Product Warrior

MARCH 9, 2023

How do you create confidence in your product strategy with those that approve investment i.e. c-suite or board members? 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?

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280 Group

OCTOBER 3, 2020

This month, we presented the webinar, 5 Secrets to Prioritizing Your Product Roadmap (The Right Way!). Oftentimes, I see a PM communicating a mix between a roadmap and a backlog, and I’m trying to figure out how to get them comfortable with sharing both. Features, Roadmap Building, and Launch.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 15, 2023

A Tale of Two Roadmaps — And Why You Can’t Succeed With Only One “There is no one-size-fits-all product roadmap. A roadmap can and should look different depending on the situation. Todd Lombardo Once upon a time, in a city like yours, two versions of a roadmap emerged. Both roadmaps, though different, are crucial.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This purpose aligns with broader societal concerns about sustainability, and by adhering to this purpose, Patagonia not only creates products that resonate with a segment of consumers but also contributes to broader discussions about sustainability and corporate responsibility, thereby enhancing its brand reputation and business value.

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280 Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

6 Product Management Nightmares Just when you thought your strategy was safe — your product vision clearly defined and your roadmap carefully scheduled and planned — we introduce the new and disturbing PRODUCT NIGHTMARES, coming to you in the form of 50s and 60s B-horror flicks. It’s ALIVE!!!”

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The Product Coalition

MAY 16, 2022

Have you ever stared at a roadmap and wondered why? Why is the roadmap organized the way it is? Roadmaps should not focus on features, no disrespect. Features are important, but they need to come together in the roadmap to show a clear product strategy. So you say product strategy, what does that mean?

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 7, 2020

When I started my career as an engineer, I didn’t set my sights on becoming a product manager. Flash forward fifteen years later, and I’m the Director of Product Management at HG Insights. My Journey Transitioning from Engineering to Product Management. 4 Key Differences in Skills Engineer to Product Manager.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 28, 2022

As I’ll explain below, the “why” and “where” form your product vision, and your product team (especially your engineers), not only want this from you, but need it in order to do their best work. What is “Product Vision”? Your product vision ultimately answers the questions “why are we building this?” Write code.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 15, 2022

that products always require roadmaps. My mentor and I started in our usual spot, talking start-ups, and new products in the healthcare industry. Do you think every company and product needs a roadmap?” Then I thought further; maybe complete scenarios exist where roadmaps aren’t needed. An hour flew by.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 2, 2023

A process for improving product roadmapping using Objectives and Key Results – for product managers. Today we are talking about roadmaps. Some product people love roadmaps, while a lot hate them. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:11] What can make them better?

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Moreover, we understand why companies face alignment issues, and why products fail to live up to expectations. The roadmap can serve as an organizational blueprint that binds strategy and execution. Despite these changes, many product teams still use slide decks or spreadsheets to communicate their roadmap strategy.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 9, 2023

powered Bing search engine. And product management is not immune to this new era of artificial intelligence. Our hypothesis: An AI tool like ChatGPT can help product managers save time when setting up a roadmap. A common question we hear from customers who are newer to roadmapping, in general, is, “Where do I start?”

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2022

Product roadmapping frameworks work in a very similar way. There are a few routes you can take to achieve your product goals. Recap: What are Product Roadmaps? 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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ProductPlan

APRIL 10, 2019

But when it comes to product development and the roadmaps that guide that process, you’re often hard pressed to see the desired outcomes represented. Instead, we often see roadmaps that are chock-full of features and enhancements that don’t mean much in isolation. The problem with feature-driven roadmaps.

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Product Warrior

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This is the introduction to my 10-part series to help you execute and continuously improve your product strategy. After explaining to board members we could not acquire the Internet, I quickly learned to execute product strategy fast. We must focus on learning velocity and continuous improvement.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 26, 2020

Get real about roadmaps and plans Beyond Gantt Charts and releases If this was 40 years ago and you were doing a cross-country road trip from the American east coast to the west coast, you’ld probably have a roadmap. Your software product roadmap or project plan should do the same for you. to your product and its KPIs.

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bpma ProductHub

APRIL 10, 2017

By Garima Painuly- One of the constant challenges a product manager faces is creating a focused product roadmap that is aligned with expectations of all stakeholders, and defending that roadmap against distractions. The discussion topics were inspired by a blog post from Fresh Tilled Soil on Building a Product Roadmap.

