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. What should my focus be?

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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.

Customer Experience 253

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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.

Customer Experience 253

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The first product manager in a startup is a critical role with immense impact on the startup’s success?—?both Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Shortly after I started, the CEO surprised me by saying I should hire a product manager.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Be Prepared to Look after People, Not Products. When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. Grow Your Leadership Skills.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JANUARY 18, 2022

Many tech professionals follow a product manager career path because it blends responsibilities and exciting job duties. Product managers are often called "mini-CEOs" because of the influence they have at a company. They manage complex products and work with team members in all departments.

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2024

  This is a recipe for failure: there are no generic product strategies or corporate strategies , and IMHO therefore no context-free prioritization models, metrics, or product goals.  Why is this so critical to Product Management and the larger maker organization?    Etc. 

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

As the person in charge of the product, you lack transactional power : You cannot tell the stakeholders what to do, you cannot assign tasks to the individuals, and you are typically not in a position to offer a bonus, pay raise, or other incentives. Increase your product management expertise.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

If this data is actioned, bad product decisions will be made. To achieve this, refer to the needs and business goals stated in the product strategy and the product goals on the product roadmap. Then ask yourself how you can tell that these goals have been met. Don’t cling to your ideas and views.

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ProductPlan

JULY 16, 2021

Acquiring a consensus on product direction remains the number one challenge for product professionals, according to ProductPlan’s 2021 State of Product Management Annual Report. The art of product leader communication relies on the concept of responsibility without authority. You could use a command approach: (1.)

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Userpilot

AUGUST 13, 2023

A feature prioritization matrix is a product management tool that helps teams decide what features to develop next. The criteria usually revolve around feature importance, like its business or customer value , the resources required to build them, like cost or time, and how much they reflect the organization’s values and goals.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 19, 2016

Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers, developers, and innovators be heroes. Another reminder why new products need a workable business model. Products (wrongly) get created this way – product first, customer second, revenue third.

Data Visualization 50

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Observations of a B2C startup product manager working in enterprise. This means a change in approach for product managers operating in startup and corporate environments. Here are two of my most notable product take-aways and one piece of advice for survival. In many cases the product goal is the company goal.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Does your organization really need such a role if you already have a product manager ? The product launch manager coordinates the work of cross-functional teams and supports the product manager during product launches. On average, a product launch manager earns around $138,000.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. Potential technical program managers must keep this unique communication challenge in mind. Strong leadership is the ability to motivate and solve problems in an innovative way.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 7, 2020

Source: Animated Times During my career, I have worked extensively as both a project manager and a product manager; within consulting and in multiple industries. I’ve worked in companies that have both roles, companies that only have project managers and companies that only have product managers.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To effectively staff the product team, I recommend including the people shown in Figure 1. [1] 1] Figure 1: The Product Team Members Let’s look at the product team members in Figure 1 in more detail starting with the person in charge of the product. Let’s take a look at them.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Product Vision puts a company’s Vision and Mission into action The Product Vision ensures the Roadmap reflects the priorities which matter the most to the company’s customers and to the company. The Vision is brought to life in the Now / Next / Later roadmap, which is supported by Product Goals.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Yet product managers generally love what they do and find the role quite fulfilling. However, there’s often a disconnect between aspects of the job that make product managers happy and the metrics upon which they’re judged. When this occurs, product managers must focus on goals unaligned with their passion.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Whilst we may all be doing our own products well, the wider culture of our teams and organisations are where the ground remains to be gained. Business Goals vs Product Goals. Business goals and product goals often compete against one another. Product Culture. Honesty and Transparency.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As a product manager, you may have already learned how to plan and prioritize a product roadmap. In response to a Reddit question asking whether there are product roles that exist with a work-life balance, one user answered: "It depends. Product managers are constantly plugged in with a fear of making the wrong decisions.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

The product manager career path is an exciting one with lots of possible on- and off-ramps. According to LinkedIn, interest in product management has doubled in the United States in the past 5 years. What is the Product Manager’s Career Path? Typical Product Management Roles. Product Manager.

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Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

Finding market opportunities, choosing a revenue model and delivering value to customers are all fundamental steps to reaching your product goals. Once you understand how your product idea can more effectively solve problems better than the existing alternative solutions, you can position your product with a unique value proposition.

User Testing 40

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Modus Create

APRIL 27, 2020

You should never be in this position. The following React migration best practices are helpful to product managers, developers, user experience designers, quality assurance engineers, and DevOps engineers. Invest in your strategy; create a goal alignment with the team(s). Good leadership will create a sense of ownership.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 31, 2021

In this series, I’m tackling different outcomes and traits that individual contributor Product Managers can practice and cultivate to move towards becoming a Product Leader. Leading Complex Initiatives As a Product Leader, you will be expected to lead and drive initiatives that span across an organization.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Snitch, the Whip, the Bookkeeper, the Six Sigma Black Belt™ Like a job ad for a Scrum Master position, the equivalent for the Product Owner position also reveals excellent insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. The Product Owner does not “drive the sprint process.”

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are four examples: Joe, the sales rep, has promised a feature to an important customer without first talking to you—the person in charge of the product. It is therefore important that you exercise leadership and address the people issues you are encountering even if this can be challenging and require courage at times.

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BrainMates

MAY 7, 2019

This means, “Given enough time and enough promotion levels, every position in a firm will be occupied by someone who can’t do the job. ”. Product Leaders who claim the title without actively seeking formal leadership learning and coaching are doing a disservice to those who serve their people and this great profession.

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Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

The position of product manager can often be difficult to define. The job is not simply about covering tactical activities like managing backlogs, releases and user testing. So then how can you, as a product manager, accelerate a company’s growth and reach product goals?

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Mind the Product

JUNE 19, 2018

This meeting is an exercise in strategy, an opportunity to take stock of where your product is, where it fits within the wider market, and where it should go. It also stretches product managers to consider their impact on the wider business, by asking them to review their products margins and revenue generating impact.

Data Visualization 89

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BrainMates

MAY 7, 2019

This means, “Given enough time and enough promotion levels, every position in a firm will be occupied by someone who can’t do the job. ”. Product Leaders who claim the title without actively seeking formal leadership learning and coaching are doing a disservice to those who serve their people and this great profession.

Leadership 40

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ProductPlan

APRIL 7, 2022

Maximizing the internal impact of a product launch requires some advanced planning before your product appears on shelves. Read on to learn how to make the most of product launch momentum. Product goals must be defined before launch—and likely much earlier in the product ideation and development process.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

What are the different types of product managers? We also look at the levels of seniority among product managers as well as the skills they need to lead successful teams and build products that delight customers. The types of product managers differ in focus and required skills.

Research Software 98

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

What does a product manager do? We look at: 7 key responsibilities of product managers. Different kinds of product manager roles. Qualities of a good product manager. TL;DR A product manager is in charge of the entire product lifecycle. Who is a product manager?

Data Visualization 93

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2020

Prompted by discussions with Jumana Abu-Ghazaleh , Phil Wolff and John Sebes , I’ve been thinking about tech products that are doing harm in the world – intentionally or otherwise. And whether a code of ethics or other agreement among product leaders/product managers would be helpful. Let’s break it down a bit.

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