Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

I wanted to share some of the best practices I learned along the way making my own transition from a product manager to a product leader. Shift your individual focus from design and execution to vision and strategy. Doing this right means a lot more than simply supporting your team. Create a strong system of accountability.

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Lenny Rachitsky

AUGUST 11, 2024

To improve vision and strategy: Acknowledge your personality type: If you are low in openness, recognize that big, abstract ideas may be challenging for you. For instance, if you struggle with big-vision thinking, partner with team members who excel in that area. Use this feedback to refine future meetings.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Three mindsets of product development. Design Thinking is how we explore and solve problems; Lean is our framework for testing our beliefs and learning our way to the right outcomes; and Agile is how we adapt to changing conditions with software. Be stubborn on the vision, but flexible on the details.”. Jeff Bezos.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 4, 2024

Understanding the end-users’ pain points allowed me to shape the product roadmap in a way that addressed real-world needs, ultimately enhancing the product’s market success. Embracing Design Thinking principles, we conducted workshops to map out the entire user journey and identify pain points.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

That’s why they also have to take in feedback and requests regarding the product strategy and product development process. Strategy Software product managers also have to work on the product strategy by bringing the product vision to light. However, software product managers need to be a cut above the rest.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Product managers conduct primary and secondary market and customer research to find the target market and identify opportunities that existing products don’t satisfy. They tell the product management team what they need to achieve. Market research, differentiation, and positioning are necessary to prepare for the product launch.

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Mixpanel

JULY 22, 2020

One of the most impactful things a product leader can do to help their team succeed is to point everyone in the same direction—to channel all of the team’s energy, focus, and resources towards an aligned outcome. Below, I’m sharing a framework that I’ve leveraged to set goals and effectively institute them across an organization.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

The main difference between product management and project management is the focus. A project manager is focused on the completion of a specific project, whereas product managers focus primarily on the long-term vision and evolving a product to deliver value over time. Champions a customer-centric approach.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

What is the product-market fit framework? How is product market fit different from product-customer fit? What should a product manager do to achieve and maintain the PMF? Product-market fit and product development are interconnected and happen in parallel. What is product-market fit (PMF)?

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Userpilot

APRIL 6, 2023

To avoid falling into the trap, set clear and realistic objectives that are aligned with the product vision. Use opportunity solutions trees to align the problems you try to solve with product goals. Pick the right prioritization framework and make data-driven prioritization decisions to manage the roadmap.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 10, 2023

When plotting out our product’s trajectory, there’s a constant tension between two competing mindsets. Where charismatic leaders rally the troops around an ambitious vision with a massive potential payoff. Meanwhile, the slow, steady drumbeat of cautious experimentation and incremental enhancements always makes the product better.

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ProductPlan

DECEMBER 11, 2019

With your support, we dove into the most result-driven strategies, popular frameworks, and groundbreaking leaders who changed the product management landscape. Each product enhancement and initiative has measurable, predefined objectives, and the key results can be tracked accordingly. Employing Blended Frameworks.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Effective communication within the product team is key to ensuring that everyone follows the plan and aligns with the initial product vision. These include: Poor prioritization of tasks from both the product manager as well as other members of the product team. Failed product features and functionalities.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 8, 2022

SaaS companies often struggle to identify user problems worth solving, differentiate their products, and get the pricing right. Entering immature markets and devising a relatable product vision are also serious challenges. To avoid product failure, don’t launch without achieving product-market fit first.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 14, 2024

TL;DR A product manager leads the product management team and is responsible for overseeing all stages of the product development process. Typically, product managers are responsible for market and user research, product discovery , feature prioritization , and roadmapping. The value vs. effort framework.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Real World Example: During a product launch, the marketing team’s push for an early release clashed with the engineering team’s need for more testing, leading to division in the cross-functional group. ? ❌ Common Wrong Strategy: Appointing a single decision-maker to resolve disagreements.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Your product go-to-market strategy is the final ingredient for any successful product launch. As a product marketer , it is your job to identify the best target audience for your product, while also finding the best pricing options, distribution channels, and unique value propositions.

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Userpilot

JULY 23, 2023

Key members of the GTM team: Go-to-Market Manager: Responsible for overseeing and coordinating the entire GTM process , ensuring alignment across go-to-market teams and successful product launches. Use the SMART goal-setting framework to set and track targets from ideation to product launch.

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Userpilot

JUNE 25, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned product management pro or just starting out on this thrilling journey, we’re pretty sure you’ll discover a book or two that will help you boost your product management game. TL;DR Continuous Discovery Habits is a guide for Teresa Torres’ discovery framework. What you’ll learn?

