Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 13, 2025

A product manager’s guide to breaking free from reactive problem solving Watch on YouTube TLDR In my recent conversation with Doug Hall, master of turning chaos into clarity, we explored how product managers and innovation leaders can break free from reactive problem-solving and create more value through proactive innovation.

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Fear not, product managers. It’s going to make you a better product manager than you ever imagined. Taking You Out of Your Comfort Zone Get ready, product managers because AI is definitely going to change your job if it hasn’t already, but you’re going to love it! Imagine directing your product more than managing it.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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Productside

MARCH 6, 2025

From surfacing hidden landmines during due diligence to bringing entire product orgs under one cohesive vision, Brians got the battle scarsand the winsto prove it. Sometimes you buy a rival to scoop up its customers or to leapfrog into a new market segment. Competitive Pressure Your biggest rival just acquired a platform.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 20, 2025

If extended product teams own the product strategies, whats the role of the head of product , also called Chief Product Officer and Director/VP of Product Management, in making strategic decisions ? Second, as a product portfolio manager who ensures that an effective portfolio strategy is available, which directs the product strategies.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

How an AI-powered fashion startup achieved product-market fit Watch on YouTube TLDR In this episode, we’re joined by Anya Cheng, former product leader at Meta, eBay, McDonald’s, and Target, and current founder of the AI-powered fashion startup Taelor.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The product manager’s path to influence Watch on YouTube TLDR In my recent conversation with Francesca Cortesi, CPO, we explored why the popular phrase “CEO of the product” can be misleading for product managers.

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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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The Product Guy

MAY 23, 2019

Leaving your job means saying goodbye to these people, and to the teamwork and sense of collaboration you’ve developed during your time together. The goal as a product manager, was to find out more details about the customer I will work for and to build an opinion about the product(s) they have and the market they address to.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 21, 2021

Pipeline, Process, and Practice for Product Managers. A common question I am asked is, How can an organization speed up its product development? One way is what our guest is sharing with us today, the 3 Ps of Lean Product Development—Pipeline, Practice, and Process. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:20]

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 8, 2024

Essential strategy tools and frameworks for product managers Watch on YouTube TLDR Want to level up your product management game? Whether you’re new to product management or looking to sharpen your skills, this article will help you think more strategically and create products your customers will love.

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel. Signup to be a Mentor Today!

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The Product Guy

JULY 2, 2020

Many product managers, including myself, often reflect and think hard around the areas which they need to invest in to progress in their career; is it A/B testing, data analysis, go to market skills? In my opinion, mastery of communication is the most important skill in becoming a highly effective product manager.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 12, 2025

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Overview of the Matrix The Innovation Ambition Matrix, which was developed by Bansi Nagji and Geoff Tuff, considers the newness of the product on its horizontal axis and the newness of the market on the vertical axis. Take, for example, the Apple Watch and the Google Chrome browser.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 4, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Option 1: The Vision Captures Strategic Decisions Your first option is to view the product vision as a statement that captures strategic decisions like the product’s users and customers, its value proposition, and its standout features. Shared : The individuals support the vision.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 25, 2021

How product managers can innovate throughout the entire product lifecycle. As we move into 2021, the name of this podcast is changing to better reflect our objective here—product managers becoming product masters. This is the final episode in the series on a product management body of knowledge. Managing pricing and roadmaps.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

An effective product strategy is key to successfully create, enhance, and manage a product. And what’s their relationship to the product vision and the product backlog? To answer these questions, I have developed the model shown in figure 1. This includes the stakeholders, the management sponsor, and development teams.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 29, 2020

Learn the qualities of a successful product manager and leader. Part of the path to becoming a product master is developing as a leader. Leaders of product management need agility, influence, trust, empathy, and motivating vision. Roman is a product management expert specializing in digital products.

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Product Management University

MARCH 15, 2023

Don’t sweat it, product manager purists. Building a product management organization in this manner gets you into your dream job, the strategic product management role you’ve always wanted, and your new title reflects your actual responsibilities. that maximizes the effectiveness of all product management roles.

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

One method that Product Managers are turning too is the Customer Advisory Board. Market knowledge. Get input on market direction, market forces and market trends. Get input on market direction, market forces and market trends. Understand the market through the scope of your customers.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

For product leaders, that means taking a step back to build a team that can be customer-centric and deliver ongoing innovation to the market. Low accountability Limited visions of the product by PMs. Devoting 4 hours a month in Customer Support for each member of the team (PMs, PDs, developers). Team dynamics and structure.

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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

For the past eight years, I’ve been working with C-Suite leaders at companies big and small to set up their Product Management organizations. At all of them, I start understanding the current state of Product Management. Having a dedicated career ladder for product managers allows them to see their path to the C-Suite.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 21, 2023

Thrive Market’s VP of Product Management discusses mission-driven product process Jonas Klink is joining us. He is the Vice President of Product Management & UX Design at Thrive Market, the health-first membership for conscious living. In a minute, he will tell us how to do the same thing.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 19, 2023

enabled product or feature set and everyone’s totally energized over the upcoming announcement and marketing launch activities. In other words, it’s entirely possible your marketing launch isn’t telling your target customers why they should care about something that in all liklihood, has value to them. Huge ripple effect?

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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2019

The notion of a strategy in product management seems like something that only high-level stakeholders at the executive level should care about. After all, many product managers tend to treat a strategy as something that’s scared and driven top-down from the executive management level. Journey Into the World of Strategy.

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Alchemer Mobile

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Whether you’re new to the product management field or a seasoned professional, it’s always valuable to learn from your peers’ lived experiences. Meet our product management experts. Ian Hassard , Senior Manager of Product Management at Auth0. Ian Hassard , Senior Manager of Product Management at Auth0.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 7, 2025

2] Market Research AI-based tools can discover user and customer trends using predictive analytics. Customer Insights and Idea Generation AI tools can analyse market data, customer feedback, and emerging trends to suggest new products and features, assuming that enough relevant data is available. Take the original iPhone as an example.

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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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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. Some view it as the product vision , others equate it to the product’s value proposition. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How product managers can get market-driven data to make product decisions quickly This episode is sponsored by PDMA, the Product Development and Management Association. PDMA is also the longest-running professional association for product managers, leaders, and innovators, having started in 1976.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Computer Vision (CV) integration is a light of transformative promise in the ever-changing domain of healthcare. Machines can currently manage many such duties better than humans: they never fatigue, and they don’t feel the consequences of pressure throughout even the most difficult processes. What is computer vision in healthcare?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1] I certainly don’t intend to make anyone feel bad.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 22, 2024

Their visions, target groups, needs, standout features , and business goals must comply with the overall portfolio strategy. [1] To get started, create your own Portfolio Vision Board by downloading and adapting the Product Vision Board or by recreating it in your favourite tool.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 20, 2019

This has been challenging to navigate as there are not many resources available on how to manage not only a maturing product but the changes that come with rapid organisational growth. As the first and most senior PM, I recognized the need to clarify vision, formalize processes, and set a proactive agenda moving forward.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 18, 2020

After hosting the 2020 virtual summit for product managers and product VPs, I’ve been asked many times for my lessons learned: what made it great, what would I do differently, what advice I have, what I learned about launching a product, etc. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:38] Developed a schedule. [5:58]

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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. Sprint planning meeting : product goal , prioritised product backlog with enough ready items , development team capacity for the next sprint, and any action items from the last sprint retrospective.

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