Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

As I often do when thinking about a question, I ran a poll on Twitter and LinkedIn asking which core skills of product management folks think are most likely to be impacted/replaced by AI. What skills will be most, and least, valuable in this fast-approaching future? Think about it—what is AI best at? Please tell me!

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

If you’re wondering what strategic product management is, you’ve come to the right place! In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users! Are you ready to dig in?

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Part 1, we covered the “why” behind creating a strategy stack, with a focus on establishing the organization’s Mission, North Star, and Vision. Part 3 brings together the Product specific Vision, Roadmap and Goals. The Vision is brought to life in the Now / Next / Later roadmap, which is supported by Product Goals.

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Product Management University

MARCH 24, 2021

It’s to demonstrate that you have a vision beyond the next release or two for how you’re going to make customers better at mission-critical processes that are strategic to their business. Marketing wants a strategy that makes it easier to differentiate your value. The Ultimate Guide to Portfolio Product Management.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Suddenly it became increasingly difficult to manage increasing volumes of customers and hang on to those personal relationships. Plus it’s an amazing way to differentiate against the competition. It’s highly configurable , allowing agents, teams, and managers to set up the Inbox just the way they want. Which grows loyalty….

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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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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How do product management and marketing teams work together to build successful products? TL;DR Product managers define the overall product direction and oversee the entire product lifecycle. Product management focuses on the overall strategic direction and champions the product inside the organization.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

From analyzing market trends to churning user needs and technical feasibility into golden product ideas, there are many benefits of ChatGPT for product managers. A potent tool, ChatGPT has proven to be a strategic addition to the product management toolkit, churning out ideas in even the most unlikely scenarios.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

What product management best practices can help you build valuable and delightful products for your customers? Whether you’re an aspiring product manager or an already established product professional, our list will help you reflect on your processes and hopefully improve them. The product management role is very complex.

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The Secret PM Handbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In this part we dive into what you really came here for – product management-specific mental models. Why are product management-related mental models different? We have some great mental models in product management. Yet in my experience many product managers don’t know that a value proposition has a specific structure.

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Gainsight

JULY 11, 2023

Our team’s vision, focus, talents, and hard work were central to achieving this milestone. So around this time last year, we revisited and sharpened our vision. Our vision is to elevate customer education into a mission-critical function at every company and build the #1 platform in the category.

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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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TechEmpower - Product Management

JULY 24, 2023

How will you differentiate from these? Content Management How often will the application’s content need to change? A Product Manager? Product Management Do you have a clear vision of the initial application and a plan for sequencing changes after the initial launch? What are your key Startup Metrics ?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

Why do product managers need a new feature validation framework? TL;DR Product managers need a new feature validation framework to ensure that they meet user needs or drive organizational goals and avert product failure. The technique helps you ensure alignment between product vision , mission, goals, and initiatives.

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Sequent Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

What is a Product Manager? The role of a product manager is the linchpin in product development, overseeing the entire lifecycle from inception to market launch. Product managers act as the bridge between stakeholders, engineers, marketers, and other teams. Understanding the Scope: What Does a Product Manager Do?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

What is product service management? How is it different from product management ? Product service management is a marketing function whose objective is to keep track of customer and market need fluctuations and inform product development. What is product service management? What does it involve and what are its benefits?

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 1, 2023

Lean toward your vision 1. The first iPhone (2007) differentiated this way: 3. Lean toward your vision There are hundreds of tactics possible. tactics lead to your vision So which one is best? The ones that follow your vision. Without a clear vision, you won’t know where to start. Wasting precious resources.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Why do product managers need them? They lack vision and lead nowhere. Many companies lack differentiation strategies and drive product development by copying competitors. Many companies lack differentiation strategies and drive product development by copying competitors. Ready to dive in to learn more?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 13, 2022

How can product managers avoid building parity products? In fact, the only differentiator you can use to stand out from competing parity products is price. To do that, you need to use different differentiators like better quality, superior customer support , better customization, or greater usability. What is product parity?

