Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

The individuals whose buy-in to strategy and roadmap decisions is crucial are the players: They are interested in your product, as they, for example, will have to market and sell it. Decisions related to a new or significantly changed strategy have a very high impact. I refer to this group as key stakeholders.

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Folding Burritos

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

This post is about making these ideas concrete through a set of guidelines, templates, and JIRA+Excel tips so you can create effective status and progress reports quickly, have less meetings , and get out of the building , which is where you need to be. Templates and tips for less status meetings. Progress / Status.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 15, 2024

The key results state the specific criteria that have to be fulfilled to meet the objective. What are Product Roadmaps? A product roadmap is an actionable plan that describes how a product is likely to evolve. [3] Fortunately, in the last ten years, outcome-based, goal-oriented roadmaps have become more popular.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

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. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

An effective product strategy is key to successfully create, enhance, and manage a product. There is no point in worrying about the product details and writing user stories if a sound product strategy is missing. But what exactly is a product strategy? How does it differ from a product roadmap and how do the two plans relate?

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 1, 2018

You have to work with different stakeholders to define the product vision and strategy, define the set of features that the product will have and figure out a rollout plan. Define Product Vision and Strategy. This is where Roman Pichler’s GO Product Roadmap comes in handy. Feature Definition.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2019

There are many issues with having clients drive the roadmap. Secondly, waiting for clients to drive the roadmap tends to puts companies in a situation where the backlog becomes too large to practically handle. Understanding the client needs and drawing the bigger picture from these needs is essential when planning out a roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Traditionally, product roadmaps are output-focussed plans that map features like registration, search, and reporting onto a timeline. Such a roadmap essentially states when a piece of functionality will be delivered. This makes the product roadmap more susceptible to change and it increases the effort to update it.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 19, 2019

Roadmaps are altered by user feedback, new strategies and changing client needs. Help your team adapt and keep clients aligned with these documents, meetings, and conversations. In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Andrew Hsu, lead a conversation on this topic.

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Below, you’ll find what I believe is the most actionable, specific, and straightforward framework for crafting a strategy, for both your product and your company. As Chandra shares below, his framework sits on top of the best strategy wisdom out there (e.g. So we teamed up to make that happen.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 6, 2025

The path from IC to Chief Product Officer isn’t just about gaining more responsibility it’s about transforming how you think about product development, team leadership, and business strategy. The company wanted to expand into commercial markets, particularly retail – a perfect fit for Kim’s background.

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The panel shared practical strategies to help you make that leap successfully: Delegate and Build Trust : Letting go of the “I can do it all” mindset is a critical step in scaling your impact. Lead with Influence : Align teams, shape strategy, and drive organizational vision.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In this article, we’ll talk about: What product analytics is and why you need a solid strategy. Key steps to build and improve your product analytics strategy. Why should you have a product analytics strategy? How to build a product analytics strategy? So, how do you get started with product analytics ?

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 10, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Traditional vs Outcome-based Roadmaps Before I share the four steps, let me briefly describe the main differences between a traditional, feature- and an outcome-based product roadmap. A traditional roadmap is essentially a list of features, which are mapped onto a timeline.

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A four-layer framework to create a winning product strategy Today we are talking about creating product strategy. Bob is the author of the book Creative Strategy Generation. He has since founded and leads the Strategy Generation company. Product strategy is doing that at a product level. Our guest is Bob Caporale.

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Productside

MARCH 3, 2025

In our latest Productside webinar, Becoming an Effective Product Management Leader , Principal Consultants Roger Snyder and Kenny Kranseler delivered a no-nonsense roadmap for new leaders who want to nail their first 90 days (and beyond) and get the tools on how to become a product management leadereffectively. The principle stays the same.

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Alchemer Mobile

JANUARY 26, 2021

The key to understanding your customers lies in meeting them where they are. Here are five tips to reassess your digital experience, meet customers where they are, and turn the channel into an actionable listening tool. Listen to your customers wants and needs, then build solutions to meet those desires.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 No Strategy The first and most crucial mistake is to have no product strategy at all. As there is no strategy, objectively assessing the impact of the requests is virtually impossible. The strategy is therefore either too big or too narrow.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 12, 2025

You’re Stuckand It’s Because You’re Playing by the Rules In product management, youve been told to follow the rules: stick to the roadmap, build consensus, and hit your OKRs. As can be easily found in many organizations: Roadmaps trap you in outdated plans. Rule 1: Trust the Roadmap Roadmaps are your comfort zone.

