Product Management University

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Beyond a healthier balance sheet, why do your target customers care about cash flow relative to their big picture strategy? If we go back to post 3 of 10 , you’ll see the ripple effect of a customer-facing portfolio vision in full swing when it’s time to craft your portfolio (and product) positioning! Let’s give it the acid test.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In the intricate world of product management, a compelling product vision isn’t just a “nice to have” – it’s a necessity. He introduced a vision – ‘an iPod, a phone, and an Internet communicator.’ ’ That vision changed the mobile industry forever. Shopify : “To make commerce better for everyone.”

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With all the best practices out there, improving CX without a customer experience roadmap can get overwhelming. Building a roadmap can help you understand your customer’s point of view, determine the CX tactics you should apply, and prioritize the tasks with greater returns. Plan and execute your CX vision.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 27, 2023

This post will focus on the last example, product roadmaps. Why does roadmap inconsistency matter? What are the problems that arise from having inconsistent roadmaps, starting with the most consequential? What are the problems that arise from having inconsistent roadmaps, starting with the most consequential?

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Usersnap

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In his book “Start with Why” , Simon Sinek boldly claims that the ‘Why’ behind your actions matters more than the ‘What’ This principle isn’t limited to leadership or personal motivation; it extends to every facet of the business, including product roadmaps. So how to create and present roadmaps effectively?

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Mind the Product

APRIL 6, 2020

Our goal was to define how we would set and communicate the company strategy, and how that strategy would lead OKRs and backlog definition. Product (and company) strategy is the backbone that guides product goal-setting and roadmap definition, although it’s sometimes overlooked or confused with having a vision.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Roadmaps are a unique tool for creating and maintaining stakeholder alignment, resource planning, and budgeting purposes. Roadmaps can help reign in the chaos that might erupt when there are fewer barriers between coders and consumers. 5 Roadmap Templates for SaaS Businesses. 5 Roadmap Templates for SaaS Businesses.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

A project manager is focused on the completion of a specific project, whereas product managers focus primarily on the long-term vision and evolving a product to deliver value over time. Product management is concentrated on creating value for users and managing the overall product strategy across the entire lifecycle.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

Where charismatic leaders rally the troops around an ambitious vision with a massive potential payoff. Big bets have big payoffs, but there’s a reason it’s called gambling In the venture capital world, the prevailing strategy is to invest in multiple companies knowing that many will fail. Here are the four ingredients you need.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Benefits of Adding More Product Roadmap Viewers in ProductPlan. However, many waste valuable time updating inflexible spreadsheets or slide decks that fail to capture a product strategy effectively. As a product professional, your product roadmap is your single source of truth. A more credible roadmap.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Tech PMs work actively with product teams on the product vision and strategy. A big part of their job is managing the roadmap and prioritizing technical initiatives in the product backlog. Their technical expertise allows them to identify risks and develop effective mitigation strategies. Product vision.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

NAVIGATING THE NATURAL TENSION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS This is the first in a series on product roadmaps. The first post describes why roadmaps matter and who relies upon them. The roadmap is much more than a directive document that tells teams what to do by when. Battleground The product roadmap. Executives?—?Are Marketing?—?Do

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. As a rule of thumb, avoid meetings with more than ten attendees when you have to make high-impact decisions and/or rework the product strategy , product roadmap , or product backlog.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I instead define a product manager as driving the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. Vision: Vision Narrative. Most product managers realize that defining a compelling vision for their product is a core responsibility of their role. Vision: Product Walkthrough.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Product marketing receives all the WHO, WHAT & WHY content from product management to create and communicate value messages that fill the sales funnel with influencers and buyers that have a need worthy of engaging with you.

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Userpilot

JULY 4, 2022

Why should you adopt a customer-led growth strategy in your SaaS? Is it possible to increase user engagement by focusing on a customer-led growth strategy and hit the metrics you are hoping for? In this article, we’ll be discussing the customer-led growth strategy, why it is so effective, and how you can implement it in SaaS companies.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A strategic product manager is responsible for developing long-term product vision and strategy. Product marketing managers develop product positioning , messaging , and differentiation strategies. Product marketing managers develop product positioning , messaging , and differentiation strategies.

