Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Product Backlog is Too Big. A few years ago, I was asked to help a healthcare company with their agile transition and its impact on product management. One of the challenges the agile transition team was concerned about was the choice of the right product backlog tool, which at first seemed odd to me.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

” Setting realistic business goals that describe the benefits the product will create for the company developing and providing it. These may include financial goals like a revenue target as well as acquiring new knowledge and developing the brand. The vision is transformed into needs and business goals.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you’ve been at your company for a while, you might get inspired after reading a book or attending a conference. If you’re joining a new company, you might want to try a new tactic out with your new team. Texthelp has over 50 million users served by 12 product teams in the US, the UK, and in the Nordics.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

(Montreal, ON) - We're excited to announce we’ve been selected as one of California’s top innovative corporate training companies by Best Startup California! Take the next step towards solidifying your product team to put a life-changing product on the market! Most companies don’t have a clear picture of their roadmap.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 14, 2022

Mobile consumer feedback changed product roadmaps, improved ROI, drove revenue, and got companies closer to achieving their overall business goals. There are three feedback-focused product goals winning mobile teams should prioritize in 2022: Focus on the first 30 days.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

Customer churn is a crucial metric to every SaaS business that Product managers, account executives and sales reps try to keep as low as… Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Userpilot

JANUARY 31, 2021

How Product Ops Helps To Build User-Friendly Products. What Are The Duties Of A Product Ops Manager. Does your company need Product Ops? Product ops is a role that connects product development to the users and streamlines the process by attending to time-consuming tasks.

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Gocious Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Without the support of the internal teams, achieving product goals can be challenging, if not impossible. To overcome this challenge, product managers must have certain skills and develop a communication strategy to persuade stakeholders to contribute to the product goals and align with the company's vision.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

You can find more information about the product vision board above in my book Strategize and the article The Product Vision Board. Can the Product Vision and the Company Vision Be the Same? The company vision should describe the purpose of the entire organisation, the reason why the business exists.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2023

link] And here is another example, “Improve company website”: [link] GQM Explained The OKR Objective is GQM’s Goal. The “meaningful, audacious, and inspiring” criteria of an OKR Objective can also be applied to a GQM Goal. We try to ask every relevant question about the Goal that we can.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Carrying out the relevant product discovery work and taking into account product ethics. Creating and validating a product strategy including market and user research. Developing a product roadmap and setting realistic product goals/outcomes. Know Your Industry.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

But to achieve a hard-to-copy advantage, a company should focus on building a long-term competitive advantage that is difficult for competitors to replicate.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 7, 2021

Step #1 Line up Your Product Goals To find Product-Market Fit ( PMF )— you need to define what the PMF condition looks like. Step #1 Line up Your Product Goals To find Product-Market Fit ( PMF )— you need to define what the PMF condition looks like. Is it exponential user signups ? Or high revenue growth ?

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The roles of managing a mobile product team and managing an entire company share many similarities. The biggest difference is that mobile product managers deeply interact with nearly every function within their organization, yet none of them report to them. What are the goals of individual teams?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

As the product owner, then you should own the product on behalf of the company and be empowered to have the final say, particularly if no agreement can be reached. Myth #2: The product owner is a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Even if the UX efforts in your company seem to be going well, there is always scope for continued assessment and improvisation. Even if UX work seems fine at your organization, know that there are still some things to set a budget for, like improving the product’s creation process, or your customers’ and users’ experiences.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Part 3 brings together the Product specific Vision, Roadmap and Goals. Product Vision puts a company’s Vision and Mission into action The Product Vision ensures the Roadmap reflects the priorities which matter the most to the company’s customers and to the company.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 24, 2021

I collected here four of the fundamental mistakes companies make when implementing the OKR methodology for product teams. Unless you have someone experienced who did it right in their previous company, you will most likely run into these yourself. Sales create revenue goals. Marketing creates lead goals.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The trouble starts when you have multiple products that target the same exact markets and customers. Individual product goals force each product team to compete for development resources, marketing resources and mind share with the sales team – all in the interest of individual product goals.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

