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Product Managers Misunderstood: We Don’t ‘Rule’ Silicon Valley—We Navigate Its Complexities

The Product Guy

It’s a job that requires influence without authority, empathy without favoritism, and vision without control. A PM who creates unnecessary friction or fails to collaborate constructively isn’t fulfilling their responsibilities and shouldn’t remain in the role—just as with any other position.

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Applying Proto-Strategy to Product Management

The Product Guy

In my company, we review a living document with our management chain on a quarterly basis to align business direction for the short-term (immediate one to two quarters) to the long-term (two to five years). No formal stakeholder review as this is meant to be the first version that will undergo many iterations and refinements.

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Succeeding with Product Delivery and Scrum: 10 Tips for Product People

Roman Pichler

These are typically brand-new and young products as well as products that are experiencing a bigger change, for example, to extend their life cycle by addressing a new market segment or by replacing some of the technologies. It is therefore worthwhile to measure the code quality and minimise technical debt.

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Vision vs. Strategy

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I’ve explained that the context typically needs to be the product vision, and a specific set of outcome-based objectives for each team (OKR’s are an effective way to do that). Product Vision. Product Vision. Strong technology people are drawn to an inspiring vision; they want to work on something meaningful.

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Tips for Growing a Product Management Team

Roman Pichler

In order to grow your product management team, start by reviewing your product portfolio. For example, an internal product like a platform is likely to require in-depth technical skills—unlike an end-user facing offering, which is likely to require a thorough understanding of the market and business model, for example.

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Tips for Growing a Product Management Team

Roman Pichler

In order to grow your product management team, start by reviewing your product portfolio. For example, an internal product like a platform is likely to require in-depth technical skills—unlike an end-user facing offering, which is likely to require a thorough understanding of the market and business model, for example.

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Establishing Customer Advisory Boards for Product Managers

The Product Guy

Align your vision and product strategy with the strategic direction of your customers business. Welcome opposition : Encourage constructive criticism. When processing the feedback from your sessions, review your business strategy and product strategy. Provide a safe place for networking. Make room in the agenda for this.