Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Traditionally, strategy and execution are often viewed as separate, sequential pieces of work that are carried out by different people. For example, a product manager might determine the product strategy and one or more development teams might be tasked with executing it. Enter the Cycle. I call these outcomes product goals.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

You’ve got a clear vision for the future, and it looks bright! Part one of this article taught you how to align a roadmap with aspirational business goals. This step gets into what people think of when they ask for a roadmap. This step may be the biggest challenge to a realistic roadmap.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 16, 2022

Have you ever stared at a roadmap and wondered why? Why is the roadmap organized the way it is? Roadmaps should not focus on features, no disrespect. Features are important, but they need to come together in the roadmap to show a clear product strategy. So you say product strategy, what does that mean?

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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] I certainly don’t intend to make anyone feel bad.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

How is the outcome-based roadmap different from regular roadmaps? Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes. TL;DR Regular roadmaps kill outcomes by forcing teams to think in the categories of features and timelines. They lack vision and lead nowhere. A roadmap example.

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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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The Product Coalition

MARCH 4, 2024

Kris Gale As a wise man once said, no roadmap survives contact with reality. Firefighting while staying on course on the strategy and commitments of the roadmap is difficult. Like a forest never cleaned, filled with leaves, debris, and branches catches fire quickly, managing a roadmap left to rot is challenging.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? This is the main focus of the article. We also look at: What a UX design strategy is Why it’s important Its core principles and elements A practical example of a company with well-established UX strategies Let’s dive right in! What is a UX strategy?

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Want to learn how to create a robust UX roadmap for your UX team ? Look no further as this is exactly what this article covers! We also discuss the benefits of UX roadmaps, present different types, and share top tips for building them. A field roadmap gives a general overview of all UX efforts across all areas and products.

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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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Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

How do you create confidence in your product strategy with those that approve investment i.e. c-suite or board members? 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? This is a mistake.

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Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

How do you create confidence in your product strategy with those that approve investment i.e. c-suite or board members? 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? This is a mistake.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

How to Develop Product Roadmap? They all start with a focused strategy. A good product strategy helps the team stay focused, guide the product development and manage the business during the development process. To lay out and document your strategy, you need to develop a Product Roadmap. Product Roadmap?—?What

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 20, 2020

Product Vision or Product Vision Statement is the long-term goal for a product includes the long-term mission and the motivation behind its creation, along with why it’s important. Product visions, ultimately, serve as the guideposts for the development of the products. What is a Product Vision?

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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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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.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 14, 2020

Photo by Wynand van Poortvliet on Unsplash In this article, I’ll share some lessons learned by adapting an existing digital product for new customer segments. I’ll keep this article not attached to the product itself but in the process of building it and it’s the current process up until now.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Talk to any of the product managers, and one of the main problems they will share how difficult it is to create an achievable product roadmap. I have mentioned “achievable” in the title because, most of the time, the product team comes up with a roadmap only to realize that it’s not achievable. This could happen for multiple reasons.

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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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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. So how to create and present roadmaps effectively?

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. The Roadmap Challenge I recently participated in a meetup of very experienced product management leaders arranged by ProductX. We discussed roadmaps and the challenges surrounding them. Modify the roadmap based on their input if needed.

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Ask Benny

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. The Roadmap Challenge I recently participated in a meetup of very experienced product management leaders arranged by ProductX. We discussed roadmaps and the challenges surrounding them. Modify the roadmap based on their input if needed.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. This assumes that you review and update the strategy and roadmap together, an approach I find very useful.) Assess product strategy and adjust if necessary.

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Userpilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Top Marty Cagan books product managers should read With all that experience, Marty surely has tons of strategies and insights to share. 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.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Both product and product strategy should fall in place to make the startup sustainable and help them to grow. The importance of measuring the small outcomes associated with their product goals or visions is the key to churn expected benefits throughout the product life cycle. Vision: It should be inspirational and the guiding post.

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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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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. You might not know, for example, which marketing strategy is most appropriate or which sales channels are most effective. The marketer might have to create or update the marketing strategy; the sales rep might have to adapt the sales channels, for instance. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

It’s like driving a car with your vision blurred: You can’t see if you are heading in the right direction or getting closer to your destination. To select the right KPIs, I recommend taking the following three steps: First, use the user and business goals in the product strategy to select an initial set of indicators.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

, How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. ,, The Roadmap Challenge. The major reason for this challenge is that the roadmap is not just a tool for a product manager to properly plan. On top of that, your roadmap is also your commitment to your customers.

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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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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

This article provides a step-by-step process to elevate your product experience from “good enough” to “superb”. Develop and implement your digital experience strategy. For example, engineers work closely with product managers to execute the product roadmap and overcome challenges that may arise in the product development process.

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As a product manager, you must have the ability to create a business-viable product vision. Not only that, but this vision needs to drive and influence others to execute and deliver the components needed to build out that vision and make it a reality. But how do you get there?

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Product Culture

JUNE 30, 2021

Many of you use Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for strategy. If you are new to the topic, check out my article here. Do OKRs work with roadmaps? In fact, I argue that everything in your roadmap should tie back to your objectives. Indeed, they do. If not, why are you doing these things? How do you use OKRs? Tell me how.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. It’s like driving a car with your vision blurred: You can’t see if you are heading in the right direction or getting closer to your destination. It’s like driving a car with your vision blurred: You can’t see if you are heading in the right direction or getting closer to your destination.

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Product Culture

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

I really enjoyed the fireside chat “OKRs vs. Roadmaps Deathmatch” I did a few weeks back with my friend Janna Bastow, CEO of ProdPad. In my experience, though, you can't do either well without the other: You need OKRs for the outcomes and measures, and smart roadmaps for strategy and tactics. Both need vision. First Name.

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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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