Product Management University

JULY 23, 2020

Agile is a software development methodology. Agile development is a methodology for building software, and it’s a good one! There’s one part of product management that’s been lost with agile development – longer-term value-based plans that map to customer strategies, goals and priorities. The Irony of Agile Development.

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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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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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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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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

I wanted to share with you the framework I use when doing this. Below is a brief overview of the framework that I use and a few signs of where you should start if you want to run this exercise yourself. 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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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

MARCH 9, 2021

Scrum is a simple framework designed to facilitate the development of complex products. Some view it as the product vision , others equate it to the product’s value proposition. In figure 1, the vision is the basis for choosing the user and business goals, and the latter create the context for determining the right product goal.

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Melissa Perri

JUNE 29, 2017

Let’s look at where these terms and disciplines originated from and how some common frameworks explain them. That was until I had my first experience teaching Product Management at a company using the SAFe framework. Scrum came on the scene just before the Agile Manifesto was written in 2001.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

Guiding the development team and stakeholders towards product success requires leadership at three levels: vision, strategy, and tactics, as illustrated in following picture. Agile Process Constraints. Last but not least, most digital products are developed using an agile development framework like Scrum or Kanban.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 11, 2020

Guiding the development team and stakeholders towards product success requires leadership at three levels: vision, strategy, and tactics, as illustrated in following picture. Agile Process Constraints. Last but not least, most digital products are developed using an agile development framework like Scrum or Kanban.

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Product Management University

JULY 23, 2020

Agile is a software development methodology. Agile development is a methodology for building software, and it’s a good one! There’s one part of product management that’s been lost with agile development – longer-term value-based plans that map to customer strategies, goals and priorities. The Irony of Agile Development.

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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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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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The Secret PM Handbook

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This is the classic framework from Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm. It rests on another critical mental model, which also underlies “agile” – this is the idea that focusing on the most important thing first is the best use of your time. Who the product is for (the market). What the product is (the category).

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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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Userpilot

JULY 29, 2024

And that’s why it’s necessary to adopt the right product management frameworks (the blueprint!) So, which product management frameworks should your team use? TL;DR Product management frameworks help guide product teams by establishing standardized, repeatable processes to create successful products. The result?

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

What is agile release planning? TL;DR Agile release planning breaks the project scope into smaller chunks and prioritizes their delivery over a number of iterations. TL;DR Agile release planning breaks the project scope into smaller chunks and prioritizes their delivery over a number of iterations. What are its best practices?

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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. In doing so I hope to help demystify what you actually do in the role, provide a framework for assessing what dimensions of the role you are already good at delivering against, and opportunities for improvement on each.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

A great way to do this is to use the feedback framework shown in Figure 4. You can download the framework by clicking on the image.) Figure 4: A Framework to Offer Constructive Feedback The framework encourages you to take six steps to address and correct an issue.

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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. . However, the case being made in this article is that “Agile is primarily for innovation”.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

Looking at how the best companies operate, Hubert and his team boiled down product excellence to three key areas of action: vision, strategy, and execution. A segmentation matrix can help product teams be laser-focused on both the long-term vision and the day-to-day plan. Use it to make better product decisions.

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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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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 21, 2019

First up, the framework fanatics. The Framework Fanatics. The product discipline is overrun with processes and frameworks. Agile, discovery, experimentation have all become embedded in what we do. Frameworks, rituals, and process are a guide – not the solution. Agile is not a strategy. Emotional.

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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.” What is Sustainable Pace? But sustainable pace is equally important for you, the person in charge of the product.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 21, 2018

In this talk from this year’s MTP Engage in Hamburg, I share some advice on how product people can use lateral leadership in managing agile teams. It’s especially relevant if you’re a generalist who has to align domain experts from all areas around a shared product vision and manage the practical day-to-day operations. Key Takeaways.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 13, 2019

Establishing agile and product culture is critical to us becoming a modern organisation that continuously improves. Supporting their development, helping them to think and act as agile and product champions. I also defined a vision: Agile product management culture is the norm and is adding measurable value to Parkinson’s UK.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 21, 2020

Photo by Karla Vidal on Unsplash ‘How-To’ Guide for Crafting Your First Product Vision I originally packaged this up from a recent coaching session I had with a Product Manager who had been tasked for their first time to develop a product vision from scratch?—?hope A good vision should be clear, punchy, and inspiring.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

You’ve got a clear vision for the future, and it looks bright! The initial steps of this framework took collaboration between business leadership and the product team to set a direction for development decisions. The strategies needed to realize a vision will change over time, leaving the roadmap out of date and out of touch.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

On the other hand, the Scrum Master theses also cover, for example, the relationship with the Product Owner, they deal with agile metrics, and how to kick-off an agile transition, thus moving beyond the original framework of the Scrum Guide. Product discovery using the Design Thinking, Lean Startup, or Lean UX frameworks help.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 16, 2024

He emphasizes that these activities vary based on context (large vs. small organizations, B2B vs. B2C, Agile vs. Waterfall). Building the Foundation for Product Vision This activity serves as a bridge between problem validation and product vision development.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

You employ the following artefacts: product vision and product strategy , business model and business case (if applicable), and KPIs. 3] In an agile, Scrum-based process, the project management work is collaboratively performed by the Scrum product owner and the development team with the latter taking on most of the work.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 13, 2024

Note that this perspective is in line with an agile development framework like Scrum. [2] I follow Marty Cagan and Teresa Torres in viewing product discovery as a workflow rather than a phase or stage. In Scrum, the product backlog is emergent.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 8, 2018

Scrum is a simple framework with three roles: product owner, development team, and Scrum Master. While I’d like to encourage you to involve development team members and key stakeholders in the visioning, strategising, and roadmapping work, you should lead these activities with the aim to maximise the value your product creates.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

Agility and adaptability are paramount The business landscape is constantly evolving, and trends can shift rapidly. Digital transformation fosters agility by enabling businesses to adapt quickly to changing market conditions, customer preferences, and new technologies. Vision & goals Now, chart your course.

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Pragmatic Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2016

So, how do you reconcile the needs of projecting a long-term product plan with the reality of a constantly changing market, especially when you use an agile approach like scrum? Agile Loves Roadmaps and Plans. Agile and scrum don’t discourage the creation of a product roadmap. Managing the unknown requires agility.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 8, 2019

In today’s article, we’ll discuss the agile roadmapping process. We’ll start by reviewing the objectives of roadmaps and planning for agile teams, then share some special considerations for agile roadmaps. From there, we’ll walk you through the agile roadmapping process step by step. Eisenhower.

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