The Product Coalition

JULY 5, 2023

It forced me to question a belief, as a product leader, I treated as an absolute — that products always require roadmaps. My mentor and I started in our usual spot, talking about startups and new products in the healthcare industry. Do you think every company and product needs a roadmap?” An hour flew by.

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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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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

roadmaps?” If you haven’t gathered from my past posts on product topics, I’ve worked with ‘interesting yet easily annoyed’ colleagues many times. Executing a product roadmap requires more. It involves significant orchestration well beyond the boundaries of the product. Changes that you must reflect in the roadmap.

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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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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. Using the Product VCP I align stakeholders, underpin decisions and empower teams.

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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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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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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2023

  (For fun, let’s call those things strategies.)   But it’s of zero help to Product, Engineering, Marketing, or other organizations that need to make choices about the few critical things we’ll do next year.    (And the 9000 things we won’t do.)  ” What To Do?

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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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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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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

I have some takeaways and learnings to share that I covered as a coach for their onboarding strategy. Create B2B onboarding strategy for a premium organic products for <Startup V> catering to niche user segment focused on wellness, health & lifestyle” Why was it needed to define the problem for onboarding strategy?

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? We also look at: What a UX design strategy is Why it’s important Its core principles and elements A practical example of a company with well-established UX strategies Let’s dive right in! The strategy should also have information about the UX team, processes, and guidelines.

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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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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 2, 2021

This vantage point has helped us better understand what communication strategies work best. 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. Change is Afoot.

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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

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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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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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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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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ProductPlan

MAY 25, 2021

Product Strategy is Important. One of the most important roles of a product manager (PM) is setting the product strategy. The strategy, by way of a roadmap, is the document that drives team alignment. That is when the strategy is truly alive when you can see it in action. Neither do its users.

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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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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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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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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I believe the main culprits are Mr. Roadmap and Mr. Backlog. Culprit #1: Mr. Roadmap. How should we balance technical debt vs our feature roadmap? Well, th at’s the role of a product strategy. My favorite definitions of strategy are the simplest I’ve found. A simple representation for our product 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. The point is to make these product folks more efficient so they can focus on more high-value tasks like strategy and launching innovative products and features. And roadmapping is no different.

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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. That sounds a lot like a tool that would be incredibly good at identifying a clever strategy.

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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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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. Ideally, it’s a high-level visual summary that helps product managers get everyone on the same page. A product roadmap isn’t simply a list of features or the backlog.

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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?

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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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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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Mixpanel

MAY 20, 2020

Do you ever feel, as a product leader, that you’re unpopular in your company? Having worked with many product leaders over the past 20 years, I’ve repeatedly heard that balancing the needs of users, engineering teams and the business—all while building a successful product function that drives innovation—is tough.

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Dear Strategy

JULY 23, 2019

On this week’s episode, host Bob Caporale , founder of Strategy Generation Company and author of Creative Strategy Generation , answers the following question: Dear Strategy: “How do I align my product strategy and product roadmap with our technology roadmap, in the face of a strong engineering organization?”.

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Bain Public

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I know you’re probably wondering: what does this have to do with your product roadmap strategies ? When it comes to your product, a MOAT is about building defences to break away from the competition. It’s about setting broad goals for your product and defending your company against current or future competitors.

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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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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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