Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Product Goals Defined. The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” It also suggests that “the product goal is in the product backlog. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context.

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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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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

To build such a stakeholder community, try the following techniques, which I discuss in more detail in my book How to Lead in Product Management : Bring people together and have joint workshops instead of holding separate conversations with the individual stakeholders, see also the section below.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

Not tied to a solution : Despite its name, I recommend keeping the product vision free from assumptions about the actual product or solution. This allows you to pivot, to change the product strategy and the product while staying grounded in your vision. Who Owns the Product Vision?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A big part of their job is managing the roadmap and prioritizing technical initiatives in the product backlog. Technical PMs play an important role in helping the development and product team gain a shared understanding of the product goals and technical requirements. What is a technical product manager?

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. Carrying out the relevant product discovery work and taking into account product ethics. Creating and validating a product strategy including market and user research.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

Fear not though, as our product management software guide will give you insights into some of the best-in-class applications that will boost your team performance and help you build successful products! Roadmapping software visualizes and plans product development over time, facilitating coordination and alignment across teams.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Product Goals Defined. The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” It also suggests that “the product goal is in the product backlog. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Impact mapping allows businesses to make sure their product strategy is aligned with business goals and that all stakeholders are on the same page. Book the demo ! Impact mapping is a technique for collaborative strategy planning and product management. It became popular thanks to the 2012 Gojko Adzic book.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Therefore, before determining timeframes, make sure that you have a suitable model in place like the one below, which I developed while writing my book Strategize. When it comes to product strategy , I like to consider the current life cycle stage. Similarly, larger roadmap changes can cause product strategy adjustments.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. Carrying out the relevant product discovery work and taking into account product ethics. Creating and validating a product strategy including market and user research.

User Testing 156

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Bain Public’s SOAP™ methodology and tool offers a full picture of your product strategy, tactics, metrics and roadmap all in one place. In this 30-min demo, we’ll dive deeper into how our SOAP™ methodology and tool can help you achieve your product goals. Book your 30-min SOAP™ Demo now ?.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The marketing team could help the PM identify ways to improve product usability and user experience by collecting customer feedback. Book the demo to see how Userpilot can help your product and marketing teams drive product success! What is product management? What are the responsibilities of product managers?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 15, 2024

This is useful when meeting the product goal results in a new major release or product version, for instance, iOS 17.4 The fourth row lists the product’s features. These are the outputs that are required to meet the goal. The fifth and final row captures the metrics to determine if a product goal has been met.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Bain Public’s SOAP™ methodology and tool offers a full picture of your product strategy, tactics, metrics and roadmap all in one place. About the Demo In this 30-min demo, we’ll dive deeper into how our SOAP™ methodology and tool can help you achieve your product goals.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Bain Public’s SOAP™ methodology and tool offers a full picture of your product strategy, tactics, metrics and roadmap all in one place. In this 30-min demo, we’ll dive deeper into how our SOAP™ methodology and tool can help you achieve your product goals. Book your 30-min SOAP™ Demo now ?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users! Product strategy defines who we are building for, what to build, and how to build it. What is product strategy?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 13, 2023

To see how Userpilot can help you make informed prioritization decisions, book the demo! A feature prioritization matrix is a product management tool that helps teams decide what features to develop next. It also helps them to avoid falling into the build trap and building bloated products with a diluted value proposition.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

If it is not clear who the users are and why they would want to interact with the product, it will be hard to decide which items should be in the product backlog and how important they are. A tool like my product vision board helps you capture and validate your product strategy.

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Userpilot

JULY 8, 2021

Online Product Management by General Assembly is a product manager course for beginner product managers that includes a final project at the end, that you can proudly add to your portfolio. A product manager course for advanced/pro product managers should teach you how to move from product execution to product strategy.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

For some products, a Product Hunt and WOM are more suitable, whereas for others in-app announcements work better. Product launch managers collaborate with the marketing manager to set the launch and product goals and timelines. They also work with the customer success team on product onboarding to drive adoption.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Mario pays close attention to Timechain’s competitors and industry trends, assesses the value, develops cases, and prioritizes feature mixes, ensuring everything aligns with the product strategy. How did Bain Public help Timechain reach their product goals?

