UX Studio: Product Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Your product strategy is already bulletproof — just make sure you’re not making any of these mistakes. Learn 5 examples from my career where strategy went haywire and my tips on how to avoid these situations. I’m Sándor, a product lead and former product designer with 5 years under my belt.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 19, 2020

In our webinar Product Managers: Treat your Strategy as a Product , Hadrien Raffali discusses the importance of tracking market activity and tweaking plans accordingly. Raffali believes strategy missteps are inevitable if companies aren’t spotting key patterns quickly enough. What does a Good Strategy Look Like?

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Amplitude

JULY 29, 2020

When it comes to product strategy, there is so much conflicting advice that getting started can be confusing. Some companies’ strategies are so generic that they could mean anything, or nothing at all—as perfectly illustrated in this product strategy madlibs , which fills in the blanks with buzzwords and jargon and calls it a strategy.

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Dear Strategy

MARCH 15, 2023

You see, the reason I started the Dear Strategy podcast was mostly to educate. Now, I’m sure I didn’t go about the process in exactly the most effective way, but, even so, that particular strategy has resulted in absolutely zero leads! But – remember – I’m a strategy guy! Now what about the new framework? Cue evil laugh].

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? We also look at: What a UX design strategy is Why it’s important Its core principles and elements A practical example of a company with well-established UX strategies Let’s dive right in! The strategy should also have information about the UX team, processes, and guidelines.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you are the new product leader of your company, your company might be in product leadership debt. In such situations, you would typically be asked to come up with a strategy and roadmap ASAP, but you are still just learning the domain. Typically, the CEO will ask for a strategy or a roadmap.

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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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Product Management University

APRIL 8, 2024

The other 80% will be aligned to products and users in traditional product manager roles. Taking the Lead on Market & Customer Knowledge The top-down strategies of your target customers are shaped by the dynamics of their industry as well as current technology trends. Short of corporate strategy roles, it’s not!

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BrainMates

MAY 28, 2019

Understanding that product management is not a one person job, SnapComms CEO Chris Leonard and 11 employees, who hailed from customer service, engineering, marketing and sales, attended the Brainmates’ Essentials of Product Management course to start the company product management journey together. Where do you start?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 19, 2022

Being product-centric means you are inherently both user and buyer-centric. To me, it translates to your products driving your business strategy and growth plan. Unfortunately, all too often businesses set goals disconnected from their products. Your products now drive your market strategy and growth plan.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 3, 2021

Great products come from great product teams—not from frameworks. Using the right product framework can help guide a team’s work. But the product will be only as good as the people behind it. Product Frameworks Can Become a Crutch. That bullet list could serve as your product framework.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In part two of this summary, I am moving to talk about strategy and leadership insights. One of the best outcomes is of course the networking that happened during these three days. I got to meet 50 great product coaches from all over Europe, and of course, got to meet and connect with Marty and his partners.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

Instead, I believe that AI will have the most profound impact on the high-level (and historically most valued) skills of product management: developing a strategy, crafting a vision, identifying new opportunities, and setting goals. That sounds a lot like a tool that would be incredibly good at identifying a clever strategy.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If the answer to these questions is yes, then Scrum is probably not the best framework for your product. I therefore suggest that process follows product : You should choose the process that is best suited to provide a successful product—a product that does a great job at creating value for the users and for the business.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Now, prospective product managers are looking for ways to enter into this niche and meet the demand from potential recruiters. How to Become SaaS Product Manager? This guide shares key advice, tips, and strategies to help you become a SaaS product manager. Let’s dive right in.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 18, 2018

If you haven’t found the right objective goal-setting framework for setting roadmap priorities, consider Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). The OKR framework was popularized by Google, which attributes much of its success to this goal-setting model. What is the OKR framework? Objective: Increase Quorum user base.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This purpose aligns with broader societal concerns about sustainability, and by adhering to this purpose, Patagonia not only creates products that resonate with a segment of consumers but also contributes to broader discussions about sustainability and corporate responsibility, thereby enhancing its brand reputation and business value.

