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How to Develop, Articulate, and Sell Product Strategy

The Product Guy

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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Imbuing Product Strategy

The Product Guy

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. Below were what I brought to the products and how I was able to drive for quick results.

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Product Strategies for Non-Strategists

The Product Guy

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. Vikas Batra Product Management Leader, Alcatel-Lucent.

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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

Product Innovation Educators

B2C) Align roadmap structure with development methodology Balance customer needs with development capabilities Maintain appropriate levels of flexibility based on market type Understanding these contextual factors helps product managers create more effective roadmaps that better serve both their organization and their customers.

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Build Your Best Product Strategy: An Action Plan You Can Start Now

As your company grows and your product matures, so too should your product strategy. Drawing from their decades of experience as product leaders, Stanford Online instructors Donna Novitsky and Laura Marino share best practices for defining your product strategy at each stage of company growth.

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521: Leadership Crossroads–What Every Product Manager Must Know Before Their Next Move – with Kimberly Bloomston, CPO

Product Innovation Educators

Her first professional role was with a retail industry consulting company, where she started as a part-time employee during college. Beyond handling escalations, Kim found herself hosting customer development partner groups, speaking at industry events, and participating in strategic sales calls.

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513: What product leaders need to know about making new product development work – with Jack Hsieh

Product Innovation Educators

He shares practical insights from the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) framework and explains how product managers can use these principles to improve their product development process.

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How to Optimize the Developer Experience for Monumental Impact

Speaker: Anne Steiner and David Laribee

As an innovative concept, Developer Experience (DX) has gained significant attention in the tech industry, and emphasizes engineers’ efficiency and satisfaction during the product development process.