Product Manager, Product Strategy and Vision

519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

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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521: Leadership Crossroads–What Every Product Manager Must Know Before Their Next Move – with Kimberly Bloomston, CPO

Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 6, 2025

The product manager’s journey from Individual Contributor to Chief Product Officer Watch on YouTube TLDR Kimberly Bloomston’s journey from individual contributor to Chief Product Officer at LiveRamp demonstrates the key transitions and skills needed at each level of product management leadership.

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Product Strategy as a System

Roman Pichler

JANUARY 20, 2025

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] A Product Strategy System The product strategy system in Figure 1 consists of four main parts: people, processes, principles, and tools. Having said this, the system in Figure 1 captures the specific product strategy approach Ive created. [1]

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Deep dive: Crafting your product vision and mission

Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As Product Managers and Product Leaders, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day grind of feature releases, bug fixes, and user feedback. But amidst this whirlwind of activity, how do successful product teams stay focused on what truly matters?

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How Product Managers Can Define a Product Vision to Guide Their Team

Speaker: Christian Bonilla, VP of Product Management at UserTesting

It’s why breakthrough products rarely happen by accident. Rather, they start with a strong product vision. Getting that vision right is one of the most important responsibilities of the product team. In this webinar, you’ll learn: Steps to creating a product vision that leads to better outcomes.

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AI and Product Strategy

Roman Pichler

APRIL 7, 2025

Second, it wasnt clear to me if and to what extent the roadmap elements were guided by an overall product strategy. This is necessary, though, to ensure that the roadmap is aligned with the strategy and that user needs and business goals are translated into more specific outcomes. [6] Otherwise, you risk being tool-led.

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Common Product Vision Board Mistakes

Roman Pichler

AUGUST 11, 2020

This article assumes that you are familiar with the product vision board or the key elements of a product strategy : market, value proposition, standout features, and business goals. Vision Captures Product Idea or Business Objective. Additionally, such a vision is hardly inspiring.

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Six Qualities of a Great Product Vision

Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2022

An inspiring vision creates a meaningful purpose for everyone involved in making the product a success including the stakeholders and development team members. It also allows you, as the person in charge of the product, to understand if dedicating your time and energy to the offering is worthwhile and sustainable.

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OKRs in Product Management

Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Goals in Product Management. As I explain in my book How to Lead in Product Management , setting the right goals is crucial to align stakeholders and development teams and to achieve product success. Does this mean that there is a natural fit between goals in product management and OKRs?

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Your 2-Part Metrics Audit for High-Value Products

Speaker: Sam McAfee, Product Development Consultant, Startup Patterns

As product managers we're in a golden age of being able to get all sorts of metrics and run all sorts of experiments. Do they contribute to the ultimate vision of your product? And is everybody clear on that vision? First, you'll learn how to make sure your measurements actually align with your product strategy.

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The Product Strategy Cycle

Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Traditionally, strategy and execution are often viewed as separate, sequential pieces of work that are carried out by different people. For example, a product manager might determine the product strategy and one or more development teams might be tasked with executing it. I call these outcomes product goals.

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How to Be an Effective Product Management Leader

Productside

MARCH 3, 2025

Taking charge of a product management team can feel like juggling flaming torchesthrilling, but also risky if you dont have the right game plan. Why the First 90 Days Matter When you lead a new product team, your opening move sets the tone. Your product managers wonder if youll champion them. Roger : Absolutely.

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What is Good Product Strategy?

Melissa Perri

JULY 14, 2016

“What is your Product Strategy? YOU NEED A STRATEGY.” When I replay this scene in my head, I can hear the CTO very audibly yelling (slash pleading) with our product team. This is the way we were taught to think about Product Strategy. This isn’t a strategy, this is a plan. He was on edge.

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How to Develop, Articulate, and Sell Product Strategy

The Product Guy

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Guest Post by: Julian Dunn (Mentee, Session 6, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Vikas Batra]. I became a product manager because I wanted to take a more strategic role at my company. Thus, I arrived at the Product Mentor program with ambitions to learn strategy development from a seasoned product mentor.

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Understanding Product Management

The Product Guy

MAY 7, 2020

As I strive towards becoming a product leader, I wanted to understand the best practises in product management and in the process develop my own product philosophy. . This article explores multiple aspects of product management. the Product Manager role is a rather recent phenomenon.

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If Your Product Strategy Doesn’t P**s Somebody Off, It’s Not Very Good!

Product Management University

MARCH 24, 2021

The goal of your product strategy isn’t to p**s people off. It’s to demonstrate that your product direction is aligned with the goals and priorities of your target customers, current customers included. Product Strategy In the Ideal World…. Sales wants your product strategy aligned to its pipeline.

