The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They are all based on real stories of product leaders I work with as a consultant or in the CPO Bootcamp , and I’m sure you’ll find them as real as they are. A Roadmap Without a Strategy It’s this time of the year again, and everybody needs to plan their roadmaps. Like anything else in roadmaps, this too might change over time.

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Hutwork

MAY 23, 2019

Product roadmap planning has become a huge success in getting products to market efficiently. Often companies find themselves asking, why roadmap? This brings us to our top 12 reasons for product roadmap planning and why it’s essential. 1—Clear Vision. 1—Clear Vision. 4—Present with clarity. Click To Tweet.

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Userpilot

JUNE 19, 2024

Other tasks include managing potential product threats, determining the product’s growth paths, managing daily goals/schedules, and developing roadmaps to achieve excellent performance within project timelines. They manage software development teams by correctly interpreting the product manager’s vision into actionable tasks.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 10, 2024

The VP of Product sets the product vision for her team, ensures that product strategy is aligned, and coordinates with other executives to accelerate growth. Product Consultant / Speaker Tyler Swartz , a senior product manager, highlighted that one path after being a successful junior product manager is to become a speaker or a consultant.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 22, 2021

And so we inform them, consult them, involve them. The ones who sell the product over and over again, the ones who handle escalations or talk about the roadmap to the customers. As much as your customers, your peers need to know who you are and what your vision is. Present your initiatives during team meetings?—?this

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

Roadmapping software visualizes and plans product development over time, facilitating coordination and alignment across teams. They provide you with insights essential to make informed decisions about the product direction and help you define the product’s vision, goals, and strategic initiatives. Let’s get right to it!

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Userpilot

JUNE 12, 2024

They manage software development teams by correctly interpreting the product manager’s vision into actionable tasks. They manage software development teams by correctly interpreting the product manager’s vision into actionable tasks. A product owner is someone who manages and optimizes the product backlog to ensure its maximum value.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 18, 2023

After the exercise, regardless of exactly what shape your roadmap is in, everyone should have a better idea of what success looks like and how to get there together. Connect to the company vision Annual planning provides an opportunity to take a beat and ensure that each product and the company are still moving in the same direction.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

This sometimes can happen unknowingly, for example when product managers always take on the role of presenting to executives, leading meetings, giving demos, or announcing results. Instead, in my experience, product managers can build trust by allowing others to present results, demo to executives, and share in the glory of a job well done.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Product management owns the product roadmap, and their most important stakeholder is the product’s users/customers. The bread and butter product management tasks are prioritizing , evolving product strategy , and managing the product roadmap. Vision and strategy. Product management owns vision and strategy. Collaborate.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

In other words, you may not set the product strategy or own the product roadmap , but you will set priorities for your projects. You may not be presenting product plans across the company, but you’ll be responsible for keeping your peers and manager updated. Present your findings to large groups, including senior leaders.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 20, 2019

It involves driving change for the better through inspiring, role-modelling, vision setting, articulating, consulting, teaching and executing. Don’t get tunnel vision. Maintain a big-picture perspective informed by the overall mission and vision of the company. Get others to buy-in and added to your teams roadmap.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 20, 2024

Group Product Managers are responsible for developing a group of products from its inception to market launch while also leading cross-functional teams toward achieving the company’s objectives by their product roadmap. What do you prioritize when creating a product roadmap? How did you manage the roadmap for a previous product?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

In other words, you may not set the product strategy or own the product roadmap , but you will set priorities for your projects. You may not be presenting product plans across the company, but you’ll be responsible for keeping your peers and manager updated. Present your findings to large groups, including senior leaders.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 3, 2017

I was initially brought in as a freelance consultant by Simon Nelson, who had been recently appointed by the OU as CEO of its new venture. My job was to define a vision for the product and create a plan to deliver it. Product Vision. Creating the vision for the product early was important. Power Trio.

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team. What Is Product Management Consulting? Consultants aren’t just listening to the problems within the company , but within the product, the team and their dynamics.

