The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

As I strive towards becoming a product leader, I wanted to understand the best practises in product management and in the process develop my own product philosophy. . This article explores multiple aspects of product management. the Product Manager role is a rather recent phenomenon. Understanding the Role Definition.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Leadership or investors push for short-term wins that conflict with the roadmap. Strategies for Maintaining Product Vision Without Losing Adaptability Use a structured prioritization framework (e.g., Strategies for Maintaining Product Vision Without Losing Adaptability Use a structured prioritization framework (e.g.,

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Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

1] They might include senior management, marketing, sales, service, operations, finance, and HR. The individuals whose buy-in to strategy and roadmap decisions is crucial are the players: They are interested in your product, as they, for example, will have to market and sell it. I refer to this group as key stakeholders.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 12, 2025

In this Roadmap to Mastery article from The Product Way Patreon , we focus on one of the most essential, high-stakes skills in product management: knowing when and how to say no — and making that decision stick. Saying yes is easy. Saying no is what separates strategic product leaders from the rest.

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Productside

MAY 27, 2025

Productside | Product Management Courses & Training How WellNest Rebooted Product Strategy (eBook Preview) When product teams get stuck in backlog chaos, stakeholder noise, and reactive shipping, its not a process problem. But its product management journey has been far from smooth. Its a product strategy problem.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

With AI automating workflows and tools making data analysis seamless, what will truly set product managers apart in 2025? So, what does this shift mean for product managers? We dive into this powerful habit in our latest Patreon-exclusive article , “ The Year of Soft Skills: Essential Soft Skills for Product Managers in 2025.”

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Below is an overview of the main problems I ran into, along with our framework for addressing them and sustaining our innovation and growth. glidr) Sharing related articles Set up a Product Discovery Board (see Decision-making framework and Thematic Roadmap below). Challenges due to hypergrowth. Team dynamics and structure.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 17, 2025

You can get access to all of it on The Product Way Patreon plus weekly content including: product frameworks, case studies, deep dives, and more! Highlights from the Roundtable This conversation surfaced the key tradeoffs and growth tactics product managers need to succeed in any environment. Strategy is portable.

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Product Management University

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In a similar fashion, AI is changing how product managers learn best practices, and it will all be for the better when you see the results. Common Scenarios Before & After AI Here are a few common product management scenarios that exemplify the stark difference between learning best practices before and with AI.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 15, 2025

Thats where the roadmap reveals itself. Watch Pedros episode: [link] Joni Hoadley : #HowIPM Ideate in Less than a Day Joni Hoadley, Product Manager Coach & Consultant, shares a 5-step workshop framework to go from sticky-note chaos to aligned priorities and test-ready ideasin a single afternoon. Dont just ask.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2020

In this talk from #MTP Engage Manchester consultant Itamar Gilad takes us through his GIST (goals, ideas, steps, tasks) framework. Itamar has over 20 years of product management experience working with industry leaders such as Google and Microsoft. The post The GIST Framework by Itamar Gilad appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 3, 2019

Mapping current products, future ideas, and quick experiments as product managers. Product roadmaps are one of the best-known tools and also the most misused by product managers. This time we talk about the role of roadmaps in portfolio management. Please email directly at chad@TheEverydayInnovator.com.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 3, 2025

Youve aligned the roadmap. Read it now on The Product Way Patreon : [link] Exclusive Access to Mastery This post is part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collection , a premium series on The Product Way Patreon. A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools. Youve got the stakeholders in the room.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The below image is a simple framework but it is a growth platform that helps in setting up startups, mid-size or even big enterprises. In due course, the startups need to invest a good amount of time in organizing the strategy and roadmap to track the product performance to get an early product-market fit and scalability.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The days of managing single, standalone products are coming to an end. Product managers who master ecosystem thinking will lead the next wave of innovation. We dive into this powerful habit in our latest Patreon-exclusive article , “ Navigating Product Ecosystems: The Future of Product Management in 2025.”

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 20, 2025

If extended product teams own the product strategies, whats the role of the head of product , also called Chief Product Officer and Director/VP of Product Management, in making strategic decisions ? Second, as a product portfolio manager who ensures that an effective portfolio strategy is available, which directs the product strategies.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 12, 2020

Fundamentally, being a Product Manager is all about making sure that the right decisions get made, and for me the hardest decision has always been “what shall we do next?”. 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 1, 2025

Product managers juggle data, team communication, stakeholder demands, and big decisions. AI cant replace those responsibilities. But it can help you do them more effectively.

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Productside

APRIL 16, 2025

Productside | Product Management Courses & Training Breaking the Silos: How Product and Engineering Build Better Together In Season 3 of Productside Stories , we sat down with Guy Gershoni , Head of Engineering at genesIT, for a candid conversation on what it really takes to build great products in todays complex tech environments.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This includes a sound understanding of the market, the user and customer needs, and the competition as well as solid product management skills such as the ability to develop an effective product strategy and an actionable product roadmap (as I explain in more detail in the article The T-Shaped Product Professional ).

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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

For the past eight years, I’ve been working with C-Suite leaders at companies big and small to set up their Product Management organizations. At all of them, I start understanding the current state of Product Management. I wanted to share with you the framework I use when doing this. I review strategies and roadmaps.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

This sounds like a text-book product management responsibility to me. Nevertheless, the product owner is often regarded as a tactical role focused on managing the product backlog, detailing requirements, and interacting with the development team. Why didn’t the framework use the term product manager ? ”).

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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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The Product Manager Coach Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

When Jane, a seasoned product manager, started her new role at a fast-growing SaaS company, she was ready to make an impact. Resource Alert: Explore How to Lead in Product Management by Roman Pichler for actionable advice on stakeholder engagement. Present a high-level roadmap by your 90-day mark to demonstrate strategic planning.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

So, how can product managers proactively build and protect trust in their products? In our latest Patreon-exclusive article , part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collection , we explore: Why trust is now a product featurenot just a brand value. A growing library of frameworks, case studies, and actionable tools.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction My first product management job wasn’t exactly what you call a success story: I was part of a team that was called in to help with a new product development effort, and I ended up working with the lead product manager. It also makes it hard to manage and adapt the plan.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 22, 2025

We use UXDAs Digital Experience Branding Framework to help ambitious financial institutions build strong, future-ready digitalbrands. Is it possible to combine all these elements into a clear and straightforward framework? How can financial brands meet these expectations? Below, we will tell youhow.

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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] I certainly don’t intend to make anyone feel bad.

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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 ) . Product management comes down to discipline and process. Are things that we are learning finding their way into the roadmap? How do you manage their expectations? . Communication.

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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 . It’s easy to feel like every project on the roadmap should be at least medium or high urgency, but that’s not always true. Our team aligns on three points: Innovation . Investment .

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A four-layer framework to create a winning product strategy Today we are talking about creating product strategy. I first heard of Bob when he was the president of Sequent Learning, the product management training company. I first heard of Bob when he was the president of Sequent Learning, the product management training company.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

My first foray into managing products started around 6 years ago. Now, I have the amazing responsibility of coaching other Product Managers. I’ve been on a journey when it comes to PM development frameworks. It’s designed to highlight at-a-glance how effective a Product Manager is and where growth opportunities are.

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