Roman Pichler

AUGUST 16, 2022

Imagine that John is a sales rep and a key stakeholder who hardly ever attends the product strategy workshops you’ve invited him to. Instead, he requests product roadmap changes by talking directly to you. Why is Empathy Important in Product Management? Cultivate Curiosity and Open-mindedness.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 4, 2018

Recognise the Importance of Product Management. That’s often the case in my experience for businesses in finance, media, travel, insurance, and other verticals that traditionally don’t have product management groups, and where product management is not represented at the executive level.

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Alchemer Mobile

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Whether you’re new to the product management field or a seasoned professional, it’s always valuable to learn from your peers’ lived experiences. What strategies do you use to prioritize your product roadmap? Meet our product management experts. Ian Hassard , Senior Manager of Product Management at Auth0.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Whether you’re new to the product management field or a seasoned professional, it’s always valuable to learn from your peers’ lived experiences. While you can watch the full hour-long interview here , this post breaks down four of the key lessons we learned from Jessi Alva, Director, Technical Product Management at SAP Concur.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

2] Figure 1: The Power-Interest Grid The grid divides stakeholders into four groups: crowd, subjects, context setters, and players depending on how interested they are in your product and how much power they have. Smaller strategy updates and product roadmapping decisions, however, are not as critical.

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Folding Burritos

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I talk to a lot of PMs and I ask them (and everyone who subscribes to my newsletter) the same question: what’s your biggest struggle as a Product Manager? Having put together a fairly popular resource on product prioritization methods, I would’ve hoped the situation to be different. Culprit #1: Mr. Roadmap. Why is that?

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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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Product Management University

AUGUST 21, 2023

The product CEO analogy for product managers has been around forever, but when you think about it, does it really make sense for B2B software? Every product manager wants to have a reputation for being strategic. What is Strategic Product Management? Let’s have a look see! Let’s have a look see!

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For product strategy and roadmap meetings, I recommend involving the key stakeholders , for example, someone from sales, marketing, support, and finance, as well as development team representatives—ideally members who know about the user experience (UX), architecture, and technologies. Assess product strategy and adjust if necessary.

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Sachin Rekhi

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Mastering the craft of product management is no easy task. I instead define a product manager as driving the vision, strategy, design, and execution of their product. It's equally important for product managers to think about each of these four dimensions as having a concrete set of deliverables.

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Alchemer Mobile

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

For product managers , this has posed some unique challenges. In order to be an effective teammate and product manager, you need to be empathetic, flexible, and understanding to others in your company. Their behaviors and preferences are changing, so your product roadmap and mobile features should be changing as well.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 5, 2022

A head of product is someone who manages a group of product people—individuals who look after one or more products and who may be called product manager or product owner. The responsibilities I share below are based on my work with product leaders and product practitioners.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To effectively staff the product team, I recommend including the people shown in Figure 1. [1] 1] Figure 1: The Product Team Members Let’s look at the product team members in Figure 1 in more detail starting with the person in charge of the product. 4] As you may have noticed I didn’t list the product backlog.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 3, 2019

Product Management is an elusive craft. This skill ebbs and flows in importance depending on where a team is at, and usually leadership provides clear direction on this front. The product roadmap should be the translation of strategy into execution. Leadership behaviors.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 9, 2019

Organise Around Products. In order to grow your product management team, start by reviewing your product portfolio. If that’s the case for one of your products, consider adding more product people who take on specialised roles like feature owner (a.k.a. Develop Shared Standards.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 9, 2019

Organise Around Products. In order to grow your product management team, start by reviewing your product portfolio. If that’s the case for one of your products, consider adding more product people who take on specialised roles like feature owner (a.k.a. Develop Shared Standards.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We’re another month into 2022, a month that saw Mind the Product run a successful focus week on roadmapping, and a leadership panel on navigating difficult relationships. Read more » The post February’s top product management content appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Productside

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

For current and aspiring product managers, the question comes up time and again: Is product management certification worth the investment? At Productside, we care deeply about helping product professionals grow in their careers. Theyre the practical tools that drive career growth and leadership success.

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Productside

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This week on Productside Stories, host Rina Alexin sits down with Abner Rosales , Senior Director of Product Management Analytics at Experian. Abner shares real-world examples of navigating failures, spotting unvalidated solutions, and prioritizing effectively on roadmaps to stay ahead of the curve. Why Listen to This Episode?

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

But sustainable pace is equally important for you, the person in charge of the product. These include interviewing users, working on the product roadmap, updating the product backlog, engaging with the stakeholders, and working with the development team, to name just a few. Prioritise.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Often we talk more about the technical skills, like, portfolio management, being more strategic, etc but being good at those things mean nothing if you can’t build a culture conducive to good product management practices. As a result, I’ve come to value 5 different aspects of product leadership.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 12, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction My first product management job wasn’t exactly what you call a success story: I was part of a team that was called in to help with a new product development effort, and I ended up working with the lead product manager.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 30, 2021

So how can you become a design leader without going into management? The solution requires companies to institute two parallel career growth paths — one that focuses on people management and another that focuses on leadership as an individual contributor , often titled as staff or principal designers. Leadership.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Product success is not something you can achieve on your own as a product manager or Scrum product owner. Instead, you rely on the contributions and the support of the key stakeholders , the development team members, and possibly other product people who help you manage a large product.

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Product Management University

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In a similar fashion, AI is changing how product managers learn best practices, and it will all be for the better when you see the results. Common Scenarios Before & After AI Here are a few common product management scenarios that exemplify the stark difference between learning best practices before and with AI.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 1, 2020

While I really appreciate this entrepreneurial aspect of our work, it can bring up tension, stress, and frustration when we are trying to progress our products towards agreed goals but are in danger of missing them, be it a sprint goal , product goal on the roadmap , or a strategic user or business goal.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Influence without authority has always been the foundation of product management. As product leaders, this is even more important. Many product leaders who were formerly product managers, or even product group leaders in large organizations, suffer from the same issue. Are you ready to make the shift?

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Productside

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Introduction Lets face it: being a product manager often feels like spinning plates while juggling flaming torches. Between managing stakeholder expectations, prioritizing competing demands, and driving product success, optimizing time as a product manager is your lifeline. It can feel like a Herculean task.

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Productside

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We see this all the time in our product management classes, where one student is able to help another based on their knowledge and expertise. In this article, well discuss ways to leverage your strongest product management skills and share your knowledge through mentorship, writing and speaking engagements.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Then, hearing the idea repeated — delete, delete, delete — I started to think about products in general and roadmaps specifically. Why do we leave in old features rather than trimming the product- holding onto them like that comfortably worn, cherished old sweater? A reverse roadmap. About the idea of a reverse roadmap?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 4, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] The Head of Product Role in a Nutshell A head of product manages a group of product people —individuals who look after one or more products and who may be called product managers or product owners. Second, develop the product management team.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2022

Additionally, an inspiring vision helps you apply a visionary leadership style and become a visionary leader—someone who guides others through a big, motivating goal. More Articles by Roman How to Choose the Right Product Management Leadership Styles Product Vision FAQs Common Product Vision Board Mistakes.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

Involve people in product decisions but don’t make the mistake of trying to please them. Increase your product management expertise. Collaboratively set goals , for example, user and business goals on the product strategy and product goals on the product roadmap. Form a Stakeholder Communi ty.

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