The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership. Shift #1: A leader of leaders The two top things I’ve head people reply to the question “how do I move into Product Leadership?” However, this presents two new challenges for Product Leaders: How do you lead a group of leaders?

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

But for enterprise product teams, the most common area where that opportunity and reality clash is roadmapping. While common processes and templates should be the lifeblood of any effective enterprise operation, 50% of large product teams (those with 50+ members) cite keeping roadmaps and processes consistent as their top growing pain.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

They can help outline a roadmap for your career and, more importantly, hold you accountable, ensuring you stay on track. Later, I had the opportunity to sit with the company’s leadership and present my portfolio. I took in one question at a time while I was presenting. Upon arrival, I was given a tour of the office.

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Mironov Consulting

MAY 20, 2019

In addition to my formal coaching of product leaders (Directors, VPs and CPOs who directly manage teams of product managers), I talk with lots of senior individual contributors about the risks and challenges of moving “up the ladder” into product leadership roles. So I have a strong sense of what product managers want. Swing a bigger stick.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I made it no longer than three minutes into the presentation and got this subtle feeling that the team was unprepared. I’ve reviewed roadmaps for hundreds of different products. I’ve participated in more roadmap review meetings than I can remember. Strategy —  Is there a clear strategy behind the product and the roadmap?

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

However, transitioning from project manager to a higher leadership role like the product lead without no experience needs different strategies like working on your complete projects and following professional courses to fill the skill gaps. Enhance Your Leadership Skills Product lead is a senior leadership position.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2018

He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. I hosted Nick on the podcast, where we discussed the differences between management and leadership, fostering diversity in tech, and more.

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Product Management University

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As the customer success manager (CSM) role evolves into more of a strategic customer leadership role versus a tactical reactionary role, it’s critical to build relationships with customer executives, and in most cases, it’s not as difficult as you think. How to create a strategic account roadmap with supporting execution activities.

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ProductPlan

JULY 30, 2021

Before hiring a product leader, you need to ensure that you understand the most essential product leadership interview questions that can help better inform your hiring decision. . Ultimately, this uneasiness is what leads to growth and positive change. 6 Product Leadership Interview Questions to Ask.

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Bain Public

MARCH 14, 2022

But unfortunately, in many companies, the product leadership team can perpetuate a negative culture — setting up product managers to fail. In essence, the product leadership team are those with influence on the product roadmap. Product-led cultures elevate products to the highest levels of the company’s mission.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 11, 2019

Past, Present and Future. Present: What is the current sprint or work we should be doing today? Do we need to tweak the roadmap? Future, Present and Past: Future is our backlogs, both development and opportunity backlog (I’m a big fan of Jeff Patton’s dual track ). I often like to frame product development as 3 buckets?—?Past,

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Mind the Product

JUNE 7, 2018

For example, the roadmap will likely be a collection of stakeholder requirements and you’ll be often told to just get on and do it. Many product teams find themselves in a service-like position – where they act on requirements decided elsewhere in the business. Shared Objectives Allow Laser-focused Roadmaps.

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Product Management Unpacked

JULY 9, 2020

Pendo’s chief product officer shares his take on product management leadership. “If Pendo offers a platform of tools that allows product managers to make their products better —whether they are at the beginning of their product roadmap deciding what to build or want to validate the direction for how their product evolves.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 12, 2017

He has a background in the public and private sectors and he begins his ProductTank NYC presentation with a quote from Steve Jobs, which underpins the central concept of Servant Leadership. Josh takes a brief moment to look at the roadmap of local government. Organization Structure. Essentially, everyone answers to the people.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

A Product manager tasked to lead and manage her team while still providing product management capabilities; that was my position when I was selected to be part of the product mentorship program and paired with Amanda Ralph, my new mentor. Allow for workshops where team members from other teams are invited to give a presentation (e.g.,

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The Product Coalition

JULY 22, 2021

that’s not me, I always talk to leadership about my plans and their buy-in is crucial to anything I do as a product manager. Leadership are the ones who can make or break your initiatives internally, they have power. They’ll be less enthusiastic and convinced in their roadmap talks. Is this on the roadmap? Is this a bug?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It is quite common for a PM interview, but the type of answers expected from the panel varies with the role and position offered. The answer presented by an entry-level or an experienced PM, or by a Group product manager (GPM) lies majorly between two parameters - execution & strategy. Feel free to add me to your Linkedin network.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 20, 2019

