People-First Product Leadership

JUNE 11, 2023

Does your team (or organization) have a shared Mission, Vision, Strategy, and Goals? Be Curious Not Judgmental: In my course People-First Product Leadership , I do just that - I share how to put people on your team first. A good vision should be clear, punchy, and inspiring. We have a Product team to lead.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership. Aspects which are more on the human skills end of the spectrum and vastly different from being a Product Manager. Shift #1: A leader of leaders The two top things I’ve head people reply to the question “how do I move into Product Leadership?”

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. This team consists of a product owner , a Scrum Master , and several developers, which are also known as development team. But what Scrum lacks in my mind, is a way to involve the key stakeholders in strategic product decisions and the product discovery work.

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Dear Strategy

MARCH 15, 2023

Now what about the new framework? In the spirit of using the blog to announce new happenings at Strategy Generation Company , I am pleased to present the latest revision of our acclaimed Strategy Generation Framework! With this said, I found that too many of my clients tended to use these three terms interchangeably.

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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 4, 2021

So in 2020, I took a survey of all the available product management courses out there. There were plenty of courses introducing product management to those new to the role. There was even an emerging set of courses focused on product leadership. Take product roadmaps for example.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Held in the lovely Barbican Conservatory , this year’s #mtpcon London Product Leadership Forum brought together a group of senior product leaders for the type of conversations that can only happen behind closed doors. The Forgotten art of Product Strategy. Framework Fanatics. Agile is not a Strategy.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

The main difference between product management and project management is the focus. A project manager is focused on the completion of a specific project, whereas product managers focus primarily on the long-term vision and evolving a product to deliver value over time. Champions a customer-centric approach.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

TL;DR Hard skills, like technical knowledge, are job-specific and enable product managers to perform their core responsibilities. Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. Hard product management skills Let’s start with the hard skills.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

That’s what Dave Martin , a product leadership coach, has talked about in his talk at this year’s Product Drive Summit hosted by Userpilot. Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes. They lack vision and lead nowhere. Strategic value is about aligning features with the company’s vision and long-term goals.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In part two of this summary, I am moving to talk about strategy and leadership insights. Today I will focus more on leadership and strategy. One thing Marty said in the workshop, however, made me quote this framework much more and use it when I help my customers understand where they should focus their energy.

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Innovatemap

AUGUST 31, 2020

Some choices are long-standing and are reflected in the product vision, some play into the foundation of a product strategy, and many more reside in the plan to pull it off – the roadmap. All of these are important frameworks and tools. This is obviously something we want to avoid!

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Amplitude

JULY 29, 2020

When it comes to product strategy, there is so much conflicting advice that getting started can be confusing. Some companies’ strategies are so generic that they could mean anything, or nothing at all—as perfectly illustrated in this product strategy madlibs , which fills in the blanks with buzzwords and jargon and calls it a strategy.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

When plotting out our product’s trajectory, there’s a constant tension between two competing mindsets. Where charismatic leaders rally the troops around an ambitious vision with a massive potential payoff. Meanwhile, the slow, steady drumbeat of cautious experimentation and incremental enhancements always makes the product better.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A robust UX strategy is also a valuable differentiator helping you stand out in competitive markets. According to Jamie Levy, the main tenets of a UX strategy are business strategy, value innovation, validated user research , and frictionless UX. Start designing your strategy by clarifying the business goals.

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Strategy, vision, and influence for product managers. Today we are talking about the journey from product manager to product officer or product VP. He has been a product manager and managed a variety of product teams in multiple countries. 1:49] How do we formulate a product strategy?

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BrainMates

JULY 21, 2020

Stepping up into a leadership role is especially daunting. Product leadership is made even more challenging, as there are very few models (if any) that cover the complexities and requirements of this -broad role which varies significantly between organisations. A new Product Management leadership model.

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Bain Public

APRIL 17, 2020

Career Development Program Details: Whether you are a Founder or part of the Product, Engineering or leadership team, you need actionable strategies and impactful techniques that drive results today. The 3 steps to product innovation. I'm not very good at Product Management. Course Outline. Is this program for me?

