The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Why do I need a framework? A research conducted by Alpha UX found that 25% of Product Manager surveyed wished for a clearer product roadmap and strategy. Without a clear roadmap and strategy, a Product Manager won’t be able to make impactful decisions. But why did I choose this framework?

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The Product HQ

APRIL 20, 2024

Looking to become a SaaS product manager? The need for SaaS product managers is skyrocketing with each passing year. More and more businesses develop Software as a Service (SaaS) products to remain relevant in their respective markets and grow their income streams. How to Become SaaS Product Manager?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 10, 2019

No product management method is universally going to get you out of trouble. The most popular frameworks, like agile, are more about the general approach your office takes. The Jobs To Be Done Framework (JTBD, for short) is different. The Jobs To Be Done Framework (JTBD, for short) is different. Well, of course !

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This is a free sample story from my book The Making of Product Managers. Then she decided to acquire technical skills in web development to get closer to the product development process. When Negar joined the startup, there were only five employees and no product managers. Unfortunately, there were none.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Setting smart product goals is a vital skill for any sensible SaaS owner or product manager to get right. In this article, we’re going to explore what makes an effective product goal, the difference between goals and product initiatives, how to set them and make them work with your product backlog, and more.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 3, 2021

How product managers can build great products by focusing on their customers’ unmet needs. Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) is a valuable tool for product managers and innovators, and there are different thoughts on how to actually put it into optimal practice. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 3, 2021

How product managers can build great products by focusing on their customers’ unmet needs. Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) is a valuable tool for product managers and innovators, and there are different thoughts on how to actually put it into optimal practice. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Goals are the specific UX objectives the product aspires to achieve, for example, improving usability. The plan, often depicted in a UX roadmap, outlines the work necessary to achieve the goals. Include the desired outcomes in the roadmap along with who will realize them and roughly when.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you are the new product leader of your company, your company might be in product leadership debt. In such situations, you would typically be asked to come up with a strategy and roadmap ASAP, but you are still just learning the domain. Typically, the CEO will ask for a strategy or a roadmap. Can you believe it?

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NextBigWhat

AUGUST 2, 2019

We launched the first cohort of the product management course last year, did a bunch of experiments on the content, format and the process – ranging from offline-only course, online-only, recorded to live sessions and we are now happy to have found the high impacting format + content + process. . Get Brochure. Marshall, Zeta.

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Department of Product

JULY 29, 2022

Product Positioning for Product Managers Why an understanding of how your product is positioned is critical A key responsibility for Product Managers is to define how their products are positioned in the market. Fleet sales are also possible at popular travel destinations for businesses to rent FUVs.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 20, 2019

The founders have filled the role of product manager since the company was conceived and it is difficult for them to hand that management over. You will need to continuously prove that you are the right person to be owning the product and that you have not only the business but client’s best interests in mind.

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Gainsight

APRIL 8, 2020

Steve is an author, speaker, and product coach, as well as co-creator of the popular product management and marketing frameworks from Pragmatic Institute and QuartzOpen. In my first product management job, I was based in Virginia and my developers were in California.

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DISQO

JULY 22, 2018

Product management is reaching maturity and unifying around proven techniques and best practices. That’s the overarching takeaway from the recent Mind The Product , the world’s largest product management conference. That though is also the paradox of product management. Todd Lombardo.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2022

You know where you’re departing from, where you want to get to, and what resources you have available (like the vehicle, budget, traveling gear, etc.), Another option is to be more flexible, choosing the road you want to travel and picking the stops along the way. Product roadmapping frameworks work in a very similar way.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

While I tend to focus on helping teams, Petra’s work centers around helping product leaders—the people who manage product managers. I’m here with Petra Wille, who is also a product discovery coach. I was a technical consultant back then, traveling to a lot of clients all over Europe. Hello everybody.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In addition, if your product may be used by the US Government, you are legally obligated to build for accessibility by Section 508 of the of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended in 1998). This is where I sat with a product I once managed. Similar regulation exists in the UK and the EU. Lessons Learned. Don’t do this.

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DISQO

JULY 22, 2018

Product management is reaching maturity and unifying around proven techniques and best practices. That’s the overarching takeaway from the recent Mind The Product , the world’s largest product management conference. That though is also the paradox of product management. Todd Lombardo.

