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A Learning Roadmap for Product People

Roman Pichler

The second line names the skills areas the learning goals belong to, which I’ll cover in more detail in the next section. For example, the guidelines I have developed for the GO product roadmap template directly apply to the roadmap in figure 1. This can help you tie individual learning goals to team and department goals.

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Three Qualities of Great Product Roadmaps

Roman Pichler

As their name suggests, these roadmaps focus on product goals or outcomes such as acquiring customers , increasing engagement , and future-proofing the product by removing technical debt. This helps align the stakeholders and development teams, as I discuss below, and acquire a budget if required. Actionable.

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Common Product Vision Board Mistakes

Roman Pichler

It can also result in a large product backlog and high development cost: The greater the number of people who should benefit from your product is, the more diverse their needs are likely to be, and the more features are usually required to address them. Instead, they require tough strategic decision and clear focus. Needs are Features.

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Five Product Owner Myths Busted

Roman Pichler

” But do not allow people to dominate and tell you what to do, and don’t agree to a weak compromise. The SAFe product owner is tactical in nature and focuses on working on the product backlog and guiding the development teams. Myth #3: The product owner is responsible for the team performance.

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10 Product Roadmapping Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

As its name suggests, this roadmap focuses on product goals and outcomes, such as acquiring customers, increasing engagement, and future-proofing the product by removing technical debt. A good test to understand if a product goal describes an outcome is to ask the why question. Therefore, be careful not to mix up goals and features.

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Building Resolution Bot: How to apply machine learning in product development

Intercom, Inc.

ML products also require us to manage relatively large technology risks – this is an area where, unlike in most other product development, technical limitations might render the entire design impossible. Resolution Bot is a product that automatically answers the repetitive questions faced by customer support teams. Key takeaways.

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Experimental Design For Product Testing?—?Important Concepts and Considerations

The Product Coalition

Experimental Design For Product Testing?—?Important Take, for instance, a food scientist who believes that a new flavour enhancer could improve consumer demand, or a pharmaceutical company that have developed a medication which they believe could relieve high-blood pressure. This article assumes a basic understanding of A/B testing.