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ProductPlan

MAY 11, 2021

Not every product manager is lucky enough to work with a purpose-built roadmapping tool. But those that do seldom return to their old methods of managing the product roadmap. The great benefits outweigh other roadmapping options such as spreadsheets and presentations.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, they are intended to guide and protect- to guide and protect the future of the product and the company. I’ve been a product leader for over a decade. I’ve reviewed roadmaps for hundreds of different products. I’ve participated in more roadmap review meetings than I can remember. Why share now?

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

How did Amazon’s product strategy fare during the pandemic? Short answer: Amazon’s product strategy example lead the way). Amazon’s product strategy example has rewritten the book on convenience, easy access, and speed, and in doing so, embedded itself in the daily lives and routines of consumers.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 13, 2024

As the Head of Product at ProductPlan, I spend a lot of time talking to product teams and learning about their experiences throughout the product development process. I loved that stepping into ProductWorld’s Developer Week 2024 in San Francisco a few weeks ago reminded me of the other side of the product development experience.

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280 Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Standing tall at the center of all this change is the Product Manager, whose role it is to champion product development for an organization and ensure the product teams are executing on roadmaps and strategies to bring innovative, revenue generating products to market.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

We also look at: The differences between a technical and regular product manager Their responsibilities The qualities and skills that you need to make it as a technical PM How Userpilot can help technical product managers achieve their goals Let’s get right into it! What is a technical product manager? Product vision.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 9, 2024

.” These are arguably the smartest people in the world when it comes to AI, and they are saying that historically high-level skills like engineering and business (and game) strategy are going to be solved by AI. It’s actually already happening in engineering (check out Devin and Magic ). People stuff!

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Said another way, this week’s new “must do” items look like a year’s worth of additions to the roadmap.  ” “The CRO and I agreed that Sales gets one unplanned 'magic bullet' each quarter  – that will take no more than one engineer-week. 

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ProductPlan

APRIL 12, 2022

Slack’s product strategy put it on a trajectory for success. Let’s explore the company’s product strategy to see what makes it different. Product strategy: slip into the customers’ shoes. The pandemic’s influence on product strategy. Slack response to the pandemic.

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Mind the Product

MAY 22, 2017

Can’t get your boss to part ways with a time-based feature roadmap? I wonder what it is about feature roadmaps that is comforting to the C-suite. For bosses, I think there’s a perceived risk in moving from a safe and predictable feature roadmap to an experiment-based lean product roadmap. And yet, there they are.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 17, 2020

Much has been written over the last few years on the idea of the featureless roadmap , which challenges product teams to present their plans grounded more in strategic vision – or by themes – rather than a laundry list of specific features. How to Decide on Roadmap Themes that Produce Meaningful Outcomes.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 20, 2022

A product roadmap represents your strategic plan to solve a problem for your market. The reason to share your product roadmap plan with stakeholders is to create transparency and alignment across your company. But your roadmap does not represent an obligation or commitment to accomplish everything on it.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Jonathan Berg Director of Product Management, Schoology.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Software Engineering jobs are among the most in-demand and highest-paying jobs on the labor market today. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that software engineering jobs will grow by 22% in this next decade. Here is our list of the top 30 software engineering interview questions you will likely experience.

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280 Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

Moreover, sometimes PMs and POs are in separate organizations entirely; POs often live in the engineering organization, due to their direct embedding in development teams, while PMs often reside in Marketing. If the PM and PO positions are separate, they’d better be tightly linked to ensure effective communications and alignment.

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Amplitude

MARCH 11, 2020

Roadmapping is at the core of product strategy and product management. As a product person, and the VP of Product at Yesware , I’ve never come to fully embrace the discussion of what each team would deliver, in what sequence and within a long timeframe. Output-Based Planning. You can align on direction.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Every software team out there uses some sort of planning system or tool to do product roadmaps and sprint plans, and yet many are unhappy with the tools, or frustrated at the lack of getting things done, or getting “pointless” things done, and the list goes on. What do the product roadmapping or planning tools offer us?

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280 Group

APRIL 11, 2022

Some Product Managers are strong on education – albeit usually not specific to Product Management and most likely pertaining to other roles such as engineering, marketing, IT, or customer success. Skills assessments give no weight to how Product Managers learned what they know; they measure what they can do. .

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ProductPlan

MARCH 29, 2023

In fact, a significant number of go-to-market efforts are entirely coordinated by a separate team without the direct involvement of the product organization. To add more complexity to this issue, these teams handling the launch processes typically coordinate their efforts in a tool that is entirely separate from the product roadmap.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

As product managers, the product roadmap is at the core of everything we do. The product roadmap is a key point of reference to keep product strategy, business objectives, and execution aligned. Today we look at a few simple tips for product roadmap presentations. Tell a story.

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