Modus Create

MARCH 17, 2022

As agile becomes the go-to philosophy for software development, it’s influencing other areas of business, including non-IT teams. Executives across industries are reimagining leadership principles that thrive in an agile business environment — principles that don’t treat change as an anomaly but a culture. . What is Agile Leadership?

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

3 Different Types of Roadmaps Every PM Needs to Master Roadmapping is not easy. Every company demands different types of Roadmaps, and every PM has their own flavour. Here is a step by step process to create roadmaps so you can influence anyone in your company like a true Jedi. So what is Product Roadmap?

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The same is true in software. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general.

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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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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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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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ProductPlan

AUGUST 7, 2020

I worked 9+ years in software development, leading sizeable cross-functional engineering teams across time zones. I worked with the product leadership to plan out a product strategy. Then, I created a product roadmap to move that strategy forward, which ultimately drove a 15% increase in revenue and a 20% increase in retention.

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Product Talk

JANUARY 13, 2021

And just like I encourage trios to share their discovery context before they share their roadmaps and backlogs, I’ll do the same here, before I talk about my plans for the year ahead. The Master Class also works well as a solution under the leadership branch. Product Talk’s Desired Outcome.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2021

In modern software development, product designers tend to be embedded on a cross-functional squad or scrum team. That team’s collective work is often represented, at a high level, as features on the product roadmap. The Role Roadmaps Play in Managing Product Design. Avoid the Temptation for a UX Roadmap.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Regardless of whether you’re building products for software, hardware, or services, product managers of every stripe are considered the driver of a product’s strategic development and the single source of truth for questions, requests, and feedback related to their products. What is software product management?

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bpma ProductHub

APRIL 10, 2017

By Garima Painuly- One of the constant challenges a product manager faces is creating a focused product roadmap that is aligned with expectations of all stakeholders, and defending that roadmap against distractions. The discussion topics were inspired by a blog post from Fresh Tilled Soil on Building a Product Roadmap.

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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.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

NAVIGATING THE NATURAL TENSION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS This is the first in a series on product roadmaps. The first post describes why roadmaps matter and who relies upon them. The roadmap is much more than a directive document that tells teams what to do by when. Battleground The product roadmap. Can I make more money?

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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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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

so my investor said that I need a product manager to do our product roadmap?”. When I worked as a product management consultant clients would often talk about “needing a product roadmap ASAP”. In reality, asking for a product roadmap was shorthand for “please help me with my strategy”.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 19, 2022

But those inspired ideas can’t go straight onto the roadmap. For example, they can do this through research and weighing the idea against other items already on the roadmap. And perhaps most importantly, before you add or remove anything, you should gain leadership consensus. Only great, vetted, and agreed-upon ideas can.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 12, 2017

Product management teams often ask themselves if third-party integration is right for their software product roadmap. Because of this, look through product management job descriptions and you’ll find many that mention third-party software integration, APIs, strategic partnerships, and so on. Sure enough, there was interest.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

This article tackles one of the areas that gets the most interest from product managers: how can they use an essentialist approach to create and communicate better product roadmaps ? To ensure you’re adding the right features and initiatives to your product roadmap, I’ve outlined several suggestions here. Start with the product vision.

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Revulytics

OCTOBER 19, 2017

On the final day of the event, they had the opportunity to hear Ed Catmull, co-founder and president of Pixar, who discussed his leadership strategies and how they contribute to building a healthy culture within an organization. Leveraging Personality Types to Drive Effective Leadership.

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Izenda

JUNE 28, 2020

In software development, a product manager is inherently the CEO of the product: the person who is responsible for strategizing and defining the product roadmap. Role of a Software Product Manager. For instance, in a small software company, the CEO often serves as the product manager, especially in the early stages.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 21, 2022

There is (perhaps) nothing more fundamental for product managers and their teams than the product roadmap. Product teams refer back to their product roadmap to understand how a product or solution will develop over time. Product roadmaps help prioritize critical features and sketch out the scope of the product's development.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Important roadmap deadlines? What if I told you the team is celebrating the fact that they released the new version of their product a day before the internal deadline on their roadmap? Themes—Not Dates—Are the Stars of Your Roadmap. A product roadmap conveys the strategic direction and goals of your product.

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TechEmpower - Product Management

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation? Are you ready?

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 15, 2020

You’re a product manager, and you need to run a collaborative roadmapping exercise with various teams across your company. What is a Collaborative Roadmapping Exercise? A collaborative roadmapping exercise is an ideation meeting. The result of this meeting might be a set of ideas that support your existing roadmap strategy.

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Business of Software Conference

MARCH 3, 2020

Join us on Thursday 12th March for a live Q&A with Bruce McCarthy : Prioritising your Roadmap. Through his leadership, mentoring, workshops, and team coaching, Bruce has identified the key principles underlying successful product organizations and in 2018 he launched Product Culture. 4PM (GMT) // 11AM (ET) // 8AM (PT).

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 21, 2020

Now a trainer, Discovery and Leadership consultant, he’s spoken at Mind the Product Engage (Hamburg and Manchester), the Business of Software, Turing Festival, a number of ProductTanks (London, Zurich, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford, and Brighton… so far!) Have you seen someone give a great talk? Talk to us.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 21, 2023

The product CEO analogy for product managers has been around forever, but when you think about it, does it really make sense for B2B software? Without that leadership, products can and will flounder at every turn. Every product manager wants to have a reputation for being strategic. Let’s have a look see! Portfolio executives, a.k.a.

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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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Gainsight

JUNE 16, 2022

If you’re crafting a product roadmap, your vision and internal alignment must be crystal clear. . Too often, product leaders start building their roadmap plans only to be bombarded with conflicting feedback in all directions. So, how do you get beyond the distractions to build a roadmap you can defend and align around?

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 21, 2021

In modern software development, product designers tend to be embedded on a cross-functional squad or scrum team. That team’s collective work is often represented, at a high level, as features on the product roadmap. The Role Roadmaps Play in Managing Product Design. Avoid the Temptation for a UX Roadmap.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The focus on profitability really fortifies the importance of collaborative decision making between product managers and the leadership team. We helped clean up and define their product roadmap and, and brought new processes, tools and increased support to the TrackTik team with our SOAP™ 12-module approach. Final Thoughts.

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Gainsight

APRIL 26, 2019

In the “final frontier” there isn’t a roadmap to follow. You’ll hear all about these trends beyond just the leadership question at Pulse, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek with this post. We’ll be talking a lot about customer success leadership at Pulse 2019. Captain Picard was different.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The roadmap can serve as an organizational blueprint that binds strategy and execution. The proliferation of software tooling to support data analytics, user research, and design, among other areas, has never been more accessible for product teams. Many product leaders may feel powerless to initiate systemic changes.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

TL;DR Technical product managers work with engineering and development teams on the technical performance of software products. A big part of their job is managing the roadmap and prioritizing technical initiatives in the product backlog. To become a TPR you don’t need a degree in software engineering, but it will definitely help.

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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. The disruptive growth approach focuses on gaining market leadership with a lower-cost product, which will help capture new customers. The SaaSy waters, as they’re sometimes (never) called, can get murky.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 7, 2023

Nurture your Relationship with Leadership. Leadership will hold you accountable at all times. PMs often give many presentations, and your leadership team, or CEO if in a start-up — will always be on your tail, as they should be). What features do leadership care about the most? Is the money going to flow in soon?

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