Agile Velocity

MAY 20, 2020

The recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “ The Agile C-Suite ” 1 and Forbes article “Agile Isn’t New: What’s New Is The C-Suite Embracing It” have prompted some good discussion around the Agile Velocity virtual water cooler. . HBR article setup. Balancing the Agile Enterprise .

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. Additionally, an inspiring vision helps you apply a visionary leadership style and become a visionary leader—someone who guides others through a big, motivating goal. See my article Making Effective Product Decisions for more advice on how to decide together with stakeholders and dev teams.).

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The leaders and change agents we meet are eager to ensure their Agile transformation avoids hitting rocks or running aground. We aim to address those obstacles in this article by offering three Agile transformation OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for you to consider. An Agile Leadership Team is in place.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. Scrum is a popular agile framework. These are the “players” whose input you need to make the right product decisions and progress the product, as I explain in the article Getting Stakeholder Engagement Right. I believe that the first definition is more helpful, especially in an agile context.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. I believe the actions of a product leader all too often are the root cause of a “bad” roadmap. I would define a good roadmap as one that the team understands and feels ownership over.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

Part one of this article taught you how to align a roadmap with aspirational business goals. The initial steps of this framework took collaboration between business leadership and the product team to set a direction for development decisions. This step gets into what people think of when they ask for a roadmap.

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The Product HQ

JULY 1, 2024

The product owner, in particular the agile product owner, is involved in multiple aspects of the product lifecycle. In this article, we’ll explain what product owners do, and how the product owner salary can vary according to experience level, rank, and location. Considering that, they are often well compensated.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

When going through an Agile transformation, Agile teams often feel like they have a good handle on Agile and Scrum. But when asked about their progress toward the business outcomes their organization hopes to achieve by implementing Agile, their answer is not as confident. This is not unusual.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 5, 2021

A few years ago, I was asked to help a healthcare company with their agile transition and its impact on product management. One of the challenges the agile transition team was concerned about was the choice of the right product backlog tool, which at first seemed odd to me. Product Roadmap, Product Backlog, and Product Goal.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

When going through an Agile transformation, Agile teams often feel like they have a good handle on Agile and Scrum. But when asked about their progress toward the business outcomes their organization hopes to achieve by implementing Agile, their answer is not as confident. This is not unusual.

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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Magazine reports that most CEOs read at least a book a week, and this doesn’t include blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos they devour, too. Regardless, the following articles are a must-read for anyone concerned with rolling out the best product in each iteration. Agile Died While You Were Doing Your Standup.

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Roadmunk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

I’m constantly consuming articles on product management, product culture, startups and entrepreneurship to bolster my career as a product person and leader. This list is not the be all end all; there are countless ‘must-read’ articles for PMs. I’ve hand-picked articles that specifically helped me during key moments in my career.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

Random Feature Roadmap for One Program. ” These people claim there is no need for either role in an effective team, especially an agile team because the team can manage its own deliverables. While some agile teams can manage their own deliverables, that's not the only role for a project or program manager.

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Userpilot

JUNE 26, 2024

In this article, we will outline the typical journey for software product owners, covering educational requirements, entry-level positions, potential advancements, and long-term opportunities. This also includes developing and maintaining a strategic product roadmap with feature releases and milestones.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2024

In this article, we will outline the typical journey for head of products, covering educational requirements, entry-level positions, potential advancements, and long-term opportunities. A head of product is a leadership role responsible for overseeing the development and management of a product or a portfolio of products within a company.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 23, 2022

Jeff Patton’s book, User Story Mapping , describes the concept/process of creating user story maps much better than I can, and this book really is a must read for any agile product manager. Just stop reading this article for a few seconds while you click on that Amazon link and buy the book. (I Your customers will love you.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. For product strategy and roadmap meetings, I recommend involving the key stakeholders , for example, someone from sales, marketing, support, and finance, as well as development team representatives—ideally members who know about the user experience (UX), architecture, and technologies. Close the meeting.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2023

Add to that the agile revolution, which yanked product managers deep into the execution ( preparing a sprint every other week requires a lot of work! ), and you’ll see why two decades later the focus of product management had shifted. My personal passion is to bring back this very important dimension into product management and leadership.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This article explores both hard and soft skills that product managers need in their everyday work, so if you’re curious to learn more, dive right in. Soft skills, like communication or leadership , are more general and can be used in different contexts. To be a kick-ass product manager , you need a very diverse skill set.