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DISQO

JULY 22, 2018

Product management is reaching maturity and unifying around proven techniques and best practices. That’s the overarching takeaway from the recent Mind The Product , the world’s largest product management conference. That though is also the paradox of product management. Todd Lombardo.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

Skills a Product Manager Need Analytical Skills In your current role as a consultant, you will have developed and honed your analytical skills. This is what you should frame your resume around as this is likely the closest experience you have to being a product manager.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

Skills a Product Manager Need Analytical Skills In your current role as a consultant, you will have developed and honed your analytical skills. This is what you should frame your resume around as this is likely the closest experience you have to being a product manager.

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ProductPlan

MAY 16, 2019

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the ProductCraft conference , a one-day event for product managers in San Francisco. For those of you who are unfamiliar, ProductCraft is a community for product managers that is run by Pendo. Don’t be afraid to sleep around (with different frameworks).

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Welcome to Day 1 of Pulse for Product, our inaugural event geared towards those in product management roles. With the year 2020 delivering what it has, we can all feel nostalgic about turning back the hands of time to a simpler life of socializing, hugging, and unrestricted travel. . Yes, you read that right.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Prioritization frameworks are primarily geared toward weighing the benefits of one feature versus another, so we pick the best ones. The winner gets top billing on our prioritized roadmap. You can accomplish those feats by improving user experience and product capabilities. There is always the path not traveled.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

What: 1,500 tech product managers and product developers gather online at one of the world’s largest product management & development conferences. Product Con. What: The largest online product management conference in the world with years of digital experience. Source: Productschool.com.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It’s become a lens through which I’ve come to view much of my life, including my work in product management. As they grew in the sport, playing competitive, travel soccer, I evolved as a fan and, more importantly, as an observer of team dynamics. Soccer is a perfect parallel for product management and roadmap development.

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Department of Product

MAY 22, 2020

Product managers and product leaders should have an inherent sense of what’s valuable to customers. If a product person isn’t equipped with the ability to sense what might be valuable to others, product management might not be the best career choice in the first place. Trello does a few things really well.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are four examples: Joe, the sales rep, has promised a feature to an important customer without first talking to you—the person in charge of the product. It can be tempting to ignore people issues and focus on product-related tasks like reviewing the product strategy , updating the product roadmap , and refining the product backlog.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash There is a misconception that building a roadmap will define a product’s future. But a roadmap doesn’t create a clear view of the future. Your vision of the future should bring clarity to your roadmap. So why build a roadmap at all? Select a reasonable time range for the roadmap.

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Pragmatic Marketing

JULY 13, 2020

COVID-19 has forced executives to rethink many of their assumptions about their customers, markets and products. Resources have been scarce, travel to customers dropped to near zero and the future is unclear. The Dead Squirrel Value Selling Framework. How urgently would you want to get rid of the smell? Be consistent.

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Pragmatic Marketing

JULY 13, 2020

COVID-19 has forced executives to rethink many of their assumptions about their customers, markets and products. Resources have been scarce, travel to customers dropped to near zero and the future is unclear. The Dead Squirrel Value Selling Framework. How urgently would you want to get rid of the smell? Be consistent.

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Pragmatic Marketing

JULY 13, 2020

COVID-19 has forced executives to rethink many of their assumptions about their customers, markets and products. Resources have been scarce, travel to customers dropped to near zero and the future is unclear. The Dead Squirrel Value Selling Framework. How urgently would you want to get rid of the smell? Be consistent.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 6, 2020

Eighteen months ago travel tech company Almundo started to refine its processes to become a product-driven company. Product (and company) strategy is the backbone that guides product goal-setting and roadmap definition, although it’s sometimes overlooked or confused with having a vision. This is what we did.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This is the message Gerry Scullion champions with his Human-Centered Design Network , a regular content series dedicated to helping product managers and designers across a spate of disciplines think more altruistically about what they’re putting into the world. As a rule, design should first do no harm. Well, watch this space.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Despite all the political, social and ecological upheavals in 2019, it’s been a busy and successful year for Mind the Product, not to mention the evolving product management community we aim to support. Hosts of The Product Experience – Lily and Randy. Hitting New Locations.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 6, 2019

Also, young PMs could takeaway lessons from here on what to expect and ask from your managers. I belonged to the third category, I wanted to pursue product management straight out of undergrad. There’s a boom of tech startups in India and having a Product Manager is cool nowadays. And so I did.

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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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