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. I find that the framework is best suited for products that are affected by a significant amount of uncertainty and change.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

In Scrum—the framework that gave birth to the product owner—the role is responsible for maximising the value a product creates for the users and for the business. But the situation is different for product owners in the agile scaling framework SAFe. This has created more confusion and increased the misconceptions of the role.

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Why do I need a framework? A research conducted by Alpha UX found that 25% of Product Manager surveyed wished for a clearer product roadmap and strategy. While salary increase is a complex subject with variables outside of our control, I believe that having a clear product roadmap and strategy is every Product Manager’s responsibility.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 5, 2020

But you can think of the product owner as an agile product manager, as I explain in the article “ Product Manager vs. Product Owner ”. In the agile scaling framework LeSS, the role is referred to as “ Area Product Owner “ A component owner owns an architecture building block like a user-interface layer or a payment service.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” In this article, I tie the older posts to the framework. How To Talk To Your Executives About Agile.

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 4, 2017

The Secret Product Management Framework. Finally writing down the Secret Product Management Framework was a revelation for me. One test of a new framework is how well it explains “previous observations.” In this article, I tie the older posts to the framework. How To Talk To Your Executives About Agile.

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The Secret PM Handbook

MAY 5, 2017

In this post, I share a simple model or framework to answer this question. The first box in the Secret Product Management Framework. Agile development methodologies. And even roadmaps. The Jobs To Be Done framework has a whole methodology for finding unmet needs of market segments. Product manager =? Product Owner.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products. I believe that the first definition is more helpful, especially in an agile context. Listen to this article: [link]. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough.

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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

I wanted to share with you the framework I use when doing this. I review strategies and roadmaps. Then we put together a roadmap for change, and I check in with them along the way as they transform. Others are SaaS companies that are scaling or have scaled recently and want to ensure they are doing it in the best way.

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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. Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Scrum is a simple framework designed to facilitate the development of complex products. Product Goals and the Product Roadmap. But unless you can’t see further than the next few months, I recommend determining the next three to four product goals and capturing them on your product roadmap , as figure 3 below shows.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

The confusion stems—at least partly—from the fact that Scrum is a simple framework focused on helping teams develop software. It does not cover common product management practices, such as, product strategy development, product roadmapping, and financial forecasting; and the only product management tool it offers is the product backlog. .”

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

The latter includes carrying out product discovery and strategy work , updating the product roadmap , and prioritising the product backlog. Look at leadership as an integral part of your job that is at least as important as updating the product roadmap and refining the product backlog. Agile Process Constraints.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

The latter includes carrying out product discovery and strategy work , updating the product roadmap , and prioritising the product backlog. Look at leadership as an integral part of your job that is at least as important as updating the product roadmap and refining the product backlog. Agile Process Constraints.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

3 Different Types of Roadmaps Every PM Needs to Master Roadmapping is not easy. Every company demands different types of Roadmaps, and every PM has their own flavour. Here is a step by step process to create roadmaps so you can influence anyone in your company like a true Jedi. So what is Product Roadmap?

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

On this episode of Intercom on Product myself and Paul Adams, our SVP of Product, take a look at roadmapping. Knowing how and when to define a roadmap, who to include and how long to plan for are key elements to finding the balanced approach that you need. As you grow functions, the audience for your roadmap widens.

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Modus Create

JULY 21, 2020

Agile at Scale, or Scaled Agile, is all the rage! When and who should implement Scaled Agile? Scaled Agile is a way for organizations with many teams to plan, coordinate, and track work on large initiatives. In this blog post, we’ll review why, when, and how organizations should consider adopting Scaled Agile.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If the answer to these questions is yes, then Scrum is probably not the best framework for your product. You can use it to implement an agile process with the flexibility to work on different items and release them individually at different times. Neither Scrum nor any other framework is always the best fit.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 19, 2021

So when does it make sense to customize your agile approach to gain a strategic advantage? They want an agile approach, so they started with Scrum. We don't think we need to be “religious” about our agile approach as long as we get the benefit. Then, they Built their agile approach based on their needs.

