The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

So you have done your planning and now want to communicate your roadmap to management or to the team. Here is a template that will help you not only communicate your roadmap better but also build it the right way from the get-go. Photo by Tamil Vanan on Pexels You might have heard that I’m writing a book on product leadership.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 30, 2023

So either we work together to understand your objectives, call them goals if you’d like, and the outcome you are looking for from the product, or we will end the discussion, and you won’t get a committed set of work on the roadmap.” We went away from detailed, long-term, feature-committed roadmaps. I explained this many times.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It’s the first step to bring about positive change. You are not in a position to decline feature requests. As you are not empowered to determine the product features, you are not in a position to manage the product and significantly impact the value it creates. I certainly don’t intend to make anyone feel bad.

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Daniel Elizalde IoT Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

How do you define a product positioning that drives sales and informs your roadmap? Find out in this episode of the Enterprise Product Leadership podcast. The post How Great Positioning Leads to Great Roadmaps (and Not the Other Way Around) with April Dunford appeared first on Daniel Elizalde.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

If you do things that are purposeful, you’ll eventually be successful.” — Howard Schultz Several years ago, I found myself in a heated discussion about product roadmaps with a client. So as he leaned across the table and looked me in the eyes, he demanded, “Explain why I need a product roadmap.” Why not, indeed?

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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?” Moving into product leadership moves you away from the day-to-day hands-on tools and into a primarily coaching role.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Instead of creating, for example, product strategies and roadmaps and tracking KPIs , you should help the people on your team acquire the right knowledge and develop the right skills so that they can carry out the relevant work on their own.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. I believe the actions of a product leader all too often are the root cause of a “bad” roadmap. Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap.

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Ronke PM

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Eruptions of Possibilities I was once again in a situation where my position was eliminated. Regardless of how positive I try to be or assure myself that I will be okay, whenever I sit down at my desk to look for a new job, the voices in my head say, “What will they think when they find out I’ve been laid off?” Will I rebound?”

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Usersnap

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In his book “Start with Why” , Simon Sinek boldly claims that the ‘Why’ behind your actions matters more than the ‘What’ This principle isn’t limited to leadership or personal motivation; it extends to every facet of the business, including product roadmaps.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

Part one of this article taught you how to align a roadmap with aspirational business goals. The initial steps of this framework took collaboration between business leadership and the product team to set a direction for development decisions. This step gets into what people think of when they ask for a roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Influence and Trust as Leadership Building Blocks. It’s important for me to point out that effective leadership must be based on the intention to support the people you want to lead, not on the desire to control or manipulate anyone. To make things worse, some of the stakeholders might be more senior than you.

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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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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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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2022

It helps people understand how their work relates to a bigger whole and how their efforts create a positive change. Additionally, an inspiring vision helps you apply a visionary leadership style and become a visionary leader—someone who guides others through a big, motivating goal. The vision pulls you.”. A shared vision unites people.

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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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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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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Part 3 brings together the Product specific Vision, Roadmap and Goals. 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. You’ve met the people.

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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. Goal Setting and Accountability: With a mentor by your side, you can set clear, achievable goals. Let’s keep reading on… 6.

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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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Bain Public

JULY 1, 2022

Title: How to prioritize features and create product roadmaps Date: Tuesday, June 5th, 2022 Where: In-Person and Online Workshop (open to cohort participants only). During the workshop, Paul takes NEXT AI’s 2021 cohort through the process of creating a successful product roadmap. Session Information. About NEXT AI.

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ProductPlan

MAY 19, 2020

Resilient Leadership During Challenging Times. Teams that feel safe also tend to trust each other and are, in turn, well-positioned to step up in times of crisis. We reviewed our product roadmap with an eye toward “what do our customers need now ?” Demonstrate flexibility. Trust in your team.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

When you become a head of product, you move into a line management position. Instead of creating, for example, product strategies and roadmaps and tracking KPIs , you should help the people on your team acquire the right knowledge and develop the right skills so that they can carry out the relevant work on their own.

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Ronke PM

MARCH 26, 2024

At the heart of an organization that creates product magic is a product leader who is an expert at leadership and coalition building. Rule 2: Communicate Product Strategy and Roadmap Every organization and product leader handles the communication of product strategy and roadmap differently.

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Bain Public

JUNE 16, 2021

Title: How to prioritize features and create product roadmaps Date: Thursday, June 17th, 2021 Where: Online Workshop (open to cohort participants only). During the workshop, Paul takes NEXT AI’s 2021 cohort through the process of creating a successful product roadmap. Session Information. About NEXT AI.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I’ve reviewed roadmaps for hundreds of different products. I’ve participated in more roadmap review meetings than I can remember. And until now, I never thought to share the view a product leader has on roadmaps — at least publicly. When reviewing a roadmap with the product team, there are six points I always look for.

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Mind the Product

MAY 23, 2017

The long awaited book Product Leadership is finally about to hit our Kindles, iPads and possibly even our hands. It’s a book that shows product leadership to be a mentality and style, rather than a set of rules. The core tenets of Product Management are a natural breeding ground for leadership roles. Let teams shape the how.”.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In Part 3 of our Product Leadership Forum recap, you can see an overview of the remaining insights from this year’s #mtpcon London Product Leadership Forum (if you missed them, you can take a look back at Part 1 and Part 2). Then see what they put on their backlog or roadmap. I’ll sound stupid if I ask questions”.

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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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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. The Search Inside yourself book provides a great practical introduction to mindful leadership.

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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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Usersnap

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

You need to collect customer feedback , prioritize roadmaps , and ship features and products that offer a brilliant user experience. Create your vision and positioning 4. The disruptive growth approach focuses on gaining market leadership with a lower-cost product, which will help capture new customers. Make sense of your data.

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Bain Public

MAY 22, 2020

During his workshop, Paul will take NEXT AI’s 2020 cohort through the process of creating a successful product roadmap. At Bain Public, we understand the need for solid product leadership and that product mission alignment is one of the key factors to the success of any product. Title: What Goes Into a Good Product Roadmap?

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Most companies don’t have a clear picture of their roadmap. Bain Public’s SOAP™ methodology and tool offers a full picture of your product strategy, tactics, metrics and roadmap all in one place. It breaks product innovation in 3 steps -- Product Mission, Product Blueprint and Roadmap Pillars.

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Mind the Product

MAY 23, 2017

The long awaited book Product Leadership is finally about to hit our Kindles, iPads and possibly even our hands. It’s a book that shows product leadership to be a mentality and style, rather than a set of rules. The core tenets of Product Management are a natural breeding ground for leadership roles. Let teams shape the how.”.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 28, 2022

Sanj started working at Salesforce back in 2005, when the company had around 1,000 employees and a few hundred million in revenue, and he was a part of its growth for 14 years, holding several leadership positions in multiple markets in EMEA. Sanj: Well, it’s a pretty long one.

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