Mind the Product

OCTOBER 23, 2018

I’ve made a lot of roadmaps in my time. In fact, in the first three years I was at WorldRemit, I counted that I represented our company roadmap in 10 different ways. One of many, many roadmaps. One of many, many roadmaps. Yet most roadmaps have a big problem in common. The Wrong Conversation.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2020

In this talk from #MTP Engage Manchester consultant Itamar Gilad takes us through his GIST (goals, ideas, steps, tasks) framework. This in turn feeds project plans and feature roadmaps, and the micro-planning of an agile product team. Itamar’s framework has four levels of planning: Goals, which tell us what we are trying to achieve.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 20, 2025

Its consequently not only relevant to developing an initial offering ( MVP ) but also to achieving product-market fit and extending the product lifecycle. This stream guides the product discovery and delivery work and leverages development insights.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The below image is a simple framework but it is a growth platform that helps in setting up startups, mid-size or even big enterprises. In due course, the startups need to invest a good amount of time in organizing the strategy and roadmap to track the product performance to get an early product-market fit and scalability.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This includes a sound understanding of the market, the user and customer needs, and the competition as well as solid product management skills such as the ability to develop an effective product strategy and an actionable product roadmap (as I explain in more detail in the article The T-Shaped Product Professional ).

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I’ve been on a journey when it comes to PM development frameworks. Strategy, roadmap, feature requirements and delivery Enabling capabilities A breakdown of some of the skills required to be better at the above. Now, I have the amazing responsibility of coaching other Product Managers.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 22, 2025

We use UXDAs Digital Experience Branding Framework to help ambitious financial institutions build strong, future-ready digitalbrands. Custom development ensures every feature aligns with the brands values and customer expectations. Is it possible to combine all these elements into a clear and straightforward framework?

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Productside

APRIL 16, 2025

Product managers push for roadmaps. But dont expect a rigid framework. We used a framework called KIDKeep, Iterate, Delete. Why Product and Engineering Collaboration Still Fails Too often, the relationship between product and engineering feels more like a standoff than a partnership. Guy doesnt sugarcoat this dynamic.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

The product owner is accountable for “developing and explicitly communicating the product goal.” Scrum is a simple framework designed to facilitate the development of complex products. Such a goal aligns the stakeholders and development teams, and it directs their work. Product Goals and the Product Roadmap.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 2, 2021

To avoid this outcome, we apply a simple three-part framework before we start exploring solutions. Our simple team alignment framework . It’s easy to feel like every project on the roadmap should be at least medium or high urgency, but that’s not always true. Our team aligns on three points: Innovation . Investment .

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction My first product management job wasn’t exactly what you call a success story: I was part of a team that was called in to help with a new product development effort, and I ended up working with the lead product manager. It also makes it hard to manage and adapt the plan.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A four-layer framework to create a winning product strategy Today we are talking about creating product strategy. Often, companies approach me asking for help with their product strategy and they’re really focused on the roadmap. 9:00] Who is responsible for developing product strategy? Download the framework.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. Continue the discovery and strategy work while the product is being developed. But don’t stop there.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2023

Which benefits does the product create for the company developing and providing it? Say that I want to develop a product that helps people eat more healthily. The benefit the product should create for this user group might be to reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Why would people choose it over alternatives?

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 20, 2020

I think you’ll find it helpful for your planning regardless of where you are in a project — the beginning, developing, or launching. Product management should take a back seat to development. To Describe, plan the roadmap for the release. To Describe, plan the roadmap for the release. ” -Steve Johnson.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 22, 2019

Product roadmaps are frequently used badly, almost as handcuffs for product managers. A year ago we explored roadmaps and how they should be used with Bruce McCarthy. At the time, he had recently co-authored the book, Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty. Who the roadmap is for.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 3, 2019

Product roadmaps are one of the best-known tools and also the most misused by product managers. We have talked twice before with Bruce McCarthy, co-author of the book, Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty , to learn how to make roadmaps work for us instead of against us.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

Hence it is critical that one is aware of the best practises of the role and develops his own philosophy which results into maximum positive leverage for the organization. As I strive towards becoming a product leader, I wanted to understand the best practises in product management and in the process develop my own product philosophy. .