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Alchemer Mobile

JULY 13, 2021

A good product experience is the primary driver behind product differentiation and ultimately, lasting customer satisfaction (measured through CSAT and NPS ) and loyalty. But product experience requires a company-wide effort that includes customer-facing teams like customer success, marketing, and account management.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 19, 2020

In our model, product teams effectively own a piece of the product, and consist of a Product Manager, Designer, and a few Product Engineers. Core to that balance is a diversity of skill sets and vision on the team working in alignment. But, we all work together in unison to try and make this product.”.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 14, 2019

Not surprisingly, when you’re looking for customer validation for B2B products, there simply aren’t as many datapoints to draw from in enterprise product management as there are for consumer products. The following are some tips and tricks I’ve learned working on B2B products at Google and Rubrik, a startup in the cloud data management space.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If only books on product management had labels that say “pre-PMF” or “post-PMF”. It gives you a way to identify your value propositions to differentiate. ??????????? Plan your product: “story mapping” (Nielsen Norman Group) Often teams rely on lengthy requirements documents to move from a vision to a product.

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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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Roman Pichler

APRIL 3, 2018

What is the company’s vision? Think, for instance, of Google’s vision “to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” Where will you play? Which management systems are required? The answer is simple in my mind: executive management. What is your winning aspiration?

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 2, 2021

Is this solution something we want to innovate on and own as an industry leader and differentiator, or is it table stakes where we want to be on par with the market? At the execution level, does this project contribute directly to differentiation or closing product gaps? Here’s a breakdown of each part. Innovation. How to rank.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 14, 2023

What can product managers do to improve their chances of building successful products? Product success is necessary both for the product manager and for the organization to grow. To build successful products, make sure to align the product strategy with the product vision. What is product success? Are you ready to dive in?

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

Where charismatic leaders rally the troops around an ambitious vision with a massive potential payoff. A clear product vision Every business and product needs a vision to guide everything that follows, from strategy to staffing to roadmaps. The product vision defines where the business wants the product to be.

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Product Culture

APRIL 26, 2023

There are lots of ways to hone in on a product vision. One way is a Value Proposition: how a product creates differentiated value for a specific customer segment by addressing their needs, desires, or problems. To create, fill this handy form out and try to make an elevator pitch for your product vision.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

How do you apply your product management skills and knowledge to build a robust product plan? Product planning improves the alignment of teams and internal stakeholders with the product vision. While working on the product plan, product managers must identify the best metrics and tools to track the effectiveness of the process as well.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 16, 2022

But a minimum delightful product might be new to you and exactly what you need to focus on as a product manager. Next, remember to keep your vision at the center of your product enhancements. Another helpful tactic to drive delight is to lean into differentiation : what do you do differently from the competition?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Berlyne As product managers, we have all enthusiastically dived into customer feedback, hoping to find insights that will take our product game to the next level. To overcome the Einstellung effect, product managers can start asking customers why they want the things they want. Yet, time and time again, we hit a wall.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2020

A strategic product manager (PM) is responsible for shaping and sharing a strategic vision for a product, and yet—oddly enough—finding time for strategic activities can be a very real challenge. So, how does a product manager take ownership of more than just backlog management? Product Vision. Product Strategy.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

That's SaaS product management hustling in the background to give you the best experience. In this ultimate guide to SaaS product management, we'll walk you through the benefits of SaaS over on-premise software and how you can build a successful product as a SaaS PM.

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Ronke PM

APRIL 5, 2023

Design-driven leadership is product management Final thoughts The very essence of leadership is creating a space that enables our teams to dream big, imagine, and bring what was once unthinkable to life - therefore, changing humanity. Let’s dive into what this means for product management. That is innovation.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

By the look on the face of the product manager asking me, she didn’t want a canned answer; she was looking for a reason to believe, to rekindle her energy. Start with the why, not the what Have you ever worked to bring a product to life, execute an initiative or fulfill your day-to-day role as a product manager and wondered what’s the point?

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 8, 2019

For revenue-generating products, you should also investigate if the product is still effectively differentiated: Do users have a compelling reason to choose it over competitors’ offerings? Capture your decisions and document the new strategy for your product, for instance by creating a new, forward-looking Product Vision Board.

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