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This includes a sound understanding of the market, the user and customer needs, and the competition as well as solid product management skills such as the ability to develop an effective product strategy and an actionable product roadmap (as I explain in more detail in the article The T-Shaped Product Professional ).

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Eventually, he managed the entire product from the execution standpoint, while I focused on the strategy and long-term planning. Little did I know that creating a solid product strategy takes such a major chunk of the product leader’s time. Most companies hire a product manager (and other positions) too late.

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Bain Public

MARCH 20, 2021

I share my passion for product through workshops, published articles and speaking engagements. Bain Public is a product leadership firm that helps companies make informed decisions and deliver superior quality products that appeal to customers and achieve business goals. Interested in having me speak or attend an event?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 24, 2021

You can still have departmental goals, but they need to be secondary to the goals that drive the results the company wants to achieve. Mistake #2: Creating Objectives That Are Efforts and Not Outcomes Now that we have established that product goals are about the product and not about product management, what should these goals be?

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Mind the Product

APRIL 6, 2020

Product (and company) strategy is the backbone that guides product goal-setting and roadmap definition, although it’s sometimes overlooked or confused with having a vision. Without it, product teams become feature teams focused on outputs and not outcomes. Product Strategy in an Agile World Marty Cagan.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

To successfully manage your product and maximise value delivery, you should use additional artefacts including the following five: An inspiring vision that describes the ultimate reason for offering the product; A validated product strategy that captures your approach to realise the vision and make the product successful.

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Userpilot

JULY 15, 2022

Here’s why: Help you see the bigger picture : When you define your macro goals, you set a vision and have a broader look at your product. For example, when you determine your product goals for the next 1 year, you provide a clear picture for you and your teams to follow, which steers your business in the right direction.

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 4, 2019

We need to know what we’re trying to achieve (our target goals), but also what we want to maintain (our health goals, borrowing from Christina Wodtke’s terminology in her excellent book on OKRs). Then, any piece of work needs to be tied to a goal. Well, th at’s the role of a product strategy. Which ones?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

While the role is discussed in many books and articles, I find that it is still not always correctly understood. What’s more, it’s not uncommon in my experience that product owners have to do their job without the support of a Scrum Master or agile coach. The individual is not a product backlog manager or a user story writer.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

The whole agile team should take part in release planning but the product owner is accountable for the final plan. Release planning should start by defining the product vision and setting product goals to realize it. The next step involves reviewing the backlog to align it with the goals. Book a demo!

Agile 94

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Best product vision examples focus on delivering value , are clear, and inspire the team and customers. They are also in sync with the company’s vision and shape the product strategy. A product vision statement template will help you focus on the key pieces of the puzzle you need to figure out. Book the demo !

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It’s about aligning feedback with your product goals and the company’s vision A simple framework you can use: Impact vs. Effort: How impactful is the feedback, and what’s the effort required to implement it? What are the overarching goals of your product? Let’s break down the essentials.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Userpilot engagement layer can help you onboard users and announce new product features. You can also use it to collect and analyze user feedback and product usage data to make informed product decisions. Book the demo ! What is a product failure? Lack of a retention strategy. Want to see how?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Throughout his experience, Blank had noticed that there are common patterns that many successful companies have followed when building products. The content inside the book provides valuable lessons to not only startup founders, but also modern-day product managers. Business plans are very common in an enterprise setting.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Unlike a go-to-market strategy, which focuses on the product launch phase alone, a marketing strategy refers to a longer-term approach toward achieving success with your brand. A product strategy , on the other hand, focuses only on the product (answering the who, what, and why of the product).

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