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497: Mastering product management strategy – with Andreas Maihoefer

Product Innovation Educators

JULY 8, 2024

Essential strategy tools and frameworks for product managers Watch on YouTube TLDR Want to level up your product management game? This guide dives into the world of product strategy, sharing insights from expert Andreas Maihoefer. You’re not alone. These guide all your strategic decisions.

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453: Creating an effective and motivating product strategy – with Bob Caporale

Product Innovation Educators

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A four-layer framework to create a winning product strategy Today we are talking about creating product strategy. Bob is the author of the book Creative Strategy Generation. I first heard of Bob when he was the president of Sequent Learning, the product management training company.

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10 Product Strategy Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 No Strategy The first and most crucial mistake is to have no product strategy at all. When that’s the case, a product is usually progressed based on the features requested by the users and stakeholders. The strategy is therefore either too big or too narrow.

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Product Vision 2020

Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In this ProductTank London talk, Paavan Buddhdev – previously Product Designer at AND Digital and now Founder of Sound Off – discusses the concept of product vision through design lens. The post Product Vision 2020 appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Conducting User Research in Product Management

The Product Guy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Establishing Customer Advisory Boards for Product Managers

The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Truly understanding your customers and finding ways to improve your product is an overwhelmingly daunting task. Customer discovery is key to informing product strategy and there is a mountain of techniques and methods available for conducting customer discovery. Does the feedback align with your strategy? Better Products.

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TEI 309: Product management strategy – with Allan Anderson, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The importance of an organizational game plan for product managers. I started a new series to explore the Product Development and Management Body of Knowledge. While it has since been updated many times, this is the body of knowledge I discovered in 2007 that led to many ah-ha moments for me as a product manager.

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Building a Great Product Management Organization

Melissa Perri

JULY 23, 2024

For the past eight years, I’ve been working with C-Suite leaders at companies big and small to set up their Product Management organizations. At all of them, I start understanding the current state of Product Management. Other Times, it's due to a lack of skill set in product leaders.

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Applying Product Management to Web Design in a Multiscreen Era

The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Each Session of the program runs for 6 months with paired individuals… Conducting regular 1-on-1 mentor-mentee chats Sharing experiences with the larger Product community Participating in live-streamed product management lessons and Q&A. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Double Vision: Choosing the Right Approach to Capture the Product Vision

Roman Pichler

JULY 4, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Option 1: The Vision Captures Strategic Decisions Your first option is to view the product vision as a statement that captures strategic decisions like the product’s users and customers, its value proposition, and its standout features.

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The Product Vision Sprint: 5 days to a tangible product vision

The Product Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2021

a clear and compelling vision. from ‘ Drive’ All top product leaders know the importance that vision plays in the success of a product. Sometimes the Product Vision was something spoken by a visionary leader, but unseen. Or worse of all, sometimes there was just no Product Vision at all.

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Build what matters with vision-led product management

Mind the Product

MAY 23, 2022

In this #mtpcon Digital Americas session, CPO at WHOOP and author Ben Foster, explains how to think and operate like a true product leader regardless of your level or title. [.] Read more » The post Build what matters with vision-led product management appeared first on Mind the Product.

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Relationships are the Currency of Product Managers

The Product Guy

MAY 3, 2018

The process of taking a product or a feature from idea to execution is a taxing proposition for any team to undertake. This process of allowing these different channels to paint the clearest perspective of that user is invaluable in making sure that product is being built with the user’s goal in the products vision.

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Product Strategies for Non-Strategists

The Product Guy

MAY 15, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Dustin Levy, lead a conversation around “Product Strategies for Non-Strategists”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Maximising Stakeholder Buy-in to Product Strategy and Product Roadmap

Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

Keep the other groups in Figure 1 informed about changes in the product strategy and product roadmap , for example, by inviting subjects to bigger review/demo sessions and having one-on-ones with context setters. A better way is to co-create the product strategy and roadmap with the key stakeholders.

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3 Empowerment Levels in Product Management

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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Building Wiz: the fastest-growing startup in history | Raaz Herzberg (CMO and VP Product Strategy)

Lenny Rachitsky

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Raaz was one of the first five employees at Wiz, joining as the first product manager, and helped the team pivot to what may be the most intense PMF in history. This openness encouraged deeper discussions within the team and helped clarify the project’s direction, ultimately aligning everyone on the vision.

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10 Tips for Effective Product Management Meetings

Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

For example, a product strategy workshop might have the objective to identify the key changes required to achieve product-market fit. Contrast this with a sprint review meeting , which might help you determine if users can easily sign up for the product. Assess product strategy and adjust if necessary.

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527: The truth behind “CEO of the Product” – with Francesca Cortesi

Product Innovation Educators

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The product manager’s path to influence Watch on YouTube TLDR In my recent conversation with Francesca Cortesi, CPO, we explored why the popular phrase “CEO of the product” can be misleading for product managers.

