Productside

MARCH 3, 2025

In our latest Productside webinar, Becoming an Effective Product Management Leader , Principal Consultants Roger Snyder and Kenny Kranseler delivered a no-nonsense roadmap for new leaders who want to nail their first 90 days (and beyond) and get the tools on how to become a product management leadereffectively. Do I push back?

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The Product Guy

MARCH 12, 2020

How many more engineers do you need to do everything on the backlog? If you have four times as many engineers, you’ll be able to go four times as fast, right? . First we agreed framework for product decision making. Once we’d agreed the framework, I set about breathing life into my backlog.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

Data PM: organizations dealing in data products (building AI/ML based products) prefer a PM with data science background so that they can appreciate the problems well and being able to work with data engineers/scientists. There are many frameworks available on building products and the approach varies individual to individual.

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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 22, 2019

Product roadmaps are frequently used badly, almost as handcuffs for product managers. A year ago we explored roadmaps and how they should be used with Bruce McCarthy. At the time, he had recently co-authored the book, Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction while Embracing Uncertainty. Who the roadmap is for.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 2, 2021

To avoid this outcome, we apply a simple three-part framework before we start exploring solutions. Our simple team alignment framework . Projects that require a lot of engineering effort, especially if contributions from multiple teams are needed, will automatically rank higher in the investment category. . Investment .

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The Product Guy

JUNE 18, 2020

1password.com) Strikingly- Public Forum, Idea Forum , where customers request and vote on features Public Roadmap (ie Slack , bitsian ) . Are things that we are learning finding their way into the roadmap? How do you internally communicate customer requests/feedback vs the roadmap? A decision making framework that I use is.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

It’s always better when we’re together Photo by henry perks on Unsplash When I entered the wondrous world of product & engineering for the first time, I did not understand why there was a split between Product & Engineering. Engineering decides how and executes. One cannot exist without the other.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 23, 2018

I’ve made a lot of roadmaps in my time. In fact, in the first three years I was at WorldRemit, I counted that I represented our company roadmap in 10 different ways. One of many, many roadmaps. One of many, many roadmaps. Yet most roadmaps have a big problem in common. The Wrong Conversation.

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The Secret PM Handbook

MAY 5, 2017

In this post, I share a simple model or framework to answer this question. The first box in the Secret Product Management Framework. And even roadmaps. The Jobs To Be Done framework has a whole methodology for finding unmet needs of market segments. The Secret Product Management Framework. Product manager =?

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2022

Product roadmapping frameworks work in a very similar way. Recap: What are Product Roadmaps? A product roadmap is a holistic visual document that outlines your product’s growth path. A product roadmap is a holistic visual document that outlines your product’s growth path. A product roadmap will keep you on track.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. I believe the actions of a product leader all too often are the root cause of a “bad” roadmap. Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 20, 2019

But it does mean owning decisions and having frameworks to get them the results they need. To keep track of what has been validated for delivery and development, a roadmap is your best tool. Product managers are often tasked with improving an existing roadmap — but sometimes you will need to create one from scratch.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

roadmaps?” I love how you call product frameworks sh*t, but your stuff is always amazing!”. Yes, all we want to do is build, not follow frameworks, but I assure you, this is worth your time. Executing a product roadmap requires more. When it comes to product lifecycle management, there is no shortage of frameworks.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Tailor Your Communication: Adapt your messaging for different audiences, whether its engineering teams or senior leadership. Connect Decisions to Customer Needs: Show how your roadmap addresses customer pain points to build trust. Present a high-level roadmap by your 90-day mark to demonstrate strategic planning.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2019

A startup development team consisting of a product manager and two offshore engineers was facing major challenges in meeting client deliverable deadlines – repeatedly. Each major release deadline created a high pressure environment with engineers working overtime in the weeks prior in order to meet delivery dates. THE CHALLENGE.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 4, 2021

Insights on roadmaps, metrics, OKRs, and more for product managers. Joining us for this episode is a CPO who shares some of the tools he uses, including roadmaps, metrics, and OKRs. 5:42] How do you use roadmaps? I use PowerPoint or Google slides for my roadmaps. I structure these roadmaps very clearly.

