Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Product Goals Defined. The Scrum Guide released in November 2020 states that “the product goal describes a future state of the product … [It] is the long-term objective for the Scrum team.” It also suggests that “the product goal is in the product backlog. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context.

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I believe the main culprits are Mr. Roadmap and Mr. Backlog. Culprit #1: Mr. Roadmap. How should we balance technical debt vs our feature roadmap? Then, any piece of work needs to be tied to a goal. Do we want to work on multiple product goals at once? That’s our real job as Product Managers.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This includes a sound understanding of the market, the user and customer needs, and the competition as well as solid product management skills such as the ability to develop an effective product strategy and an actionable product roadmap (as I explain in more detail in the article The T-Shaped Product Professional ).

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

.” (Note that I have chosen a dual goal that captures the desired business and user benefits.). I like to take this idea further, derive several product goals from the product strategy for the next 12 months, and capture them on a product roadmap. Step 4: Prioritise the remaining product backlog items.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

To successfully manage your product and maximise value delivery, you should use additional artefacts including the following five: An inspiring vision that describes the ultimate reason for offering the product; A validated product strategy that captures your approach to realise the vision and make the product successful.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

You need the stakeholders’ active contribution to progress the product and reach the product goals. As the Scrum product owner, you should therefore establish close and trustful connections with the key stakeholders, collaborate with them, and involve them in important product decisions on a regular basis.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

To build such a stakeholder community, try the following techniques, which I discuss in more detail in my book How to Lead in Product Management : Bring people together and have joint workshops instead of holding separate conversations with the individual stakeholders, see also the section below.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

The board encourages you to state the product vision at the top and the product strategy underneath it. You can find more information about the product vision board above in my book Strategize and the article The Product Vision Board. Can the Product Vision and the Company Vision Be the Same?

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. For instance, you might show the individuals how they can make effective strategic product decisions, create an actionable product roadmap, and effectively use the right KPIs.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

While the role is discussed in many books and articles, I find that it is still not always correctly understood. What’s more, it’s not uncommon in my experience that product owners have to do their job without the support of a Scrum Master or agile coach. The individual is not a product backlog manager or a user story writer.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

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. Assess product strategy and adjust if necessary.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

If you’ve been at your company for a while, you might get inspired after reading a book or attending a conference. And if you’re really excited about an idea, you might look for opportunities to share it outside your company with the broader product community. There are all kinds of ways to introduce continuous discovery habits.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Consequently, a product manager and a Scrum product owner are leaders, too. They guide the stakeholders , development teams, and in the case of large products, other product people, to meet the agreed product goals , create the desired outcomes, and achieve product success, as Figure 1 shows.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

It’s worthwhile to note that OKRs were originally invented by Andy Grove at Intel in the 1970ies to facilitate “ excellent execution ,” that is, to help people set hard, measurable goals and to be able to clearly determine if these have been met. Goals in Product Management. Capturing Product-related Goals as OKRs.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 6, 2020

Product (and company) strategy is the backbone that guides product goal-setting and roadmap definition, although it’s sometimes overlooked or confused with having a vision. Without it, product teams become feature teams focused on outputs and not outcomes. It is the guiding principle for OKRs and roadmaps.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Therefore, before determining timeframes, make sure that you have a suitable model in place like the one below, which I developed while writing my book Strategize. The product backlog contains the details necessary to develop the product as outlined in the roadmap including epics and user stories.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 19, 2017

Additionally, you may want to ask the team to help refine product backlog items or update the product roadmap , for instance. [2]. Therefore, don’t turn it into a product backlog or roadmapping workshop. Similarly, if you require the help of the team to work on the product roadmap, then hold a separate workshop.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 24, 2021

Mistake #2: Creating Objectives That Are Efforts and Not Outcomes Now that we have established that product goals are about the product and not about product management, what should these goals be? My free e-book “ Speed-Up the Journey to Product-Market Fit ”?—?an

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

The board encourages you to state the product vision at the top and the product strategy underneath it. You can find more information about the product vision board above in my book Strategize and the article The Product Vision Board. Can the Product Vision and the Company Vision Be the Same?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 11, 2022

Finally, “ Building for Business: Product Management in Enterprise Software ” is a truly B2B-focused Product Management book, written by Blair Reeves (Salesforce) and Benjamin Gaines (Adobe) for “all the ones who aren’t part of the Silicon Valley startup bread”. Thus, the sooner you involve them the better. How are we doing?