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Rediscover the Forgotten art of Product Strategy

Mind the Product

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A strong product strategy is often neglected because of the absence of any strategic thinking in product teams. What can product managers do to make sure they give their product strategy the attention it warrants? But today many, if not most, product teams fail this very first test.

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Establishing an Effective Product Strategy Process

Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Why a Product Strategy Process Matters. An effective product strategy process should ensure that a valid product strategy and an actionable product roadmap are always available—that a shared and valid approach to achieving product success is available at anytime, as the picture below illustrates.

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If I Were Building a Product Management Organization From Scratch, It Wouldn’t Have Product Managers

Product Management University

MARCH 15, 2023

Don’t sweat it, product manager purists. Building a product management organization in this manner gets you into your dream job, the strategic product management role you’ve always wanted, and your new title reflects your actual responsibilities. You own the day-to-day care and feeding of your products.

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Overcoming Challenges in Stakeholder Management: Strategies for Navigating High-Stakes Decisions

The Product Guy

OCTOBER 25, 2024

However, product managers often face even greater challenges when navigating high-stakes situations with senior leadership or dealing with conflicting priorities across departments. These moments can be politically challenging, as they require balancing the immediate demands of stakeholders with long-term product goals.

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359: Skills for product managers to become product VPs – with Henry Latham

Product Innovation Educators

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Strategy, vision, and influence for product managers. Today we are talking about the journey from product manager to product officer or product VP. He has been a product manager and managed a variety of product teams in multiple countries.

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Priority Starts at the Top

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. Well, th at’s the role of a product strategy.

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Product Managers – More Strategic as Product CEO or Portfolio Executive?

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? Here’s the great thing about this vision structure.

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Business Development vs. Product Management

The Product Guy

APRIL 4, 2017

In a recent live stream from one of our mentors of The Product Mentor , Chris Butler, lead a conversation around “Business Development vs. Product Management”. We are always looking for more product mentors from all around the world. About The Product Mentor. Jordan Bergtraum VP Product Management, ServiceChannel.

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Sustainable Pace in Product Management

Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I find that many product people are so busy with urgent tactical work, such as refining user stories, working with the development team, or answering a support request, that they neglect important strategic tasks like regularly assessing if the product strategy is still working. Consequently, make enough time for strategic work.

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519: Product verification, most important of the 19 activities of product management – with Nishant Parikh

521: Leadership Crossroads–What Every Product Manager Must Know Before Their Next Move – with Kimberly Bloomston, CPO

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Product Strategy as a System

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Deep dive: Crafting your product vision and mission

How Product Managers Can Define a Product Vision to Guide Their Team

AI and Product Strategy

Common Product Vision Board Mistakes

Six Qualities of a Great Product Vision

OKRs in Product Management

Your 2-Part Metrics Audit for High-Value Products

The Product Strategy Cycle

How to Be an Effective Product Management Leader

What is Good Product Strategy?

How to Develop, Articulate, and Sell Product Strategy

Understanding Product Management

If Your Product Strategy Doesn’t P**s Somebody Off, It’s Not Very Good!

497: Mastering product management strategy – with Andreas Maihoefer

453: Creating an effective and motivating product strategy – with Bob Caporale

10 Product Strategy Mistakes to Avoid

Product Vision 2020

Conducting User Research in Product Management

Establishing Customer Advisory Boards for Product Managers

TEI 309: Product management strategy – with Allan Anderson, PhD

Building a Great Product Management Organization

Applying Product Management to Web Design in a Multiscreen Era

Double Vision: Choosing the Right Approach to Capture the Product Vision

The Product Vision Sprint: 5 days to a tangible product vision

Build what matters with vision-led product management

Relationships are the Currency of Product Managers

Product Strategies for Non-Strategists

Maximising Stakeholder Buy-in to Product Strategy and Product Roadmap

3 Empowerment Levels in Product Management

Building Wiz: the fastest-growing startup in history | Raaz Herzberg (CMO and VP Product Strategy)

10 Tips for Effective Product Management Meetings

527: The truth behind “CEO of the Product” – with Francesca Cortesi

Rediscover the Forgotten art of Product Strategy

Establishing an Effective Product Strategy Process

If I Were Building a Product Management Organization From Scratch, It Wouldn’t Have Product Managers

Overcoming Challenges in Stakeholder Management: Strategies for Navigating High-Stakes Decisions

359: Skills for product managers to become product VPs – with Henry Latham

Priority Starts at the Top

Product Managers – More Strategic as Product CEO or Portfolio Executive?

Business Development vs. Product Management

Sustainable Pace in Product Management

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