UX Planet

MARCH 9, 2025

Vision and strategygoals A vision statement should answer the following question: Where are we heading and why? Bad vision statements To be the best eCommerce platform in theworld. Bad vision statements To be the best eCommerce platform in theworld. This one lacks clarity, differentiation, and a compelling purpose.

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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. I find that the framework is best suited for products that are affected by a significant amount of uncertainty and change.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Vikas was able to provide me with a framework for developing product strategy, which ultimately revolves around answering the fundamental question of “how do we win?” This framework covers five major questions: What do we aspire to be? Where do we play? And where do we not play? How do we win? core of strategy). About Julian Dunn.

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The Secret PM Handbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Why my product is a better choice for you (the differentiators). This is the classic framework from Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm. For example, articulating a meaningful Dramatic Difference or “differentiator” portion of the value proposition is usually difficult. Who the product is for (the market).

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Below, you’ll find what I believe is the most actionable, specific, and straightforward framework for crafting a strategy, for both your product and your company. As Chandra shares below, his framework sits on top of the best strategy wisdom out there (e.g. So we teamed up to make that happen. What exactly is product strategy?

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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 ? What is a product strategy framework? Why do you need a product strategy framework?

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2024

AI Vision : Intelligently match customers with their ideal car through a sophisticated, single-prompt recommendation engine. Goals for AI/ML Integration Competitive Differentiation: Leveraging advanced AI/ML capabilities to create a distinctive market position that sets our solution apart from traditional automotive sales approaches.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

A handy tool to capture your answers and describe the product strategy is my Product Vision Board shown in the picture below. You can download the template by clicking on the image and you can find more advice on how to use it in the article The Product Vision Board. Competition: Is your product still sufficiently differentiated ?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 3, 2023

This usually doesn’t require in-depth technical skills like being able to write code or understand how a specific machine learning framework is used. But if nobody has had time to learn about the technology in general and research specific machine learning frameworks, you’re probably months away from offering a similar feature.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I instead define a product manager as driving the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. In doing so I hope to help demystify what you actually do in the role, provide a framework for assessing what dimensions of the role you are already good at delivering against, and opportunities for improvement on each.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 21, 2020

Photo by Karla Vidal on Unsplash ‘How-To’ Guide for Crafting Your First Product Vision I originally packaged this up from a recent coaching session I had with a Product Manager who had been tasked for their first time to develop a product vision from scratch?—?hope A good vision should be clear, punchy, and inspiring.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 13, 2024

Is your product still sufficiently differentiated and does it still stand out from competing offerings? Note that this perspective is in line with an agile development framework like Scrum. Do the changes indicate that the current product strategy has to be adapted? Competition : Are your competitors launching new products or features?

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We analyzed dozens of job descriptions from leading companies (Airbnb, Amazon, Booking, eBay, Expedia, Instagram, Intercom, LinkedIn, Netflix, PayPal, Spotify, among others) and we were able to differentiate hundreds of distinct skills and responsibilities. Responsibilities and skills word clouds. Team execution and development.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2022

Introducing Product Management means to install a discipline and to make the company product led and vision oriented. With the actual definition of management as processing facts in differentiation to leadership, the emotional side and the caring for products and the team seams to fall short. This itself might not be surprising!

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 24, 2021

This is why I combine several good practices and frameworks to my own ‘Target Customer Scenario Canvas’ (figure 2). Pain Relievers: Here we summarize how our solution addresses the user’s pain points, e.g., our differentiators 3. Marketing Success Through Differentiation?—?of Sources: (1) Levitt, Theodore. of Anything.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 1, 2023

I went right into vision development, then the market assessment, and zoomed ahead to answer how we would win. They bring unique skills to support, challenge, and refine your vision. Design as a discipline requires creativity, problem-solving, vision, and storytelling. So what did I do in this case? User, what user?

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 2, 2020

In addition to bringing engineering management strategies to help the internal team organize and execute, I also leveraged product management frameworks to drive alignment internally and externally. What is the mission, vision and strategy to solve the problem? I used the Mission/Vision/Strategy framework to analyze our work.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 10, 2022

Or do you know even one company that is successful without a clear vision and idea of what the central piece of value is? I like to think about the Service Management System as the procedural framework for an organization. Latest (for example with ITIL v4) there are also requirements included in, regarding the strategic framework (e.g.

