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. 9:00] Who is responsible for developing product strategy? Download the framework.

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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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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. I regard feature and component owners as members of a product team , a group of product people who collaboratively manage a larger product.

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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. I would define a good roadmap as one that the team understands and feels ownership over.

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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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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

What are the benefits the product should generate for the company developing and providing it? A handy tool to capture your answers and describe the product strategy is my Product Vision Board shown in the picture below. It consequently fails to align everyone involved in developing and providing the product.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

1] Figure 1: An Empowerment Model for Product People and Teams Level one represents the authority to decide how features are detailed and guide their implementation. Level three, finally, allows product people and teams to develop the product strategy including the value proposition and business goals.

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Folding Burritos

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Tying everything to a strong value proposition and vision is effectively the kind of thing that produces a cohesive product. Yet, I wanted to dig deeper into this issue by focusing on: The reasons why a Solution-first culture makes your life harder; A “framework” to drive stakeholders to think in terms of Problems.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

On June 26, 2017, English football team Crystal Palace enthusiastically announced the appointment of the great Dutch defender Frank de Boer as its new manager. He announced he would take a middling team and turn them into a whirring, possession-based team emulating the lofty ideals of Total Football. So what happened?

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

. – Tweet This The product team at Botify knows this all too well. While Chief Product Officer Christophe Frenet initially guided this transition, many members of the team stepped in to facilitate this process. However, Claire adds it wasn’t all bad. Along the way, they’ve given a lot of thought to this process.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Ultimately, your resume should itself signal that you have the skills required to be a successful product manager on any team. As a hiring manager, I want to hire great storytellers, s o the team can work towards a unified vision. . Use this article as a guide to polish your resume and improve your job-hunting prospects.

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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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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 14, 2019

A bad day in the office, a chance LinkedIn message, and before you know it, someone has moved jobs. It’s like a chance bit of customer feedback that we end up devoting a two-year roadmap to. Developing a long-term relationship with someone who can act as your mentor and provide advice and direction can help to get around this.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Highly effective Product Managers develop themselves in 5 key areas. In some jobs, you can get by with just Competence, but in the unkempt, fuzzy, team-oriented domain of Product Management, you need both. Here are 2 actions you can take to develop your Craft Competence: Craft Competence ?? and others feel that.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Creating Product Outcomes: What I’ve Learned From The Soccer Pitch “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” — Steve Jobs Soccer is more than just a game for me. Much like product teams, soccer teams require teamwork, an adaptable strategy, and a shared goal — to win.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

One of the critical tools that can help product managers improve customer satisfaction is the SERVQUAL model or Customer Service Gap model , a framework for identifying and addressing gaps in service delivery. It’s about ensuring that customer experiences align with promises made during product development and marketing.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 12, 2023

Not enough people spend enough time on defining vision and purpose Most value propositions are weak Companies don’t adapt their team typology to make a product Very few products are indeed prioritized by value User Reasearch and UX are ofter used in the wrong way 1. Try and fill a product vision board.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 28, 2022

I think one of the ways to minimize the chance of this happening is to have an always on routine of talking to customers e.g. standing time to talk to customers that almost gets backed into the operating rhythm of the team. I think it makes sense to hear that opinion and factor that into the product development process. Of course?—?the

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” The product owner is accountable for “developing and explicitly communicating the product goal.” The entire Scrum team is “focused on one … product goal” at a time.

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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

It helps your entire team rally around a vision and a set of outcomes, making sure everyone is aligned in reaching those product growth goals. How do you set a product vision? How do you create a roadmap? It helps you find product-market fit and gives your team direction. How do you set a product vision?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

How is the outcome-based roadmap different from regular roadmaps? Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes. TL;DR Regular roadmaps kill outcomes by forcing teams to think in the categories of features and timelines. They lack vision and lead nowhere. A roadmap example.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

.” But do not allow people to dominate and tell you what to do, and don’t agree to a weak compromise. 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. That’s usually challenging enough.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

Think of digital transformation strategies as your roadmap to success in the digital age. The important basis is the development of a strategy for short- and long-term digital transformation based on business results rather than technology. Involve them in strategy development, gather their input, and address their concerns.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 22, 2024

A product marketing framework is like a compass that guides you through the complex, fast-paced world of SaaS. From initial launch to ongoing product management , this framework acts as a map towards sustainable growth. However, selecting a framework or creating one from scratch can be very confusing.

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Lenny Rachitsky

APRIL 28, 2024

Kayvon treated sacred cows like a “built-in roadmap” of innovations worth testing. Founders of acquihired companies led the teams behind Community Notes, Spaces, Super Follows, Fleets, Communities, Tipping, and more. Building 0 to 1 is extremely hard if the entire team isn’t bought into the vision.

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Usersnap

MARCH 24, 2025

The team spent months building it, yet users dont see its value. It helps teams uncover real user needs, validate assumptions, and reduce development risks before committing time and resources. It is an actual team effort involving all stakeholders to foster diverse expertise and unique perspectives.

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Alchemer Mobile

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

According to an InMobi survey , the number one challenge facing app developers today isn’t design or development. The bad news? You don’t need a big budget or a dedicated marketing team to market your app. If possible, add at least one person from the App Store and Google Play editorial teams to your influencer list.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

And too often I’ve seen poor leaders resort to micro-management, HIPPO, and dictatorship in order to fulfil their strategies. is to either be more strategic or to develop more as a leader. and, How do you impart your experience and toolkit onto your team? As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 13, 2019

In a recent talk at UX London , I discussed some lessons learned while growing the design team at Intercom, reflecting on the technology industry’s obsession with tools, and pointed out how our sense of tools as objects or apps blinds us to the reality that the processes we adopt and develop are also, in effect, tools.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 25, 2022

neither the product nor roadmap are ever static. The Best Product Managers use Product Management Software for: We’ve broken down this list into four stages of the feature life cycle that contributes to building the product value: opportunity identification and validation, design and prototyping, feature development, and launch and iteration.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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ProductPlan

JULY 23, 2019

Product managers wear many hats, but one of the most uncomfortable ones they’re forced to occasionally don is that of the product vision “Gatekeeper.” Of course, product managers say ‘no” all the time, but it’s usually to bad ideas or things requiring resources that are simply unavailable.

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