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

As business advisors and executive coaches, we've worked with dozens of CEOs to help them build and grow their product leadership team as they scale their company. Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 13, 2023

Examples of different prioritization frameworks. TL;DR A feature prioritization matrix helps product teams decide which features to develop next, focusing on high-impact features and resource optimization. There are a number of different prioritization frameworks , like RICE, Story Mapping, Opportunity Scoring, ICE, and the Kano Model.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Mixing the words, key responsibilities across companies started to emerge: Define product vision and strategy. The product manager career path at XO and the “levels framework” from the book “Org Design for Design Orgs” (by far the best book I’ve read on UX management) were amazing and helpful resources.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

A great roadmap helps PM’s achieve the following: 1, It ensures the product team understand what they are working towards, by aligning the product to the company’s short term and long term goals. Image credit: ProductPlan Roadmapping sits in the Product Strategy phase of a Product Management It’s very different to a Product Backlog.

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BrainMates

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Up until now, Product Leaders have had to rely on the approaches and frameworks designed specifically for Product Managers or use generic leadership practices which don’t necessarily cover the unique leadership challenges Product Leaders experience. Often, they leave very little time to look inwards.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

When plotting out our product’s trajectory, there’s a constant tension between two competing mindsets. Where charismatic leaders rally the troops around an ambitious vision with a massive potential payoff. Meanwhile, the slow, steady drumbeat of cautious experimentation and incremental enhancements always makes the product better.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Because of the multifaceted nature of this role, it can be hard to figure out what you should look for in a new product management hire. TL;DR Product managers need to have good problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. Leadership. What is product vision? How to set a product strategy?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Impact mapping is a collaborative strategic planning technique used by product managers, product owners , and senior technical leadership, who work mostly in Agile software delivery. Impact mapping allows businesses to make sure their product strategy is aligned with business goals and that all stakeholders are on the same page.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

The agile manifesto turned eighteen this year, the Scrum framework is even older?—?have The rise (fall) of the Product Owner Trying to solve the organisational dysfunction of the dived between those building the product and those speaking with customers, Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber proposed a new way to build products?—?a

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Steve Jobs This quote underscores a crucial aspect of product management: the power of rejection. It is about guiding your team and resources toward what truly matters for the product’s success and your company’s vision. If you haven’t already done so, document the framework you use to make product decisions.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

They work closely not only with the development team but also with the marketing and sales teams, and champion the product within the organization. The Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework helps organizations select goals (Objectives), milestones measuring progress (Key Results), and specific tasks (Initiatives). SMART goals.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Get ready to dive into insightful discussions, practical strategies, and real-world examples that will empower you to create and manage products that meet user needs and leave them truly satisfied. Product management and leadership speakers. leadership to uphold your customer-centric focus.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The OKR methodology can be a powerful motivator for high performance and product excellence within teams and companies. Implementing a goal-setting framework that sets the bar high sounds like a no-brainer, right? The OKR methodology helps organizations measure success and stay on target with their strategy and vision.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

How to create a scalable product organization. How product strategy uses a company's vision to fuel profitability. An iterative product framework for identifying and pursuing the right opportunities to create value. Melissa broke silence over the excessive focus on delivery in product teams.

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Userpilot

JULY 9, 2021

Overview of Eureka framework for user onboarding. 6-step strategy for retaining more customers. Melissa Perri is a product management consultant, speaker, and teacher. She’s the CEO of Produx Labs, a product management training organization. How to design a scalable product organization. Versatile leadership style.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 4, 2021

You don’t need to do anything to keep listening, but I want you to know the name change is coming—The Everyday Innovator will be renamed to Product Masters Now. . Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [1:58] What are your responsibilities as a Chief Product Officer? His name is Anup Yanamandra.

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BrainMates

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Up until now, Product Leaders have had to rely on the approaches and frameworks designed specifically for Product Managers or use generic leadership practices which don’t necessarily cover the unique leadership challenges Product Leaders experience. Often, they leave very little time to look inwards.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To effectively staff the product team, I recommend including the people shown in Figure 1. [1] 1] Figure 1: The Product Team Members Let’s look at the product team members in Figure 1 in more detail starting with the person in charge of the product. To help you with this, I’ve created the framework shown in Figure 2.

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