Productside

MARCH 3, 2025

In our latest Productside webinar, Becoming an Effective Product Management Leader , Principal Consultants Roger Snyder and Kenny Kranseler delivered a no-nonsense roadmap for new leaders who want to nail their first 90 days (and beyond) and get the tools on how to become a product management leadereffectively. The principle stays the same.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2023

I like to think of the product strategy as a high-level plan that helps you realise your vision and that answers the following four questions: Who is the product for? To capture the product strategy, you can use my product vision board. You can download the product vision board from my website and by clicking on the image below.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

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. Smaller strategy updates and product roadmapping decisions, however, are not as critical. I refer to this group as key stakeholders.

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Productside

APRIL 16, 2025

Product managers push for roadmaps. But PMs bring something different : systems thinking, long-term vision, and the ability to synthesize inputs from across the business. But dont expect a rigid framework. We used a framework called KIDKeep, Iterate, Delete. Engineers push back with technical constraints. Whats your take?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The importance of measuring the small outcomes associated with their product goals or visions is the key to churn expected benefits throughout the product life cycle. 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. Goals: Goals should be S.M.A.R.T.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Scrum is a simple framework designed to facilitate the development of complex products. Some view it as the product vision , others equate it to the product’s value proposition. In figure 1, the vision is the basis for choosing the user and business goals, and the latter create the context for determining the right product goal.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 9, 2025

PMs are often celebrated for their vision, decisiveness, and ability to ship. In our newest Patreon-exclusive Roadmap to Mastery article , we explore: The types of questions that unlock clarity across customers, teams, and stakeholders. This is part of the Roadmap to Mastery Collectionavailable exclusively on The Product Way Patreon.

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Melissa Perri

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Product Roadmaps, in general, are confusing. Three years ago I wrote a blog post about Rethinking the Product Roadmap , in which I advocated for a focus on solving customer problems instead of listing out features with deadlines. But first, let’s talk about Roadmaps in general, and how they got us on the wrong track to begin with.

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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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Product Innovation Educators

APRIL 22, 2019

Creating a product vision of the future that’s awesome for everyone. 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. We cover: What a product roadmap is. Who the roadmap is for.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 3, 2025

Youve aligned the roadmap. You need a coalition shared purpose, mutual trust, and real support behind your product vision. 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. But still things stall.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

To clearly distinguish, capture, and align the different strategies, you’ll benefit from using a framework. Understanding the Strategy Stack The Strategy Stack is an end-to-end framework that offers three key benefits. Let’s take a closer look at the framework, which is shown in Figure 1.

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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? Customers today expect more than just transactional efficiency.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. I find that the framework is best suited for products that are affected by a significant amount of uncertainty and change.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 20, 2019

As the first and most senior PM, I recognized the need to clarify vision, formalize processes, and set a proactive agenda moving forward. They need to shift their focus to leveraging teams to execute their vision and it is up to you to help with this transition. Start at the Top. In most companies, this process is ongoing.

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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 . We spent two to three weeks outlining our vision for solving the core jobs we had identified, but time-boxed ourselves and avoided evaluating every job listed in the problem statement.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 20, 2020

To Describe, plan the roadmap for the release. Consider your launch vision and goals. These categories serve as a roadmap for product managers to demonstrate what they are doing now and what they will be doing next and in the future. However, to help everyone share a common vision for the future, you can leverage history.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Connect Decisions to Customer Needs: Show how your roadmap addresses customer pain points to build trust. Pro Tip: Use frameworks from Dan Olsens The Lean Product Playbook to turn customer feedback into actionable initiatives. Present a high-level roadmap by your 90-day mark to demonstrate strategic planning.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” In this article, I tie the older posts to the framework. The Challenge of Roadmaps. Breakthrough!

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. I believe the actions of a product leader all too often are the root cause of a “bad” roadmap. Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap.

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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. Often, companies approach me asking for help with their product strategy and they’re really focused on the roadmap. 14:24] Share your Strategy Generation framework for developing product strategy.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2022

Product roadmapping frameworks work in a very similar way. Recap: What are Product Roadmaps? A product roadmap is a holistic visual document that outlines your product’s growth path. 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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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Below, you’ll find what I believe is the most actionable, specific, and straightforward framework for crafting a strategy, for both your product and your company. As Chandra shares below, his framework sits on top of the best strategy wisdom out there (e.g. So we teamed up to make that happen. What exactly is product strategy?

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The Product Guy

JULY 2, 2020

Communication underpinned and still does underpin my day to day to work, whether this is nonverbal communication in the morning to uplift your team, a quick rational response over slack to make informed decisions, or presenting your product roadmap to a room of customers. .

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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

I wanted to share with you the framework I use when doing this. I review strategies and roadmaps. Then we put together a roadmap for change, and I check in with them along the way as they transform. Others are SaaS companies that are scaling or have scaled recently and want to ensure they are doing it in the best way.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

There are many frameworks available on building products and the approach varies individual to individual. The path and the steps to reach the destination is defined through a product roadmap. Hence roadmapping is a crucial exercise which can make or break your product. Product Roadmap. Traditional vs Theme Based Roadmap.

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UX Planet

MARCH 9, 2025

Vision and strategygoals A vision statement should answer the following question: Where are we heading and why? Bad vision statements To be the best eCommerce platform in theworld. Although money is a key part of the business, a vision should inspire and provide long-term direction, not just focus on money.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” In this article, I tie the older posts to the framework. The Challenge of Roadmaps. Breakthrough!

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” In this article, I tie the older posts to the framework. The Challenge of Roadmaps. Breakthrough!

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 4, 2021

Insights on roadmaps, metrics, OKRs, and more for product managers. Joining us for this episode is a CPO who shares some of the tools he uses, including roadmaps, metrics, and OKRs. In my company, I help with hiring great people across the company and explaining why the company is going to win using its great product vision.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 3, 2023

With us is David Rogers, an expert on digital transformation, a member of the faculty at Columbia Business School, and the author of five books, including The Digital Transformation Roadmap. There’s a tension between the external and the internal. ” [10:51] Tell us about your framework for digital transformation.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

How to Develop Product Roadmap? To lay out and document your strategy, you need to develop a Product Roadmap. Product Roadmap?—?What What Product Roadmap is a guiding strategic document?—? Facebook 10 Year Roadmap It maps out a high-level visual summary of the product vision and direction. Chapter 12/17?—?How

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Roman Pichler

MAY 5, 2020

In the agile scaling framework LeSS, the role is referred to as “ Area Product Owner “ A component owner owns an architecture building block like a user-interface layer or a payment service. The agile scaling framework SAFe uses its own product owner role, the SAFe product owner. SAFe Product Owner.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

In Scrum—the framework that gave birth to the product owner—the role is responsible for maximising the value a product creates for the users and for the business. Consequently, a Scrum product owner should own a product in its entirety—from the product vision to the product details.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products. Use a product vision ; a product strategy with user needs and business goals; and a product roadmap with product goals (aka. Listen to this article: [link]. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This is where your roadmap comes in. A roadmap takes items in your backlog and provides strategic information as to the opportunity these ideas can provide. Left to their own devices, the team can start to drift away from the product vision, which doesn’t bode well for the final product.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

You’ve got a clear vision for the future, and it looks bright! Part one of this article taught you how to align a roadmap with aspirational business goals. The initial steps of this framework took collaboration between business leadership and the product team to set a direction for development decisions.

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