Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Launching a product without a well-defined product strategy framework is similar—you risk wasting resources without a clear path to success. So, how do you outline a product strategy framework that is the foundation of product-led growth ? Product strategies help you design and grow your products.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 13, 2020

It transformed Adobe from selling boxed products to selling services and subscriptions, creating new value for customers. It was transformational for me because I had been working on smaller seed products, and for the first time I was in a leadership role on a major transformational project. [3:07]

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 1 — Seed) A good product strategy is something every company needs. Here is how a product strategy can help you create business results, even when the market is not in your favor. Product strategy is such a vague term for most people.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Crafting a winning product strategy is crucial for SaaS success, and finding the right product strategy example can provide all the inspiration you need. This article provides concrete examples of different product strategies employed by SaaS companies. Book a demo to learn more.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 24, 2024

However, as Mary Baird’s inspiring story shows, a successful pivot from nonprofit leadership to product management is not only possible but also incredibly rewarding. In this article, we’ll explore Mary’s journey, the strategies she used to reframe her experience, and the valuable lessons she learned along the way.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This can make managing expectations difficult, especially when dealing with senior leadership. Understanding Stakeholder Dynamics Stakeholders in product management aren’t just limited to your direct team; they encompass leadership, cross-functional teams, customers, and even external partners.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2020

Start today, by analysing all the information available – customer and user research, market research, and user data. Portfolio and product strategy. Take those inputs, synthesise them and then figure out which direction you should go in. Preparing for the C-Suite.

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Userpilot

MAY 27, 2025

Use your background in developing digital products, encouraging collaboration on growth projects across departments, ensuring product quality, and demonstrating effective leadership to support Firefox’s growth. A product leader ready to take on a challenge to grow a long-standing underdog product.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

What product managers need to know about positioning products to create value. Today we are talking about how market segmentation is done and how it impacts product pricing. To help us with the details, a product strategy and pricing expert is joining us, Dan Balcauski. 2:05] What is product strategy?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 24, 2021

As Kim Garst states in her quote, the fundamental principle to win first reference customers in the mainstream market is to target a specific niche market as your point of attack and focus all your resources on achieving the dominant leadership position in that segment as quickly as possible.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

According to Ant Murphy, the reason is simple, you don’t have a prioritization problem, you have a strategy problem. We explain how to create a successful product strategy, the role of product strategy in prioritization, and how to align your prioritization efforts with your strategy.

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Userpilot

APRIL 24, 2025

An individual adept at owning and driving roadmap strategy and definition, with a track record of end-to-end product delivery. A professional experienced in feature delivery and making trade-offs to meet product goals. A person who was given little decision-making power as a product manager.

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Userpilot

JULY 25, 2024

Here’s a breakdown of your core responsibilities: Product Strategy Development : Assist in crafting and executing product strategies aligned with company goals and market needs. Read more on product strategy. Learn how to conduct effective market research.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

It’s a critical perspective and one successful product managers and business have… [link]. How product managers can avoid bias. A colleague recently told me about the overt biases of a market researcher he worked with. His bias defeats the purpose of research. Read about reducing bias from your work at [link].

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Product management focuses on the overall strategic direction and champions the product inside the organization. Product marketing, on the other hand, promotes the product to the outside world. What are the responsibilities of product managers? The product manager role is very complex.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

TL;DR Hard skills, like technical knowledge, are job-specific and enable product managers to perform their core responsibilities. Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. Hard product management skills Let’s start with the hard skills.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 12, 2024

Now, let’s explore 5 product concepts of the Product Operating Model: Product culture : The collective mindset focused on customer feedback , innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement for product excellence. Future focused : Sees change as an opportunity for product growth.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 9, 2017

While the Amazon Echo Show is an impressive addition to the repertoire of voice and video monitoring systems in this growing market, it’s not the product features that are drawing attention. Rather, it is Amazon’s smart home product strategy. Have an integration strategy.

