Roman Pichler

AUGUST 11, 2020

This article assumes that you are familiar with the product vision board or the key elements of a product strategy : market, value proposition, standout features, and business goals. Solution : Describe the ultimate purpose of your product, the positive change the product should bring about like “healthy eating”.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Team issues can have a negative impact on a project and your people long term. There are a bunch of ways they might manifest themselves – and I’ve written them down as I’ve heard them over a decade of building digital products in cross-functional teams. But most of all don’t be a promoter of negative views in the team.

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

There is a ton of product management advice out there, but most of it is generic tips repeated over and over again. With a self-named newsletter and podcast, Lenny is a widely followed product expert. Lenny is a newsletter writer, podcast host, angel investor, and product consultant.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

While common sense suggests that managing a product without the right measurements is not a sensible approach, I’ve seen product teams who did not use any KPIs. Consequently, these teams relied on: Anecdotal feedback : “Customers love our product, they told me so.” 3 Stakeholder or Big Boss Dictates KPIs.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. For instance, you might show the individuals how they can make effective strategic product decisions, create an actionable product roadmap, and effectively use the right KPIs.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2024

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” — Mike Tyson I’ve wrestled with weak roadmaps — even some downright disasters. Product managers and their teams start with enthusiasm, hit the ground running, and create a solid roadmap. And if your vision and strategy are no longer working, revisit and revise them.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 20, 2016

To help you develop your agile product roadmap, I have created a goal-oriented roadmap template called the GO Product Roadmap. You can download the template for free from romanpichler.com/tools, and you can find more information on how to use it in my post The GO Product Roadmap. 2 Do the Necessary Prep Work.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2021

Be Clear on When to Involve the Stakeholders and Development Teams. Complex and high-impact decisions, however, are best made together with the stakeholders and development teams. Additionally, include the development team members in product backlog decisions , and always choose sprint goals together.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 21, 2016

When I am happy and content, everything seems OK—even an nagging problem with my website isn’t that bad and can wait. But when I am discontent, tense, or tired, small things can seem big and bad. Secondly, a major success factor for every product person is to develop empathy for the users and customers.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2022

So if you are looking to launch a new product or feature, you are prepared with some tips to reduce that blank page anxiety. Start with your company and product mission and vision. Understand your customer outside of why they use your product. and says, “Sorry that I’m late. It’s been a crazy week.”,

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Userpilot

MAY 8, 2024

Also, it helps you make data-driven product development decisions instead of relying on guesswork. Analyze your product trends for each customer persona through funnel and trend analysis. Based on the insights, you can inform your future product development. Book a demo now to get started.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Because of the fast-paced nature of tech companies, the ability to solve problems quickly and think on your feet is a crucial skill for product managers to have. Product managers often work in cross-functional teams and bridge the gap between multiple departments. What qualities do you look for in a strong product team?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

TL;DR The machine learning-powered ChatGPT can help product managers generate ideas, conduct market and user research , analyze data (app store reviews, user feedback, etc.), Perform a SWOT analysis, identify the strengths and weaknesses of your top competing products, etc. What is the break-even point for the product?

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Startup Product managers are in charge of setting up the foundation for product management at a new company. Since product development is such a lucrative field, this is a crucial role for the company. According to Airfocus , an optimized product manager boosts profitability and sales, by 34.2

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UX Studio: Product Management

JUNE 22, 2021

They get most of the recognition, but they also have to be involved in everything, which is super tiring and often leads to stress, burnout, and bad health. They don’t have to make every decision and double-check everything done by their teams. Context: the most important tool to empower your team. All without their manager.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Early in the pandemic, this led me to resent virtual meetings, especially virtual product review meetings. This particular product review meeting was a breaking point. I struggled to figure out how to run the product review meeting effectively. As a result, the team struggled with how to prepare. Why was this prioritized?”

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 7, 2023

How to prepare for a user interview, all the way to sharing the results with your team. The skill of running effective user interviews is key to defining your target users, finding product-market fit , growing your product, figuring out what to build next — or just simply understanding how users perceive your product.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. Continue the discovery and strategy work while the product is being developed. But don’t stop there.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Managing stakeholders is such an important skill to develop. Steve Jobs This quote underscores a crucial aspect of product management: the power of rejection. It is about guiding your team and resources toward what truly matters for the product’s success and your company’s vision.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users! Product strategy defines who we are building for, what to build, and how to build it. What is product strategy?