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ProductPlan

MAY 11, 2020

Proof Over Opinion: 8 Strategies for Selling a Roadmap to a Skeptic. Here you are up to your eyeballs, creating a killer product strategy and roadmap. If you find yourself in a showdown with a skeptic about your roadmap or product strategy, you’ve got to get strategic about winning them over to your point of view.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

A framework like Scrum offers specific techniques that ensure sustainable pace—unfortunately, only for development team members and not for product people. But sustainable pace is equally important for you, the person in charge of the product. Therefore, focus on your actual job—making or keeping the product successful.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Five years ago I wrote about how product strategy means saying no – you must ruthlessly protect your product from feature creep. . Saying no, however, is just one part of a successful product strategy. The meeting point of company and product strategy. Des: Welcome to Intercom on Product.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

Nevertheless, the product owner is often regarded as a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog, detailing requirements, and interacting with the development team. The confusion stems—at least partly—from the fact that Scrum is a simple framework focused on helping teams develop software.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users! Product strategy defines who we are building for, what to build, and how to build it. What is product strategy?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 1, 2023

What Is Product Strategy Exactly? And Why It Matters Product strategy is a creative act, to “do something new,” approaching an opportunity from a different angle. — Self So what exactly is product strategy? Why is it important if I have a solid product management team?” I snapped out of la la land.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 24, 2019

One way to make better product decisions is to borrow a framework developed by Google. Google originally created the HEART framework to help its UX teams improve users’ experience with Google products. But, product managers can get as much benefit out of the HEART framework as UX designers have.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

Use them to establish a shared purpose, to direct and align people, and to give the individuals the autonomy they need to do their piece of work—be it creating a marketing strategy or designing and building a product increment. Consequently, do not neglect the product discovery and strategy work.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

Use them to establish a shared purpose, to direct and align people, and to give the individuals the autonomy they need to do their piece of work—be it creating a marketing strategy or designing and building a product increment. Consequently, do not neglect the product discovery and strategy work.

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People-First Product Leadership

JUNE 11, 2023

Does your team (or organization) have a shared Mission, Vision, Strategy, and Goals? Be Curious Not Judgmental: In my course People-First Product Leadership , I do just that - I share how to put people on your team first. You’ve read the article above and have your product vision. We have a Product team to lead.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Product Management 101 ] Great products are not accidental. They all start with a focused strategy. A good product strategy helps the team stay focused, guide the product development and manage the business during the development process. Product Roadmap? Product Roadmap?—?What

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

They work closely not only with the development team but also with the marketing and sales teams, and champion the product within the organization. The Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework helps organizations select goals (Objectives), milestones measuring progress (Key Results), and specific tasks (Initiatives). SMART goals.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Unlike featured-based roadmaps, which focus on the delivery and output of capabilities, outcomes-oriented roadmaps prioritize desired outcomes or results — a key element of product strategy. Once optimized, it’s critical to tie the outcome back to the company’s strategy and objectives. Do not skip this step. The root cause?

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Mironov Consulting

MARCH 9, 2024

One technique that I teach in my product courses/workshops is something I call “count the digits.”  We won’t be accurate, of course, but we’ll be able to sort huge from tiny with a bit of practice.  †† Yes, most company strategies are a mess. 

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Leaders should understand the company’s vision and strategy, be able to communicate it in a meaningful way, and clarify the role their “unit” (*) plays in that strategy. Part of empowering the team is letting them explore the opportunity space and even challenge the strategy. This post is based on my new book Product Direction.

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Product Management University

JUNE 5, 2023

It’s hard to get stakeholders fist-pumping over things like… be the market leader execute the most payment transactions pay more employees than all other payroll systems combined to be the leading provider of… to make the best product in [category] If your product vision resembles any of the above, you won’t be feeling the love from any direction.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

How to create a scalable product organization. How product strategy uses a company's vision to fuel profitability. An iterative product framework for identifying and pursuing the right opportunities to create value. Melissa broke silence over the excessive focus on delivery in product teams.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 19, 2023

Product management is a creative job in the deepest sense: We create products. But the level at which we need to do so changes dramatically over the course of a product person’s career, and the transition is not always easy. Here are three levels — each relevant to a different stage in your career and your product.

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Modus Create

MAY 12, 2022

So, the team kickstarted the project to develop a mobile application from scratch — from product strategy and CX to end-to-end development and release, all in six weeks. So, our team of three developers, with support from the product, QA, and engineering departments, kicked off the project. . Product Strategy and Design.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Product managers carry out market research, lead product discovery , oversee the development teams as they are working on the solutions, and coordinate the product launch. 16 Product Management Best Practices. Product usage analytics shed light on how users engage with the product and how to help them achieve their goals.

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