Userpilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

At its very core, product-led design is all about creating a seamless customer experience that enables users to unlock value with your product quickly. The idea is that once users truly see your product’s benefits, they naturally want to upgrade to the paid plan. What’s in it for you?

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Mironov Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2024

Expanding on a recent post ( Revenue Goals are Not Company Strategies ), I’ve been seeing lots of maker teams (product, engineering, design) struggling to form product strategies without a company strategy to hang them on.  OK, What’s A Company Strategy?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Product leader Aatir Abdul Rauf outlines questions product managers should ask when crafting a product strategy. By Tremis Skeete , for Product Coalition Product strategy continues to be a misunderstood concept and energizes many conversations and debates on LinkedIn. It’s not a set of goals.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Setting smart product goals is a vital skill for any sensible SaaS owner or product manager to get right. In this article, we’re going to explore what makes an effective product goal, the difference between goals and product initiatives, how to set them and make them work with your product backlog, and more.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The key results might then be “simplify user journey A” and “enhance feature alpha.”. OKRs can be used to create cascading goals—goals that are systematically linked. Figure 2 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2022

Consequently, you don’t know for sure how fast you are running and if you are on track to achieve your target finish time. You’ll end up guessing how well the product is doing and if it is creating the desired value. Consequently, these teams relied on: Anecdotal feedback : “Customers love our product, they told me so.”

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics that measure how your product is doing. Effective KPIs help you understand if your product is creating the desired value for the users, the customers, and the business. Without KPIs, you end up guessing how well your product is performing.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Roadmaps vs backlogs: What’s the real difference and why does everyone keeps using these terms interchangeably when they mean different things? TLDR Understanding the difference between a product roadmap and a backlog is crucial for product managers. Product managers, what is a product backlog?

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

Inspiring : The product vision creates a purpose for the people working on the product. Ethical : A good vision gives rise to an ethical product , a product that truly benefits its users and that does not cause any harm to people and planet. Shared : It unites people, and acts as the product’s true north.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Today we wrap up the three part series on creating your strategy stack. Part 1, we covered the “why” behind creating a strategy stack, with a focus on establishing the organization’s Mission, North Star, and Vision. Part 2, we continued the organizational journey by defining the Strategy and Goals.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Many startups with an ordinary product make the way to growth and scalability whereas others with great products fail to survive. Both product and product strategy should fall in place to make the startup sustainable and help them to grow. What and Why and the inspirational differences that product brings.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. What’s the meeting about? 2 Involve the Right People.

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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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Pragmatic Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2017

We’ve all heard about “strategic” product roadmaps. A roadmap is a plan for your strategy that maps out the direction of your product. Ideally, it’s a high-level visual summary that helps product managers get everyone on the same page. A product roadmap isn’t simply a list of features or the backlog.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

The first one carries the risk of being a feature broker and offering a product that has a weak value proposition, gives rise to a poor user experience, and consists of a loose collection of features. A stakeholder is anyone who has a stake in your product, who is affected by it, or who shows an interest in the offering.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the value a product creates is ultimately determined by its users: No product will be successful in the long run if it does not solve a specific user problem, create a tangible benefit, or help the users achieve a specific goal. Myth #4: The product owner is responsible for writing user stories.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

While product managers are more customer and business-centric, technical PMs focus on the technical development and implementation of solutions. TPMs are responsible for market and customer research , but their main focus is on satisfying market needs from a technical point of view. In-app survey created in Userpilot.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 13, 2023

TL;DR A feature prioritization matrix helps product teams decide which features to develop next, focusing on high-impact features and resource optimization. A product prioritization framework helps you maximize customer value and deliver the best ROI by encouraging methodical examination of data before making decisions.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 13, 2021

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics that measure how your product is doing. Effective KPIs help you understand if your product is creating the desired value for the users, the customers, and the business. Without KPIs, you end up guessing how well your product is performing.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

It takes a fair bit of effort and time to keep up with the constant innovation in the product management software space. The tools are constantly evolving and changing their pricing plans, so it may be difficult to ensure that your product team is using the right tools and getting the best value for the money.

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

It’s that time of year when we’re looking forward to the holidays and in a mad rush to tick off every item on our year-end to-do list. A list that includes product budgeting for the next year. How do you plan to set aside a budget to enhance product performance and user satisfaction? Here we go, again. The prioritizing.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

NAVIGATING THE NATURAL TENSION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS This is the first in a series on product roadmaps. The first post describes why roadmaps matter and who relies upon them. The roadmap is much more than a directive document that tells teams what to do by when. Battleground The product roadmap. Management?—?How

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If you’re wondering what different types of customer feedback are and how to collect them, you’re in the right place! In this article, we look at 13 different ways to collect feedback that product managers can leverage to gain a deep understanding of customer needs and make informed product decisions.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Their responsibilities include product discovery, developing product vision, prioritization , roadmapping , analyzing product performance and its iterative development, and leading the product team. Product marketing sits between product development and the market.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As the person in charge of the product, you may not be terribly concerned about how clean and well-structured the code is. The messier the code and the less modular the architecture is, the longer it takes and the more expensive it is to change your product. Options for Removing Technical Debt.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The key results might then be “daily active users are up by 20%,” “session length is increased by 10% on average,” and “the objective is achieved by 30 June 2021.”. OKRs can be used to create cascading goals—goals that are systematically linked. A product goal, finally, helps determine the right sprint goals.

Product Management 156

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

Inspiring : The product vision creates a purpose for the people working on the product. Ethical : A good vision gives rise to an ethical product , a product that truly benefits its users and that does not cause any harm to people and planet. Shared : It unites people, and acts as the product’s true north.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For example, the marketer has to create the marketing strategy, and the development teams have to design and build the product. For instance, the marketing strategy, the user experience (UX) design and technology choices have to align to successfully acquire new users, increase conversion, or meet another product goal.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In the article, we’re looking at the responsibilities of strategic product managers and how they can use data effectively to shape product strategy and deliver delightful experiences to users! Product strategy defines who we are building for, what to build, and how to build it.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 26, 2022

An impact map is a visual representation of the connections between the goals you want to achieve, the customers, and solutions. While impact mapping focuses on the interdependencies between the three, a customer journey map is a step-by-step breakdown of the actions your customers need to complete to experience value.

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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

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.

User Testing 156

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 15, 2024

To make this more concrete, let’s look at an example: Objective : Grow the product management team. Key result 1 : Three product managers are hired. Key result 2: The onboarding system is improved, and time-to-proficiency is reduced by 25%. What are Product Roadmaps? The fourth row lists the product’s features.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

But the value a product creates is ultimately determined by its users: No product will be successful in the long run if it does not solve a specific user problem, create a tangible benefit, or help the users achieve a specific goal. Myth #4: The product owner is responsible for writing user stories.

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Userpilot

JUNE 26, 2024

Starting a career as a software product owner requires understanding the key steps, skills, and experiences needed for success. 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.

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Userpilot

JUNE 17, 2024

Product owner : At this level, you develop expertise in feature prioritization, backlog management, and user-centric product development. Product owner manager : This person leads a team of product owners, providing guidance, coaching, and performance management. What does a software product owner do?

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Userpilot

JUNE 12, 2024

Here are five best practices for being a great software product owner: Define clear objectives : The responsibility of spearheading product goals is not easy. Therefore, one must clearly define goals for their teams to succeed. Being an effective product owner is paramount to the success of any product.

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