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

Sue, the Scrum Master , wanted to help the development team get better at sprint planning. It can be tempting to ignore people issues and focus on product-related tasks like reviewing the product strategy , updating the product roadmap , and refining the product backlog. The following sections explain how you can apply the framework.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 20, 2019

But it does mean owning decisions and having frameworks to get them the results they need. Some requests might undermine your strategic objectives for the product or derail what is currently being developed, so it is up to you to take all those requests and validate them with a wider audience. Get the Details Right.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Key practices to develop strategic influence, such as building deep relationships and aligning decisions with business goals. Read it now: [link] Exclusive Access to Mastery This post is part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collection , a premium series on The Product Way Patreon. Whats Inside the Article?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 5, 2020

In the agile scaling framework LeSS, the role is referred to as “ Area Product Owner “ A component owner owns an architecture building block like a user-interface layer or a payment service. The agile scaling framework SAFe uses its own product owner role, the SAFe product owner. SAFe Product Owner.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

In Scrum—the framework that gave birth to the product owner—the role is responsible for maximising the value a product creates for the users and for the business. But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. Myth #2: The product owner is a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 18, 2020

1password.com) Strikingly- Public Forum, Idea Forum , where customers request and vote on features Public Roadmap (ie Slack , bitsian ) . Are things that we are learning finding their way into the roadmap? How do you internally communicate customer requests/feedback vs the roadmap? A decision making framework that I use is.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. This team consists of a product owner , a Scrum Master , and several developers, which are also known as development team. That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products. Listen to this article: [link]. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash There is a misconception that building a roadmap will define a product’s future. But a roadmap doesn’t create a clear view of the future. Your vision of the future should bring clarity to your roadmap. People usually build roadmaps by throwing a bunch of unrelated projects onto a schedule.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

.” — Jeff Bezos Ever question the value of a product development lifecycle? roadmaps?” I love how you call product frameworks sh*t, but your stuff is always amazing!”. Yes, all we want to do is build, not follow frameworks, but I assure you, this is worth your time. Executing a product roadmap requires more.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 21, 2019

A product manager manages the product roadmap/product lifecycle. The secret menu framework. Understand services that your suppliers can provide to help develop your products. Once you develop and launch a product modification, start promoting your secret menu and let your customers know that it exists. Tap into analytics.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 4, 2021

Insights on roadmaps, metrics, OKRs, and more for product managers. Chief Product Officers (CPOs) have many responsibilities, such as mentoring product managers, defining product strategy, leveraging cross-functional resources, developing products to meet an expected schedule, and more. 5:42] How do you use roadmaps?

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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

I wanted to share with you the framework I use when doing this. I review strategies and roadmaps. Then we put together a roadmap for change, and I check in with them along the way as they transform. Others are SaaS companies that are scaling or have scaled recently and want to ensure they are doing it in the best way.

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Usersnap

MAY 14, 2025

Thats what product development feels like in most organizations.” ” Matt LeMay Most teams dont suffer from a lack of ideas; they suffer from chasing work that looks good on a roadmap but fails to drive results. Frameworks like Lean Startup and Design Thinking can help make this process more flexible and user-centric.

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The Product Guy

JULY 2, 2020

These three areas are within my development team, with other stakeholders within the business and thirdly, and within the market. Development Team: Setting the rules and boundaries of communication . One of the first areas my mentor Brad and I discussed was how to get the most out of your development team.

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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

JULY 24, 2024

Launching a product without a well-defined product strategy framework is similar—you risk wasting resources without a clear path to success. So, how do you outline a product strategy framework that is the foundation of product-led growth ? Create a product roadmap to get everyone on the same page and outline key development stages.

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