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How to fix Your Product Goals for Better Human Outcomes

Mind the Product

Hello product designers, this is for you. I want to talk to you about product goals, metrics, and how they get muddled in the product design process, leading to some less than humane outcomes. The method was to test two groups. If a goal is Boolean, it promotes an “at all costs” way of thinking.

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10 Product Roadmapping Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

You can avoid these drawbacks by using a different roadmap type: a goal-oriented or outcome-based product roadmap. As its name suggests, this roadmap focuses on product goals and outcomes, such as acquiring customers, increasing engagement, and future-proofing the product by removing technical debt.

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Seven Product Backlog Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

You should therefore strive to keep your product backlog as concise as possible whenever your product faces uncertainty and change—be it market, business, or technology related. The following three techniques will help you with this: First, group related items into themes. The Product Backlog is Too Detailed.

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Product Teams in Scrum

Roman Pichler

You need the stakeholders’ active contribution to progress the product and reach the product goals. As the Scrum product owner, you should therefore establish close and trustful connections with the key stakeholders, collaborate with them, and involve them in important product decisions on a regular basis.

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Decoding Product Leadership

Roman Pichler

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Leading as the Person in Charge of the Product When you hear the term leadership , you might first and foremost think of a senior manager like the head of product, Director of Product Management, VP of Product, or Chief Product Officer.[

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The Product Strategy Cycle

Roman Pichler

In the latter case, a new strategy might be required to extend the product’s life cycle , for example, by addressing a new market or market segment. An effective product strategy should capture the product’s target group, value proposition, standout features, and business goals. I call these outcomes product goals.

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Tips for Becoming a Head of Product

Roman Pichler

If it’s hard for you to let go of being actively involved in managing a product or if you don’t find it rewarding to help and support a group of product people, then becoming a head of product is probably not right for you, at least not at this point in time. Grow Your Leadership Skills.