Roman Pichler

MAY 8, 2018

Three Types of Leadership. Each role provides a distinct type of leadership. Providing the right product leadership is demanding; it requires a specific skills set and usually your full attention as the person in charge of the product. As the product owner, you lead the product and are responsible for its overall success.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track. And it’s really thinking about the quality of the code in that area. But the work is still there, it still needs to happen.

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Atlassian

JANUARY 21, 2022

Now more than ever, performance reviews provide an important opportunity to launch candid conversations about future goals. By sharing the written review ahead of time, managers can set the foundation for positive communication. And somehow, so do performance reviews. Self reviews are a common component in performance reviews.

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Product Talk

MARCH 13, 2024

Sam Lightowler’s Advice: Use a Diagram to Demonstrate Value Meet Sam Lightowler, Senior Manager of OTT Operations at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. They received a lot of pushback from the engineers initially because it created complexities around code reviews, tech debt management, release processes, etc.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 22, 2024

These might be end-user-facing or internal ones like a software platform, for instance; they might directly generate revenue or support commercial offerings. Part of this process should be regular portfolio strategy reviews. 1] Product Portfolio, Product Family, and Product Line—What’s the Difference?

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Agile Velocity

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a previous post in our Scrum Assessment Series , we shared some ideas to help catalyze engaging sprint reviews. Here, we take a deeper dive into the topic of awesome Sprint Reviews. The Sprint Review, just like the Retrospective , is an important feedback loop in a Scrum team’s toolbox. Why is the Review so important?

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This discussion is with two speakers who did a joint session, Dr. Wayne Fisher and Dr. David Matheson, whose session is titled “Improving decision quality during stage gate reviews.” He cofounded SmartOrg, which provides software and services to support decision-making and managing uncertainty. But that’s not all.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A development team does a good job if the following three conditions are fulfilled: First, the group reliably meets the agreed sprint goals and delivers product increments that offer a great user experience and exhibit the desired software quality. Do you think you are on track to meet the sprint goal?”

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Lara Hogan is an author, public speaker, and coach on management and leadership. And even these very, very experienced leadership rooms are mind blown by the idea that maybe offering their advice or perspective is not the most helpful thing for somebody. Meeting your team. Chapter one’s about meeting your team.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

switching from analytical work or coding to running a meeting). Here is my toolbox for managing context switching that’s worked for me in roles like engineering, product management, sales, team leadership, being a CEO and, just as importantly, being a parent. Review your time : review where your time went.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Building effective teams with people from different disciplines can be challenging due to various circumstances. It’s about understanding the unique dynamics of cross-functional teams and adapting leadership styles accordingly, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all management strategy.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 18, 2022

You’re autonomous, your code is immaculate, and you have a deep understanding of building and shipping software. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer. She diligently rose through the ranks, finally growing into the individual contributor role of a staff engineer. I was all alone.

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Userpilot

MAY 30, 2024

Leadership support , shared ownership of outcomes, cross-functional training, and celebrating collaboration can encourage PM-PMM alignment. Project management software, visual collaboration tools, roadmap software, shared Slack channels, and customer feedback and analytics tools can facilitate collaboration between PMs and PMMs.

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Product Management University

JULY 31, 2023

The career paths for sales engineers (SEs) and solution consultants (SCs) are wide open due to the blend of business and technical skills, sales skills and positioning expertise required to succeed in this role. Facilitate discovery meetings to uncover prospect needs. You routinely participate in discovery meetings.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 20, 2022

An area we paid a lot of attention to was our own internal rate of productivity and efficiency, and we kicked off a project to evaluate everything, every process, every step, every part of how software goes from idea through to live production. Earlier, I mentioned our customer-first meeting. We learned a lot. Paul Adams: Yeah.

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Mironov Consulting

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Almost every week, I have a conversation with executives at B2B software companies who don’t see a bright-line distinction between software license revenue and customization/implementation revenue.  Or What do I mean by software product vs software services ?  A  A very big difference.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Afternoons are often focused on reviewing requirements, wireframes, and designs for the next set of initiatives. I’ve been fortunate to participate in our Human First Leadership Program, which is especially relevant for leading teams remotely. It’s the only time that works across three time zones!

