ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

I distilled the advice a few months ago in my book The Essentialist Product Manager and have recently been giving talks and workshops on the topic. Start with the product vision. To begin, an essentialist has a clear vision for the direction of the product. From an essentialist perspective, a clear vision creates alignment.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2021

Those are the differentiators.” — Dan Pink, Atlassian interview By painting a picture of a world that had transitioned to sustainable energy, Musk was giving his employees a unified sense of meaning, reinforcing what sits at the centre of providing purpose?—?a a clear and compelling vision. Dan Pink’s Motivation 3.0 when done well.

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Amplitude

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

At Amplitude we’re big believers in product teams aligning their vision and strategy to a north star metric. In fact, we believe so strongly that this framework helps transform product organizations that we host workshops about it across the globe. This isn’t just a “set it and forget it” thing we do at the leadership level.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Strategic decisions include delineating the product vision, value proposition, product differentiators, and product roadmap. Recently I ran a product planning workshop where we needed to decide which experiments to focus on to affect our conversion metrics. Both require a product manager to be the decision leader.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Tip: If you are looking to improve your PM soft skills, read these articles: How to get respect from your development team (as a Product Manager) How to sell your vision as a Product Manager #1 Coursera Coursera is the world’s largest platform for online courses. Every platform offers a variety of product management courses.

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Amplitude

MARCH 11, 2020

I want to make the case, informed by the writing of Marty Cagan , particularly his book Inspired and by learning from Teresa Torres , through her workshops and team coaching , that output or feature-based roadmapping is a thing of the past in product management. Start with company vision and direction.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

Product managers of SaaS products, therefore, need to really focus on differentiating their SaaS and pushing users to constantly unlock more value in the product. And for a PM, differentiation becomes more critical. Both the customer success team and the product management team need to be aligned on the product vision.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It portrays the needs, values , and behaviors that differentiate bad-fit customers from your ideal customer. For example, your product team must have a crystal clear vision of who your users are so they can develop a product that suits your customer’s requirements and makes them achieve success.

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Product Talk

APRIL 17, 2024

You have this grand vision. A Workshop Kicks Off a New Commitment to Discovery Teresa: It sounds like recently, you had a workshop that had a big impact. My key learnings from the workshop were three things. What’s the vision? The workshop was running for one and a half days. We have plenty of ideas.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

That’s the dream, that’s the vision. That’s the dream, that’s the vision. We kind of said, “Hey, six years is a timeline around which we could have a vision and a dream, and we need a six-month plan, but six months for us is still quite a long way into the future.” ” Des: Good Facebook, as it’s known.

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Dear Strategy

MAY 26, 2020

Those are: a clear vision, a thorough situation analysis, a solid plan, and a clear path toward strategic execution. I have personally seen companies release non-differentiated products into already saturated markets under the flawed assumption that their brands alone will allow them to attain dominant positions with those products.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2020

That’s the dream, that’s the vision. That’s the dream, that’s the vision. We kind of said, “Hey, six years is a timeline around which we could have a vision and a dream, and we need a six-month plan, but six months for us is still quite a long way into the future.” ” Des: Good Facebook, as it’s known.

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Arpit Rai

MAY 31, 2020

you have a list of documents you can go through to understand the product better, you’ve been enrolled into a formal training workshop (if the company has one), you’ve been assigned an onboarding buddy to help you out etc. Know the key differentiators of the product. Understand the key product metrics.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JANUARY 29, 2020

These people provided us with their understanding of the market and the medium to long term vision of the company. We also did our own competitor analysis , identifying differentiating features and services. Additionally, the CTO gave us information on the technical limitations.

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Arpit Rai

MAY 31, 2020

you have a list of documents you can go through to understand the product better, you’ve been enrolled into a formal training workshop (if the company has one), you’ve been assigned an onboarding buddy to help you out etc. Know the key differentiators of the product. Understand the key product metrics.

