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The Worst Nightmare of Any Product Manager

The Product Guy

I had a strong roadmap, clear goals and a vision for the product. As we were getting closer to the end of the year, my senior vice president called me in, to review our progress against our goals. I’m not a technical Product Manager. At the end of 2015 I was in the worst nightmare of any Product Manager. Similar, right?

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“Build What Matters” Framework for Startups

The Product Coalition

In due course, the startups need to invest a good amount of time in organizing the strategy and roadmap to track the product performance to get an early product-market fit and scalability. Defining strategy takes time and should be reviewed multiple times. This strategic roadmap basically keeps high-level business outcomes.

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Product Discovery Tips

Roman Pichler

Having said that, it’s ok to address key UX and technology risks and evaluate important user interaction and architecture options as part of the discovery work. But the bulk of the UX design, user story writing, and technology work should be done after you have successfully validated the problem.

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The Making of Product Managers: Negar’s Story

The Product Coalition

Then she decided to acquire technical skills in web development to get closer to the product development process. She had many ideas about how to improve marketing tactics but did not have the technical skills to either make the necessary changes on the web or create better solutions using technology.

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A summary of “Building Products for the Enterprise”

The Product Coalition

Product specialization : “very tailored to solve a specific technical or business need” that becomes complicated quickly. To not try to please everyone, Ben and Blair advise “staying the course, given your strategy is sound”. The customer vs. the user: the one buying your product isn’t the same one who pays for it. How are we doing?

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71 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions (2)

The Product Coalition

Sprint Reviews and user interviews are also well suited to improve collaboration and communication over time. Early in the transition process, it is advisable to educate them with product-related workshops on agile principles. Proven examples are user story mapping or product roadmap planning workshops. (It

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Moving To The Product Operating Model by Marty Cagan

Userpilot

Then, he founded the Silicon Valley Product Group to pursue his interests in helping others create successful products through his writing, speaking, advising, and coaching. Otherwise, you won’t be able to meet customer expectations—or worse, implement solutions that are technically not feasible or unsustainable.