Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Product Goals Defined. The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” It also suggests that “the product goal is in the product backlog. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Traditionally, strategy and execution are often viewed as separate, sequential pieces of work that are carried out by different people. For example, a product manager might determine the product strategy and one or more development teams might be tasked with executing it. I call these outcomes product goals.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

An effective product strategy is key to successfully create, enhance, and manage a product. There is no point in worrying about the product details and writing user stories if a sound product strategy is missing. But what exactly is a product strategy? Four Artefacts.

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 4, 2019

An output is what we see and experience (the features and products we “touch”). Bugs can be valued in terms of quality outcomes like reducing support needs or improving user satisfaction. Thinking in this way means that we need to have clearly defined goals. Well, th at’s the role of a product strategy.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A first step to form effective product teams is therefore to identify the products in your organisation. But what is a product? I view it as an entity that creates tangible value for users and possibly customers as well as the business. The former is achieved by solving a problem or by providing a specific benefit.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The key results might then be “simplify user journey A” and “enhance feature alpha.”. OKRs can be used to create cascading goals—goals that are systematically linked. Figure 2 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It achieves this by using sprints to create product increments, collecting feedback from users and stakeholders, and adapting the product with the insights gained. [1] What’s more, you’ll struggle to determine the right product backlog items. Continue the discovery and strategy work while the product is being developed.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 15, 2024

To make this more concrete, let’s look at an example: Objective : Grow the product management team. Key result 1 : Three product managers are hired. Key result 2: The onboarding system is improved, and time-to-proficiency is reduced by 25%. It describes the specific benefit or outcome the product should achieve.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Product Goals Defined. The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” It also suggests that “the product goal is in the product backlog. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Traditionally, product roadmaps are output-focussed plans that map features like registration, search, and reporting onto a timeline. This can be reassuring for customers and stakeholders, as the individuals believe that they know when their features will be delivered.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Overview The GO Product Roadmap consists of five elements, as the image below shows: Date, name, goal, features, and metrics. The most important element is the goal: It describes the outcome you want to achieve or the benefit you want to provide. Specific : Make the goal—a.k.a.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

Consequently, you don’t know for sure how fast you are running and if you are on track to achieve your target finish time. You’ll end up guessing how well the product is doing and if it is creating the desired value. Consequently, these teams relied on: Anecdotal feedback : “Customers love our product, they told me so.”

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

The first one carries the risk of being a feature broker and offering a product that has a weak value proposition, gives rise to a poor user experience, and consists of a loose collection of features. A stakeholder is anyone who has a stake in your product, who is affected by it, or who shows an interest in the offering.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

Inspiring : The product vision creates a purpose for the people working on the product. Ethical : A good vision gives rise to an ethical product , a product that truly benefits its users and that does not cause any harm to people and planet. Shared : It unites people, and acts as the product’s true north.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics that measure how your product is doing. Effective KPIs help you understand if your product is creating the desired value for the users, the customers, and the business. Without KPIs, you end up guessing how well your product is performing.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. But others find it hard to no longer be actively involved in making product decisions, regularly talking to users, engaging the stakeholders, and working with development teams.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. Assess product strategy and adjust if necessary.

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Imagine going on a road trip without a GPS—you may encounter unexpected detours and delays, waste time and fuel, and turn your once-exciting trip into a stressful scramble. Launching a product without a well-defined product strategy framework is similar—you risk wasting resources without a clear path to success.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Crafting a winning product strategy is crucial for SaaS success, and finding the right product strategy example can provide all the inspiration you need. This article provides concrete examples of different product strategies employed by SaaS companies. Book a demo to learn more.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

What’s more, it’s not uncommon in my experience that product owners have to do their job without the support of a Scrum Master or agile coach. This includes sprint planning , Daily Scrum , sprint review , and sprint retrospective , as well as product strategy and product roadmap workshops.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The SaaS industry is full of advice on the perfect product metrics to gauge your users’ activation, engagement, and interactions. But how do these concepts translate into real product improvements? What are product metrics? Not all products are the same. or “How simple is our product to use?”

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 10, 2024

Using a feature-based roadmap that fixes the product functionality for the next, say, twelve months therefore risks creating a product that offers the wrong functionality and creates little value for the users and customers. Then determine how the product has to change to meet the goal. Think why , not what.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 17, 2023

He has a great deal of experience that has helped him be well-rounded in product management. Paul acquired the breadth of experience through his leadership roles at San Francisco Bay Area startups and high-growth companies. He helps rapidly scaling early-stage startups craft their Product Strategy and everything related to it.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Product leader Aatir Abdul Rauf outlines questions product managers should ask when crafting a product strategy. By Tremis Skeete , for Product Coalition Product strategy continues to be a misunderstood concept and energizes many conversations and debates on LinkedIn. It’s not a set of goals.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2024

Expanding on a recent post ( Revenue Goals are Not Company Strategies ), I’ve been seeing lots of maker teams (product, engineering, design) struggling to form product strategies without a company strategy to hang them on.  Short-enough time frame (e.g.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, the marketing strategy, the user experience (UX) design and technology choices have to align to successfully acquire new users, increase conversion, or meet another product goal. Involve people in product decisions. Admit if you are wrong. Be supportive and offer help.

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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 and Why and the inspirational differences that product brings.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many of those companies would spend that money on building their software without sufficiently interacting with their customers. A typical product development process would follow the Waterfall principles, taking quarters, and even a year to release a product to the market.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Setting smart product goals is a vital skill for any sensible SaaS owner or product manager to get right. In this article, we’re going to explore what makes an effective product goal, the difference between goals and product initiatives, how to set them and make them work with your product backlog, and more.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Traditionally, product roadmaps are output-focussed plans that map features like registration, search, and reporting onto a timeline. This can be reassuring for customers and stakeholders, as the individuals believe that they know when their features will be delivered.

Roadmap 156

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics that measure how your product is doing. Effective KPIs help you understand if your product is creating the desired value for the users, the customers, and the business. Without KPIs, you end up guessing how well your product is performing.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In the product planning model above, the vision describes the ultimate purpose for creating the product; the product strategy states how the vision will be realised; and the product roadmap states how the strategy will be implemented.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 19, 2023

How product managers can build trust and alignment on virtual teams Today we are talking about making virtual product teams more effective. Our guest is Anna Marie Clifton, Head of Product at Vowel. She is leading the effort to make virtual meetings more effective by turning them into searchable, sharable knowledge.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

At its very core, product-led design is all about creating a seamless customer experience that enables users to unlock value with your product quickly. The idea is that once users truly see your product’s benefits, they naturally want to upgrade to the paid plan. What’s in it for you?

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Userpilot

JULY 29, 2024

to guide product teams at every stage. Top-notch products. So, which product management frameworks should your team use? In this article, we’ve outlined an extensive list to help inform your product strategy. RICE framework assigns a score to each new initiative based on its reach, impact, confidence, and effort.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The key results might then be “daily active users are up by 20%,” “session length is increased by 10% on average,” and “the objective is achieved by 30 June 2021.”. OKRs can be used to create cascading goals—goals that are systematically linked. A product goal, finally, helps determine the right sprint goals.

Product Management 156

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

Inspiring : The product vision creates a purpose for the people working on the product. Ethical : A good vision gives rise to an ethical product , a product that truly benefits its users and that does not cause any harm to people and planet. Shared : It unites people, and acts as the product’s true north.

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