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10 Tips for Effective Product Management Meetings

Roman Pichler

Be clear on the reason why the meeting is needed. What’s the meeting about? For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Carefully consider who should participate in the meeting to achieve the objective you have set.

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How to Use Product Goals and Initiatives to Drive and Measure Success

Userpilot

Setting smart product goals is a vital skill for any sensible SaaS owner or product manager to get right. In this article, we’re going to explore what makes an effective product goal, the difference between goals and product initiatives, how to set them and make them work with your product backlog, and more.

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10 Product Roadmapping Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

You can avoid these drawbacks by using a different roadmap type: a goal-oriented or outcome-based product roadmap. As its name suggests, this roadmap focuses on product goals and outcomes, such as acquiring customers, increasing engagement, and future-proofing the product by removing technical debt.

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My Product Strategy Model

Roman Pichler

The roadmap in figure 1 describes how the product strategy will be implemented in the next six to twelve months; it communicates the specific benefits the product will achieve; and it aligns and guides the stakeholders and development teams. You can simply copy the next product goal into the backlog together with its features.

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Meet Your Goals with a Practical Product Strategy

Speaker: Nils Davis, Principal, NPD Associates

Whether you manage a feature, a product, or a whole suite of products, you likely have some goals that you're trying to meet. Strategy and goals are different. It's your strategy that allows you to make decisions that help you meet your goals in the first place. But do you have a strategy?

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Product Goals in Scrum

Roman Pichler

Product Goals Defined. The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” It also suggests that “the product goal is in the product backlog. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context.

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Product Teams in Scrum

Roman Pichler

You need the stakeholders’ active contribution to progress the product and reach the product goals. As the Scrum product owner, you should therefore establish close and trustful connections with the key stakeholders, collaborate with them, and involve them in important product decisions on a regular basis.