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Amplitude

JULY 29, 2020

Some companies’ strategies are so generic that they could mean anything, or nothing at all—as perfectly illustrated in this product strategy madlibs , which fills in the blanks with buzzwords and jargon and calls it a strategy. Besides being vague or gimmicky, another common product strategy pitfall is to list tactics as an overall strategy.

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Userpilot

MARCH 8, 2022

How to create a scalable product organization. How product strategy uses a company's vision to fuel profitability. An iterative product framework for identifying and pursuing the right opportunities to create value. Melissa broke silence over the excessive focus on delivery in product teams.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Product managers carry out market research, lead product discovery , oversee the development teams as they are working on the solutions, and coordinate the product launch. 16 Product Management Best Practices. Product management is a role that’s responsible for the overall success of the product.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Now, after a decade of managing products and advising, I find it exciting. Throughout my experience, I’ve used many frameworks and tools to support the research and discovery process. Start with your company and product mission and vision. You’ll find out sooner or later, and it’s far less costly to find out sooner.

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ProductPlan

MAY 7, 2019

The first potential negative side effect of a lone measurable target is tunnel vision. Common vision, differentiated objectives. But conflating a company’s vision statement with a metric is seldom a good move. Prioritizing features is such a critical task for product managers and there’s no single “right” way to do it.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

With that in mind, product-market fit is a spectrum 4. Every business is unique, and metrics frameworks apply differently 5. Once you find product-market fit, it’s not static 6. Don’t invest in growth until you’ve found product-market fit Bonus advice we love Closing thoughts. Credit: Lenny Rachitsky.

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Product Bookshelf

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The product manager is responsible for overall product success, is the central point for all aspects of the product, holds the vision and strategy, owns the whole product, produces the roadmap and requirements, and leads the team. You’ll find a lot of great advice and fine points of product leadership.

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Usersnap

APRIL 29, 2023

.” While that might be a good starting point, we’ve also gone ahead and included a few prompts and ideas-based product management tasks that can be time-intensive. Write a 1-pager that explains the product vision to the design & marketing team.” You want to learn about how your product is doing.

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Mixpanel

MAY 21, 2019

We consciously decided to start from a blank slate when it came to the process, knowing that updating Jira tickets, extra meetings and management reports can detract from actually building the product and getting closer to accomplishing goals. Contact us today to learn how Flows can help you bring your product to market faster, and better.

Data Visualization 91

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

While product development describes the process of creating the product itself (i.e. designing screens, writing code, running tests), product management is a broader concept that encompasses strategy , vision, and product-market fit. designing screens, writing code, running tests).

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Customer Feedback Integration : Gather and analyze customer feedback to inform product improvements and new feature development. Product Roadmap Management : Help create and maintain a detailed product roadmap that aligns with the strategic vision and market demands. Learn more about product roadmapping.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 1, 2024

Product marketing vs. product management Although they’re often intertwined, product marketing and product management serve different roles. Product management focuses on product development. Conversely, product marketing focuses on getting the product into the hands of the right users.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Prospective product managers need to be incredibly passionate about furthering their careers, impacting the company, and honing technical skills to ensure they don’t burn out when the going gets tough. A successful product launch is always the goal but fluctuations in team performance ensure that occasional failures will occur.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 19, 2024

TL;DR This is a leadership role responsible for overseeing the development and management of a product or a portfolio of products within a company. A head of product defines product strategy , sets the product vision, and ensures the successful execution of product initiatives.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Once you have a general vision in place, you need to breed consensus; if this is not achievable, then alignment should be enough. Overall vision : Finally, every single element of this roadmap should justify and reinforce your product vision. That is the mission that you are seeking to fulfill with your product.

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Userpilot

JUNE 30, 2024

Product manager’s main responsibilities Product managers are pivotal in guiding the development and success of software products. Below are the primary responsibilities: Product strategy and vision : Define and communicate a clear product vision and strategy aligned with business objectives.

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Userpilot

JULY 20, 2024

Customer Feedback Integration : Gather and analyze customer feedback to inform product improvements and new feature development. Product Roadmap Management : Help create and maintain a detailed product roadmap that aligns with the strategic vision and market demands. Learn more about product roadmapping.

Data Visualization 52

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Userpilot

AUGUST 28, 2024

TL;DR A head of product is a leadership role responsible for overseeing the development and management of a product or a portfolio of products, playing a crucial role in defining the product strategy, setting the product vision , and ensuring the successful execution of product initiatives.

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