Product Culture

JANUARY 31, 2024

So you have created the most beautiful roadmap ever. Only thing is: you have to do a presentation about it. Cover recent progress: Share recent wins and positive customer testimonials. See Chapter 9 of my book, Product Roadmaps Relaunched. It will drive your company into the stratosphere. Remember to breathe.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

How is the outcome-based roadmap different from regular roadmaps? Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes. TL;DR Regular roadmaps kill outcomes by forcing teams to think in the categories of features and timelines. How roadmaps kill outcomes A classic roadmap is a list of features with a timeline.

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Piyanka Jain

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, the BADIR method enables less exploration and more investigation and requires a roadmap showing where and how to look for insights. Hypothesis 3: Positioning the product as an educational tool will increase profitability. If you jump into analysis without a plan, you might miss crucial findings.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. I believe the actions of a product leader all too often are the root cause of a “bad” roadmap. Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Vital to delivering successful products at Clickatell , an effective product roadmap can quell the confusion and missteps that often derail well-meaning product delivery organizations. Roadmaps provide the required context to understand how individual initiatives combine to meet strategic objectives.

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Product Talk

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Describing how things worked at this stage, Claire says, “We were facing the classic roadmaps decided by the founders, ‘fights’ to push users’ voices in the decisions, and some frustrations of projects that we worked on for several weeks but never ended up going live because of ‘bad’ prioritizations or just opinion changes.”

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

But for enterprise product teams, the most common area where that opportunity and reality clash is roadmapping. While common processes and templates should be the lifeblood of any effective enterprise operation, 50% of large product teams (those with 50+ members) cite keeping roadmaps and processes consistent as their top growing pain.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

They can help outline a roadmap for your career and, more importantly, hold you accountable, ensuring you stay on track. Later, I had the opportunity to sit with the company’s leadership and present my portfolio. I took in one question at a time while I was presenting. Upon arrival, I was given a tour of the office.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 18, 2021

But if there’s one part of product management that needs IMPACT more than anywhere else, it’s roadmapping. Roadmaps set the tone for the coming months and years. No one wants a plan for the future that isn’t exciting, inspiring, and positioning the product for growth and success. Laying the groundwork for a roadmap with IMPACT.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 11, 2019

Past, Present and Future. Present: What is the current sprint or work we should be doing today? Do we need to tweak the roadmap? Future, Present and Past: Future is our backlogs, both development and opportunity backlog (I’m a big fan of Jeff Patton’s dual track ). I often like to frame product development as 3 buckets?—?Past,

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Leadership is present when an individual guides a group of people to achieve a desired outcome. As the individual is a peer and not the boss, they cannot tell people what to do and they are usually not in a position to offer rewards like a promotion. 2 ] It does not derive from a position on the org chart. Know when to delegate.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 17, 2020

Much has been written over the last few years on the idea of the featureless roadmap , which challenges product teams to present their plans grounded more in strategic vision – or by themes – rather than a laundry list of specific features. How to Decide on Roadmap Themes that Produce Meaningful Outcomes.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 7, 2020

Roadmapping is a crucial part of every product manager’s role, but it’s safe to say a lot of PMs don’t particularly enjoy it. Luckily, there are some excellent product roadmap tools out there to help make it more bearable. In this article, we’re going to look at the most popular product roadmap tools. What will the roadmap show?

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

There are many ways to build a roadmap and many types of roadmaps you can make. Roadmaps for sales and marketing tout new functionality and minimize the time spent on technical debt and scalability. Roadmaps for sales and marketing tout new functionality and minimize the time spent on technical debt and scalability.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I made it no longer than three minutes into the presentation and got this subtle feeling that the team was unprepared. I’ve reviewed roadmaps for hundreds of different products. I’ve participated in more roadmap review meetings than I can remember. Strategy —  Is there a clear strategy behind the product and the roadmap?