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Alchemer Mobile

JANUARY 4, 2023

“This is the next step in Alchemer’s journey to democratize experience management and becomes the foundation for Alchemer’s digital engagement strategy. Alchemer is excited that the Apptentive team shares our vision to make every customer and employee voice matter.”.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Problem 3 Product managers are now forced to erect detour signs all over their roadmaps to get customers up and running (…we need the revenue). Product marketing now has a differentiating message to fill the pipeline. They’re bombarding product management with critical enhancement requests just to get the customer up and running.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We wanted to create a single space to plan your launch, where the product strategy could flow from roadmap to execution. What are the benefits of having your launch plan in the same tool as your roadmap? For those managing the launch, visibility creates the opportunity for better strategy and launch quality.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

They also work with product managers on the product roadmap , carry out experiments to validate ideas and help identify minimum viable features for the MVP. During the development stage, their focus is on developing the product positioning strategy and preparing for the product launch. Want to see how? Book the demo!

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Alchemer Mobile

JULY 13, 2021

Retention analysis to validate your product roadmap, gauge how long it takes customers to find value, and set benchmarks for long-term retention goals. Customer feedback is the foundation for all product-led growth strategies. Adoption analysis to identify points of strong/weak feature adoption and upsell opportunities.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

Based on the research, PMs develop the long-term product vision and product strategy that are aligned with the overall business strategy. This is essential to build a roadmap that drives the product strategy. Product vision is the overarching long-term goal you’re aspiring to achieve.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 22, 2024

The framework is a roadmap for creating a winning product marketing strategy that drives effective resource allocation and provides a flexible foundation for growth. A good product marketing framework has three main components: a go-to-market strategy , a product marketing strategy, and a growth strategy.

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Innovatemap

AUGUST 25, 2020

Whether you’ve been handed a new product vision to execute or you have an idea of your own, it’s also your job to socialize your product vision and gain buy-in from internal stakeholders. Read more on how to evaluate if your product roadmap aligns with your business goals here. When to start socializing your product vision.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 30, 2021

Each designer level has influence and responsibility across a number of core areas – scope, ownership, expertise, strategy and vision, autonomy, and leadership – and the specific expectations expand as you go up the design levels. Strategy and vision. What do individual contributor design leaders do at Intercom?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Key responsibilities include setting out a clear product vision , building a product roadmap, organizing releases , and conducting continuous market research and analysis. They own the product strategy , specify its functional requirements, and manage releases. Build a product roadmap. Organize releases.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Their responsibilities include product discovery, developing product vision, prioritization , roadmapping , analyzing product performance and its iterative development, and leading the product team. TL;DR Product managers define the overall product direction and oversee the entire product lifecycle.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 14, 2019

A bad day in the office, a chance LinkedIn message, and before you know it, someone has moved jobs. This kind of serendipity is not a viable career strategy! It’s like a chance bit of customer feedback that we end up devoting a two-year roadmap to. Just as with a product, you should start with a vision. The Roadmap.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

TL;DR Product strategy tools assist product teams in defining, creating, and executing product strategies aligned with business objectives and user needs. Roadmapping software visualizes and plans product development over time, facilitating coordination and alignment across teams. Let’s get right to it!

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

Have a communication policy outlined for your team There are so many enterprise tools available today ranging from email to instant messaging. set simple rules ( e.g. leverage email for non-urgent communications, instant messaging for urgent messages, & meetings for decision-making) and get alignment from your team to follow them.

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ProductPlan

JULY 23, 2019

Product managers wear many hats, but one of the most uncomfortable ones they’re forced to occasionally don is that of the product vision “Gatekeeper.” The harder part is shooting things down that aren’t bad at face value, but don’t match up with the strategy, vision, and timeline of the overall product.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Looking to try out new B2B customer engagement strategies to improve your product’s overall user experience and drive retention? In order to do this successfully, you need to have a solid customer engagement strategy in place. Engage customers with in-product messaging. What are customer engagement strategies?

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 8, 2019

A great way to answer this question is to create a Strategy Canvas, as I describe in my article “ Make Your Product Stand Out with the Strategy Canvas “ Additionally, give the development team members the opportunity to carry out some technology exploration to ensure that the redeveloped product will be built in the right way.

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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. Motivation.

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Gainsight

JULY 11, 2023

Our team’s vision, focus, talents, and hard work were central to achieving this milestone. So around this time last year, we revisited and sharpened our vision. Our vision is to elevate customer education into a mission-critical function at every company and build the #1 platform in the category.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 28, 2020

Your roadmaps aren’t for everyone. It’s essential to tailor your product roadmaps for your audience. Your Roadmaps Aren’t for Everyone. While you might think you want to share your roadmap with everyone possible (except your competitors), that’s not the best strategy. Everyone doesn’t need to see your roadmap.

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