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

JUNE 7, 2021

Be Clear on When to Involve the Stakeholders and Development Teams. Complex and high-impact decisions, however, are best made together with the stakeholders and development teams. Additionally, include the development team members in product backlog decisions , and always choose sprint goals together.

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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. The strategic work is taken on by another role, the SAFe product manager.

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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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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Part 3 brings together the Product specific Vision, Roadmap and Goals. Product Vision puts a company’s Vision and Mission into action The Product Vision ensures the Roadmap reflects the priorities which matter the most to the company’s customers and to the company. No worries.

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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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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.

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Userpilot

APRIL 6, 2023

Developing and releasing sophisticated products with all the bells and whistles imaginable might seem like a great idea. Overengineered products are difficult to use, filled with bugs, and instead of improving your users’ lives, they make them unnecessarily complicated. Book the demo! What is overengineering?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

Why Difficult Emotions Matter Particularly for Product People. We may not like difficult emotions like confusion, frustration, anger, envy, sadness, and worry, but we all experience them. Users don’t always have the same wants and needs as customers, and the ideas of the stakeholders and dev team may diverge.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

Why Difficult Emotions Matter Particularly for Product People. We may not like difficult emotions like confusion, frustration, anger, envy, sadness, and worry, but we all experience them. Users don’t always have the same wants and needs as customers, and the ideas of the stakeholders and dev team may diverge.

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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

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. Are you ready to dig in?

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Userpilot

APRIL 25, 2022

A friction log is a document capturing the challenges and frustrations a customer might face using your SaaS. Product friction describes anything that causes your users difficulty. Function friction is primarily about users being blocked from reaching their product goals because of an error, poor UX, or other factors.

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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.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 6, 2019

Working as a product manager can be a busy, unpredictable and octopus-like existence. Bringing team members together, organizing user research, product demos, road mapping and more. If you’re a mobile app product manager there’s a whole additional layer of complexity to add to that cake.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 7, 2021

Be Clear on When to Involve the Stakeholders and Development Teams. Complex and high-impact decisions, however, are best made together with the stakeholders and development teams. Additionally, include the development team members in product backlog decisions , and always choose sprint goals together.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Goal-oriented (a.k.a. Traditionally, product roadmaps are output-focussed plans that map features like registration, search, and reporting onto a timeline. Such a roadmap essentially states when a piece of functionality will be delivered. Outcome-based).

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Bain Public

MARCH 21, 2020

Paul Ortchanian recognized this inconsistency, and it sparked the creation of what is now known as Bain Public: a company dedicated to helping local companies make smart product decisions through an organizing principle for allocation of resources: the roadmap. If they do, let’s build them; if not, let’s not waste our time."?—?Paul

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Product development is exhilarating. There is something special about a team rallying around a vision and creating a product that users love. . However, it isn’t fun to redo a product every three years. Unfortunately, technical debt can do that to your team. Align Technology & Product Roadmaps.

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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. What’s more, you’ll struggle to determine the right product backlog items. But don’t stop there.

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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. Listen to this article: [link].

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Goal-oriented (a.k.a. Traditionally, product roadmaps are output-focussed plans that map features like registration, search, and reporting onto a timeline. Such a roadmap essentially states when a piece of functionality will be delivered. Outcome-based).

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The Product Coalition

MAY 7, 2020

Product vs Project Management?—?Batman Source: Animated Times During my career, I have worked extensively as both a project manager and a product manager; within consulting and in multiple industries. I wanted to dig into this assertion based on my experiences and provide my thoughts. Product and Project Management?—?two

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. They work with leaders and their own teams across organizations. TPMs must communicate strategies, roadmaps, and program issues with all key stakeholders.

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Bain Public

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We all have too much to do and too little time to do it. As a product manager, you may have already learned how to plan and prioritize a product roadmap. In response to a Reddit question asking whether there are product roles that exist with a work-life balance, one user answered: "It depends.

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Userpilot

MARCH 13, 2024

You need a robust ideation process to bring the right ideas to life and add more value for your users. TL;DR Feature ideation is a process through which product teams brainstorm ideas for new features to introduce to their product. The second stage requires you to round out your ideas to make them more comprehensive.

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Product Solving

AUGUST 26, 2020

Subscribe now The main goal you have in building a product is to reduce friction from a process/problem your users currently experience. You unlock the ability to do things that were not possible without your products. What really is product friction? Make sure you are subscribed so you don’t miss out!

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 14, 2018

by Ashley Sefferman , Head of Content at Apptentive When Ben Horowitz published his thoughts on the idea that product managers are the CEO of their products in “ Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager ” nearly two decades ago, the concept was profound, but divisive. What are the goals of individual teams?

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ProductPlan

APRIL 25, 2023

Great teams assemble individuals with differing skill sets, perspectives, and experiences. For example, Iron Man and Captain America leading the Avengers or Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman teaming up as the Justice League. Product managers own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the product(s) they manage.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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. Staffing : Help find people who have the right skills and are motivated to work on the product and who can fill the roles. The same is true for setting product goals.

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Gainsight

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The customer success landscape has changed. Technology companies are producing more complex software, which can often overwhelm customers during the onboarding process. As a result, it’s common for these customers to quickly abandon new platforms. In short, customer training leads to customer retention.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We’re also looking at what product managers do to increase the survival chances of their products. We talk about product failure when the product doesn’t meet its objectives or goals. Entering immature markets and devising a relatable product vision are also serious challenges.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are four examples: Joe, the sales rep, has promised a feature to an important customer without first talking to you—the person in charge of the product. Sue, the Scrum Master , wanted to help the development team get better at sprint planning. But the team still over-commits and under-delivers.

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Sequent Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Fundamentals of Product Management – For the Last Time. People often ask me why I write books and articles about product management. Sometimes I detect patterns or trends in business performance that would benefit product people with a clarification or a ‘how-to’ guideline. Tactics don’t get you over the finish line.

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Userpilot

JULY 14, 2023

We also look at: Different types of analyses to include in your framework How to develop a product analytics framework And, the best product analytics tools. Implementing a product analytics framework enables data-driven decision-making, leading to higher customer satisfaction, loyalty, and retention.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 19, 2018

Typically this would be a cross functional team of C- level and director-level people. It’s led by the product manager responsible for the product line, and it happens once every half year or less. All product managers in the company should produce a state of product deck and present it. User adoption.

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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. Variations of this question include: Describe your related work experience.

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