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Applying Proto-Strategy to Product Management

The Product Guy

In my company, we review a living document with our management chain on a quarterly basis to align business direction for the short-term (immediate one to two quarters) to the long-term (two to five years). No formal stakeholder review as this is meant to be the first version that will undergo many iterations and refinements.

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The Worst Nightmare of Any Product Manager

The Product Guy

We would regularly meet to discuss the features required, what the customers expected. As we were getting closer to the end of the year, my senior vice president called me in, to review our progress against our goals. I’m not a technical Product Manager. I had a strong roadmap, clear goals and a vision for the product.

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Sprint Planning Tips for Product Owners

Roman Pichler

Make sure you carry out the necessary prep work prior to the sprint planning meeting. This is necessary for the following two reasons: First, if you start sprint planning without a properly prepared product backlog, you are likely to perform backlog and planning work in a comparatively short, time-boxed meeting. Come Prepared.

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Product Discovery Tips

Roman Pichler

Having said that, it’s ok to address key UX and technology risks and evaluate important user interaction and architecture options as part of the discovery work. But the bulk of the UX design, user story writing, and technology work should be done after you have successfully validated the problem. I know that’s not always easy to do.

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The Making of Product Managers: Negar’s Story

The Product Coalition

Then she decided to acquire technical skills in web development to get closer to the product development process. She had many ideas about how to improve marketing tactics but did not have the technical skills to either make the necessary changes on the web or create better solutions using technology.

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A summary of “Building Products for the Enterprise”

The Product Coalition

Product specialization : “very tailored to solve a specific technical or business need” that becomes complicated quickly. To not try to please everyone, Ben and Blair advise “staying the course, given your strategy is sound”. The customer vs. the user: the one buying your product isn’t the same one who pays for it.

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How to run a product meeting and nurture your team culture

UX Studio: Product Management

If you want to know what the culture is like in a product team, you should visit one of their product meetings. The way they do the meeting will tell you everything. Who speaks at the meeting? Is it technical details, customer insights or revenue and money? Run great product meetings and your culture will thrive.