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Department of Product

AUGUST 11, 2020

The 5 types of Product Differentiation How to fight your natural instinct to copy others The allure of copying competitors The gravitational pull towards copying competitors is real. The product teams who are able to fight this natural instinct to copy others are the ones who will build truly differentiated offerings.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

Link things back to your vision and mission, and don’t get distracted by your competition. A good way of focusing on desired outcomes is to use Teresa Torres’ Opportunity Solution Tree, from the continuous discovery framework. Always keep your vision in mind. Make sure you have a solid vision and value prop statement.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The leadership team finally agreed on the vision. The series of choices following a framework = the product strategy. As I considered the merits of each possible option to build a user base, I weighed them against the product strategy framework, the pros/cons, coherence, and value. The north star was clear?—?enabling

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

Start with the product vision. To begin, an essentialist has a clear vision for the direction of the product. This product vision describes the overarching long-term mission of your product. Vision statements are aspirational and communicate concisely where the product hopes to go and what it hopes to achieve in the long term.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Then, armed with these insights, you can create an empathetic, data-driven customer journey that helps your customers achieve their vision of success. A different approach is the Jobs-to-be-Done framework. No one knows this better than Sprout Social’s Director of Marketing Strategy, Tara Robertson.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A robust UX strategy is also a valuable differentiator helping you stand out in competitive markets. UX vision is a clear and inspiring statement that guides the long-term design strategy and keeps teams and stakeholders on the same page. Start designing your strategy by clarifying the business goals.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

To define the product vision , product managers need to take their market research results along with the company objectives and use them to outline what they want the product to be like in the future. Market research, differentiation, and positioning are necessary to prepare for the product launch. Be in charge of the product vision.

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Product Management University

APRIL 12, 2018

Present & Demo – Learn how to deliver presentations and demos that bring the buyer’s vision to life right before their eyes and create an urgency to get the deal done. Proficientz differentiates itself in the training industry by helping clients develop an “outside-in” perspective on product management, marketing and sales.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 11, 2017

As a product manager, you have to be the one that keeps the big picture of the product vision in focus for everyone on the team. [15:29] I’m using my IDEA Framework to provide context for this topic. A ccelerate: are practices that enhance the performance of the rest of the IDEA Framework – Ideate, Develop, and Evolve.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 15, 2021

The whole essence of this, I was a part of the journey to lead with design-based differentiation, and that was a huge draw. As a chief design officer, I’m responsible for the visioning and the design concepts and connecting the dots between these technologies to build products that users love. Fergal: Cool. Fergal: Cool.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 17, 2020

At the same time, this process has to remain flexible and driven by vision and creativity. Adhering to these principles will allow you to transform a vision into a clear course of action. Many product managers may feel compelled to simply build the product lifecycle based on some pre-established frameworks.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It’s better to differentiate 1–3 different personas than one based on “average”. One of the techniques is judging Importance vs Satisfaction Framework. It’s a simple yet compelling framework. We also differentiate ourselves by pursuing a different set of delighters. Good personas are based on research, not wishes.

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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. How do you set a product vision? Strategy is made up of three elements: your vision, objectives and roadmap. How do you set a product vision? How do you set a product vision?

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Mind the Product

MAY 5, 2020

But accessibility is more about inclusiveness and including vision, hearing, mobility and cognition impairments when building a product. For Alexa , there is a range of features to support accessibility needs related to vision, hearing, mobility, and speech. Take Facebook’s accessibility features , for example. Drives innovation.

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UX Planet

JUNE 9, 2025

This visual differentiation ensures clarity and reduces confusion.” – NN Group Image credit: Pricilla Woo Once you’ve clustered related observations post-it-notes (or simply as notes in digital walls) vertically under one theme, it’s essential to address other clusters to ensure comprehensive coverage of insights.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Here’s a straightforward framework for collaborative decision making that is founded in transparency and trust. Strategic decisions include delineating the product vision, value proposition, product differentiators, and product roadmap. Product Decisions. Product decisions are either tactical or strategic. Decision Rules.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

It is also a chance to differentiate the product from the competition and identify areas for improvement. To avoid falling into the customer request trap, we need to build only features that solve customer problems that are aligned with the product vision. That’s if the problem is in line with the product vision.

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Bryce York

JUNE 17, 2015

These are my takeaways and my own perspective on a Fishburners ‘Learn From A Burner’ presentation given by Rod Bishop of Jayride on his company’s Decision Making Framework. Decision-Making Framework due to its fundamental role in helping Jayride reach its current market position including raising a total of $2.4M.

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Product Management University

MAY 15, 2024

What I mean is, the emphasis is on explaining how the product works as opposed to giving users a vision of what their job will be like if they use your product. Your intimate knowledge of the buyer is ultimately what differentiates you. The problem with both of those demo formats is they’re more explanation than aspiration.

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