The Product Guy

JULY 2, 2017

Recently, I participated in a product management mentorship program run by The Product Mentor. Ladislav Bartos , who was assigned to me as my inspirational mentor, has been working with me to further hone in on my product management skills. You can stand out from other product managers by applying these skills to yourself.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 29, 2020

Learn the qualities of a successful product manager and leader. Leaders of product management need agility, influence, trust, empathy, and motivating vision. Roman is a product management expert specializing in digital products. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:00]

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Spice Catalyst

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This is the second episode of Product Success Issues covering the first parts of the Product Market Strategy: Values, Vision, Mission Statement, Understanding the Customer, and Innovation.

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Melissa Perri

JUNE 29, 2017

“What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager?”. Honestly, I did very little of what I teach as Product Management now either. I wasn’t called a Product Manager until I bailed out of that and landed in a startup. I wasn’t called a Product Manager until I bailed out of that and landed in a startup.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 7, 2025

Note that Ive decided not to state the names of the tools I found, partly as the AI landscape is changing rapidly and partly as you should research and select the tools that work best in your context rather than trusting my judgment. [2] 2] Market Research AI-based tools can discover user and customer trends using predictive analytics.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1] I certainly don’t intend to make anyone feel bad.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 3, 2023

How to Achieve Success in Your Product Strategy In today’s rapidly evolving market, having a clear product vision and a well-defined strategy is essential for the success of any tech product. A compelling product vision is a guiding light, providing direction and purpose to the development process.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Questions product managers ask me about how to improve innovation Watch on YouTube TLDR Product managers are pivotal in driving innovation within organizations. By mastering these areas, product managers can improve their skills, boost their influence, and contribute more effectively to their organization’s success.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 8, 2018

We can and should learn product management lessons from a diverse range of environments. It’s absolutely worth looking to the likes of Google’s Sundar Pichai, but it’s also worth looking to less celebrated entrepreneurs, outside of the multinational mega-corporations, to learn about lean front-line product management.

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Product Innovation Educators

MARCH 4, 2024

Product management insights from Molson Coors’s non-alcohol portfolio transformation I am interviewing speakers at my favorite annual conference for product managers, the PDMA Inspire Innovation Conference. Also, this episode is sponsored by PDMA, the Product Development and Management Association.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

And yet, useful improvements do not always add up to the desired results , especially when growth is a problem and the market is saturated with similar solutions. In this article, I talk about spotlight vision, when and how to switch focus, and provide six research ideas to consider when ready to broaden the view.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 25, 2016

A few weeks ago, I invited Mind the Product readers to take part in a brief survey with a simple goal: to identify the biggest challenges product managers face in their role. Here are some key stats to give you a sense of what the respondent pool looked like: 89% of respondents had either product manager or product executive titles.

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Product Management Unpacked

AUGUST 21, 2020

Companies of all sizes across industries are looking to hire product managers. With this in mind, company culture, resources and the specific demands of different roles probably play a big part in your decision to take a product management position at a company. Product Management at a Startup .

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How do product management and marketing teams work together to build successful products? TL;DR Product managers define the overall product direction and oversee the entire product lifecycle. Product marketing sits between product development and the market. What is product management?

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Managing stakeholder relationships is one of the most critical and nuanced aspects of the role of product manager. Whether you’re a seasoned product leader or still sharpening your skills, mastering stakeholder dynamics requires an understanding of influence, expectation management, and alignment across teams and departments.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 13, 2024

Vandegriff recognized for exceptional leadership of technology and teams, positively impacting Alchemer customers LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, March 13, 2024 – Alchemer, a global leader in experience management and enterprise feedback technology, today announced that Brandi Vandegriff has won the Colorado Technology Association’s CIO of the Year Award.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

One of my goals at Product Talk is to showcase what good product management looks like. Today, I’m excited to introduce a new series, Product in Practice, where I’ll profile product managers doing great work. I met Rachel when she was a product manager at Arity (an Allstate company). You are a product manager.”