The other path, the one I’ll focus on in this post, continues along the journey of individual contributor : to mastery of the craft of design, to leadership without the need to manage, to above all else shipping great work. Another dimension on which behaviors can be assessed is whether you are demonstrating leadership in your role.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2022

We need to shift between priorities, sometimes “interfering” with our roadmaps and plans, but the ability to adapt to this constant stream of changes is essential. You have to present challenges to your team in detail. I hardly imagine Product Managers with autocratic leadership thriving in this environment.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

We’d spent weeks perfecting the roadmap presentation for our annual customer conference. It felt like people had overlooked all the greatness of our roadmap and were focused on the (relatively few) changes we’d made along the way. For many product people, this is the nightmare scenario of sharing their product roadmap.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 9, 2022

Many UX designers try to swap out their UX hat for a PM position instead. Of course, many UX professionals may have shown leadership in their current positions. As a PM, excellent communication skills and leadership will be an expected part of the position. Can I ask my boss for a pathway to a PM position?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal. What does it feel like?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal. What does it feel like?

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Product Bookshelf

APRIL 15, 2024

” is rivaled only by “What is a roadmap?” Product strategy tends to be mysterious because it is typically associated with executive leadership, large-scale bets, and major inititiaves. Only a few posts and books present actual real-world strategies that were used in companies. Why is product strategy so hard?

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Product Management Unpacked

MARCH 26, 2019

A leader of a new product, when facing business adversity, must move quickly to build trust by listening to stakeholders, defining a reality-based roadmap for success, seeking victories of any size, and communicating progress. As we know, challenges present opportunities. Building trust. Being aware of skepticism.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

Think of digital transformation strategies as your roadmap to success in the digital age. Future-proofing your business Embracing digital transformation is not just about keeping up with the present; it’s about positioning your business for the future. What are digital transformation strategies?

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

As business advisors and executive coaches, we've worked with dozens of CEOs to help them build and grow their product leadership team as they scale their company. Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 12, 2021

We all want to be part of something bigger and have a positive impact, so as a leader share the challenges and the ambitions of the company and of the product. At the beginning I was the one ‘managing’ and proposing most of the topics (sometimes presented by me or encouraging team members to share).

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Now, the verdict is in, and everyone agrees that proactive Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are best positioned to drive value and deliver a better customer experience. However, they’re constantly iterating—the product roadmap is in flux, and the customer base is in flux. Most of all, it will help you stay positive.

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SidsAvenue

MAY 31, 2020

Being in Leadership position is all about decision-making. Understanding the present state 2. And thus show the significance of our career roadmap service White Hat - Focus on the Facts and Information 70% of the Indian IT professionals need to be reskilled , and there is less awareness about this fact.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 22, 2022

Product leaders use their product roadmaps as a communication tool for aligning stakeholders. Roadmaps inspire teams working to build, market, sell, and support the product. By tailoring your communication with the help of a product roadmap, you can better align behind a clear product vision. Tell Them What They Want to Hear.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The plan, often depicted in a UX roadmap, outlines the work necessary to achieve the goals. Include the desired outcomes in the roadmap along with who will realize them and roughly when. The odds are that it’s not the UX designer or product manager who is responsible for company-level goals but senior leadership.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 29, 2020

Hard skills like market research or roadmapping are important, but they’re not enough. Product leaders can’t succeed if they neglect people skills and leadership skills. We don’t have any positional authority or transactional power. Don’t be overly critical or judgmental; be present for them.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 24, 2023

Position the product Pitch how we’ll explain it to the world to ensure that what we build, market, and sell are joined up. Build alignment Generate clarity and excitement with teams and leadership. Unlock planning Facilitate multi-quarter roadmapping and resourcing. This deck helped leadership understand and buy into the work.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 26, 2023

It presents a unique opportunity for companies to create and capture new market demand by offering innovative products or services that address unmet customer needs. We quickly realized we needed to redefine our product methodology to suit our distinctive position. Coined by professors W. But what exactly is a micro-delivery?

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Userpilot

JULY 17, 2023

What are the key positions in product teams? Their key focus is defining the product vision , developing strategy, and building the product roadmap to align with the business strategy and user needs. Navigating the corporate landscape to secure the leadership’s buy-in and resources is a big part of their job.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

This presents challenges to managers and teams in terms of marketing and selling the products they make. On the communication and management side of things, meanwhile, you’ll need to liaise with multiple teams and ensure everyone follows the product roadmap to completion. You’ll also need sound budget management.

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