Spice Catalyst

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This is the second episode of Product Success Issues covering the first parts of the Product Market Strategy: Values, Vision, Mission Statement, Understanding the Customer, and Innovation.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

And yet, useful improvements do not always add up to the desired results , especially when growth is a problem and the market is saturated with similar solutions. In this article, I talk about spotlight vision, when and how to switch focus, and provide six research ideas to consider when ready to broaden the view.

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Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

Other companies that are well-versed in role definition usually need help in the Product Strategy and Product Operations department as they scale.The Product Strategy category is a frequently weak area - sometimes not due to the quality of the vision and strategy, but to the way it's deployed.

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The Product Guy

JULY 2, 2017

In product management you’re schooled to, identify who your customers are; identify a value proposition strategy and to persuade stakeholders of the vision you want to achieve. If you are just starting out in your product management career it is important to look at where you fit in the market. What is your product vision?

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Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Supply-Side Innovation: Creates new products or technologies based on the company’s expertise Often results in “new-to-world” products Usually needs a lot of R&D investment Can lead to big breakthroughs but carries higher risk Demand-Side Innovation: Starts with customer needs and market research Aims to solve existing customer (..)

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Alchemer Mobile

MARCH 13, 2024

Since I joined Alchemer, I’ve had the vision first to improve product performance and operations, followed by product delivery and engineering, and now I want to help our customers gain insight and business value from their data,” said Brandi. Our mission is to give every customer and employee a voice, and to make every voice matter.

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UX Studio

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Working on a product without a decent product vision resembles going into the street with eyes closed. This article will show how a product vision should look, how to create it and communicate it to all stakeholders in play. What is Product Vision? Product vision imagines a product direction in the long-term.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 13, 2020

12:33] What marketing roles and resources can help us in our job? Resource number one is market research. Too often, we start with an idea for a product and build it without doing real market research. My primary job is setting the product strategy and vision.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This also helped to refocus the company’s view of product management from being primarily an execution-oriented role to a more strategic one including market research, customer development interviews, and feedback. This framework covers five major questions: What do we aspire to be? Where do we play? And where do we not play?

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Product Talk

APRIL 17, 2024

You have this grand vision. What’s the vision? How is that researcher working with your teams? I think teams often struggle to connect the dots between vision, strategy, and execution or opportunity space , right? The vision is flight level one for me. It is hard to do true research for a product vision.

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Melissa Perri

JUNE 29, 2017

I teach my clients that Product Managers in senior roles (VPs or Product Leads or middle managers) concentrate on defining the vision and strategy for the teams based on market research, an understanding of company goals and strategy, and by looking at the current state of success of their products.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Even before we finished bucketing the answers by theme, it was clear what the primary challenge on most product managers’ minds is: setting roadmap priorities without real market feedback. Stakeholders clouding the vision not based on evidence. Turning Challenges into Opportunities.

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Product Management Unpacked

AUGUST 21, 2020

Product Managers at startups also have the ability to make a large impact, with the ability to contribute to the vision and goals of the company with your market research and involvement. Most of the vision and goals are handed off from the top level, so you might have less influence over decision making.

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

At its core, stakeholder management is about building strong relationships, fostering trust, and ensuring that everyone is working toward the same product vision. Alignment : The most effective product teams are those where all stakeholders are aligned on the product vision and goals.

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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

JULY 24, 2024

Start by defining product vision and mission to give clarity to your team and determine the right direction to move. Conduct market research and analysis to understand the current state of products in your industry. So, it makes sense that the first step of your product strategy framework is to define product vision and mission.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 8, 2018

However, his belief in his product vision drove him to solve a real problem experienced by thousands of women. Understand Your Competitors Through Market Research. So, a product manager should clearly identify their position in the product lifecycle and map out their market research strategies accordingly.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Here are three signs that you are at this level: You engage in strategizing work , such as market discovery and market research, competitor research and competitive analysis, business modelling and financial forecasting, strategy validation, and selecting and applying the right key performance indicators (KPIs).