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Alchemer Mobile

JANUARY 4, 2023

January 4, 2023 – Alchemer – a global leader in experience management and enterprise feedback technology – announced today the acquisition of Apptentive, the industry leader in mobile feedback technology. Alchemer is excited that the Apptentive team shares our vision to make every customer and employee voice matter.”. LOUISVILLE, Colo.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

How product managers can align stakeholders on product projects. Today we are talking about the need for product leaders to manage stakeholders and the associated challenges this creates. He is currently working on a new book project, co-authoring Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders. ” What a great quote.

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Roy Madden

JANUARY 29, 2021

We are looking for a VP Marketing with a proven track record of driving growth in an early stage B2B SaaS environment. You will be responsible for developing and executing the Feedly marketing strategy. Establish data-oriented practices to optimize performance and continually improve the efficiency and impact of marketing channels.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Jordan Bergtraum is a management consultant with over ten years of experience in the B2B SaaS industry, mostly as a head of product for various organizations in the legal, education, facilities management, and pharmaceutical spaces. He has been responsible for product strategy, UX, and teams consisting of product and project managers.

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Product Talk

APRIL 17, 2024

We have five product managers, one UX researcher , five designers—one of them director of design, leading the design team. All product managers report to me, and we have five product teams up and running. It sounds like you are responsible for product, design, and research. And product marketing as well.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Which market and market segment should the product address? In order to answer the questions above, you may want to use techniques such as direct observation, user interviews, prototyping, creating a strategy canvas or E-R-R-C grid , and you may capture some of them using a tool like my product vision board.

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Staffing your organization with highly capable product managers is of utmost importance to ensuring the success of each product, but what happens when your portfolio starts to expand? Adopting a product portfolio management (PPM) approach is the logical next step in the maturation process for most product management teams.

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Userpilot

JULY 31, 2023

What does a product marketing manager (PMM) do? This is the question on the lips of many marketing professionals browsing through opportunities at tech companies. Chances are you already know their broad responsibility is to develop and implement a marketing strategy roadmap for a specific product.

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

How product managers can work backwards to amazing products. To be a better product manager, it is worthwhile to examine organizations known for their product management capabilities. Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers. [2:42] ” The logo will look the same—just the name is changing. .

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UX Studio

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Working on a product without a decent product vision resembles going into the street with eyes closed. This article will show how a product vision should look, how to create it and communicate it to all stakeholders in play. What is Product Vision? Product vision imagines a product direction in the long-term.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 1, 2024

Product marketing is the process of bringing a product to market, and a well-curated product marketing strategy is key to understanding customer needs and driving adoption. TL;DR A product marketing strategy is a roadmap for how a new product will be positioned, priced, and marketed. Let’s dive in!

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Userpilot

JULY 16, 2024

As a SaaS professional, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What’s tech product management?” and wondered how it’s different from traditional product management. This guide takes a deep dive into the world of technical product management , showing you how to become one of these in-demand professionals.

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Userpilot

APRIL 24, 2025

Want to advance your career in product management or find top talent for your team? This article shares exciting product manager roles focused on retention and churn and showcases standout candidates in the field. Recommended product manager job openings in data-driven companies 1. Who would be the best fit for this job?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

If you’re wondering what strategic product management is, you’ve come to the right place! In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users! Are you ready to dig in?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

What is a technical product manager? This is the question that opens our discussion of technical product management. TL;DR Technical product managers work with engineering and development teams on the technical performance of software products. Tech PMs work actively with product teams on the product vision and strategy.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The eternal debate: product manager vs. project manager. In this article, we’re going to unpack the day-to-day activities of a product and project manager, describe the key areas of overlap and differences between these distinct roles, and, most importantly, cover how they can work together effectively.

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UserVoice

JULY 28, 2017

Task Management Tools for Product Managers. What it is: Trello is a project management tool that’s intended to keep groups organized, but it also works well for personal to-do list tasks. What it is: Asana is a versatile task management solution that allows you to manage both personal and team projects.

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