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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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Usersnap

MAY 14, 2025

“If you have 10 teams decorating the hood of a car with rhinestones, the hood gets so heavy you can’t lift it to fix the engine anymore. ” Matt LeMay Most teams dont suffer from a lack of ideas; they suffer from chasing work that looks good on a roadmap but fails to drive results.

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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.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 9, 2023

Therefore, the decision engine must be flexible and adaptable to ensure that the company’s product portfolio remains aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives, even as market conditions, customer needs, and resource availability evolve. For example: chatGPT threat on Google’s search engine.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Like that soccer team, products can fall apart when the team doesn’t work together toward a common goal following a roadmap. Soccer is a perfect parallel for product management and roadmap development. While they might seem worlds apart, they share common core principles for success — especially when it comes to roadmap development.

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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 ? Create a product roadmap to get everyone on the same page and outline key development stages.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 28, 2021

Build out an evaluation framework that uses inputs that matter to your team. For example, at Intercom, we primarily focus on return for effort; the estimated savings we will make per engineering hour required to execute the work. Empower your engineering teams. Centralize governance. Zero touch costs. This one speaks for itself.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Describing how things worked at this stage, Claire says, “We were facing the classic roadmaps decided by the founders, ‘fights’ to push users’ voices in the decisions, and some frustrations of projects that we worked on for several weeks but never ended up going live because of ‘bad’ prioritizations or just opinion changes.”

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robust ranking framework is key to answering these questions. Because every team’s needs may be a little different, the framework can be adapted to many situations. This weight is mapped on a two-vector matrix to help us visualize and prioritize the story in our upcoming roadmap. Can’t we use the same framework?”

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Mind the Product

MAY 13, 2019

Finally we structure the “what” – this means we create systems, frameworks and processes, rather than feeding squads a roadmap. Credit decision changes can be made (mostly) without engineering input. Spotify engineering culture. Create Frameworks and Processes, not Roadmaps.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Kelsey’s Introduction to Continuous Discovery In her time at Going, Kelsey says that their approach to building the roadmap was radically different each year. That essentially became a roadmap for how we were going to do product with him as our leader,” says Kelsey. the placement of text or the use of dialogues) were optimal. “In

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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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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Kate begins by referencing a theory from physicist and engineer Charles Riborg Mann in 1918 – that 85% of success is down to soft skills. It was a time when engineering was on the ascendant, applied sciences and maths were being taught, and people wanted to assess how well they were prepared for times ahead. Hire people.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Have a hard time choosing between product prioritization frameworks? Luckily, product prioritization frameworks exist for just that. Why use a product prioritization framework? Before diving into the frameworks, let’s explain why many of these frameworks exist in the first place. The MoSCow method.

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Userpilot

JULY 29, 2024

And that’s why it’s necessary to adopt the right product management frameworks (the blueprint!) So, which product management frameworks should your team use? TL;DR Product management frameworks help guide product teams by establishing standardized, repeatable processes to create successful products. The result?

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Previously, Bruce joined us for a three-part series on creating and using product roadmaps. He is the co-author of the book Product Roadmaps Relaunched: How to Set Direction While Embracing Uncertainty. 7:13] How did you move from focusing on roadmaps to focusing on stakeholder management? The goal is alignment of the team.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

You’ll learn the ingredients of a winning modern support tech stack and the key ways to optimize your stack through a proven framework. Once you’re clear on your goals, a solid framework can help you pinpoint the exact tools and capabilities your team needs to succeed. Let’s dive in. The future of support is here.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

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. Google - The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine, written by Larry Page & Sergey Brin in 1998.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 18, 2021

If we just applied well-worn frameworks blindly, we would be starting with someone else’s question, not our own. And if the metrics these frameworks produce don’t start with the right question, they don’t influence how a product is built or the direction a business takes.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 22, 2024

A product marketing framework is like a compass that guides you through the complex, fast-paced world of SaaS. From initial launch to ongoing product management , this framework acts as a map towards sustainable growth. However, selecting a framework or creating one from scratch can be very confusing.

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