The Product Coalition

JULY 2, 2023

Give you the theory but deal with reality and the real challenges that come with it in everything we do — our courses, the CPO Bootcamp , strategic consulting , and this blog. They will then build their entire strategy according to your answers so that all the departments work together to generate success.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They are all based on real stories of product leaders I work with as a consultant or in the CPO Bootcamp , and I’m sure you’ll find them as real as they are. A Roadmap Without a Strategy It’s this time of the year again, and everybody needs to plan their roadmaps. But this creates a false sense of peacefulness.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With everything you have to do every day, it is so easy to neglect strategy. But much like code, your product strategy also requires maintenance. Not because it’s not important, but because it seems less urgent than everything else you have to deal with right here and now. Anyone can do that.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 27, 2022

Creating a Solid Product Strategy One of the CEOs that I work with as part of my consulting services recently reflected with me on the process we went through for creating their new product strategy. It was a lengthy process, with quite a few trials and errors, until we found the right strategy. Here are 3 such examples.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 1, 2022

I realized that this is something that I do whenever I’m helping my consulting customers or the CPO Bootcamp participants to make strategic decisions. This is part of the definition of strategy?—?it’s Strategy is hard. the structure of the word. Then, it’s only a matter of finding the right consonants.

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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. But the strategy should still be on you. But starting early is not enough.

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Modus Create

JUNE 30, 2021

We had stated that in 2021, transformational CMOs would own product innovation and leverage omnichannel product strategies to not only understand how they fit in the marketplace but transform customer interactions for the better. The rise of digital transformation has coincided with the decline in management consulting.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The podcast is hosted by Kristen Hayer, Founder and CEO of the Success League, a consulting and training firm focused on developing customer success programs that drive revenue. This series is also hosted by Tim Van Lew, Director of Customer Success Strategy at Gainsight. Start with six common business challenges.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

This is what I tell the founders that consult with me  — that to really solve the problem that they are looking to solve, a tool is not enough. Putting tools in place could make you feel as if you are making progress in the right direction, but if you just add tools you might be treating the symptoms and not the disease.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 19, 2023

That’s why making sure we define the right product is one of the things we spend the most time on during our programs — in the CPO Bootcamp or when consulting, for example. Your responsibility at that level grows dramatically and with it the impact of making mistakes. This level requires a whole new thought process with dedicated frameworks.

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Gainsight

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

That being said, let’s take a deep dive into one of the most effective strategies to efficiently scale Customer Success: digital customer education. But they’re more impactful when used for strategic consultations, not basic troubleshooting. What’s Digital Customer Education? Remember: 1:1 meetings aren’t the enemy.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels When I first started my consulting business , I attended a sales coaching workshop. Other than crystalizing your assumptions and strategy, this stage is about results. In order to successfully navigate it, you need to understand how it works. And the best evidence is happy, paying customers.

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The Accidental Product Manager

JANUARY 2, 2017

If they can entice readers with a bargain, then they hope that they can get them hooked on a new author and they’ll end up buying more ebooks at full price between US$12.99 They worry about what the long-term implications are of creating a generation of book buyers who are accustomed to paying very little for an ebook.

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Bain Public

APRIL 17, 2020

Career Development Program Details: Whether you are a Founder or part of the Product, Engineering or leadership team, you need actionable strategies and impactful techniques that drive results today. The 12 lessons will cover the tactics, strategies and mindsets that underpin the 3 steps thinking. Where do I manage the roadmap?

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ProductPlan

JUNE 16, 2022

We see the rise in demand most often in companies that have embraced the idea of product-led growth , a business strategy in which the product “sells itself” through experienced value. Moves towards developing product practices by top services firms in the management consulting and financial advisory space.”. Final Thoughts.

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Centercode

MARCH 4, 2020

You’ve invested hours into crafting creative test topics , and you’re following best practices for a comprehensive and approachable communication strategy. Like developing a clear communication strategy, bringing the right testers into your project is a core tenet of high engagement and quality feedback.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Only among my consulting customers , two companies recently hired a new VP of Product. This is true for people, but also for anything else you encounter, like processes, strategy, and even the product itself. Here are my tips for getting your job off to a great start. Your initial feelings and reactions to what you learn are priceless.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Guest Post by: David Parmelee, Digital Strategy Consultant. This strategy also works at the feature level. You may buy this ebook at [link]. About David Parmelee David Parmelee is the owner of Thrill & Create, a user experience consultancy in Maryland.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

I recently started working with a new consulting customer who offers digital courses over their unique platform, and one of the questions that they asked in the first session was whether or not the content was part of the platform. the strategic level that matters. My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While I was writing this article, one of my consulting clients called me to talk about this dilemma exactly: as their product is getting more mature and allows more functionality, their UX which was something they were super proud of up until now is getting slightly more complex. Do Your Customers Really Want to Pay Less?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 31, 2022

I remember the joy I had when I first created the ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) of my consulting customers, and the next person who called fitted that profile exactly. an executive’s guide to strategic product management is waiting for you at www.ganotnoa.com/ebook Originally published at [link] on July 27, 2022.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 18, 2021

They want to consult with me on whether or not product management is the right profession for them since they feel that they don’t know how to come up with these big ideas, and feel that it is needed in order to be able to lead. What was missing in my answers was solid product thinking.