You can find more information about the product vision board above in my book Strategize and the article The Product Vision Board. Can the Product Vision and the Company Vision Be the Same? The company vision should describe the purpose of the entire organisation, the reason why the business exists.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Carrying out the relevant product discovery work and taking into account product ethics. Creating and validating a product strategy including market and user research. Developing a product roadmap and setting realistic product goals/outcomes. Know Your Industry.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 13, 2019

If that’s the case for your product, then reduce the product backlog size by unbundling one or more features and releasing them as products in their own right, like Facebook did with Messenger in 2014. Your product backlog should only contain items that help create value for the users or business—not to appease individuals.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Many of the companies we have worked with have an international breadth, and it’s about time we do too! As we transitioned fully online at the beginning of the pandemic, we have mastered remote work and can now confidently say we are able to offer our services to more companies across and outside of Canada!

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Storyboards help Product designers to test multiple versions of products, product flows, and customer journey maps until there’s a final design for all team members. Storyboards on Unsplash by Matt Popovich Start with the product goal to create a storyboard. It's essential.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

As the product owner, then you should own the product on behalf of the company and be empowered to have the final say, particularly if no agreement can be reached. Myth #2: The product owner is a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 30, 2018

Learn about our client’s business problems and product requirements. These objectives make for a better product, and a more successful company. When I started my product management career, I mostly relied on my experience, common sense and intuition when making product decisions. And I wasn’t half bad.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Along with the founders (the CEO and CTO), most of the employees in the company at the time were developers. Little did I know that creating a solid product strategy takes such a major chunk of the product leader’s time.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

Having a well-built Product function offers business startups the advantages such as setting up of business objectives, targeting markets to deliver measurable products and services, and prioritizing the goals of the company. Analysis of Share of Voice (how consumers perceive the product) 4.

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Gainsight

APRIL 10, 2023

While tech companies witnessed unprecedented growth over the past couple of years, 2023 is a whole new game. According to a 2023 Trends and Outlook in Customer Success report from Bain & Company, retaining customers is at least five times more cost-effective than acquiring new ones.

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Alchemer Mobile

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In the field of product management, asking yourself hard questions is key to driving success in your individual goals, in your product, and across your company. In many ways, a perfect CEO boot camp is to learn how to be an effective product manager first. What are the goals of individual teams?

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In fact, a Dimension Data study found 84% of companies that proactively work to improve customer experience see a revenue increase. By focusing on improving your product and user experience, you spend less time and money searching for new customers. The current SaaS market is rewarding product-led strategies.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Curious how Userpilot helps companies make a true impact? Impact mapping is a technique for collaborative strategy planning and product management. This makes sprint planning easier and quicker and enhances the team’s ability to realize product goals. Why are impact maps important for product managers?

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Userpilot

JULY 14, 2023

The process of creating a product analytics framework starts by identifying internal stakeholders it will benefit from. Next, each stakeholder group sets relevant product goals , chooses corresponding metrics , and selects data sources. Solid product analytics tools include Amplitude , Google Analytics 4 (GA4) , and Hotjar.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Vision Setting and Execution: Developing and maintaining a clear vision for the product, translating strategic goals into actionable plans that drive success. Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Ensuring that efforts across departments are synchronized, enhancing team collaboration and efficiency in achieving product goals.

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Userpilot

APRIL 6, 2023

Use opportunity solutions trees to align the problems you try to solve with product goals. Poor communication: even if you nail your product goals , make sure to communicate them clearly to the development team. Not many companies can pull it off without taking a significant hit in user numbers and revenue.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 17, 2023

Paul acquired the breadth of experience through his leadership roles at San Francisco Bay Area startups and high-growth companies. He helps rapidly scaling early-stage startups craft their Product Strategy and everything related to it. 4:32] Does empowering product managers require an organization to be structured around product?

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Userpilot

APRIL 27, 2023

Some common ones are mentioned below: Customer data: information about their jobs to be done , goals, use cases, company size, and everything else that you need to create personalized experiences later on. However, getting the customer insights that you need to improve your product – that’s another story.

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