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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airfocus

MARCH 9, 2023

A product strategy roadmap helps visualize your vision and keep the team aligned on the product goals. Here are some tips, questions and examples to help you make sure your strategy roadmap is clear to everyone.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Third and most importantly, focus the backlog on a specific product goal. Then decline and remove items that do not serve this goal, as I discuss below. The Product Backlog is Too Detailed. But an overly detailed product backlog makes it hard to see the wood for the trees: There is simply too much information.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Aatir Abdul Rauf Read a copy of Aatir Abdul Rauf’s LinkedIn post below to find out more: Product strategy is one of the most misunderstood product manager (PM) topics. It’s not a set of goals. It’s not a roadmap. Seven questions that product strategy aims to answer: What problem are we solving? It’s not a vision.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For example, a product manager might determine the product strategy and one or more development teams might be tasked with executing it. Based on this insight, I have come up with the product strategy cycle shown in the picture below. I call these outcomes product goals.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And that’s exactly how I experienced OKRs when I worked at Intel in the late 1990ies. Goals in Product Management. As I explain in my book How to Lead in Product Management , setting the right goals is crucial to align stakeholders and development teams and to achieve product success.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are four examples: Joe, the sales rep, has promised a feature to an important customer without first talking to you—the person in charge of the product. Sue, the Scrum Master , wanted to help the development team get better at sprint planning. How did the meeting go for you? But this is hardly a recipe for success.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Creating Storyboards will make product developers think step-by-step, and we won’t be able to skip some steps?—?at Storyboards create a more clear vision to show your Product Vision & Goal. Storyboards on Unsplash by Matt Popovich Start with the product goal to create a storyboard. Why Storyboards?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

NAVIGATING THE NATURAL TENSION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS This is the first in a series on product roadmaps. The first post describes why roadmaps matter and who relies upon them. The roadmap is much more than a directive document that tells teams what to do by when. Battleground The product roadmap. Management?—?How

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Consequently, a product manager and a Scrum product owner are leaders, too. They guide the stakeholders , development teams, and in the case of large products, other product people, to meet the agreed product goals , create the desired outcomes, and achieve product success, as Figure 1 shows.

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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A customer’s feedback on user experience might carry more weight than a developer’s take on the same issue. Conversely, a developer’s feedback on backend efficiency is a golden nugget to pay attention to. How do we tackle this multitude of voices? But here’s the thing: not all opinions weigh the same.

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Interested in finding out how to become a director of product? Becoming a director of product requires years of experience managing products and working with other product managers. That gives you the experience and expertise to get to the next level, where you start managing other product managers.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Staffing : Help find people who have the right skills and are motivated to work on the product and who can fill the roles. For example, I’ve seen organisations where the Scrum Masters work with HR and the development teams to recruit new team members. The individual is not a product backlog manager or a user story writer.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

And that’s exactly how I experienced OKRs when I worked at Intel in the late 1990ies. Goals in Product Management. As I explain in my book How to Lead in Product Management , setting the right goals is crucial to align stakeholders and development teams and to achieve product success.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

The value the product should create is not clearly understood : A validated product strategy and an actionable product roadmap are missing. A powerful stakeholder or line manager determines the KPIs —not the person in charge of the product. Then ask yourself how you can tell that these goals have been met.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Product success is not something you can achieve on your own as a product manager or Scrum product owner. Instead, you rely on the contributions and the support of the key stakeholders , the development team members, and possibly other product people who help you manage a large product.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For product strategy and roadmap meetings, I recommend involving the key stakeholders , for example, someone from sales, marketing, support, and finance, as well as development team representatives—ideally members who know about the user experience (UX), architecture, and technologies. Close the meeting.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

The framework uses its own product owner role, which is different from the one in Scrum. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. The strategic work is taken on by another role, the SAFe product manager.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

And finally, Tali was so convinced of the power of opportunity solution trees that she started leading workshops at product events to teach others how to use this tool. We were so inspired by Tali’s enthusiasm that we just had to share her story here on the Product Talk blog. It was a great experience,” says Tali.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Market research and customer discovery help validate ideas and make sure the market is ready for the product. Product failure is often attributed to poor UI/UX. Make your UI easy to navigate so that customers can easily learn how to use it and can experience product value quickly. Getting your pricing right is tricky.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

We also look at: The differences between a technical and regular product manager Their responsibilities The qualities and skills that you need to make it as a technical PM How Userpilot can help technical product managers achieve their goals Let’s get right into it! In-app survey created in Userpilot.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

A handy stakeholder analysis tool is the power-interest grid developed by Ackermann and Eden. As its name suggests, the grid analyses the stakeholders by taking into account their power and interest; it assumes that people take a low or high interest in your product and have low or high power. Build Trust.

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UX Studio: Product Management

MARCH 19, 2021

At some point we realized that none of them show how to pick techniques based on the current stage of your product. How can one decide which feature prioritization method to use depending on the current stage of a product life cycle? Especially in early phases of the development, where resources are scarce.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

Different kinds of product manager roles. Qualities of a good product manager. How to start your PM career. TL;DR A product manager is in charge of the entire product lifecycle. They oversee the development, design, and delivery of the product and its further growth. Who is a product manager?

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 20, 2018

To understand the problem with technical debt roadmaps, we’ll start with a quote from renowned philosopher, Homer Simpson. When you create a dedicated roadmap for technical debt, you are removing the the problem from your immediate sight. In this article, we’ll discuss why technical debt roadmaps don’t work.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 13, 2023

How to develop your own prioritization matrix. TL;DR A feature prioritization matrix helps product teams decide which features to develop next, focusing on high-impact features and resource optimization. Next, put them on the roadmap , considering feature interdependencies and timelines. Product vision.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

Agile release planning allows teams to deliver value in less time and collect user feedback while they are still working on the product. A product roadmap is a general long-term plan of how to deliver on the product vision whereas an agile release plan focuses on short iterations, often called sprints, and are more detailed.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Impact mapping allows businesses to make sure their product strategy is aligned with business goals and that all stakeholders are on the same page. Impact maps make roadmap management and prioritization easier. Product managers will find impact mapping useful in high complexity/high uncertainty situations.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If you’re wondering what different types of customer feedback are and how to collect them, you’re in the right place! In this article, we look at 13 different ways to collect feedback that product managers can leverage to gain a deep understanding of customer needs and make informed product decisions.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The articles: Defines the weighted scoring model Discusses its advantages and disadvantages Shows how product and project managers can create their own model Explains how to follow up on the results Let’s get right into it! Finally, compare the scores and choose the features to include in the roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

The framework uses its own product owner role, which is different from the one in Scrum. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. The strategic work is taken on by another role, the SAFe product manager.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

TL;DR A product manager oversees the entire software product development cycle, from discovery to launch and beyond. The types of product managers differ in focus and required skills. Data product managers focus on leveraging data for product development. Developing and prioritizing ideas.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Therefore, before determining timeframes, make sure that you have a suitable model in place like the one below, which I developed while writing my book Strategize. The product backlog contains the details necessary to develop the product as outlined in the roadmap including epics and user stories.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

TL;DR Product strategy tools assist product teams in defining, creating, and executing product strategies aligned with business objectives and user needs. Roadmapping software visualizes and plans product development over time, facilitating coordination and alignment across teams.

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Userpilot

MARCH 13, 2024

This guide explains what feature ideation is, what strategies to use to come up with new ideas, and how to focus on the right ones. TL;DR Feature ideation is a process through which product teams brainstorm ideas for new features to introduce to their product. Why do you need feature ideation in your product development process?

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