Exercises Systems Review Technical Review 
The Product Guy
MAY 7, 2020
Relative to other standard roles defined in an organization such as Ops, Marketing, Tech etc., Often, this is due to resource constraints rather than a lack of understanding of a PM role. Hence roadmapping is a crucial exercise which can make or break your product. Ex: Backlog grooming/refinement, Requirements review etc.
The Product Guy
APRIL 9, 2019
In my company, we review a living document with our management chain on a quarterly basis to align business direction for the short-term (immediate one to two quarters) to the long-term (two to five years). No formal stakeholder review as this is meant to be the first version that will undergo many iterations and refinements.
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The Product Coalition
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
A Technical Exercise In this post, I’ll offer my idea of the sort of technical abilities expected from a product manager. But is a surprisingly small amount of materials about the technical aspect of PM work. The Product Interview?—?A There’s been so much written, including by myself, about product management interviews.
Lenny Rachitsky
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Step 1: Preparation (3-5 weeks) The preparation step is a foundational effort where a lot of the groundwork and due diligence is done to inform the strategy selection process. Winning aspiration: Once the strategic pillars and the “how might we’s” are established, kick off day 3 with a creative exercise.
Melissa Perri
JULY 23, 2024
I review strategies and roadmaps. At the end of this review, I do a Product Leadership workshop with C-Suite and Product leaders, where I show them what good looks like, and they have a chance to reflect on where they are. Other Times, it's due to a lack of skill set in product leaders. Lots of data goes into pinpointing.
Roman Pichler
JANUARY 7, 2020
Sample goals include acquiring new users, increasing conversion, reducing cost, and removing technical debt to future proof the product. But don’t forget to regularly review the product roadmap —at least once every three months, as a rule of thumb. Carry out this exercise together with the development team.
The Product Guy
JUNE 25, 2018
These exercises with your report on handling situations and identifying phrasing that will be well-received will pay large dividends in the development of your report and save you time in the long run. I am working on a fairly large scale project with my manager that touches multiple tech teams. We’ve all been there.
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