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Bain Public

JUNE 3, 2018

Without a process for roadmap reinforcement, it just won’t stick. With it and backed with strong strategy and leadership I helped develop roadmaps that aligned influential individuals and companies. Week 6, Roadmap prioritization. Over the years, as a Product Manager, I established an effective product management process.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 20, 2024

For instance, from how you present yourself in the interview, they verify whether you have the skills you claim to have in your resume. Dichromatic : Never does anything without consulting other members. In the meantime, present yourself well for the interview by dressing smartly and maintaining eye contact.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 16, 2022

Attainable (Achievable and Agreed) – Your goals should not only be attainable but also agree with the present status of your business. They have a clear purpose and vision to keep them aligned with the overarching goal. should reflect your company’s core values and vision. They should fit into your existing schedule.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 8, 2019

It involves driving change for the better through inspiring, role-modelling, vision setting, articulating, consulting, teaching and executing. Don’t get tunnel vision. Maintain a big-picture perspective informed by the overall mission and vision of the company. Get them on your teams roadmap. Be a communicator.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

You should therefore help the team acquire the relevant market and domain knowledge—for instance, by involving the team in research and validation work, inviting them to join you when you visit customers— and ensure that they are aware of the product strategy and product roadmap as well as the business goals and KPIs.

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Bain Public

MARCH 31, 2020

Where’s the vision? Roadmapping is one of the keys to gaining product focus. It’s shocking to see that 57% of product managers say they don’t spend enough time on roadmapping and goal-setting. This is why roadmaps are essential in giving organizations direction and product focus. This isn’t exactly much to go on.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 17, 2020

At the same time, this process has to remain flexible and driven by vision and creativity. Adhering to these principles will allow you to transform a vision into a clear course of action. Introduce your users to your product roadmap! One of the greatest challenges for managers is getting lost in this multifaceted process.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

Strategy questions When building a roadmap from scratch, the search area for meaningful user problems to solve has to be narrowed down first. Future-Backwards Exercise: Bring relevant stakeholders together to imagine the best and worst possible futures that could happen given the company’s current vision, strategy, and market conditions.

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Bain Public

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Her job is to not only create and maintain a product roadmap according to business ROI but also to lead the product release plans. As part of her role at Livescale, she defines product vision, roadmaps and growth opportunities as well as researches and analyzes the market.

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Mind the Product

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Vision – the who and what. Just like any good product team/ squad, my team need a shared vision, which they are aligned around and that gives them a clear sense of purpose. We co-created our vision using Roman Pichler’s canvas. Our team vision is: Create exceptional digital experiences, effectively.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Highly Effective Product Managers Prioritize their Roadmaps According to Value (Not Features). They develop their roadmap as a list of features, rather than using the roadmap to communicate the value they expect the product to deliver. As a product manager, your job is to solve problems for your users.

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Bain Public

APRIL 17, 2020

About Bain Public: Bain Public is a Product consultancy that helps companies make smart decisions, and ship top-notch products that innovate and achieve business objectives. This is our framework that we base all our lessons on: Your Product Mission Your Product Blueprint Your Roadmap Pillars. Where do I manage the roadmap?

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Bain Public

OCTOBER 15, 2020

From determining your BHAG (Bold, Hair, Ambitious Goals) to assembling your value proposition, this workshop will walk you through the process of establishing your product mission, strategies and tactics to create your very own product roadmap. Product Mission : Once you’ve determined your BHAG and UVP, how do you create a roadmap ?

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Situation: You’ve painstakingly constructed a roadmap after consulting with various stakeholders, the development team, and your peers. Be sure they’re aligned with the vision and goals for the product. Let them offer up their opinions before development begins, ideally at the MRD/goal setting/roadmap phase.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 12, 2017

Product management teams often ask themselves if third-party integration is right for their software product roadmap. Senior/director integration positions are usually expected to own a product roadmap strategy. Q: How has the team at ProdPad used its product roadmap to communicate integrations to customers and prospects?

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Bain Public

MAY 24, 2019

Embracing a growth mindset, communicating a product vision and strategy and striving for early-market success are all steps toward growth and prosperity. If they trust your expertise and knowledge, they are more inclined to buy-in to your product vision. Communicate your Roadmap, Vision and Product Strategy.

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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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Sachin Rekhi

AUGUST 15, 2016

It's a great way to understand how well the candidate can present and convince others of their ideas, so I’m evaluating for communication and leadership competencies here. Negative points for rambling answers or for simply presenting a laundry list of their experiences with no clear rationale for the career transitions they've made to-date.

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Bain Public

APRIL 28, 2020

Faced with breakneck business and product growth, roadmap decisions need to be non-bureaucratic, yet remain collaborative at the same time. Running frequent experiments allows entrepreneurs to test each element of their vision. During these changing times, knowledge creation is essential. But how does this happen?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 28, 2022

When I had my vision set clearly, I started to plan backward. I highly recommend going through this framework twice: once with yourself, coming up with your recommendations, and then presenting it to management and letting them go through this process, either getting to the same conclusions that you did or convincing you otherwise.

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UX Studio

JUNE 30, 2023

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