Roman Pichler

JUNE 4, 2018

Recognise the Importance of Product Management. Embracing new technologies like machine learning, micro services, big data, and Internet of Things (IoT) is part of that change, as is the introduction of agile practices including cross-functional and self-organising teams, DevOps, Scrum, and Kanban.

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Leading Agile

MAY 26, 2020

When I first thought of writing this article, I struggled with how best to talk to these perceived different approaches. Questions of how does Agile apply to infrastructure and what does TBM have to do with Agile were in my mind. A shift to a product focus. Product Focus. This is where TBM and Agile align.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Sustainable pace is an important agile principle. The Agile Manifesto defines it in the following way: “The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.” You can find out more about participatory decision-making in my article “ Use Decision Rules to Make Better Decisions ”.).

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. 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. 1 Set an Objective. Stay present.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

When it comes to product management, we tend to hear a lot more about things like road mapping, requirements gathering, and wireframing because the mechanics of the job are easier to explain. What are Metrics For Product Management? A metric is simply something that helps you measure some aspect of your product.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. 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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Analysts Corner

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A view from business analysis reference guides It’s not new that a good application of business analysis practices (traditional or agile) helps Product Owners improve their day-to-day work. This article explores practices proposed by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) that make Product Owners excel in their work.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

If you are working on products, you have realized product management handles requirements in a different way. When a business analyst or a product owner is eliciting requirements, there is a shift from eliciting stakeholders’ wishes to discovering better and faster ways to solve stakeholders’ problems.

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InfoQ Articles

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

To be successful, organisations need two things: products and services their customers find valuable and the ability to deliver these products and services well.

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InfoQ Articles

JUNE 1, 2022

Pipedrive would not have become a unicorn company by using a standard off-the-shelf agile framework. In Pipedrive's Agile Framework, the Product Managers pitch new ideas and Software Engineers volunteer to lead their Mission Teams. Instead, the company created its own framework.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe® is the world’s leading framework for Business Agility. The seven core competencies each have three dimensions making it a total of twenty-one dimensions to enable Business Agility. These dimensions contain some of the practices, patterns, and guidelines to Scale Agility across the enterprise.

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Cprime

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Like a long and winding mountain road, the journey to agile maturity is neither fast nor straightforward. In this series of articles , we want to share that map: a clear description of what you should expect to see across all five phases of Agile maturity. Phase One – The Agile Team. Agile Training.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 16, 2023

Time management simplified Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash So far For those of you who have read my articles here so far, I have written on a broad range of business analysis techniques. This is the first time I am venturing into a new topic altogether: time management. Life is agile, uncertainty and change are constant.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When I first learned about Agile methods in 2002, the principles seemed to offer an ideal solution to many organizational issues common at the time. It’s time now to move forward to the next level of proficiency in software delivery; what we might call “post-Agile.” Stable Team. Dedicated Team. Team Spaces.

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Cprime

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As customers scale from their loose confederation of Scrum teams to the formality of the Scaled Agile Framework©, features often become a source of confusion and sometimes consternation. In this article, I will draw from my experiences to offer practical tips to make features viable as you implement and execute SAFe©.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

First, however, you might wonder how Disney implements its agile framework at such a large scale. This article will discuss how Disney can use the Scaled Agile Framework® to address the challenges a large organization will face when implementing it in its software development process. The movie business calls it Storyboarding.

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InfoQ Articles

MAY 23, 2022

Having found what I thought was my calling as an agile coach, I took the tough decision to move sideways into Product Management in the hope of using what I’d learned to one day run my own department. I believed that coming from coaching would allow me to see things others could not and create something special.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 5, 2020

A platform owner who manages a platform as a collection of shared software assets. The SAFe product owner who owns the product details. A portfolio owner who manages a group of (related) products. I regard a (digital) product as an asset that creates value for a group of users and for the business.

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Passionate BA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Welcome to the Business Analysis Digest #37, with the best business analysis and related topics articles of August 2023. Business Analysis Articles 15 Tips for Outsourced Software Development Success by Karl Wiegers Image by wirestock on Freepik I would love to start August’s digest with another great article by Karl Wiegers.

