Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

The confusion stems—at least partly—from the fact that Scrum is a simple framework focused on helping teams develop software. It does not cover common product management practices, such as, product strategy development, product roadmapping, and financial forecasting; and the only product management tool it offers is the product backlog.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Crafting a winning product strategy is crucial for SaaS success, and finding the right product strategy example can provide all the inspiration you need. This article provides concrete examples of different product strategies employed by SaaS companies. Book a demo to learn more.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

It takes a fair bit of effort and time to keep up with the constant innovation in the product management software space. The tools are constantly evolving and changing their pricing plans, so it may be difficult to ensure that your product team is using the right tools and getting the best value for the money.

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Userpilot

MARCH 6, 2020

As a team supporting diversity and women in tech – we decided to use the International Women’s Day as an opportunity to showcase some of the best talent in the industry – and interviewed the top female Product Managers, Product Owners and SaaS founders and CEOs. Women in SaaS. Women in Product.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 7, 2021

Are you searching for the tech and design partner you can trust while building your mobile app together? As a consequence of this, the mobile app development industry is on the rise now. Probably, you look for a research-based recommendation of a reliable app development service provider too.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

With the right product research tools, you can dissect vast pools of data, gather actionable insights, and create products that align directly with your user’s needs. But how can you build the right product research tech stack to achieve your product growth goals? Qualtrics. UXPressia.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

How can the product be built? What architecture patterns and technologies may be used? In order to answer the questions above, you may want to use techniques such as direct observation, user interviews, prototyping, creating a strategy canvas or E-R-R-C grid , and you may capture some of them using a tool like my product vision board.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. First, I did not know how to frame, develop and present product strategy in a systematic way, and second, as a startup, my company has not historically had a good track record of strategy being developed outside of senior management (read: founder).

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Launching a product without a well-defined product strategy framework is similar—you risk wasting resources without a clear path to success. So, how do you outline a product strategy framework that is the foundation of product-led growth ? Product strategies help you design and grow your products.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 26, 2021

You know how when you log into a SaaS product, you often notice the UI has changed or there are new options that weren't there before? That's SaaS product management hustling in the background to give you the best experience. And you had to own all the servers. Nightmare, right?

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Userpilot

JULY 27, 2023

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. In this article, we’ve outlined the major roles that move the needle in terms of product growth alongside their KPIs and current salary ranges. What is a SaaS business model?

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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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Product Management University

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

If you thought there were a million ways to define product management, product strategy might have it beat by a longshot. Just think about how many ways product strategy is defined within your own organization. It’s the number one thing that makes product strategy both challenging and frustrating at the same time.

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UserVoice

JULY 28, 2017

Here’s 3 steps you can take to start tackling your to-do list: Step 1: Get Organized With the Right Tool(s). But if you’re looking to mix up your day-to-day task tools, here are some suggestions. Task Management Tools for Product Managers. What it does well: It’s an extremely basic, simple solution.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In the past 12 months on Inside Intercom, we’ve published nearly 200 blog posts covering everything from product launches to product strategy ; from growth stories to goal setting ; from building teams to bot skills ; from sales insights to stand-up comedy. Fiona Lee, Lead Editor. Interesting intersections.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Critical Role of Product Strategy When Money Is Scarce (Part 1 — Seed) A good product strategy is something every company needs. When VCs and customers aren’t throwing money at whatever you tell them, it becomes a critical tool. heard my explanation and immediately said — ‘oh, you are doing product strategy’.

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Product Talk

APRIL 17, 2024

We’re a 14-year-old company that started off as an ads business, and we’re transitioning into a SaaS business. We have five product managers, one UX researcher , five designers—one of them director of design, leading the design team. All product managers report to me, and we have five product teams up and running.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 24, 2021

Narrowing Down the Battlefield Figure 1 shows the ‘Technology Adoption Life Cycle’ for discontinuous innovations. We can see that such innovations face a chasm between the early and the mainstream market. Crossing this chasm decides if the innovation will become a success or has to leave the market.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 9, 2017

While the Amazon Echo Show is an impressive addition to the repertoire of voice and video monitoring systems in this growing market, it’s not the product features that are drawing attention. Rather, it is Amazon’s smart home product strategy. Most of these technologies are evolving every day.