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The Product Guy

AUGUST 1, 2017

If you are stepping in a new role involving more responsibilities you will find in this article 3 essential points to consider for a smoother career transition. Holding regular Agile retrospectives can be very useful in this regard and allow a safer communication to happen within the team. Restructuring the Team. Resource management.

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ProductPlan

JULY 2, 2021

Our library of content helps thousands upon thousands of product people every month continue their education and understanding of the product space, thought-leadership, best practices, and trends, all for free. Of course, if you seek best practices for using ProductPlan’s roadmap platform, you’ll also find tips in the Learning Center. .

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

As business advisors and executive coaches, we've worked with dozens of CEOs to help them build and grow their product leadership team as they scale their company. Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. Before I discuss how you can help an underachieving team, let’s briefly explore what good performance looks like, assuming that an agile, Scrum-based process is used. What’s more, an agile, self-managing team is collectively responsible for their performance. What is Bad Performance?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2020

From objectives to roadmap, the strategy behind product development?—?Part With the approach presented in this article we will identify the relevant KPIs for each objective and place weight to represent the importance of every KPI. Before you go If you enjoyed this article don’t forget to hit the ??

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview with Viktor Cessan Welcome to the Agile Movers & Shakers interview series. In the 14 years since he started working with Agile methodologies, he has helped companies such as Spotify, H&M, King, Avanza Bank, Telenor, and Sony Ericsson work more effectively.

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Userpilot

JULY 20, 2024

Product Roadmap Management : Help create and maintain a detailed product roadmap that aligns with the strategic vision and market demands. Learn more about product roadmapping. This involves more direct involvement in setting product strategy , defining roadmaps, and leading cross-functional teams to execute these plans.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

They work with typical product management software and also manage the product roadmap as well as the product team. In this article, we’ll take a closer look into the roles, duties, and abilities of a software product manager. That means you should be familiar with agile methodology and Scrum.

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Userpilot

JUNE 30, 2024

Roadmap development : Create and maintain a data product roadmap that prioritizes features and improvements. Agile methodology : Implement agile planning best practices to manage the product development lifecycle. They focus on high-level strategy, major product decisions, and team leadership.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 19, 2024

Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and daily stand-ups. Assist in the creation and maintenance of product roadmaps and release schedules. It’s also beneficial to familiarize yourself with agile methodologies and project management tools like Jira or Trello.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 28, 2024

TL;DR A head of product is a leadership role responsible for overseeing the development and management of a product or a portfolio of products within a company. A head of product is a leadership role responsible for overseeing the development and management of a product or a portfolio of products within a company.

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Userpilot

JULY 13, 2022

In our article, we introduce 20 of our favorite product manager blogs that every product pro should follow, regardless of their experience. Userpilot publishes well-researched and in-depth articles on all aspects of product management including product growth, retention, and adoption. Do you follow any product manager blogs?

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Agile Velocity

JUNE 6, 2018

Agile Roles are well defined in any foundational training for Scrum or Kanban. At Keep Austin Agile 2018, I presented a talk called “So You Made Your Project Managers into ScrumMasters: Roles Transitions When Becoming Agile”. Learn Agile. Servant leadership/Facilitation/Coaching. Manage expectations to leadership.

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Userpilot

JUNE 12, 2024

Influence – not force : Effective leadership is about influence, not coercion. Roadmap development : Create and maintain a data product roadmap that prioritizes features and improvements. Agile methodology : Implement agile planning best practices to manage the product development lifecycle.

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Userpilot

JULY 20, 2024

In this position, you need to focus on leadership skills, contribute to creating design systems, and build strong relationships with product managers and developers. To progress in this position, learn to enhance leadership and managerial skills, stay updated with industry trends, and focus on optimizing team performance and design processes.

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Product Innovation Educators

JULY 22, 2016

Each week I scour articles, wading through the dogs, and bringing you the best insights to help product managers, developers, and innovators be heroes. 10 tips for creating an agile roadmap. (1) Get the Product Mastery Roadmap and…. create a path to executive leadership. 1) Focus on Goals and Benefits. (2)

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

In this article, we’re going to unpack what is product management , how it differs from traditional project management, the role it plays in building products that delight your users, and the skills a good product manager must demonstrate to succeed. A product roadmap is a visual representation of those concepts.

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Product Innovation Educators

JUNE 24, 2024

However, as Mary Baird’s inspiring story shows, a successful pivot from nonprofit leadership to product management is not only possible but also incredibly rewarding. In this article, we’ll explore Mary’s journey, the strategies she used to reframe her experience, and the valuable lessons she learned along the way.

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