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Cprime

MARCH 8, 2022

As an Agile Coach and trainer, one of most common questions I receive is regarding Agile certifications. Many teams that I support are new to the Agile world. In this article, I would like to share some basic information as well as my opinion on which certifications are worth your money and even more importantly, your time.

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Vitality Chicago

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

I am frequently asked about the best books for learning about agile and Scrum. I have nearly 100 books on agile-related topics and there are so many new agile books published every year that it is difficult to keep up! As we head into 2021, I thought I would share my lists of best agile books. Product Owners.

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Agilemania

MAY 3, 2022

Agile product management is the most preferred approach to developing new products, services, or solutions. It should come as no surprise since the Agile adoption rate increased from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. . How does agile adoption start? And, how do you start learning Agile? What Is Agile?

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Cprime

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Product operating model FAQs addressed in this article: What is a product-centric operating framework? What are the key practices of a product-centric operating model? How does a product-centric model enhance organizational agility? How does a product-centric approach affect time-to-market?

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Roman Pichler

JULY 3, 2018

But with effort, resilience, and patience, as well as the guidance from others, I have managed to become a reasonably skilled writer. This leads to a fixed mindset , where people see themselves as good or bad at something—be it writing, singing, drawing, or product management—and they believe that there is not much they can do about it.

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Argon Digital

MAY 30, 2023

Mastering Product Management In today’s fast-paced business environment, product management plays a crucial role in driving the success of products and organizations. Understanding the Role of a Product Manager The role of a product manager extends far beyond overseeing the development of a product.

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Passionate BA

AUGUST 14, 2024

By combining this approach with agile methods and a strategic view, Product Thinking helps teams create products that customers love and that work well for the business, too. Throughout the video, we also clear up some common misunderstandings about Product Thinking.

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Analysts Corner

JULY 13, 2022

In the beginning of projects, there is often uncertainty how to start with actual implementation of software product, especially when using agile framework. It could be that they have some basic education about agile framework, but often they do not have any practical experience in building the sofware product.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

At the same token, ignoring the stakeholders or excluding them from important product decisions is not helpful either. Instead, you should engage the stakeholders, leverage their expertise, and generate as much buy-in as possible , as I explain in more detail in my article “ Stakeholder Management Tips for Product People.”

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Leading as the Person in Charge of the Product When you hear the term leadership , you might first and foremost think of a senior manager like the head of product, Director of Product Management, VP of Product, or Chief Product Officer.[

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 Complement Scrum with a Product Discovery and Strategy Process Scrum is a simple framework that helps teams develop successful products. I find that the framework is best suited for products that are affected by a significant amount of uncertainty and change.

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Straightforwardly if I have to explain the Product Management, then I would say, “The activities performed throughout the Product Lifecycle is the Product Management.” Who is a Product Manager, Product Owner, Project Manager, and Business Analyst?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. Scrum is a popular agile framework. This team consists of a product owner , a Scrum Master , and several developers, which are also known as development team. But what Scrum lacks in my mind, is a way to involve the key stakeholders in strategic product decisions and the product discovery work.

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Product Management Product Management Agile Vision 135

Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Organise the Team around a Product As the name suggests, a product team is focused on a product. Additionally, the person in charge of the product must have the necessary expertise. This sounds simple enough.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 13, 2021

When it comes to Scaling Agile, SAFe is the most popular framework. In this article, I would like to provide a simple guideline to select the right SAFe course for you, if you are willing to take up one. If you want to course wide details, it can be easily found on the Scaled Agile Framework website. Member of Agile Team.

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Business Analysis Knowledge Share

MARCH 9, 2023

Product management, product ownership, and business analysis are all crucial roles within an organization that work towards a common goal: delivering valuable products and services to customers. While there are similarities between these roles, they each have distinct responsibilities and skill sets.

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Analysts Corner

MAY 28, 2023

This time we’ve got a collection of articles on BA skills and processes including a discussion on different techniques a BA should have, a role of BA in Agile, tools to focus on as a newstarter. It’s for product managers, user researchers, design thinkers, and everyone who facilitates as a part of their job.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 11, 2020

Agile Unplugged is your chance to explore LeadingAgile’s freshest ideas, mental models, frameworks, and solutions with the people that are actually doing the work of leading large-scale Agile Transformation, out in the field. So, I had never, I’d like heard of Agile, but like, I had no experience with Agile.

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