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The Product Guy

MARCH 4, 2025

Your team is following the roadmap. Roadmaps provide alignment. But heres the problem: The world doesnt care about your roadmap. Teams are trained to treat roadmaps as gospel, OKRs as strategic truth, and customers as the ultimate source of insight. You shipped everything on the roadmap, but customers werent delighted.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 22, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] What Is a Product Portfolio Strategy and Why Does It Matter? A product portfolio strategy is a high-level plan that helps you maximise the value a group of products creates. These guide and align the strategies of the portfolio members , as Figure 1 illustrates.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

What’s more, I like to ensure that product goals are connected to the product strategy and its user and business goals. This helps me choose the right product goals and it ensures that meeting a product goal is a step towards creating the desired value for the users and the business, as figure 1 shows.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

As you climb the ladder, primarily the focus changes from solution and execution to strategy. Product Strategy. As a first step, PM needs to define the strategy for the product. A well defined product strategy provides insights into the deep customer problems that your product is trying to address. Product Roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This includes a sound understanding of the market, the user and customer needs, and the competition as well as solid product management skills such as the ability to develop an effective product strategy and an actionable product roadmap (as I explain in more detail in the article The T-Shaped Product Professional ).

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

To mitigate the risk of adding the wrong items to the product backlog, ensure that you have a validated product strategy in place, no matter if you look after a brand-new or as an existing product. Additionally, you should be confident that your strategy is correct, and you should have data to support your view.

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Alchemer Mobile

JUNE 16, 2022

Use real-time data and feedback to prioritize your product roadmaps. Six-step checklist to improve your mobile feedback strategy. Step #1: Meet customers where they are now. If the app feedback contains a suggestion or bug report, let the customer know where this issue stands in your roadmap. Ready to get started?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. You should therefore do just enough product discovery and strategy work before you start using Scrum and before you add any items to the product backlog.

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Product Innovation Educators

MAY 22, 2023

How product mangers can improve collaboration in cross-functional teams Today we are talking with Maziar Adl, the co-founder and CTO of Gocious, an organization that creates product roadmap management software. 6:52] Did you find a gap in the roadmapping tools that were available before you started Gocious?

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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In product management, one of the most complained about occurrences is that of MEETINGS — viewed as time-consuming, unnecessary, or simply ineffective. However, when designed and executed well, meetings can be highly beneficial and essential for driving alignment, fostering collaboration, and making complex decisions.

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Productside

APRIL 2, 2025

But instead of telling a clear, compelling story, they send out a spec or share a roadmap deckand hope it gets read. Tom put it this way: A storyboard is worth a thousand meetings. Its a strategy for getting things done. PMs are often tasked with aligning stakeholders, guiding engineering teams, and championing the customer.

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Customer discovery is key to informing product strategy and there is a mountain of techniques and methods available for conducting customer discovery. Identify needs that are not yet met and use this to inform your product roadmap. Align your vision and product strategy with the strategic direction of your customers business.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

Collaboratively set goals , for example, user and business goals on the product strategy and product goals on the product roadmap. This starts by inviting them to a kick-of workshop for a brand-new product or a major product update and asking them to contribute to the product discovery and strategy validation work.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Some product marketing managers focus on the pre-launch strategy, others on the go-to-market strategy and marketing campaigns for nearly finished products, At Intercom, however, our approach is what we call full-stack product marketing. Marketing and product marketing aren’t interchangeable.

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Lenny Rachitsky

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Below, Hilary Gridley , director of product management at WHOOP, shares strategies she’s learned to leverage the latest AI tools to not just become a better manager but to level up her entire team. You can implement a similar approach in any area where you provide consistent feedback, such as PRDs, presentations, or roadmaps.

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The Product Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2018

One of the primary goals of any business strategy is to identify and meet needs of the customer. Defining target customer base helps with creating the roadmap. Knowing specifically what customer want, helps companies to build and deliver the precise solutions that meet customer needs. About Madhavi Marka.

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UX Planet

APRIL 17, 2025

This article is your roadmap to understanding how these two concepts dont just coexist but thrive together, amplifying both user satisfaction and your bottomline. A seamless UX keeps customers coming back, and effective CRO strategies ensure that more of those visitors convert into actual sales. On the flip side, we have CRO.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

This allows you to pivot, to change the product strategy and the product while staying grounded in your vision. Additionally, I like to capture the product vision together with the product strategy, as it’s done on my product vision board shown below. Do I need a Product Vision and a Product Strategy?

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