ironic.

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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 Coalition

APRIL 23, 2023

By doing this, you can identify areas of opportunity and develop a roadmap for future product development. This means demonstrating a deep understanding of the product and the market and articulating a clear vision for its future — a difficult thing to do when you are new to the rule but gets more apparent as time passes.

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Innovatemap

AUGUST 31, 2020

Some choices are long-standing and are reflected in the product vision, some play into the foundation of a product strategy, and many more reside in the plan to pull it off – the roadmap. Product vision depicts the future the product aims to create and is used to inspire teams and customers.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 23, 2020

Funding your Product Roadmap How do you ask for funding as you scale your product & team You have a product roadmap (annual / multi-year) in front of you, crafted by you after months of deliberation, discussions, conversations, stakeholder and leadership feedback and reviews. basically the MOSCOW prioritization method.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership. Shift #1: A leader of leaders The two top things I’ve head people reply to the question “how do I move into Product Leadership?” Moving into product leadership moves you away from the day-to-day hands-on tools and into a primarily coaching role.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. The value the product should create is not clearly understood : A validated product strategy and an actionable product roadmap are missing. To achieve this, refer to the needs and business goals stated in the product strategy and the product goals on the product roadmap. 1 No Product KPIs.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Figure 2 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals. The vision guides the user and business goals, which are contained in the product strategy. The user and business goals help select the right product goals, which I capture on the product roadmap.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

This article tackles one of the areas that gets the most interest from product managers: how can they use an essentialist approach to create and communicate better product roadmaps ? To ensure you’re adding the right features and initiatives to your product roadmap, I’ve outlined several suggestions here.

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Usersnap

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In his book “Start with Why” , Simon Sinek boldly claims that the ‘Why’ behind your actions matters more than the ‘What’ This principle isn’t limited to leadership or personal motivation; it extends to every facet of the business, including product roadmaps.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Instead of creating, for example, product strategies and roadmaps and tracking KPIs , you should help the people on your team acquire the right knowledge and develop the right skills so that they can carry out the relevant work on their own. Grow Your Leadership Skills. A great way to do this is to mentor and coach people.

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Bain Public

MARCH 21, 2020

Demand for Product Management thought leadership is still growing. Here’s a list of our product-centric articles that got syndicated across publishers judged to be the best representative of Product Management thinking. Originally published on ProductCoalition.com What Goes Into a Good Product Roadmap? Can’t prioritize?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. These are the “players” whose input you need to make the right product decisions and progress the product, as I explain in the article Getting Stakeholder Engagement Right. Use a product vision ; a product strategy with user needs and business goals; and a product roadmap with product goals (aka.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 15, 2022

that products always require roadmaps. Do you think every company and product needs a roadmap?” Then I thought further; maybe complete scenarios exist where roadmaps aren’t needed. Fast forward to the end, there are in fact scenarios where companies and products do not need roadmaps. Tell me your perspective.”,

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Bain Public

MARCH 14, 2022

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. Product-led cultures elevate products to the highest levels of the company’s mission.

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Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

Unfortunately, without anything better, many product leaders rely on the product roadmap to demonstrate their strategy. What happens when you show a senior leader a roadmap? Product leaders need to create confidence by using the value drivers of their product strategy to frame the roadmap - or in some cases replace it.

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Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

Unfortunately, without anything better, many product leaders rely on the product roadmap to demonstrate their strategy. What happens when you show a senior leader a roadmap? Product leaders need to create confidence by using the value drivers of their product strategy to frame the roadmap - or in some cases replace it.

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People-First Product Leadership

OCTOBER 1, 2023

My career coach, Sabrina Braham, shared an article with me titled “ Majority Of Americans Would Rather Fire their Boss Than Get A Raise ” It’s from 2012, so I did what anyone would do, I asked ChatGPT if there were more recent figures. ” It’s not a roadmap of what to build. Step 4 - Continue Learning.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 11, 2023

Strategic vision Great product managers have a clear vision for the future of their products. They can also translate this vision into a roadmap their teams can execute. They can clearly articulate their vision for the product to various audiences, including executives, engineers, designers, and users.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The focus on profitability really fortifies the importance of collaborative decision-making between product managers and the leadership team. Stakeholders need to buy into the vision, whether they are product leaders, engineers, the sales team, or the support team. Article written by Jessica Scandaliato. Final Thoughts.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

In this article, we’re going to unpack what is product management , how it differs from traditional project management, the role it plays in building products that delight your users, and the skills a good product manager must demonstrate to succeed. The main difference between product management and project management is the focus.

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Gainsight

JUNE 16, 2022

If you’re crafting a product roadmap, your vision and internal alignment must be crystal clear. . Too often, product leaders start building their roadmap plans only to be bombarded with conflicting feedback in all directions. So, how do you get beyond the distractions to build a roadmap you can defend and align around?

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. Instead of creating, for example, product strategies and roadmaps and tracking KPIs , you should help the people on your team acquire the right knowledge and develop the right skills so that they can carry out the relevant work on their own. Grow Your Leadership Skills.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 7, 2023

Nurture your Relationship with Leadership. Leadership will hold you accountable at all times. PMs often give many presentations, and your leadership team, or CEO if in a start-up — will always be on your tail, as they should be). What features do leadership care about the most? Is the money going to flow in soon?

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This is the main focus of the article. UX vision is a clear and inspiring statement that guides the long-term design strategy and keeps teams and stakeholders on the same page. The plan, often depicted in a UX roadmap, outlines the work necessary to achieve the goals. How do you develop a robust UX strategy?

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Listen to this article: [link]. Figure 2 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals. The vision guides the user and business goals, which are contained in the product strategy. The vision is the objective, and the product strategy is expressed by the key results.

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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Magazine reports that most CEOs read at least a book a week, and this doesn’t include blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos they devour, too. Regardless, the following articles are a must-read for anyone concerned with rolling out the best product in each iteration. 9 Dear Product Roadmap, I’m Breaking Up with You.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

You need to collect customer feedback , prioritize roadmaps , and ship features and products that offer a brilliant user experience. In this article, you’ll evaluate different SaaS growth models. Create your vision and positioning 4. Here are the five essential steps for any SaaS company seeking market leadership.

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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Authored by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones of SVPG, this book delves into empowering product teams , recruiting and coaching talent, crafting compelling visions, and transforming organizational culture. Most product roadmaps are nothing less than confusing spreadsheets. It is crucial to conduct idea validation before building products.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. 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. Close the meeting.

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Bain Public

APRIL 15, 2018

There are so many articles about the challenges and stresses of being a Product Manager. But this is an article about your CEO’s duty to set a vision, to define why your company exists. For some product managers, the thought of talking openly about the void left by a missing vision statement is paralyzing.

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BrainMates

JANUARY 21, 2019

The Product Leadership struggle is akin to the Entrepreneurship struggle because the role has no clear learning path. Principles are neither the mission or the product’s vision statement, but act similar to lists of dos and don’ts, working to quickly bring about team alignment and improved performance. What are Product Principles?

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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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Bain Public

APRIL 19, 2022

Achieving product-driven leadership requires an organizational focus on cultural change. This article will help you to accelerate these efforts, identifying the challenges in product culture and offering concrete solutions and processes to become product-led. Create Leadership and Consent Culture.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, read this article it includes tools and templates that are free The noble art of self-defense, also known as boxing. Muhammed Ali In product management, this means that you need to set the image of what you want the product to be, by creating a kick*ss product vision.

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