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Userpilot

JUNE 13, 2022

The Sales Hacker blog focuses on sharing actionable content that offers helpful tips and strategies to reach SaaS sales goals. Stay up to date on the latest technologies, growth hacks, and marketing strategies. SaaS blogs can offer valuable insights into how you should run your SaaS business and implement marketing strategies.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2023

A solid product strategy takes time to build. Here is the method I use for creating a product strategy that makes sense. When I talk to the startups I consult to , or with the CPO Bootcamp participants, I always say that building a solid product strategy isn’t like solving a math equation.

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Under 10 Consulting

JUNE 6, 2019

Drucker, American management consultant. For some companies, marketing is a horizontal department, focused on strategy across all products and all markets. Nowadays I’m seeing more teams centered in their own department under the VP of Product, sometimes called the VP of Product Strategy. Everything else requires leadership.

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Mixpanel

MAY 5, 2019

I’m Fatih Koca, Director of Analytics Strategy at Mixpanel. I’m responsible for supporting our customers in developing their analytics strategies and improving data-informed decision making. One of the most common questions I receive is, “what are the right metrics to measure?”

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2020

I use the term mentoring very broadly since what I am usually doing with my customers is a combination of consulting, mentoring and coaching. An external consultant who is working with you keeps you honest and helps you maintain a fresh look at the problem even after a long time. strategy, organization, process, people, you name it?—?and

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Under 10 Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Even if you have a smaller team—say with three to five product professionals—you could have at least one responsible on strategy, one on technical planning, and one focused on product growth. If you’re telling engineering precisely what to build, you’re not a product manager. for future products and services, Planning.

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Iteratively Blog

MARCH 15, 2020

Data Elixir is one of the top newsletters in the market sharing the best articles on machine learning, data visualization, analytics, and strategy. It’s one of the ace strategies to market your brand. It’s a Coursera course that was created by the renowned audit & consulting firm, PwC. ? Download the ebook.

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Gainsight

MARCH 29, 2019

I wanted to outline four strategies these leaders have implemented. they learned two things: The services could be deployed by many different teams—Solutions Consultants, Services, CSMs, Support, etc. Read more about Product-Customer Success alignment in this ebook. Customers wouldn’t ask for discounts.

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

A step-by-step strategy for new and seasoned PMs alike to learn how to build products customers will love. Pragmatic Institute’s resource library spans everything from articles, reports, ebooks, and webinars to keep product professionals up to date on the latest trends. all-consulting. Pragmatic Institute. all-resources.

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Userzoom

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Much like UX design itself, there’s no one size fits all strategy, so you need to tailor your approach to both the audience and the problem at hand. This free-to-download bundle contains the following resources: Benchmarking 101 [ebook]. Harry Brignull, User Experience Consultant, brignull.com. ” Sell the value of UX.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

At Spendesk I am currently head of sales, so my main missions are about hiring and building the sales department on one side, and I also work around like all of the go-to-market strategy. It’s super important to think early on about what strategy you have.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 1, 2023

The Unique Challenges of Managing Product Managers It starts with my guiding principle that every product manager needs to think about strategy. But how can you fully own something when your manager is also in charge of the strategy? And how can you let someone from your team lead parts of the strategy which you own yourself?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 5, 2021

I see my consulting customers having to make the exact same decisions. They kept wondering and consulted with me on whether they should take a slightly different direction, that has the potential to become even bigger than their initial one in the future. You need to create your vision and define your strategy accordingly?—?simply

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 12, 2023

But what if customer success and customer education are actually part of the same revenue-building strategy? At Pulse Europe, he explained how a broad customer education strategy—community, in-app education, training, help centers, and more—can drive customer success outcomes at scale across the customer journey.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

That was also the case with the CPO Bootcamp  — after having consulted for a while I decided to build a group program, and invited early adopters to join me for the first ride. My specialty as a strategic consultant and product executive coach is this complex triangle where the product meets the strategy and the business.

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