The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Strategy and enabling your team to solve problems makes the difference between a boss and an impactful leader. In this series, I look at what I wish I had known when I started as Head of Product… Summary Understanding strategy allows you to effectively delegate, motivate and align so you can move from a nice boss to an effective leader.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Disrupting the Product - Strategy Questions Answered By DIANE SEXTON Even though periods of decline are a normal part of the economic cycle, there is no denying the enormous pressure these periods place on our organisations. I believe the best strategy is to really go back to your roots.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 19, 2019

It may be obvious, but defining your strategy, goals, and mission is something we all need to have rooted at the heart of everything we do – but it’s very easy to get pulled in countless different directions while we try to deliver against these. A lack of alignment with the overall business can be catastrophic.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Curious to know how to advance your career as a long-term product manager as either s group product manager or principal product manager? While it is a senior position, there are numerous career paths, such as Group Product Manager (GPM) and Principal Product Manager (PPM).

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 4, 2019

Coming up with a set of tools to capture important strategic decisions reminded me of treasure maps: It should guide you to product success, bearing in mind that not all treasure is silver and gold, as Captain Jack Sparrow put it. The map below shows the strategy tools I find helpful to make effective product strategy decisions.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Shipping product to 500 million users without knowing what strategy was? In this ProductTank San Francisco talk, Sam, now with that experience behind him and as Head of Product at Fivestars , outlines: What a good product strategy looks like. How to create a good strategy. What Is Good Strategy?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. Assess product strategy and adjust if necessary.

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BrainMates

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

5 Steps to Product Strategy. As product management evolves into a critical strategic function in organisations, its effectiveness in driving both customer and business value will increasingly depend on – and be influenced by – people outside the product team. But having a product strategy is only half the battle.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 16, 2018

Guest Post by: Marissa Fong (Mentee, Session 5, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Bill Gourlay]. Product management requires product strategy. These are all key questions addressed as part of product strategy. Marissa Fong is a product manager based in New York City.

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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. Learning more about how to formulate strategy, therefore, was not only a personal goal, but also one that I foresaw will help the company scale. I admit that in the past, I have been soured on “strategy” as a discipline.

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Innovatemap

JUNE 27, 2023

Innovatemap partnered with Nextech to equip Indiana teachers with the tools and strategies to integrate new tech business practices into their classrooms, empowering them to nurture the digital skills and curiosity of their students. Brainstorm — what solutions help teachers be more productive? Because I was that student at one point.”

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

What’s more, it makes it unlikely that the stakeholders will fully support the product decisions and that they will follow them through. But do not accept inappropriate behaviour and do not allow people to treat you like a project manager, team lead, or personal assistant. Increase your product management expertise.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 18, 2023

We create our business strategies around driving growth, and look to growth as the key indicator of the health and viability of our companies. ” Chip Lay, Director of Product Strategy at Fullstory. You can use product analytics to discover new areas for research. Chip Lay, Director of Product Strategy at Fullstory.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Let’s make this more concrete by looking at a popular product discovery tool, Teresa Torres’ Opportunity Solution Tree (OTS). [2] 2] Before I proceed, let me point out that I am neither a product discovery expert in the sense discussed below nor do I fully endorse the specific approaches created by Marty and Teresa.

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 16, 2020

What I love about ZORK I is probably also what led me to become a product manager, my very first software job. . And when I started in product management back in 2000, it was that sense of excitement and possibility that attracted me to the job—the promise of AOL Instant Messenger and the blank slate.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 5, 2022

A head of product is someone who manages a group of product people—individuals who look after one or more products and who may be called product manager or product owner. The responsibilities I share below are based on my work with product leaders and product practitioners.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products. But from a product management perspective, effectively engaging the stakeholders is crucial to achieve product success. You need the stakeholders’ active contribution to progress the product and reach the product goals.

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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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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Are you curious to learn the top finance product manager skills recruiters are looking for? Finance PMs occupy a unique position within the world of product management. This article discusses eleven skills that employers look for when hiring finance product managers. Let’s dive right into the discussion.

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ProductPlan

MAY 25, 2021

Product Strategy is Important. One of the most important roles of a product manager (PM) is setting the product strategy. The strategy, by way of a roadmap, is the document that drives team alignment. That is when the strategy is truly alive when you can see it in action. Neither do its users.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

If you’re wondering what strategic product management is, you’ve come to the right place! In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users!

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 11, 2020

This article assumes that you are familiar with the product vision board or the key elements of a product strategy : market, value proposition, standout features, and business goals. More Information : 8 Tips for Creating A Compelling Product Vision and Strategize , pp. Target Group is (too) Big and Heterogenous.

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Mixpanel

MAY 20, 2020

But how do product managers know they’re bumping up against normal day-to-day resistance versus creating bigger problems? That’s why I developed a new model for product-led engagement based on building adaptive product teams that, by definition, adjust their actions and behaviors to the organizational context.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Be Prepared to Look after People, Not Products. When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. Grow Your Leadership Skills.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2021

At its most basic level, a customer-led product strategy means that your customers are the top priority at all times. All too often, customers are losing out to more influential stakeholder groups and other priorities. How Product and Customer Success Can Work Together to Help Customers (and Your Product) Win.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If you say yes to every request, you are in danger of creating a Frankenstein product—a product that is a collection of unrelated features, offers a weak value proposition, and gives rise to a poor user experience. Decline stakeholder requests if they aren’t aligned with the product strategy.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? We also look at: What a UX design strategy is Why it’s important Its core principles and elements A practical example of a company with well-established UX strategies Let’s dive right in! The strategy should also have information about the UX team, processes, and guidelines.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 6, 2019

Working as a product manager can be a busy, unpredictable and octopus-like existence. Bringing team members together, organizing user research, product demos, road mapping and more. If you’re a mobile app product manager there’s a whole additional layer of complexity to add to that cake.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

You’ll end up guessing how well the product is doing and if it is creating the desired value. While common sense suggests that managing a product without the right measurements is not a sensible approach, I’ve seen product teams who did not use any KPIs. If this data is actioned, bad product decisions will be made.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I find that product people often take on responsibilities that belong to other roles thereby making a demanding job even harder. While it’s great to care about the team, facilitating effective collaboration within this group is not your responsibility. Therefore, focus on your actual job—making or keeping the product successful.

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Ronke PM

MARCH 26, 2024

After all, the partner teams build products, not the product manager alone. Many attributes contribute to a polished product leader, but one of the key traits is conflict resolution. Product management is inherently awe-inspiring. We all have the best intentions.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

It takes a fair bit of effort and time to keep up with the constant innovation in the product management software space. The tools are constantly evolving and changing their pricing plans, so it may be difficult to ensure that your product team is using the right tools and getting the best value for the money.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Now more than ever, being a principal product manager is a job title that most product professionals aspire to attain. Product management has established itself as one of the leading fields for career development today. According to Glassdoor , the average salary for a product manager is $155,611 as of 2024.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2021

At its most basic level, a customer-led product strategy means that your customers are the top priority at all times. All too often, customers are losing out to more influential stakeholder groups and other priorities. How Product and Customer Success Can Work Together to Help Customers (and Your Product) Win.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set. This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. PMs need to know how to use product analytics tools to gain actionable insights.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 3, 2023

This will not only benefit your product. It will also have a positive impact on team morale and productivity. Adapt the Product Strategy to Respond to New Technologies Finally, you should systematically assess the impact of a new technology on the product strategy and determine if it has to be changed.

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