Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Let me start with the idea of a sprint goal. Sprint Goals Clarify a Specific Piece of a Product Goal I don't happen to find sprint goals that useful, but some teams do. And since the Scrum Guide now demands a sprint goal, I guess you need a sprint goal to say you're doing Scrum.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

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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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

And only you know which collaborations matter more right now.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

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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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Figure 2: Roman’s Goal-Setting Framework with Product Management Artefacts The goal-setting framework shown in Figure 2 suggests that a product team needs four different objectives: a product vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals. Let’s take a look at them.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It therefore offers only limited support for product people. 4 Take Advantage of Product Goals I like to think of a product goal as the specific outcome that a product should achieve in the next two to three months, for example, to increase conversion, to decrease churn, or to future-proof the product by removing technical debt. [4]

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

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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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Third and most importantly, focus the backlog on a specific product goal. Then decline and remove items that do not serve this goal, as I discuss below. The Product Backlog is Too Detailed. The former means that there is no product goal that guides the decision if an item should be added to the product backlog or not.

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Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

So then how can you, as a product manager, accelerate a company’s growth and reach product goals? It is important to note that product management goes hand in hand with product innovation. have goals moving in the same direction. Innovation is a key ingredient to creating and fueling growth for a company.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Figure 2 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals. The vision guides the user and business goals, which are contained in the product strategy. A product goal, finally, helps determine the right sprint goals.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

To select the right KPIs, I recommend taking the following three steps: First, use the user and business goals in the product strategy to select an initial set of indicators. Then take into account the product goals on the product roadmap to discover additional KPIs. Step 3: Add Health Indicators. Less is More.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I view the roadmap as a product plan that describes how you intend to implement the strategy and which specific benefits or outcomes the product should provide over the next, say, 12 months, based on the needs and business goals stated in the product strategy. I call these outcomes product goals.

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Gocious Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

This involves communicating and consulting with various stakeholders with different responsibilities in the product's development. Without the support of the internal teams, achieving product goals can be challenging, if not impossible.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 2, 2022

In part one of two of this podcast series, we speak with experienced product expert Itamar Gilad to find out more about evidence-based decisions, ideas, and key product goals. [.] Read more » The post Evidence-based product decisions – Itamar Gilad on The Product Experience appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

To select the right KPIs, I recommend taking the following three steps: First, use the user and business goals in the product strategy to select an initial set of indicators. Then take into account the product goals on the product roadmap to discover additional KPIs. Step 3: Add Health Indicators. Less is More.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In How Product Goals Make it Easier to Create Sprint Goals and Reduce Feature Factories, Part 1 , I started responding to Tom's interview question. Here's the question again: “The product owner and dev team cannot decide on a sprint goal, even after hours of discussion. I'll return to that later.)

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The problems in this question might not be problems at all, if the team is autonomous, has a product goal that could supersede a sprint goal, and collaborates to create mastery for everyone. The Series: How Product Goals Make it Easier to Create Sprint Goals and Reduce Feature Factories, Part 1.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 10, 2022

In this week's podcast episode, we jump right back into where we left off in part two of this series with experience product coach Itamar Gilad. We carry on discussing evidence-based decisions, and how this approach can enable teams to achieve key product goals. [.]

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Figure 2 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals. The vision guides the user and business goals, which are contained in the product strategy. A product goal, finally, helps determine the right sprint goals.

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 14, 2022

Mobile consumer feedback changed product roadmaps, improved ROI, drove revenue, and got companies closer to achieving their overall business goals. There are three feedback-focused product goals winning mobile teams should prioritize in 2022: Focus on the first 30 days.

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280 Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The Product Marketing Manager is responsible for successfully getting the product off the shelf. #5: 5: Are You Iterating Your Product Into Success or Into the Ground? Category: Roadmaps and Product Goals. Category: Roadmaps and Product Goals. Category: Roadmaps and Product Goals.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 11, 2021

and the newly introduced Product Goal as all of them are linked to one of the three Scrum artifacts as commitments.) The Product Goal : “The Product Goal describes a future state of the product which can serve as a target for the Scrum Team to plan against. […] The Product Goal is the long-term objective for the Scrum Team.” (I

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

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.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

30 mins) 3:45 pm: How does this sprint support the overarching product goal? (Or Or otherwise create a sprint goal.) (20 20 mins) 4:05 pm: Rank the stories (15 mins) 4:20: Summarize iteration's value, the ranking of the stories, and sprint goal. Verify everyone understands and agrees. 4:25: Adjourn.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 2, 2021

Analytics help product people to realise their product goals through being evidence and outcome driven — today they are a vital part of any product person’s toolkit. Read more » The post The dos and don’ts of product analytics appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Gocious Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

You've outlined your vision for your company and defined your product goals. Now, all that stands between you and those goals is finding the right person to execute the strategy to make your vision a reality. The key player who will get that job done is your product manager.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The individual is not a product backlog manager or a user story writer. The same is true for setting product goals. An effective Scrum Master will remind you to select product goals, but the individual won’t do it for you. You should therefore not expect that your Scrum Master refines the backlog for you.

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280 Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The Product Marketing Manager is responsible for successfully getting the product off the shelf. #5: 5: Are You Iterating Your Product Into Success or Into the Ground? Author: Tom Evans Category: Roadmaps and Product Goals. Author: Bill Haines Category: Roadmaps and Product Goals.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I consider remarkable: No more roles : “The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers. It is a cohesive unit of professionals focused on one objective at a time, the Product Goal.” I have never encountered a Scrum Team lacking an overarching goal, but probably that is a welcome clarification.)

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airfocus

MARCH 9, 2023

A product strategy roadmap helps visualize your vision and keep the team aligned on the product goals. Here are some tips, questions and examples to help you make sure your strategy roadmap is clear to everyone.

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Product Management University

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The trouble starts when you have multiple products that target the same exact markets and customers. Individual product goals force each product team to compete for development resources, marketing resources and mind share with the sales team – all in the interest of individual product goals.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 7, 2021

Step #1 Line up Your Product Goals To find Product-Market Fit ( PMF )— you need to define what the PMF condition looks like. Go through the list of Product Hypotheses and label each item with an expected Impact , Confidence and Effort.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Ravi Mehta’s Product Strategy Stack Model Episode: [link] Ravi Mehta describes strategy as a stack with five pieces: - the company mission - the company strategy - the product strategy - the product roadmap - product goals When a PM is looking to DEFINE strategy, they work the top to the bottom on the stack.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

Therefore, strike the right balance between strategic and tactical work and spend enough time working on the product backlog together with the development team members. Therefore, avoid being a project owner but aspire to manage your product for an extended period, ideally for its entire life cycle.

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280 Group

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Lately I’ve had to say no fairly frequently to stakeholder requests that aren’t aligned with the product strategy, based on our focus on larger strategic product goals that are aligned with our overall business strategy. First, it is hard to say no. That means urgent requests are backlogged.

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airfocus

MAY 11, 2022

Product initiatives are a set of key tasks that need to be completed to hit the product goal. Do you want to know more about them? Read the article.

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