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Applying Proto-Strategy to Product Management

The Product Guy

For example, my first iteration focused on the problem statements, targeted customer, technical strategies, pricing strategies, and competitiveness evaluation, which was all excellent content that offered important product context but just not the right place. First Attempt. As expected, I ran into a lot of issues at the start of the process.

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Why Technical Debt Roadmaps Don’t Work

ProductPlan

To understand the problem with technical debt roadmaps, we’ll start with a quote from renowned philosopher, Homer Simpson. It’ll go away ,” the famous TV dad advised his family on dealing with challenges. In this article, we’ll discuss why technical debt roadmaps don’t work. We call it a mistake.

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Failure is Yours, Success Belongs to the Team by Tessa Cooper

Mind the Product

Summary: A ProductTank London talk that advises you accept that you are part of any failure that happens and be specific about the issues that you face. Put simply, this inability to work through personal problems together means that you’ll never be able to come up with solutions for more technical issues. How can we move forward?”

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Using Outsourcing to Launch and Scale Your Product Faster

Mind the Product

I would recommend this model if you have no technical or product management background. For major brainstorming, problem-solving or strategic planning I would advise that you again meet in-person and work out the general strategy you’re heading. Constructive negative feedback on tasks and goals is welcome.

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Writing An Effective Six-Pager Product Document

The Product Coalition

Examples include your stories, and your requirements for your Technical teams. The intent of your Six-pager is always to cover the “Why” and to some extent the “What” but never the “How” Cut the clutter A six-pager is not the first document I advise you to start thinking with. Constructs Constructs are one abstraction level above UX.

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Product Analyst

Bain Public

Communication Write thoughtful, well-structured business cases; considering strategies and objectives Analyze and distill complex information Question and challenge in constructive ways; present ideas confidently and respectfully. The only requirement is that you must be legally able to work in Canada. When: Flexible start date.

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Product Analyst

Bain Public

Communication Write thoughtful, well-structured business cases; considering strategies and objectives Analyze and distill complex information Question and challenge in constructive ways; present ideas confidently and respectfully. The only requirement is that you must be legally able to work in Canada. When: Flexible start date.