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Business of Software Conference

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

From pitches that drown customers in a word-soup of features, to high-concept vision pitches that leave customers confused and sceptical – many companies struggle to connect authentically with customers in a way that generates deals. What they’re doing is they’re teaching for differentiation.

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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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Product Management University

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Brand Value & Competitive Differentiation Every technology company touts the benefit of their platform and the seamless product integration, yet products are largely managed and marketed in silos. What most technology companies aren’t touting is business process integration and the value to the customer, the real point of differentiation.

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Product Management University

APRIL 12, 2018

Present & Demo – Learn how to deliver presentations and demos that bring the buyer’s vision to life right before their eyes and create an urgency to get the deal done. Proficientz differentiates itself in the training industry by helping clients develop an “outside-in” perspective on product management, marketing and sales.

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Product Talk

DECEMBER 6, 2023

What’s the best way to run an opportunity solution tree workshop? How does an opportunity solution tree connect with a product vision? Companies differentiate themselves from competitors by building a richer understanding of the opportunity space. What’s the best way to run an opportunity solution tree workshop?

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UX Studio

JUNE 30, 2023

We discuss the project’s background, vision, and goals, and conduct stakeholder interviews. They came together with a vision to build captivating digital experiences that drive business value. With a focus on user-centric approaches, they conduct design workshops and user research.

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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. Will you follow Porter’s path for differentiation or cost leadership? Defining the North Star: A Full-day Workshop. The Approach (the Frameworks).

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Gainsight

JULY 7, 2021

Likewise, the veterans on the team helped execute the strategy and hybrid vision at unparalleled speed. The paid VIP experience unlocked perks such as a swag store voucher, access to a VIP fireside chat with author Geoffrey Moore, a 2-hour product strategy workshop with Gibson Biddle, and endless content on our Pulse+ platform.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 15, 2021

Arin has even successfully conducted customer workshops with Lego bricks. The whole essence of this, I was a part of the journey to lead with design-based differentiation, and that was a huge draw. Do you achieve this doing session vision or do you run several orgs? Prototype it til you make it. Fergal: Cool. Fergal: Cool.

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Customer-Facing Vision & Strategy. If you have 20 products, that equates to 20 product visions and 20 product strategies. Create one customer-facing vision for the portfolio, something that’s strategic to every customer, and then create a tactical business goal for each product that supports the portfolio vision.

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Tyner Blain

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

I’ve written about how to frame market problems using Ted Levitt’s whole product model, and referenced a workshop framing problems. As I run workshops which include teaching this model, I have learned that people develop a deeper connection to ideas through exploring examples. Ted Levitt Whole Product Model.

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UX Studio

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

They can create really nice looking screens that are user friendly […] But if you’re building on top of that some business knowledge, and you’re able to think with the head of business stakeholders, that’s a way to differentiate yourself.” And it was a really good workshop for us and also an exercise for us.

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UX Studio

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In fact, this method of feature prioritization saved us a lot of debates and rationalizing when members of the product team clung to ideas that did not serve the product’s vision. Most feature prioritization methods prove the most useful if they follow a strategic workshop. At the same time, its complexity is a handicap as well.

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ProductPlan

JULY 10, 2020

However, if you’re in the business of a technology-based product customers will not differentiate these disparate experiences from the product itself. One surefire way to get on the same page is to conduct a cross-functional Journey Mapping Workshop. 5 Ways for Product Teams to Drive an Exceptional Customer Experience Strategy.

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Imaginary Cloud - Design

MAY 8, 2019

Allows to leverage the knowledge and skills of existing players and assure feature/design differentiation. Provides a vision of the global user experience, ensuring its consistency and fluidity. Guarantees product usefulness and effectiveness from the user's point of view. Design Benchmark. User Journey. Decision Matrix.

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Business of Software Conference

OCTOBER 23, 2019

I live here in Boston but I came from two and a half weeks in New Zealand doing workshops (like the one I’m going to do this afternoon for you) for companies there. And the ideal product covers all of the basic expectations and has at least one delighter, one differentiator. I came from New Zealand. Anybody from China?

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