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The goal of Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) is to demonstrate your unique value to the customer and convey a sense of how important the customer is to you. Our CEO, Nick Mehta has an entire blog post on how he meets 500+ customers every year and why it matters. Attendees should receive this well in advance of the meeting.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

But, as the Harvard Business Review points out, this rush can be dangerous. For instance, consider a software company established in the market with a leading product in its category. In the corporate world, this translates to launching a product or service that doesn’t meet customer expectations. The consequence?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 21, 2022

Trying to better understand the software engineer career path? Software engineers have the option to stick to software development at higher and higher levels. Different software engineers work on different kinds of technical projects. This, too, can influence the potential career trajectory of a software engineer.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Lisa and her team were able to convince their leadership to allow them to run a one-month beta launch with a limited set of customers to test out their new feature. Meet Lisa’s product trio at Human API. The next layer is the company’s leadership. So if you’re saying we have to have this meeting, they better enjoy it.”.

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Business of Software Conference

JULY 29, 2019

At every Business of Software Conference we record the talks so that you, the great people of the internet, can join in the feast of learning that our attendees get to gorge themselves upon. We’ve grouped them into 6 categories, for you to browse easily: Leadership. 1 – Leadership. Product & UX. Building Teams.

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Netflix does not have a structured performance review system; instead it relies on ongoing conversations and the annual 360 feedback process. Operating a company with informal performance reviews and limited planning processes requires competent, driven, and trustworthy individuals.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Nowadays, I don’t hear many stories about servant leadership in the media. I could go on about the very different narratives of leadership that are told nowadays—carrying themes like narcissism, greed, materialism, workaholism, sociopathy, mental illness, and others—but those have been well documented elsewhere.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That doesn’t mean just more time with Customer Success (CS) or building great products to meet customer demands. With that in mind, Gainsight has sponsored a report from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services , based on surveys with 275 business leaders who have built digital products at their own companies. . Here’s what we found.

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Product Talk

JUNE 12, 2019

Here are three “riffs” on how to illustrate the value product leaders realize when using the opportunity solution tree: Fight organizational amnesia with color-coding. Fight Organizational Amnesia with Color-Coding. It can be challenging to keep leadership and key stakeholders informed along the way. Co-create with customers.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 1, 2023

When product investments don’t meet expectations, the blame gets spread around. No software developer wakes up in the morning excited to write a bunch of code that will be re-written a few sprints later. They bypass ROI calculations, due diligence, prioritization exercises, and customer validation.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 27, 2021

I review customer Scorecards and account history within Timeline before important customer touchpoints adding credibility and meaning to my conversations and ensure I record all meeting notes and customer emails in Timeline with our Gmail Assist. Before anyone asks – I do not have any photos. .

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Pragmatic Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2017

The topic of customer advisory board (CAB) meeting agendas is a popular one at our training events and at other CAB industry events we attend. Internal Prep Meeting. The host company should plan to have an on-site prep meeting before the face-to-face CAB meeting begins.

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Mixpanel

OCTOBER 19, 2023

How to build a data culture Don’t focus on tools or data for data’s sake Building a data culture doesn’t mean training everyone on your team to write SQL code or constructing advanced dashboards. At Mixpanel, our leadership team frequently asks ourselves and our team members two questions: What is the outcome we’re trying to achieve?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

This includes laptops, tablets, phones, and software tools; but it may also include having access to a kitchen and a coffee machine. Meetings : Prepare and facilitate meetings. Meetings : Prepare and facilitate meetings. In theory, your Scrum Master should focus on providing people and process leadership.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective. The role of a Scrum Master is primarily one of servant leadership?—?or or “true leadership”?—?and meeting regularly for coffee would be a practical alternative. which is a process, not a destination.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JULY 29, 2020

What does leadership entail in the context of design? How does an organization benefit from strong design leadership? Leadership as a topic is an extensive and broad area of science, and many other aspects are essential, such as intrapersonal communication or managing resources, just to mention a few. Listen first. Find purpose.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I thought we were in good shape, given that this was the next release of an existing software product. In the software or digital world, it’s about managing code, the product, through the steps of its lifecycle from ideation to sunset. A path that shortens time to results, accelerates growth and reduces waste due to rework.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

If defining project scopes, reviewing solutions, and generating reports interest you, this is the perfect career. As a technical program manager, you communicate with product managers, leadership teams, and external vendors. This includes reviewing invoices, negotiating contracts, and ensuring that all parties are happy.

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 18, 2024

Something that comes up periodically in my product leadership coaching sessions: “As a Director or VP of Product, how do I get folks outside my immediate span of control to make improvements or do their jobs better or take my advice?”  With Sales leadership, it’s all about upcoming quarters. 

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

TL; DR: The Scrum Guide 2020 The Scrum Guide 2020 is available now: Change is coming to make Scrum more accessible and inclusive beyond software development. How Scrum Changes with the Scrum Guide 2020 Scrum has witnessed many applications beyond its origins of software development over recent years. in no particular order?—?I

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