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 11, 2023

Whether you believe in momentum or not, it is undeniable that a positive period of performance and accomplishments is easier to keep going than starting from scratch. Product managers, in particular, benefit from success because the rest of the product team tends to take on the product manager’s perspective, confidence, and positivity.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Are your roadmapping habits holding you back? As we get more comfortable, we keep doing it to get the same positive outcome. Clear’s advice proves useful for product managers to implement his philosophy into their own atomic roadmapping habits. External factors affecting our atomic roadmapping habits.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

We’d spent weeks perfecting the roadmap presentation for our annual customer conference. It felt like people had overlooked all the greatness of our roadmap and were focused on the (relatively few) changes we’d made along the way. For many product people, this is the nightmare scenario of sharing their product roadmap.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 23, 2020

Since releasing both a webinar and book on the impact of feature-less roadmaps on your product strategy recently, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about why we’re so hostile to including features on product roadmaps. But we do believe there is a far more effective way to arrange a roadmap than as a list of features.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 4, 2017

When your product gains traction in a market and grows organically – thanks to positive referrals from your users – you’ll need to get into Growth mode, meaning that you sustain and amplify demand for your product. Learning and growing are antagonistic by nature, which is why many companies face the roadmap dilemma.

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

3 Ingredients to Building Out Your Product Vision Unfortunately, all of the roadmap planning in the world and the most thought out mitigation strategies are not going to prevent stakeholder roadmap dismantling, scope changes and risk events from occurring.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Expectation Management : Different stakeholders will have different expectations of the product and the roadmap. For instance, when presenting a roadmap update, include not only the “what” but also the “why.” Present customer feedback, market research, or case studies to make your case.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal. What does it feel like?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal. What does it feel like?

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bpma ProductHub

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Is your roadmap stuck chasing feature parity? How do you position your product & feature set in a way that allows you to uniquely meet your customer’s needs and stay ahead of the competition? The concepts presented in CEB’s book “The Challenger Customer” are gaining a lot of traction in the marketing world.

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Mironov Consulting

AUGUST 12, 2024

  Now it's executive shorthand for “I can shuffle the roadmap and backlog as often as I want, without cost or schedule impact or the need for any user/technical discovery.    (Or we’re afraid for our jobs, told to be more upbeat and positive, or criticized as “not commercial enough.”)  

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2024

The spectrum of roles in product management is broad, ranging from highly specialised to more generalist positions. But it is something, and that area will 100% successfully influence your Roadmap” Andre Albuquerque post in Linkedin Understanding the nuances of this strategic face-off is crucial for product teams.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

It’s useful in the product development context many of us live and breathe every day, including product roadmapping. Why use process mapping for roadmapping? If you’re not looking to change how things are done, it might seem like overkill to go through the trouble of mapping out your product roadmapping process.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Create a brief summary of each, including its target market, main functionalities, and positioning. This is useful for determining which features are missing or present across the competition. This gives context and helps frame the subsequent comparison, making it clearer where each product stands before diving into feature specifics.

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Product Management Unpacked

JULY 9, 2020

Pendo offers a platform of tools that allows product managers to make their products better —whether they are at the beginning of their product roadmap deciding what to build or want to validate the direction for how their product evolves. What I was looking at was a product vision and a roadmap and I was like I want that job.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Will the product make a positive impact on people’s lives, the wider society, and the planet, or will it at least not cause any harm ? To do so, consider the amount of innovation and risk present and allocate an appropriate timebox. Do the metrics show a positive, flat, or negative trend? How might people use the product?

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Product Management University

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The expanded CSM role presents a great opportunity to establish a stronger leadership position internally by defining the structure for all customer interactions with each account, including executive access if that structure is not already in place. How to create a strategic account roadmap with supporting execution activities.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 1, 2020

Some products get released multiple times per day or simultaneously present different experiences to various users. So how do product roadmaps help ensure this remains the case? Product Roadmaps for Computer Software Product Managers. Don’t treat your product roadmap like a project management tool.

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Userpilot

JUNE 17, 2024

TL;DR In SaaS companies, a product owner is responsible for developing the product’s vision and navigating the product roadmap to maximize value. Product Owner : Typically, after 2 years at the entry-level position, once you develop your Agile methodology skillset, you can become a product owner. Book a demo to see it in action!

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 26, 2023

It presents a unique opportunity for companies to create and capture new market demand by offering innovative products or services that address unmet customer needs. We quickly realized we needed to redefine our product methodology to suit our distinctive position. Coined by professors W. But what exactly is a micro-delivery?

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Userpilot

JUNE 28, 2024

An MBA could be preferred for senior-level positions, although is not always required. Starting as a Marketing Coordinator will lead you to a senior or managerial position. They focus on learning market trends, defining the audience, developing positioning strategies , and differentiating the product.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

An eCommerce product manager is involved in key areas of the business, including strategic planning, product roadmap development, and execution. There are several skills one must possess to survive in this position in the long term. Also, data analysis skills help them to plan out the initial product design and the product roadmap.

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