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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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Why Conflict Matters Conflict is often seen as something bad that should not occur. 1] This is especially true in product management. As product people, we work with individuals from various business units or departments with different views and ideas.

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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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Productside

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We see this all the time in our product management classes, where one student is able to help another based on their knowledge and expertise. In this article, well discuss ways to leverage your strongest product management skills and share your knowledge through mentorship, writing and speaking engagements.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Listen to this article: [link]. 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. Figure 2: A Chain of Product-related Goals. OKRs in a Nutshell.

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Passionate BA

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

A couple of months ago, I had a conversation with a bunch of seasoned business analysts about education, books, resources to learn from, etc. Realizing this, I checked how many articles are there about top business analysts you should follow. That is why this article was born. Renowned book author. Must follow!

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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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Vitality Chicago

JUNE 28, 2022

In 2021, I first published my list of the best agile books, organized by role. I am a big fan of book learning and I am happy that my recommendations are serving a need. This includes some newly published books as well as some I finally read. It isn’t easy to limit the list to just 5 best agile books! That is OK.

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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

MAY 4, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. This team consists of a product owner , a Scrum Master , and several developers, which are also known as development team. Forming such a team connects the person in charge of the product—the product owner—with the people who design, architect, program, test, and document the solution—the developers.

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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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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For example, a product manager might determine the product strategy and one or more development teams might be tasked with executing it. Identifying and addressing the key risks in the product strategy is best done iteratively, as I explain in more detail in my book Strategize. Enter the Cycle.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 11, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. Like a modern product roadmap, a learning roadmap states the specific outcomes or benefits you’d like to achieve to become a more competent product person, and it captures them in form of learning goals. Step 1: Understand the strengths and weaknesses in your product management skill set.

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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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Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Involve the Right Stakeholders Stakeholders can form a large group, especially in bigger companies. [1] 1] They might include senior management, marketing, sales, service, operations, finance, and HR. 4] As its name suggests, the coach supports and coaches the product team.

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Analysts Corner

OCTOBER 26, 2023

For those interested in AI and data, there is a list of 5 recommended books to get you started with AI, as well as an opinion on how generative AI is going to change requirements development. Finally, a very structured article explaining what enterprise architecture is, its benefits, and its method. But, how do you get started?

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Analysts Corner

AUGUST 8, 2023

Can a BA transition to Product Management? This is the first of a series of three articles where I intend to explore possible AI advancements in different tracks: > Keep reading… 2) How does the Artificial Intelligence revolution impact IT Business Analysts? Enjoy reading. What to do first? Who to talk to? What to look for?

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 15, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] What are OKRs? To make this more concrete, let’s look at an example: Objective : Grow the product management team. To make this more concrete, let’s look at an example: Objective : Grow the product management team. Key result 1 : Three product managers are hired.

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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. Meeting this goal should therefore be a step towards achieving the product goal.

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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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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

At the same token, each product goal acts as the foundation for identifying helpful sprint goals. In other words, the goals are connected and form a cascading set of product-related goals. You can also access the contents of this article on my YouTube Channel : Sample Goals. Figure 4: Product Goal and Product Backlog.

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Analysts Corner

APRIL 10, 2024

Frameworks like Dual Track Agile from Marty Cagan’s book “Inspired” influenced organizations to split their efforts into product discovery and delivery. The Discovery track is all about quickly generating validated product backlog items, and the Delivery track is all about generating releasable software.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. An inspiring vision creates a meaningful purpose for everyone involved in making the product a success including the stakeholders and development team members. See my article Making Effective Product Decisions for more advice on how to decide together with stakeholders and dev teams.).

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A lot of articles on business analysis career development, BA tools & techniques, Agile, AI and Enterprise Architecture this time. Plus as a bonus some curated lists of books recommended for product managers, BAs, and architects. Enjoy the reading ;) Business analysis career articles 1) What is a Business Analyst? — One

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Roman Pichler

JULY 6, 2021

Ensure that Your Core Product Management Skills are Strong. To be able to guide, mentor, and coach other product people, you should ensure that your own product management “hard” skills are strong and that you don’t have any major gaps in your product management knowledge.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 10, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Traditional vs Outcome-based Roadmaps Before I share the four steps, let me briefly describe the main differences between a traditional, feature- and an outcome-based product roadmap. A handy template to capture the strategy is my Product Vision Board.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We’ll cover what they are in this article. > Mondoa Collaboration is at the heart of successful project management, especially when it comes to eliciting well-defined requirements. We will delve into the importance of requirements elicitation, its key principles, and how it contributes to delivering successful products. >

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

A stakeholder is anyone who has a stake in your product, who is affected by it, or who shows an interest in the offering. While this definition includes users and customers, I use the term in this article to refer to the internal business stakeholders. Increase your product management expertise. Build Trust.

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Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In this article, we Define the terms business analysis and business analyst, outline the difference between a business analyst and data analyst, outline the key responsibilities of a business analyst, and outline key skills sets needed for them to succeed in their role. The business analyst is a change agent. References [IIBA NE].

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Roman Pichler

MAY 13, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Product Strategy and Change Strategy means different things to different people, so let me briefly share my definition. A product strategy describes the approach chosen to make a product successful. In Scrum, the product backlog is emergent.

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Whizlabs

APRIL 19, 2021

David is also a contributor to IEEE Cloud Computing and has published countless number of articles and books over the years. Her Research Recap — Cloud And Tech Operations articles are a must read for anyone who’s interested in her research. He is currently working on his next book – Agile Digital Transformation.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. While the role is discussed in many books and articles, I find that it is still not always correctly understood. What’s more, it’s not uncommon in my experience that product owners have to do their job without the support of a Scrum Master or agile coach. What the Scrum Master Should Do.

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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.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link]. 1 The Product Roadmap is a Feature-based Plan. Traditional product roadmaps are usually output-focussed plans that map a list of features, like registration, search, and reporting, onto a timeline. 10 The Right Product Roadmap Tool is What Matters Most.

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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. Which Option Is Best?

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Userzoom

APRIL 30, 2019

What can we do to validate our ideas, prototypes and even live products and marketing campaign websites? In this article I will describe a few validation methods that we can use by ourselves or with the help of our colleagues. The most efficient method of validating a product, from a qualitative standpoint. Usability tests ?—?The

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EBG Consulting

JANUARY 15, 2019

Not having agreement on what your product has broad implications for product strategy, internal organizational design, and ongoing operations. Whether you are faced with this challenge or want to take a step back to improve your product management practices, the first step is to define your product.

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