The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 1 — Seed) A good product strategy is something every company needs. Here is how a product strategy can help you create business results, even when the market is not in your favor. Product strategy is such a vague term for most people.

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Launching a product without a well-defined product strategy framework is similar—you risk wasting resources without a clear path to success. So, how do you outline a product strategy framework that is the foundation of product-led growth ? Product strategies help you design and grow your products.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Crafting a winning product strategy is crucial for SaaS success, and finding the right product strategy example can provide all the inspiration you need. This article provides concrete examples of different product strategies employed by SaaS companies. Book a demo to learn more.

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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

At all of them, I start understanding the current state of Product Management. I then do various interviews with executives all the way to Product Management team members and surrounding functions. I review strategies and roadmaps. This is one of the biggest issues I see when helping Product Management organizations.

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Melissa Perri

JANUARY 4, 2020

Not every company has seen all these changes, but by and large I think it's been a positive push forward and I'm proud of where we've come from and where we have gotten to. -- 2014: "I do not need Product Managers, I can run my company myself,I have the strategy." 2019: "How do I hire a Chief Product Officer?

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore key ideas and strategies to help you become a better product innovator and manager. Supply-Side vs. Demand-Side Innovation: Finding the Right Mix One of the basic concepts in product innovation is understanding the difference between supply-side and demand-side innovation.

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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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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]

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2020

Start today, by analysing all the information available – customer and user research, market research, and user data. Portfolio and product strategy. Product operations. Take those inputs, synthesise them and then figure out which direction you should go in. Preparing for the C-Suite.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 13, 2020

12:33] What marketing roles and resources can help us in our job? Resource number one is market research. Too often, we start with an idea for a product and build it without doing real market research. Bonus Questions: What do you enjoy doing as Chief Product Officer at Obo?

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The Product Guy

JULY 2, 2017

You want to be the product that is useable, feasible and valuable to the target audience/customer ie you’re selling yourself as the solution to some specific company’s specific problem. You can stand out from other product managers by applying these skills to yourself. MVP of you. Who is the target audience/segment/customer?

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

It does not cover common product management practices, such as, product strategy development, product roadmapping, and financial forecasting; and the only product management tool it offers is the product backlog. Why didn’t the framework use the term product manager ?

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Product Innovation Educators

OCTOBER 14, 2024

AI can help with: Rapid generation of initial draft product briefs Assistance in structuring briefs with key components Increased output and iterations Brian notes that while AI can significantly speed up the process of creating product briefs, these documents often require nuanced understanding and strategic thinking.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

According to Ant Murphy, the reason is simple, you don’t have a prioritization problem, you have a strategy problem. We explain how to create a successful product strategy, the role of product strategy in prioritization, and how to align your prioritization efforts with your strategy.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

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. Co ntinuous Product Discovery.

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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 31, 2024

In today’s ultra-competitive landscape, your product development strategy is a roadmap that helps you navigate the journey from product idea to market success. In this article, we present a product manager’s guide to creating and successfully executing a product development strategy.

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Userpilot

JUNE 17, 2024

Learning how to create a product-led growth strategy can transform your business. Let’s explore what a product-led growth strategy and its benefits are, and look at different strategies any SaaS can create and implement. While product-led growth focuses on delivering a great product experience.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 9, 2018

Explore the key assumptions and risks in your product strategy and business model by systematically testing and addressing them in an iterative fashion using, for example, observations, interviews, surveys, and prototypes. You should aim to get a good enough product out as fast as possible, and then adapt it to the market feedback.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

To navigate these dynamics successfully, consider the following: Influence and Power Structures : Senior leaders like CEOs or VPs often have significant influence over product decisions. Their directives may override data-backed insights or customer needs, leaving PMs to balance the demand for quick wins with long-term product strategy.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 24, 2024

However, as Mary Baird’s inspiring story shows, a successful pivot from nonprofit leadership to product management is not only possible but also incredibly rewarding. In this article, we’ll explore Mary’s journey, the strategies she used to reframe her experience, and the valuable lessons she learned along the way.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 9, 2017

While the Amazon Echo Show is an impressive addition to the repertoire of voice and video monitoring systems in this growing market, it’s not the product features that are drawing attention. Rather, it is Amazon’s smart home product strategy. Have an integration strategy.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

What product managers need to know about positioning products to create value. Today we are talking about how market segmentation is done and how it impacts product pricing. To help us with the details, a product strategy and pricing expert is joining us, Dan Balcauski. 2:05] What is product strategy?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 24, 2021

This company has already won some early adopters that try the solution but now wants to cross the chasm to enter the mainstream market. Therefore, the product management team collected several ‘Target Customer Scenarios’ by interviewing internal employees and some available market research. Business Model Generation.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

TL;DR Product research tools are platforms used by product managers to gather, analyze, and interpret data related to their products and user behavior. A solid research tool to gather high-quality data through market research, surveys, and great reporting tools. Qualtrics. UXPressia.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How do you develop a robust UX strategy? We also look at: What a UX design strategy is Why it’s important Its core principles and elements A practical example of a company with well-established UX strategies Let’s dive right in! The strategy should also have information about the UX team, processes, and guidelines.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As a follow up to the article from Ashley Sefferman that was written for the 280 Group blog last month, this month we’ve invited Roger Snyder from 280 Group to discuss how to turn the data these metrics provide into real insights to better manage your product strategy. Now It’s Your Turn! Now It’s Your Turn!

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Userpilot

APRIL 19, 2024

Looking for the best way to do market research? From framing your initial question to extracting valuable customer insights, we’ll walk you through the lean market research process step-by-step. Get ready to empower your decisions with real-world market intelligence. Why should you do market research?

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Product Talk

APRIL 17, 2024

How is that researcher working with your teams? I think teams often struggle to connect the dots between vision, strategy, and execution or opportunity space , right? Since you only have one researcher, that researcher is always stretched between foundational research, strategic research, and day-to-day research.

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Userpilot

JULY 22, 2024

Product positioning is crucial in product management to attract prospects and stand out in your niche. But how can you start crafting an effective positioning strategy that appeals to your target audience? TL;DR Developing a solid product positioning strategy involves several key steps. Understand your competition.

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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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UserVoice

JULY 28, 2017

.” Bad product managers feel best about themselves when they figure out “how.””. Horowitz makes a great point- product managers are in a strategic role. Does this support one of the high-level goals for my product? This is also a good time to look at competitive products or investigate emerging technologies.”

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Customer-oriented marketing means tailoring your marketing strategy to fit your customers’ needs first, rather than focusing on your business goals only. With a customer-centric marketing strategy, you can improve your customer experience and easily drive product growth by helping new and existing users discover more value.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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! Product strategy defines who we are building for, what to build, and how to build it. What is product strategy?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Its main goal is to bring the product to the market and ensure it’s well-received by the target customers. The product marketing manager role involves conducting customer research, developing the GTM strategy , refining product positioning and messaging , managing product launches , and creating onboarding experiences.

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Userpilot

JULY 25, 2024

Here’s a breakdown of your core responsibilities: Product Strategy Development : Assist in crafting and executing product strategies aligned with company goals and market needs. Read more on product strategy. Learn how to conduct effective market research.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In the past 12 months on Inside Intercom, we’ve published nearly 200 blog posts covering everything from product launches to product strategy ; from growth stories to goal setting ; from building teams to bot skills ; from sales insights to stand-up comedy. Enter bots.

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