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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. The First Agile transformation OKR – “Leader Engagement”.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 3, 2024

Agile has been shown to shorten time-to-market, increase quality, instill predictability, improve customer satisfaction, and create an overall happier working culture. Agile Transformation involves all levels of the organization and applies Lean-Agile principles to business processes, practices, tools, operations, and culture.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Agile Died While You Were Perfecting Your Standup. Nate Walkingshaw argues that it’s time to take the things we have learned from Agile and move on to new ways of working together to build products. Why Isn’t Agile Working? It is common for big organisations to adopt Agile, but see no benefits. Burn down the burndown.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

You use an outcome-based product roadmap and/or an opportunity solution tree , personas , user journey maps, and the product backlog to capture and validate your decisions and guide the product delivery effort. In the scaling framework SAFe, however, the SAFe product owner has level-one empowerment, as far as I can tell. [4]

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Roman Pichler

MAY 13, 2024

Development insights and product roadmap : Are there any significant learning from the product discovery and delivery work? Has the product roadmap changed? Note that this perspective is in line with an agile development framework like Scrum. Do the changes indicate that the current product strategy has to be adapted?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 5, 2024

Challenging an emerging myth that Agile is dead, and providing insight on key principles & tactics to finding success with Agile-based product teams. Nowadays it seems to have an opinion of Agile product methods like Scrum. Agile methods like Scrum are not a one-size-fits-all framework.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 27, 2020

TL; DR: The Cargo Cult Agile Checklist for Download You want to know the state of agility in your organization? If the average number of checkboxes marked is higher than nine, then you are probably practicing cargo cult agile in one form or another. like all other agile frameworks?—?isn’t

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ProductBoard

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Agile teams often view product roadmaps as an extra step that slows down the agile process. However, if you take a closer look at the Agile Manifesto, you realize that many of the principles are achievable with a product roadmap. To understand why.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

For example, to set product-related goals you might choose to use my goal-setting framework and my strategy and roadmap templates. Goal setting: Determine the right outcomes and capture them in the right way. Collaborative decision-making: Leverage people’s collective expertise and secure their buy-in. Know when to delegate.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Value stream mapping is a common practice in the Agile space because it allows leaders and stakeholders to see where the flow of value delivery is slowing down and exposes opportunities to create better alignment across teams. Then it becomes a tool to help diagnose a problem (which is usually when Agile coaches are called in). .

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Sustainable pace is an important agile principle. The Agile Manifesto defines it in the following way: “The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.” If it doesn’t, then include it in the product roadmap —assuming it serves a user or business goal stated in the product strategy.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

“Being Agile” and “being predictable” may seem mutually exclusive, at least when it comes to product management. Isn’t the whole point of Agile that we can continuously adjust, making on-the-fly tweaks to seize opportunities? In fact, Agile can help you be more predictable in some ways. I’m predictable in an agile environment.

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Product Management University

AUGUST 15, 2023

Does portfolio management impact our agile process? If you stick to the fact that agile is a development methodology and not a product management framework, it will have no impact whatsoever on your agile process. The only thing that changes is the prioritization process that feeds your product roadmaps and backlogs.

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Gocious Blog

JULY 16, 2024

Having creative leaders in the company can lead to innovative thinking, while the methodologies and frameworks also help facilitate the other side of creativity. Staying competitive in product development requires out-of-the-box thinking.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Have a hard time choosing between product prioritization frameworks? Luckily, product prioritization frameworks exist for just that. Why use a product prioritization framework? Before diving into the frameworks, let’s explain why many of these frameworks exist in the first place. The MoSCow method.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 9, 2023

They also need their portfolio management or governance processes to align well with core agile practices; otherwise, there will be a fundamental disconnect with the agile approach being used at the individual product level. This article lays out strategies for portfolio planning.

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