The Product Guy

JUNE 20, 2019

As the first and most senior PM, I recognized the need to clarify vision, formalize processes, and set a proactive agenda moving forward. They need to shift their focus to leveraging teams to execute their vision and it is up to you to help with this transition. Start at the Top. In most companies, this process is ongoing.

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The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

The path and the steps to reach the destination is defined through a product roadmap. Hence roadmapping is a crucial exercise which can make or break your product. In my opinion, apart from a bad culture, a bad roadmap can also have a devastating impact on your organizational strategy. Product Roadmap.

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Lenny Rachitsky

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

At Headspace back in 2016, we had established our product roadmap and success metrics and our mission and vision, but teams were still confused about why we were working on the projects we chose. Product strategy sits in between the mission and vision and the plan, either at the company level or at the team level.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Instead of creating, for example, product strategies and roadmaps and tracking KPIs , you should help the people on your team acquire the right knowledge and develop the right skills so that they can carry out the relevant work on their own. This includes the following ten capabilities: Formulating an inspiring vision for a product.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Lisa soon realized that her team was turning to her for guidance on the orchestration roadmap. In order to find these answers—and involve the team in the process—Lisa says she decided to run a full week design sprint “so we could turn our customer research into a cross-channel orchestration vision. Part 1: The Design Sprint.

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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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The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

He grows revenue and adoption, and ensures product by turning business problems into profitable, simple, easy-to-use solutions Jordan works closely with his market, executives, and internal subject matter experts to develop roadmaps, and communicate these roadmaps internally and with clients.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

He grows revenue and adoption, and ensures product by turning business problems into profitable, simple, easy-to-use solutions Jordan works closely with his market, executives, and internal subject matter experts to develop roadmaps, and communicate these roadmaps internally and with clients.

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Product Innovation Educators

AUGUST 14, 2023

 He is also the co-author of Build What Matters: Delivering Key Outcomes with Vision-Led Product Management. A lot of companies have a mission statement that they think is a strategy or vision. The vision is where you intend to be in several years. A lot of work that goes into a vision. It provided a lot of clarity.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

What is a Digital Transformation Roadmap? Above all, product teams can use a digital transformation roadmap to summarize the plan and goals for any move from a manual process to a digital one. What Purpose Does a Digital Transformation Roadmap Serve? How Do You Build a Digital Transformation Roadmap?

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 25, 2016

And while this wasn’t a scientific study, the results are directionally valuable and, for what it’s worth, consistent with my experiences and those of my colleagues. Stakeholders clouding the vision not based on evidence. Too many high-level ideas that are added to the roadmap as a “must-have” bug not backed up with validation.”. “I

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As the head of Medscape Professional Network Product Management, she defines and leads the vision and strategy for their healthcare professionals’ suite of products and manages global teams. In fact, they became such power users that Miro recently filmed a case study showcasing WebMD’s use of the tool to power their product organization.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 21, 2021

How many of you came across Airbnb case studies during an interview? How would you ensure building this new idea would be surely aligned with the Airbnb scalability vision? Now quickly demonstrate the discovery and test hypothesis for potential use cases aligned with the Airbnb mission, vision and strategy?

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

At its core, stakeholder management is about building strong relationships, fostering trust, and ensuring that everyone is working toward the same product vision. Expectation Management : Different stakeholders will have different expectations of the product and the roadmap.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 1, 2019

On the flip side, the study found that customer satisfaction drops drastically when those same buyers have to learn too many features. Without a sense of product vision, product teams may be more likely to say “yes” to new features that may not add value to users. A Tendency to Look to Competitors for Inspiration. Embrace the Sunset.

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The Product Guy

JANUARY 5, 2017

He grows revenue and adoption, and ensures product by turning business problems into profitable, simple, easy-to-use solutions Jordan works closely with his market, executives, and internal subject matter experts to develop roadmaps, and communicate these roadmaps internally and with clients.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Something like, “to increase the number of people who complete their studies with the university” And you could go a step further and add, “…and enter their chosen field of employment”, given that this is typically a student’s end goal and hence a factor in their likelihood to recommend the university.

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The Product Guy

JUNE 11, 2024

Share success stories and case studies from other organizations that have successfully adopted product management practices. Actions to Overcome: Clearly communicate the product strategy and roadmap, highlighting how each initiative ties back to key customer needs and business goals. Start small and iterate.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

the Product Manager is a sheepdog…” As a sheepdog, a Product Manager is “right at the nexus of all other teams” where he or she “ leads in defining the product vision , establishing the operational plan to get there, and then executing on it ”. a market problem) and should be leveraged to shape your product vision and direction.