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Product Talk

JUNE 21, 2023

Product Talk’s North Star metric is to increase the number of product trios who adopt a continuous discovery cadence to their work. This is what inspired Teresa to write the Continuous Discovery Habits book and shift Product Talk to a course-first business.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Productboard is a great platform for customer-driven product development. Airfocus enables feature prioritization and roadmapping with ease. Userpilot helps you with product-led growth by providing actionable insights and personalized user experiences. Book a demo now to get started. Trello dashboard.

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

So, how do you outline a product strategy framework that is the foundation of product-led growth ? TL;DR A product strategy is an overarching plan that defines product goals and how you’ll achieve them. Product strategies help you design and grow your products. Book a demo now.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

To create a successful product strategy, you’ll need to research your market , identify your target audience, and define your unique value proposition. Next, create a product roadmap that outlines your product development process and a pricing strategy that keeps you competitive. First, prioritize your goals.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Consequently, your focus shifts from managing a product to looking after the product people on your team and empowering them to do a great job. For instance, you might show the individuals how they can make effective strategic product decisions, create an actionable product roadmap, and effectively use the right KPIs.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Next, define a vision that communicates your product’s long-term goals and set SMART goals that align with your business objectives to help you measure progress. You also need to define your product roadmap in line with your goals and establish a clear go-to-market strategy for the product.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Tech PMs work actively with product teams on the product vision and strategy. A big part of their job is managing the roadmap and prioritizing technical initiatives in the product backlog. Book the demo to see how it can help your technical product managers. What is a technical product manager?

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Impact mapping allows businesses to make sure their product strategy is aligned with business goals and that all stakeholders are on the same page. Impact maps make roadmap management and prioritization easier. Product managers will find impact mapping useful in high complexity/high uncertainty situations. Book the demo

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Userpilot

JANUARY 29, 2023

Agile release planning allows teams to deliver value in less time and collect user feedback while they are still working on the product. A product roadmap is a general long-term plan of how to deliver on the product vision whereas an agile release plan focuses on short iterations, often called sprints, and are more detailed.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Product operations : Optimize processes, tools, and data management to streamline product development. Roadmap : Build a product roadmap that guides the team and aligns with company objectives and customer needs. Want to take product management to the next level? Segmenting users with Userpilot.

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Userpilot

JULY 17, 2024

Use the JTBD framework and develop a product-thinking mindset for it. Your product can't have everything. Build an internal product roadmap, have a vision for your product , and use frameworks like RICE. Your team members must take ownership of the product they're working on.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

TL;DR Product strategy tools assist product teams in defining, creating, and executing product strategies aligned with business objectives and user needs. Roadmapping software visualizes and plans product development over time, facilitating coordination and alignment across teams. Product management software: Aha!

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Finally, compare the scores and choose the features to include in the roadmap. Userpilot is a product growth platform that enables teams to collect feature requests , run surveys, and carry out experiments. Book the demo to find out more! That’s assuming you already have a roadmap. A roadmap in Miro.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Irrespective of the type, all product managers must have some common key skills, like strategic thinking, leadership, and customer empathy. There are different seniority levels of product managers, spanning from entry-level positions to executive ones. Who is a product manager? Managing the product roadmap.

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Userpilot

JULY 29, 2024

Story mapping helps visualize the user journey to create a product strategy roadmap. Userpilot enables product-led growth by helping you understand users’ needs and implement features that satisfy them. Book a demo now to see it in action. CIRCLES framework. Should-Have. Could-Have. Will-Not Have. MoSCoW framework.

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