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A Learning Roadmap for Product People

Roman Pichler

For the first two quarters, the area is strategy; for the last two, it is leadership. The first goal is about creating a new strategy, the second one talks about the product life cycle model, the third one covers decision-making, and the last one addresses active listening. Figure 2: A Product Mmgt Skills Model.

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Product Strategy 101: It’s About Depth, Not (Just) Vision

The Product Coalition

Product strategy is one of the most important tasks of the product leader, and definitely one of the hardest things to do. This should be your first step into product strategy. Since product strategy is so hard, many companies simply skip it. in detail?—?which

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Insight From Marty Cagan’s Coach the Coaches Workshop (Part 2)

The Product Coalition

In part two of this summary, I am moving to talk about strategy and leadership insights. Today I will focus more on leadership and strategy. Strategy and Focus It almost doesn’t matter what drove a company to work with me originally, at some point we get to strategy.

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Avoid ‘Product’ Ground Hog Day: Unlocking Success When Crafting an Outcome-Driven Roadmap

The Product Coalition

Our commitment was firm, leadership backed the change, and it was underway. Unlike featured-based roadmaps, which focus on the delivery and output of capabilities, outcomes-oriented roadmaps prioritize desired outcomes or results — a key element of product strategy. Often, product managers skip this step in favor of speed.

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UX Strategy: Step-By-Step Guide for SaaS Companies

Userpilot

Goals are the specific UX objectives the product aspires to achieve, for example, improving usability. The strategy should also have information about the UX team, processes, and guidelines. Start designing your strategy by clarifying the business goals. Key elements of an effective UX strategy.

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10 Tips for Effective Product Management Meetings

Roman Pichler

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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How To Be Strategic Even if You Can’t Set the Tone

The Product Coalition

Fortunately for us product leaders, this is not the case. Unfortunately, many product leaders haven’t thought this through and feel more bounded by the CEO’s guidelines than they should be. Switching your point of view on strategy can go a long way in helping you become more strategic , so here is a quick guide.