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Sachin Rekhi

JANUARY 9, 2019

One of the most important lessons I took away from Jeff was the need to define your company's core, all the way from your vision to your values. It’s not enough to have an ambitious vision because unless that vision translates into how you manage your company on a day-to-day basis, that vision will never be realized.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

How do you design a marketing roadmap that structures your project and keeps your team organized through the marketing lifecycle? This article dives into what a marketing roadmap is and how you can build yours effectively. This article dives into what a marketing roadmap is and how you can build yours effectively.

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The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

He grows revenue and adoption, and ensures product by turning business problems into profitable, simple, easy-to-use solutions Jordan works closely with his market, executives, and internal subject matter experts to develop roadmaps, and communicate these roadmaps internally and with clients.

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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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Mind the Product

JANUARY 21, 2019

Then conceive of a simple A/B test or user study you can do that will validate or invalidate the idea. Provide Vision and Clarity. In the end, it is the product manager who should always provide the product vision. Update them with roadmaps. Take the time to inspire your team with the eventual end results.

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The Product Guy

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

He grows revenue and adoption, and ensures product by turning business problems into profitable, simple, easy-to-use solutions Jordan works closely with his market, executives, and internal subject matter experts to develop roadmaps, and communicate these roadmaps internally and with clients.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 12, 2018

This research has allowed us to make more informed and confident decisions about our product vision and roadmap. This is something that we value as an organization, but that pattern of use wasn’t obvious through basic usability studies. These are the customers we want to serve and replicate. Increase Your Chances of Success.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 24, 2020

The first of these, which I recently found to be the most important in a study of product professionals , is communication skills. Core skills There are a set of four key skills that apply to all of the quadrants and that I consider core skills for all product managers. The second is problem-solving.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

For example, you may have misaligned roadmaps or inconsistent feature prioritisation that doesn’t reflect customer expectations. For product managers: Clear alignment between product vision and execution is essential. Outcome driven roadmaps can help ensure that customer needs are accurately reflected in every development sprint.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 12, 2023

Product Managers are accountable for striving for alignment from vision to execution and must master stakeholders’ communication and product reviews. Competitors, key trends in the industry, disrupters, and analysts’ views are all continuous study product managers should invest in. This knowledge will inform the best decisions.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 7, 2019

How many of you think product roadmaps are helpful? For me, the most effective engagement tactic for product talks is case studies – “what would you do?” The very best case studies have unexpected outcomes – surprise leads to learning. You can create a case study for anything.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

A straightforward one we did for Eric is called “ 20/20 Vision ”. As the name of this exercise promises: we developed a 20/20 vision of Eric’s needs. Reassess Your Product Roadmap. Compare these needs with the items on your product roadmap. Find Targeted People for a User Study. We brainstormed Eric’s needs.

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Mind the Product

MAY 5, 2020

He comments: “Right now, everyone thinks that digital is going to come out of the COVID pandemic very well, and so many of our clients are saying their digital product roadmaps have been accelerated. But accessibility is more about inclusiveness and including vision, hearing, mobility and cognition impairments when building a product.

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airfocus

JUNE 25, 2025

Lucid Software’s Chief Product Officer Dan Lawyer offers a metaphor that reframes how we think about product strategy and product roadmap disruption, direction, and progress. The sail: Stands for strategy and roadmaps – the elements that must be constantly adjusted to maximize momentum.Â

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The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

He grows revenue and adoption, and ensures product by turning business problems into profitable, simple, easy-to-use solutions Jordan works closely with his market, executives, and internal subject matter experts to develop roadmaps, and communicate these roadmaps internally and with clients.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

A well-defined product strategy contains four key elements – the product vision , target customers , goals , and product initiatives. To create an effective product strategy, you must first study the market to understand your target users and make sense of market trends.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 18, 2021

Software providers have studied the evolution of this delivery model, and they have implemented many best practices. Your architect will need to study the industry benchmark, i.e Many software product vendors are already using this delivery model and those with vision are rushing to create their own as we speak.

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Tyner Blain

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Your product roadmap is a view of what you are building right now, in the near future, and in the more distant future. Or is your roadmap a view of why you are building whatever you’re building right now, in the near future, and in the more distant future? Everyone has a default. What the Team Will Be Building.

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