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Podcast: Roadmaps, OKRs, Vision and Prioritisation with Bruce McCarthy

Mind the Product

Bruce McCarthy was the president of the Boston Product Management Association, is the founder of consultancy Product Culture and co-wrote the book on roadmapping, Product Roadmaps Relaunched. A really good roadmap is a story about the future – and why it’s going to be awesome for everyone involved.

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Product Roadmaps in Five Easy Pieces

Mind the Product

so my investor said that I need a product manager to do our product roadmap?”. When I worked as a product management consultant clients would often talk about “needing a product roadmap ASAP”. In reality, asking for a product roadmap was shorthand for “please help me with my strategy”.

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Relationship Series Part III: The Delivery Consultant – Our Partner in Learning

The People of Product Management

Delivery consultants play the vital role of delivering products to satisfy clients’ needs as well as being the Voice of the Customer to the organization. In this post, which is part three of the Relationship Series, I unpack the relationship between the product manager and the delivery consultant.

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What “Customer Centric” Really Means, According to Rachel Wynn

The Product Coalition

Many product managers are on a mission to improve the lives of their consumers, and principal product consultant, Rachel Wynn feels that as product managers, we need to think twice about taking customer feedback at face value. This is why a focus on the product vision is important. For many, it goes much deeper. It’s challenging.

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How to create an inspiring product vision statement

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This is where a product vision statement comes in handy. A product vision is a roadmap. Product vision statements are important, and it’d be a huge mistake to set off on your journey without one. To help you get started, here’s everything you need to know about creating your first product vision statement.

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“Build What Matters” Framework for Startups

The Product Coalition

The importance of measuring the small outcomes associated with their product goals or visions is the key to churn expected benefits throughout the product life cycle. In summary, this framework gives an opportunity to discover, experiment, build, measure, learn and sell the product for outcomes aligned with the product vision.

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440: Skills that help product managers grow their careers – with Neha Bansal

Product Innovation Educators

Before joining Google, Neha worked as a Management Consultant at Essex Product Consulting, where she helped organizations build products. Typically, there are two big phases in bringing a product from vision to launch: planning and execution. Planning includes the product vision, strategy, and roadmap.