PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 20, 2020

Product Vision or Product Vision Statement is the long-term goal for a product includes the long-term mission and the motivation behind its creation, along with why it’s important. Product visions, ultimately, serve as the guideposts for the development of the products. What is a Product Vision?

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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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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

This article tackles one of the areas that gets the most interest from product managers: how can they use an essentialist approach to create and communicate better product roadmaps ? To ensure you’re adding the right features and initiatives to your product roadmap, I’ve outlined several suggestions here. Start with the product vision.

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Usersnap

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In his book “Start with Why” , Simon Sinek boldly claims that the ‘Why’ behind your actions matters more than the ‘What’ This principle isn’t limited to leadership or personal motivation; it extends to every facet of the business, including product roadmaps. So how to create and present roadmaps effectively?

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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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. The plan, often depicted in a UX roadmap, outlines the work necessary to achieve the goals.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When your differentiating value isn’t abundantly clear, the deal ends up with no decision or worse yet, a loss. Problem 3 Product managers are now forced to erect detour signs all over their roadmaps to get customers up and running (…we need the revenue). Product marketing now has a differentiating message to fill the pipeline.

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Pragmatic Marketing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Sangita Sarkar , Zynga’s director of product marketing, recently participated in an AMA on influencing the product roadmap via Sharebird , a place to see how people at top companies do product marketing. Becoming subject-matter experts on the industry landscape to identify a differentiated positioning from competitors.

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Pragmatic Marketing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Sangita Sarkar , Zynga’s director of product marketing, recently participated in an AMA on influencing the product roadmap via Sharebird , a place to see how people at top companies do product marketing. Becoming subject-matter experts on the industry landscape to identify a differentiated positioning from competitors.

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Ask Benny

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. The Roadmap Challenge I recently participated in a meetup of very experienced product management leaders arranged by ProductX. We discussed roadmaps and the challenges surrounding them. Modify the roadmap based on their input if needed.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

. “We believe that our ability to deliver in-context conversations sets us apart, as well as our ability to define and deliver on our vision” Intercom received a differentiated rating – the highest score possible – in two criteria: conversation delivery and roadmap. What is Forrester New Wave?

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. The Roadmap Challenge I recently participated in a meetup of very experienced product management leaders arranged by ProductX. We discussed roadmaps and the challenges surrounding them. Modify the roadmap based on their input if needed.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

Instead, I believe that AI will have the most profound impact on the high-level (and historically most valued) skills of product management: developing a strategy, crafting a vision, identifying new opportunities, and setting goals. Think about it—what is AI best at? This post is just the beginning of a discussion. Please tell me!

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ProductPlan

JUNE 18, 2021

The IMPACT approach to product management’s primary goal is creating the maximum value for the broadest target audience while remaining aligned with the company’s mission, vision, and goals. But if there’s one part of product management that needs IMPACT more than anywhere else, it’s roadmapping. IMPACT doesn’t begin with the roadmap.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

, How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. ,, The Roadmap Challenge. The major reason for this challenge is that the roadmap is not just a tool for a product manager to properly plan. On top of that, your roadmap is also your commitment to your customers.

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Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

Unfortunately, without anything better, many product leaders rely on the product roadmap to demonstrate their strategy. What happens when you show a senior leader a roadmap? Product leaders need to create confidence by using the value drivers of their product strategy to frame the roadmap - or in some cases replace it.

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Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

Unfortunately, without anything better, many product leaders rely on the product roadmap to demonstrate their strategy. What happens when you show a senior leader a roadmap? Product leaders need to create confidence by using the value drivers of their product strategy to frame the roadmap - or in some cases replace it.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Sales has a differentiating story, products and solutions to back it up, and brings home one win after another, and they’re customers that fit nicely into your sweet spot (80/20 rule) where your odds of success are high.

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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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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. Retention analysis to validate your product roadmap, gauge how long it takes customers to find value, and set benchmarks for long-term retention goals.

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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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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 28, 2019

Marketable – be attractive enough to differentiate itself from competitors. Usable – you can’t build features with no cohesive vision that need layers of solution consultants to walk every new customer through them. If your product team isn’t taking roadmap input from your sales team, you’re not listening to the potential market.

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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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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 19, 2020

Core to that balance is a diversity of skill sets and vision on the team working in alignment. You can contain this mess with your pillars – the foundation of your mission and vision, the principles of how you work – but fight the gravitational pull towards order. Product managers should not build the roadmap.

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Ask Benny

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. The Roadmap Challenge I recently participated in a meetup of very experienced product management leaders arranged by ProductX. We discussed roadmaps and the challenges surrounding them. Modify the roadmap based on their input if needed.

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Pragmatic Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2017

We’ve all heard about “strategic” product roadmaps. A roadmap is a plan for your strategy that maps out the direction of your product. A product roadmap isn’t simply a list of features or the backlog. The Benefits of a Strategic Roadmap. A product roadmap has several ultimate goals. By Jim Semick.

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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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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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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 1, 2018

How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. The Roadmap Challenge I recently participated in a meetup of very experienced product management leaders arranged by ProductX. We discussed roadmaps and the challenges surrounding them. Modify the roadmap based on their input if needed.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Ensure alignment between the product vision and product strategy on one hand, and the business objectives on the other. Develop a solid differentiation strategy and use a mix of differentiators to help your product stand out from competitors. develop product vision and strategy. 16 Product Management Best Practices.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

Product managers must articulate what success looks like for a product and rally a team to turn that vision into a reality. Conveying purpose through your product roadmap Some recent conversations highlighted for me the need to state that product roadmap is not a plan, but a vehicle for communicating purpose. Are you in yet?

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Sequent Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They define product roadmaps, set priorities, and ensure smooth coordination among teams to meet deadlines. Key Responsibilities of a Product Manager Visionary Leadership : They define the product vision , aligning it with company objectives and strategizing the product roadmap.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

ChatGPT can create broad multi-year roadmaps that prioritize the most critical feature requests , ideas, or improvements. Idea creation : Use ChatGPT to generate new feature ideas , campaigns, blog post topics, product differentiation ideas, and more. How can we differentiate our product from existing solutions?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Their responsibilities include product discovery, developing product vision, prioritization , roadmapping , analyzing product performance and its iterative development, and leading the product team. TL;DR Product managers define the overall product direction and oversee the entire product lifecycle.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The benefits of embedding a product service management role in your organization include improved differentiation thanks to ongoing incremental innovation. They also work with product managers on the product roadmap , carry out experiments to validate ideas and help identify minimum viable features for the MVP.

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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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