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How to Develop, Articulate, and Sell Product Strategy

The Product Guy

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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Five principles for successfully managing managers

Lenny Rachitsky

Most of us have had the experience of hearing a friend or colleague vent about their manager’s lack of support, micromanagement, missing product sense, unfair feedback, or some other reltionship problem that is as common as the day is long. It happened with PMs, engineers, designers, and marketers at all levels of seniority and tenure.

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Refining Product-Market Fit and Scaling B2B SaaS Products

Productside

Productside | Product Management Courses & Training Refining Product-Market Fit and Scaling B2B SaaS Products Most startups dont stall because of bad ideasthey stall because they stop refining their product-market fit and what works. Everyones chasing the next AI feature or untapped market.

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Five Product Owner Myths Busted

Roman Pichler

Instead, you should engage the stakeholders, leverage their expertise, and generate as much buy-in as possible , as I explain in more detail in my article “ Stakeholder Management Tips for Product People.” ” But do not allow people to dominate and tell you what to do, and don’t agree to a weak compromise.

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Storyboarding for Influence: How Product Managers Can Drive Alignment Without Authority

Productside

Its a technique borrowed from the world of film and designbut it might just be the most underrated tool in a product managers toolbox. When done well, storyboarding helps PMs communicate clearly, align teams faster, and influence decisionswithout needing formal authority. What: What does the feature or product actually do?

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Common Product Vision Board Mistakes

Roman Pichler

It can also result in a large product backlog and high development cost: The greater the number of people who should benefit from your product is, the more diverse their needs are likely to be, and the more features are usually required to address them. 94, How to Lead in Product Management , pp. Needs are Features.

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Understanding Product Management

The Product Guy

Hence it is critical that one is aware of the best practises of the role and develops his own philosophy which results into maximum positive leverage for the organization. As I strive towards becoming a product leader, I wanted to understand the best practises in product management and in the process develop my own product philosophy. .