The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2023

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels When I started Infinify, I told the world I am shifting to product consulting. I knew what I really wanted to do, and the way I understood the term ‘product consulting’ described it quite well. I talk about it a lot when I speak about product strategy and in the CPO Bootcamp.

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Mixpanel

MAY 20, 2020

That’s why I developed a new model for product-led engagement based on building adaptive product teams that, by definition, adjust their actions and behaviors to the organizational context. Below, I’m sharing some guiding principles to help teams move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to product strategy.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Groupon and CarMax Discuss Mobile and Digital Product Strategy at the Open Mobile & Digital Experience Summit (Nov 7–8, San Francisco) In 2019, an exemplary customer experience strategy will be the difference between your brand and your closest competitor.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 30, 2023

When I realized that consulting isn’t a one-time gig for me and that it’s what I want to do moving forward (it was a few months after I started doing it, before the CPO Bootcamp was even created) I immediately understood that I need to up my game in order to build a sustainable business. But when it happened, it immediately led me to action.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 10, 2020

but we had no previous training on strategy. Furthermore, there is no clear path to learn product strategy and no agreed-upon “go-to” resource to start developing this muscle. Understanding how to differentiate based on particular attributes to better serve particular segments is nowadays a common practice in product strategy.

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Mironov Consulting

APRIL 30, 2020

Topic: Covid19’s Impact On Your Product Strategy. But now many of us in product or development organizations are shifting attention to how this crisis changes priorities and product plans. Rich will talk through some examples of shifting needs and short-term crisis adjustments. Hosted by: Synerzip.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 27, 2022

Here are three examples of areas that usually take longer to demonstrate results, but progress happens whether you see it or not. Here are 3 such examples. It was a lengthy process, with quite a few trials and errors, until we found the right strategy. But some things?—?especially especially the impactful ones?—?cannot

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 12, 2023

Photo by Mark Rabe on Unsplash When I started Infinify five years ago, I announced that I am offering product consulting services. I knew more or less what I was aiming for — for example, I knew that I was not interested in freelancing as a hands-on product leader, but I couldn’t yet articulate it as clearly as I can now.

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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. For example, let’s say your goal is $1M in ARR, and today you have $180K. Ask yourself what would make your product worth that higher price. How would you make the $1M?

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 14, 2021

Before joining Intercom, I worked as a tech consultant and had to account for every day to the client. Business and product strategy. At Intercom, we identify teams working within the same area of focus or strategy as a “group”. For me, those are the business and product strategy needs. Prioritize by risk.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

They spent a few years in another job, maybe as an analyst or consultant. How do these people get into product? Strategies to switch into product management. Associate Product Management (APM) programs. Facebook’s, for example, encourages applicants who have been working for a few years already.

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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. The Product Manager’s Job Is to Think That’s what makes the role so great, and so hard. Tools, for example, can highlight correlations, but not causations. Here are a few reasons why.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 11, 2022

Finishing a story creates a new decision point, for both the product and the corporate strategy. Here's an example. The product owner asks the team to finish 5 stories in this iteration. The team finishes 3 stories and as the PO reviews the product's progress, the PO realizes 3 stories is enough for now.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Today we are talking about how market segmentation is done and how it impacts product pricing. To help us with the details, a product strategy and pricing expert is joining us, Dan Balcauski. Product Tranquility , a consulting firm based in Austin, Texas. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:05]

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Modus Create

JUNE 30, 2021

Transformational CMOs Will Own Product Innovation. 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.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Many startups with an ordinary product make the way to growth and scalability whereas others with great products fail to survive. Both product and product strategy should fall in place to make the startup sustainable and help them to grow. What is wrong with these startups?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

The bounce rate is the percentage of users who visit a page on your product (for example, your home page) and then leave it before taking any primary action, such as registration or starting a free demo. Rafayel Mkrtchyan is a product management consultant who helps companies improve their product discovery and delivery processes.

