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How to Develop, Articulate, and Sell Product Strategy

The Product Guy

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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8 Tips for Collaborating with Development Teams

Roman Pichler

Manage the Product, not the Team. Focus on your job as the product manager or product owner, and manage the product, not the team. Provide guidance on the product, including its market, value proposition, business goals, and key features. Treat the Team as an Equal Partner.

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What Does a Software Product Manager Do?

The Product HQ

The product management world relies on teams of product people who work in unison toward a central goal. For that reason, each person on the team needs to know exactly what they have to do and how. In the case of someone like a Software product manager, this may prove challenging.

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Future-proofing your product strategy with adaptive teams

Mixpanel

Having worked with many product leaders over the past 20 years, I’ve repeatedly heard that balancing the needs of users, engineering teams and the business—all while building a successful product function that drives innovation—is tough. Lifting & shifting: the common pitfall of product teams.

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The Critical Importance of Finding Time for Strategic Thinking and Planning

ProductPlan

Time management remains an essential theme for product teams because there aren’t enough hours in the day. It all starts with a commitment from leadership that strategic thinking and planning are worth the time and makes it a core tenet of the team’s approach. Time Management. More features = More time with confusing value.”

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Driven by Purpose: The Secret Behind Successful Products

The Product Coalition

More than anything, I wanted to maintain the team’s motivation. So I did what every well-trained consultant knows to do — I asked a question. What does the product mean to you?” A purpose we could share with the company’s leadership team, customers, and those working on the product. Problem solved, or so I thought.

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How to Upskill as a Product Manager and Make Progress [Jason Knight]

Userpilot

If so, you should definitely watch the talk that Jason Knight , a product consultant and advisor, gave at this year’s Product Drive hosted by Userpilot. In his talk, Jason talked about how product managers can upskill to meet the challenges in their daily work and how to make sure that their organizations value their work.