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you’ve ever dreamt of creating a card game app similar to the widely-loved Rummy, this comprehensive guide will take you through the essential steps to bring your vision to life. Conduct thorough market research to identify successful Rummy apps and discern their key features, user interface, and user feedback.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Most “unicorns”, when they realize that they excel at both vision and tactics, either decide to start their own business, or very quickly get promoted out of the dualist role they’re currently occuplying. In fact, most people do not excel at both. Jordan refers to those that do excel at both as “product unicorns” because of how rare they are.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 14, 2021

Looking at how the best companies operate, Hubert and his team boiled down product excellence to three key areas of action: vision, strategy, and execution. A segmentation matrix can help product teams be laser-focused on both the long-term vision and the day-to-day plan. I already mentioned the product vision.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

How do you collectively build your marketing persona through a workshop? Market research and having a customer proxy are prerequisites for a persona workshop. A straightforward one we did for Eric is called “ 20/20 Vision ”. As the name of this exercise promises: we developed a 20/20 vision of Eric’s needs.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Their responsibilities include product discovery, developing product vision, prioritization , roadmapping , analyzing product performance and its iterative development, and leading the product team. Product marketing sits between product development and the market. That’s where product marketing managers can help.

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Userpilot

JULY 16, 2024

Technical product manager responsibilities include: Conduct user and market research to understand user pain points. Develop the product vision and expand on the strategy. Develop the product vision and strategy Armed with research insights, the technical product manager crafts a compelling product vision.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 13, 2020

Together they talk through what they want to build, and then the POM handles some of the the more nitty-gritty tasks, like data gathering and market research. Vision and Strategy: PMs own the product vision, defining the north star that keeps teams aligned and focused on a common goal.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 8, 2021

Market research—Reveals how others tell their stories and perceive the audience. Customer feedback—A door into what’s happening and the trends and evolution in the market. Aside from generating revenue, it’s also important to check if the solution aligns with the business’s direction, vision, and values.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Common examples include market demand, customer willingness to pay , or scalability. In addition, carry out market research to assess the competitive landscape and identify market gaps. First, the process helps you ensure that your ideas are aligned with your product vision and strategic goals.

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UserVoice

JULY 28, 2017

Ben Horowitz touched passively on “micro-managing” in Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager , reminding us that Product Managers should be more vision-focused than execution-focused : “Good product managers crisply define the target, the “what” (as opposed to the how) and manage the delivery of the “what.”

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Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Market research and focus groups can verify some hypotheses, but the best ideas come from looking for a unique solution to a customer problem. Jeff Bezos has a saying, “Stubborn on the vision and flexible on the details.” 23:48] Where do ideas come from in the Working Backwards process?

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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. Market research, differentiation, and positioning are necessary to prepare for the product launch. Conduct market research.

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BrainMates

OCTOBER 20, 2024

For product managers: Conducting market research, analysing customer feedback, and staying close to the voice of the customer are key strategies to close this gap. For product managers: Clear alignment between product vision and execution is essential.

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Product Management University

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Adding a product portfolio manager role (PPM) can unite disparate teams by rallying them around a single vision and establishing high-level milestones for the product portfolio as a whole. Which vertical markets (considering your entire portfolio) are most conducive to 15% growth and 30% margin?

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

TPMs are responsible for market and customer research , but their main focus is on satisfying market needs from a technical point of view. Tech PMs work actively with product teams on the product vision and strategy. Conduct market research to identify gaps Market research is one of the key TPM responsibilities.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

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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Userpilot

JULY 31, 2024

A typical product development process follows seven stages: idea generation , market research, technical specifications, roadmapping, product development, MVP release , and continuous iteration. A successful product development strategy begins with market research to understand the target market and competition.

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Roy Madden

JANUARY 29, 2021

You have 5+ years of marketing and demand generation experience with a proven track record of growing revenue from $5M to $25M ARR. You are a self-starter with the ability to work independently, articulate a vision, and execute it. You write exceptionally well (including go-to-market materials and customer case studies).

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Imaginary Cloud - Design

AUGUST 19, 2021

This blog post will discuss what Design Research is, its top benefits, and how we do it at Imaginary Cloud. What is Design Research? The Benefits of Design Research. ? Market Research vs Design Research. ? Design Research steps. ? Design Research methods. User Research. ?

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