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team. What Is Product Management Consulting? Consulting doesn’t mean instructing a CEO and the product leadership team how to run the company.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

The expert speakers at Product Drive 2023 will answer these and many more questions. Get ready to dive into insightful discussions, practical strategies, and real-world examples that will empower you to create and manage products that meet user needs and leave them truly satisfied. Connect with Else on Linkedin.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

The Lean Product Playbook by Dan Olsen is a practical guide on implementing the Lean Product methodology based on years of Olsen’s consulting work. New in – Best New Product Management Books in 2021. Product Management Books #1 – Continuous Discovery Habits [NEW! ]. Key learnings. 566 global ratings.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

While I was deeply involved in the details of the product and as a perfectionist by nature wanted to control every little detail, I had to focus on more than just the product development to succeed. One of the first things I did, for example, was to work with the salespeople on how to sell the product.

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Amplitude

MARCH 21, 2019

Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on technology, strategy and business transformation. Slalom believes that product analytics is a critical centerpiece at every stage of product development. These techniques vary by where you are in the product development life cycle. It’s a hard thing to pull together.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

One of the factors that drive the success of SaaS product management is how aligned the product team is with the customer success team. Data-driven growth is an important element of SaaS product management because it can inform your product strategy and also provides you with evidence to back up your decisions.

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 9, 2024

First, some context-free examples to demonstrate the math: If this new feature is intended to drive upsell from our entry tier to a higher-priced tier.   Happily, you have some strategic underpinnings: a company strategy, a product strategy, and a few OKRs or other metrics around what’s most important for your product/portfolio.

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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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Roman Pichler

APRIL 19, 2017

For example, take three deep breaths before answering a question from a difficult team member, or be firm but kind with the challenging stakeholder and communicate without any aversion or ill-will. Do regular research, attend trade shows and conferences, and consult journals, magazines, and user forums, for example.

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Mironov Consulting

OCTOBER 19, 2022

become a professional services/custom consulting company.  Overflow Teams tend to work on the biggest revenue deals, not on the ones that fit our Ideal Customer Profile or product strategy or overall corporate priorities.  High  We can accidentally (but rapidly!) There’s no ongoing support model.  When

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

Understand Your Core Values The product roadmap in a product company (as opposed to a services company, for example) sets the strategic direction of everything going on. As such, it cannot be limited to include only the product-related parts like features and product KPIs. an actual coach quality.

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Modus Create

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Transformational CMOs will own product innovation and leverage omnichannel product strategies to better understand how they fit in their marketplaces—and how they can transform those marketplaces for the better. Meanwhile, more consultants will collaborate with their clients on large-scale open source development projects.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As a follow up to the article from Ashley Sefferman that was written for the 280 Group blog last month, this month we’ve invited Roger Snyder from 280 Group to discuss how to turn the data these metrics provide into real insights to better manage your product strategy. Here are two examples to show how this works.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 30, 2020

Currently based in Amsterdam John-Simon spends the majority of his time with various stage startups throughout AsiaPac, consulting as an expert-in-residence, supporting product strategy and execution. Take New Zealand, for example. In AsiaPac, the experience you can expect depends on the individual market.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum is a management consultant with over ten years of experience in the B2B SaaS industry, mostly as a head of product for various organizations in the legal, education, facilities management, and pharmaceutical spaces. He has been responsible for product strategy, UX, and teams consisting of product and project managers.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 9, 2017

While the Amazon Echo Show is an impressive addition to the repertoire of voice and video monitoring systems in this growing market, it’s not the product features that are drawing attention. Rather, it is Amazon’s smart home product strategy. Have an integration strategy. Your job doesn’t end with the sale, though.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

is the umbrella organization for 5 successful enterprise products: BizTalk360, Document 360, Severless360, Atomic Scope, and Cerebrata, which the business acquired in 2019. He kickstarted a successful career as an IT consultant, working with companies like Microsoft, Accenture, and Fidelity. Presently, Kovai.co How it started.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 15, 2020

Product strategy, discovery, and delivery: These are the three general dimensions for which product managers are responsible to optimize in a customer-centric organization. Product strategy exists outside the well defined guideposts of dual-track agile (a product discovery and delivery methodology).

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 13, 2022

” These examples explain the problem we're solving for the customers. Do you want your customers to offer feedback on the product or the strategy? Do you think your product strategy will change?). I'd rewrite “secure login” as “Secure customer data in search by creating a timeboxed login.”

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2023

  (For fun, let’s call those things strategies.)   We’ve demonstrated essential company-level strategic thinking; offered a few concrete examples; and framed the problem in OR terms rather than AND terms (i.e.   A good corporate strategy, wherever it comes from, is necessary for a good product strategy.

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