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash When I joined Twiggle as their first VP Product I was the thirteenth employee. Along with the founders (the CEO and CTO), most of the employees in the company at the time were developers. Little did I know that creating a solid product strategy takes such a major chunk of the product leader’s time.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to upskill as a product manager. TL;DR Product managers often don’t get the due recognition for their work and their role is often marginalized by frustrated leadership or other teams. Measuring the value of product management is difficult too. Average ships per person in the team. Is giving up any easier?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Community managers, sales teams, marketing managers, and more could provide much insight into a product's users. Without this first-hand knowledge and understanding of your product, you won't be able to develop or improve your product as much as possible. Spend time getting to know people from all sorts of teams.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Product requirements are there to help the team understand what you want to build. Whether you write them in detailed documents or share them briefly and verbally with the team, it’s easy to go directly to the bottom line and give clear instructions. For the team to be successful, they always need to see the bigger picture.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2018

If you work in a product team or in a digital business, you’ve probably heard a lot about this topic, or might even have lost some sleeping nights due to the lack of it in your daily basis. It seems pretty obvious that designers and product teams have different ways of thinking, but have you ever wondered why?

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Userpilot

APRIL 19, 2024

You will learn effective techniques for collecting and analyzing data , with practical tips on applying your findings to benefit your SaaS. Applying insights from market research to product development and marketing strategies can significantly enhance business growth. The outcome?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Also known as feature creep, feature fatigue, or feature overload – having too many features is something all teams must watch out for. It can lead to customer churn , overly complex products, and unforeseen technical debt. Use a product problem template that can help your team identify opportunities. Hypothesis.

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ProductPlan

MAY 25, 2021

Product Strategy is Important. One of the most important roles of a product manager (PM) is setting the product strategy. The strategy, by way of a roadmap, is the document that drives team alignment. Well, let’s start by making sure you have a strategy that works first. Neither do its users.

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Department of Product

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Product Principles – Examples for Product Managers Make decision making easier with inspiration from top product companies Product principles are used by product teams to help guide decision making. Principles can help guide both strategic decisions and tactical decisions.

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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

and McKinsey’s predictions for the future of product management. The Power of the Elastic Product Team—Airbnb’s First PM on How to Build Your Own. Get the advice of Jonathan Golden, Airbnb’s first product manager who is now Director of Product. 5 Designing Your Product’s Continuous Feedback Loop.

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Dear Strategy

JUNE 24, 2020

Back in Episode 92 , I talked about the 5 biggest product strategy pitfalls to avoid; one of which was making the assumption that you will be able to implement your strategy for free. In other words, encourage them to build their strategies in a totally unbiased way. So how does one solve for this side of the equation?

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Respect all Ideas As a product manager, if you do your job properly and make yourself approachable, you get a lot of requests and amazing ideas. You get them from your customers, your development team, your sales or marketing team, and hopefully from almost anyone within the company or outside of it.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Also known as feature creep, feature fatigue, or feature overload – having too many features is something all teams must watch out for. It can lead to customer churn , overly complex products, and unforeseen technical debt. Use a product problem template that can help your team identify opportunities. Hypothesis.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 3, 2021

Great products come from great product teams—not from frameworks. Using the right product framework can help guide a team’s work. But the product will be only as good as the people behind it. Product Frameworks Can Become a Crutch. Product frameworks free up time and creative energy.

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Ask Benny

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Respect all Ideas As a product manager, if you do your job properly and make yourself approachable, you get a lot of requests and amazing ideas. You get them from your customers, your development team, your sales or marketing team, and hopefully from almost anyone within the company or outside of it.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 29, 2019

Product managers act as the glue between multiple cross-functional teams and effective communication is the foundation of their success; from here the general sense that product managers can’t do their job productively unless they are co-located with their teams. But how does this apply to the PM role?

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Userpilot

JUNE 9, 2021

How to get your first Product Management job. How to get your first Product Marketing job. A Product Manager builds the product by identifying customer needs and creating specifications for developers. A Product Marketer’s role is to communicate the value of the product to the market.

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