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People-First Product Leadership

JUNE 11, 2023

Be Curious Not Judgmental: In my course People-First Product Leadership , I do just that - I share how to put people on your team first. Then prioritize your ideas based on market research, customer input, and other data sources. You’ve read the article above and have your product vision. Yep, twelve.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Technical product managers are also responsible for running experiments and collecting customer feedback to inform future iterations. However, you need the right mix of technical and leadership skills. Regular product managers are more customer-centric in their approach. Product vision. Product roadmap.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

Associate Product Manager. In terms of day-to-day work, associate product managers do everything a product manager does, but on a smaller scale. In other words, you may not set the product strategy or own the product roadmap , but you will set priorities for your projects. Director of Product.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 14, 2024

The Director of Product is accountable for multiple product lines and manages product management teams. The average salary of a product director in the US is around $268k. The Chief Product Officer is the most senior role in charge of the entire product management function. What is a product manager?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 17, 2020

How can you take responsibility for the vision and shape the future of your product when you don’t control strategy at the corporate level?”. Developing a Product Strategy. Product Vision. But product vision alone is not enough. Product Strategy. Read five steps to a winning product strategy.

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Userpilot

JULY 16, 2024

To thrive as a technical PM, you need to have essential skill such as knowledge of Agile methodologies, familiarity with software engineering principles, leadership and communication. Technical product manager responsibilities include: Conduct user and market research to understand user pain points.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

The product management process starts with building an understanding of your users and the market, defining a vision and strategy , generating and prioritizing ideas that could solve user problems, articulating them in a clear roadmap, launching an MVP, and then gathering feedback to evolve it over time. Drives product success.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

How to create a scalable product organization. How product strategy uses a company's vision to fuel profitability. An iterative product framework for identifying and pursuing the right opportunities to create value. Melissa broke silence over the excessive focus on delivery in product teams.

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Product Talk

APRIL 17, 2024

What we have done is the jobs-to-be-done research, which now influences all of the three flight levels, the opportunity level, the strategic level, but also the visionary level. We’ve done the classical target market research, which is important for vision as well. The second one is product strategy.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 15, 2019

this was the creation of the Product Owner role. When I created the Product Owner role, I gave it more responsibility for product strategy and revenue generation than a Product Manager. I specifically pulled the best Product Manager Easel Corporation had out of Product Marketing and retrained him.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

An enterprise product manager is normally responsible for delivering a specific aspect of a complex enterprise-level product. Irrespective of the type, all product managers must have some common key skills, like strategic thinking, leadership, and customer empathy. Conducting market research and competitor analysis.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Considering the leap from being a product manager to a leadership role, but not sure what’s involved in managing product managers? The responsibilities of product leadership and the skills required, are very different those of a product manager. What does managing a product team entail?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

Associate Product Manager. In terms of day-to-day work, associate product managers do everything a product manager does, but on a smaller scale. In other words, you may not set the product strategy or own the product roadmap , but you will set priorities for your projects. Director of Product.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 19, 2024

This guide will introduce you to the best resources available for head of products, providing you with a curated selection of valuable materials to enhance your skills and knowledge. TL;DR This is a leadership role responsible for overseeing the development and management of a product or a portfolio of products within a company.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Because of the multifaceted nature of this role, it can be hard to figure out what you should look for in a new product management hire. TL;DR Product managers need to have good problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. Leadership. What is product vision? How to set a product strategy?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The insights from the market research feed into the go-to-market strategy. This outlines how to launch the product to the right clientele at the right time. While developing the GTM strategy , they work with the marketing team to select the best ways of promoting the products.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 28, 2024

This guide will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the path to becoming a successful head of product. Certifications in product management or agile methodologies can also be beneficial. Heads of product utilize various tools to streamline their work. Let’s dive in!

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Userpilot

JULY 8, 2021

Product Management Certification by Product School is a cohort-based course that gives you a certificate recognized by hiring managers globally. A product manager course for advanced/pro product managers should teach you how to move from product execution to product strategy. Mode: Online.

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