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10 Product Roadmapping Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

1 The Product Roadmap is a Feature-based Plan. Traditional product roadmaps are usually output-focussed plans that map a list of features, like registration, search, and reporting, onto a timeline. Such a roadmap essentially states when a piece of functionality will be delivered. I don’t think so.

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My Product Strategy Model

Roman Pichler

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? How does it differ from a product roadmap and how do the two plans relate? And what’s their relationship to the product vision and the product backlog?

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How to Use Product Goals and Initiatives to Drive and Measure Success

Userpilot

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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How to Choose the Right KPIs for Your Product

Roman Pichler

Using KPIs and collecting the relevant data helps you balance intuition with empirical evidence. This increases the chances of making the right decisions and achieving product success. A Goal-directed Approach to Choosing KPIs. Then take into account the product goals on the product roadmap to discover additional KPIs.

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Mastering Product Success: Unveiling the Power of Product Vision, Roadmaps, and Goals

People-First Product Leadership

Part 3 brings together the Product specific Vision, Roadmap and Goals. Product Vision puts a company’s Vision and Mission into action The Product Vision ensures the Roadmap reflects the priorities which matter the most to the company’s customers and to the company. You’ve met the people.

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Six Common KPI Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

” Solution-centric data : “We’re making great progress; we’ve implemented 50 more user stories, and velocity is up by eight points!” ” Sadly, the data above is not helpful to see clearly how much value the product is creating. 2 Wrong Product KPIs. This often leads to too much data being gathered.

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Tips for Becoming a Head of Product

Roman Pichler

When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. 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. Creating and validating a product strategy including market and user research.