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Userpilot

APRIL 19, 2024

Looking for the best way to do market research? From framing your initial question to extracting valuable customer insights, we’ll walk you through the lean market research process step-by-step. Get ready to empower your decisions with real-world market intelligence. Why should you do market research?

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Userpilot

JULY 23, 2024

Understanding its different stages can help you transform a simple idea into a finished product. This article will break down the stages of a product development life cycle and tools that can help you deliver a great product. Launch : Promote the product on different channels such as Product Hunt or LinkedIn.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Therefore, they are vital for effective product strategies and ensure resource allocation aligns with customer needs. Collecting customer insights is essential to answer important questions about your users and how your product fits their needs. Since you need the right tools to follow a customer insights strategy.

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Userpilot

JULY 16, 2024

As a SaaS professional, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What’s tech product management?” and wondered how it’s different from traditional product management. This guide takes a deep dive into the world of technical product management , showing you how to become one of these in-demand professionals.

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UX Studio: Product Management

AUGUST 17, 2018

Usability testing forms a user experience research method, usually a qualitative one, as the core of UX research. It mainly aims to check product ease-of-use and functionality. A typical (potential) user of any digital product should be able to interact with it without frustration, and easily accomplish set goals.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 3, 2023

How to Achieve Success in Your Product Strategy In today’s rapidly evolving market, having a clear product vision and a well-defined strategy is essential for the success of any tech product. A compelling product vision is a guiding light, providing direction and purpose to the development process.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 9, 2018

Focus on Problem Validation, not Solution Building. Your product discovery work should focus on nailing the value proposition, target group, business goals, business model, and stand-out features of the product—not on writing user stories, designing the user interface, or building the actual solution.

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Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Through real examples from his work in consumer electronics and aerospace industries, Jack shows how PDMA’s body of knowledge helps create successful products while avoiding common pitfalls in portfolio management. Market Research Jack emphasizes that market research remains the most important skill for product managers.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2023

Product management is equal parts art and science – and it’s vital to the success of your SaaS. Product teams need to have a combination of hard and soft skills to succeed: technical knowledge , communication, leadership, strategic thinking, and empathy. What is product management? Drives product success.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

TL;DR Technical product managers work with engineering and development teams on the technical performance of software products. While product managers are more customer and business-centric, technical PMs focus on the technical development and implementation of solutions. What is a technical product manager?

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 16, 2024

How product managers can adapt core responsibilities across different organizations and contexts Watch on YouTube TLDR Through his research and practical experience at MasterCard, Nishant Parikh identified 19 key activities that define the role of software product managers.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 20, 2020

Start today, by analysing all the information available – customer and user research, market research, and user data. Portfolio and product strategy. Take those inputs, synthesise them and then figure out which direction you should go in. Preparing for the C-Suite.

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Alchemer Mobile

APRIL 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As a follow up to the article from Ashley Sefferman that was written for the 280 Group blog last month, this month we’ve invited Roger Snyder from 280 Group to discuss how to turn the data these metrics provide into real insights to better manage your product strategy. No less important are your business goals.

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Userpilot

JULY 22, 2024

Here are the steps to develop your positioning effectively: Conduct thorough market research. Perform competitive analysis by identifying competitors, studying their offerings, and conducting a SWOT analysis to find market gaps. Design an effective product strategy. Understand your competition.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 10, 2022

Customer Success is a core growth driver for any SaaS business. In 2022, when the SaaS market is crowded with tons of similar products, the best ones are those who delight their customers regularly. Are still wondering how to keep your customers and make them love your product? No worries!

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Userpilot

MAY 1, 2024

Guide your product development process with the insights you’ve gathered. Userpilot can help you monitor user behavior and collect qualitative feedback with in-app surveys. It ensures that your product adapts as your users’ needs change. Here are a few user research techniques that’ll come in handy: 1.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

Twenty five mini-research ideas for finding something meaningful to work on. In the perfect world, product managers have all the time, resources, and skills to do impeccable, in-depth market and user research. So let’s talk about mini-research. Think of research as digging for gold.

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