Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

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 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals. Goals in Product Management.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] What Information Should a Product Strategy Provide? I like to think of the product strategy as a high-level plan that helps you realise your vision and that answers the following four questions: Who is the product for? How Does the Strategy Relate to the Vision and Roadmap?

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 17, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. What is the Product Vision? The product vision describes the ultimate purpose of a product, the positive change it will bring about. As the product vision, I could then choose “help people eat healthily” or just “healthy eating.” What Makes a Good Product Vision?

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Another year has started with a lot of great articles in our Analyst’s corner. Data analysis : a series of articles on regression analysis, hypothesis testing and a case study of using R and Tableau. It started with text to text, progressed to code, image, audio, vision and towards the end of the year — video. Enjoy the reading!

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Vitality Chicago

APRIL 29, 2022

I try to do what I can to keep up with the new agile books being released so that I can maintain the popular blog, The 5 Best Agile Books of 2021. All the recommended books on that list are books that I have read and most are books that I rely on, recommend, and gift all the time. Who is this book for?

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Some view it as the product vision , others equate it to the product’s value proposition. In figure 1, the vision is the basis for choosing the user and business goals, and the latter create the context for determining the right product goal. You can also access the contents of this article on my YouTube Channel : Sample Goals.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. These are the “players” whose input you need to make the right product decisions and progress the product, as I explain in the article Getting Stakeholder Engagement Right. Use a product vision ; a product strategy with user needs and business goals; and a product roadmap with product goals (aka.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. The first three factors were—as far as I know—originally suggested by Tim Brown in his book Change by Design. To see how this can be done, let’s explore how the success factors can be applied to the product vision board. Ethicality affects the vision, needs, product, and business goal sections.

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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 Initial Product Discovery may result in a Product Vision, Product Strategy, and initially validated Business Model that can serve as a base for investment decisions.

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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. For a commercial product, they might include a marketer, a sales rep, and a customer support team member, as I explain in more detail in the article Getting Stakeholder Engagement Right.

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Product Strategy Discovery Explained What is product strategy discovery? A handy tool to formulate the strategy is my Product Vision Board, shown in Figure 2. Apply the checklist I have created for the Product Vision Board to ensure that your strategy is detailed enough.

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 9, 2024

That inspired me to write this article. For example, the project conception and initiation phase doesn’t need fully detailed user stories but it needs to have documented project vision. Learn how to write emails, facilitate meetings, hold demos  — books, articles, learning platforms (Udemy, Coursera). Don’t be afraid.

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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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Astera

DECEMBER 11, 2024

OCR uses a combination of technologies and techniques, with computer vision and pattern recognition being the primary methods for analyzing visual data and identifying patterns. Mainly relies on pattern recognition and computer vision. Extracts text from scanned documents or images and makes it machine-readable.

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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. This will result in more focused products with clearer value propositions, as I discuss in more detail in my book Strategize.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Identifying and addressing the key risks in the product strategy is best done iteratively, as I explain in more detail in my book Strategize. You can find more advice on collaborative decision-making in my book How to Lead in Product Management.). This is also true for the process that I have described in this article.

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Analysts Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Enroll in courses, attend workshops, or simply read articles dedicated to AI advancements. Strategic Skills: Finally, the apex is strategic skills which involve promoting a data-driven culture or shaping the long-term vision of an organization. Pick up books or listen to podcasts focusing on leadership and soft skills.

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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We’ll cover what they are in this article. > This article presents how discovery techniques, popular within product management, fit in business analysis areas of elicitation , analysis and validation. > This is exactly what happens when your product lacks a Product Vision and a Product Strategy. > Think about it.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 11, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. Note that you may want to make the measures as specific as you can and state, for instance, the title of the books you intend to read. Overview of the Learning Roadmap. These help you direct your learning efforts, track progress, and measure how much you have learnt.

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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. What went well and what didn’t?

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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] See my article Building High-Performing Product Teams for more information on how to form such an extended product team. [4]

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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. As I explain in my book Strategize , I find that a Kanban-based process is better suited to manage the discovery and strategy work. [4]

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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. Features and functionality are discovered on a continued basis, see, for example, my article The Product Backlog as a Learning Tool. [3]

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The Visual BA

JULY 12, 2023

In the last two articles we talked about the Why and the What of how to change anything. He has written over 20 books, with over half of them becoming business best-sellers. Form A Strategic Vision You already sold the urgency, the dissatisfaction with the current state. Now cast a vision for what the future should look like.

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Whizlabs

JUNE 28, 2021

Azure consists of special AI services that are destined to empower the developers to build computer vision, execute digital business operations, build chatbots, and others. Additional details to these areas of importance are covered further in this article. Domain 3- Computer vision workloads applied in MS Azure context.

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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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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Listen to this article: [link]. 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 contains a set of cascading goals: vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals.

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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. Some of his must read write-ups are 5 Pillars of Innovation , The 20/20 Vision of Cloud , and Making Smart Cloud Choices in Uncertain Times. Follow Ian Moyse on Twitter , LinkedIn , Blog/Website.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 8, 2019

Such a map visualises the steps users take and any issues they encounter like waiting, delays, and errors (as I explain in more detail in my book Strategize ). Capture your decisions and document the new strategy for your product, for instance by creating a new, forward-looking Product Vision Board.

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Business Bullet

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Vision Company values Success measures Capability gaps Risk appetite Vision The first step involves ensuring that the organizational vision and purpose are crystal clear at every level. This necessitates the development of a comprehensive plan to disseminate this vision throughout the entire company.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. The following list shares sample rules, which are based on my book How to Lead in Product Management : Always have cameras turned on in online meetings and mute yourself if you don’t speak. For a more detailed discussion, see my article Use Decision Rules to Make Better Product Decisions.).

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EBG Consulting

JANUARY 15, 2019

The product roadmap depicts how your product will evolve to realize your vision and achieve value for your customers and business. Vision: This is the long-term, aspirational concept of your product. A vision is concise, compelling, and communicates the core purpose of the product. Canvas Vision tips: What do we strive to be?

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Therefore, before determining timeframes, make sure that you have a suitable model in place like the one below, which I developed while writing my book Strategize. Note that the planning horizon in the picture above becomes increasingly shorter from vision to sprint goal while the planning artefacts become more specific and focused.

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Business Bullet

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Therefore, effective business planning demands both flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and a clear strategic vision. Strategic Vision and Goal Alignment Importantly, align team, project, and individual goals with the organization’s overarching strategy and objectives. Subsequently, the next section describes this.

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Business Bullet

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Effective business planning demands both flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and a clear strategic vision, which can be challenging to balance. Strategic Vision and Goal Alignment Align team, project, and individual goals with the organization’s overarching strategy and objectives. Please share in the comments.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

Listen to this article: [link]. Some view it as the product vision , others equate it to the product’s value proposition. In figure 1, the vision is the basis for choosing the user and business goals, and the latter create the context for determining the right product goal. Product Goals Defined. Figure 2: Sample Goals.

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Vitality Chicago

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Or someone in the organization reads an article about transformation at Capital One or ING, or watches a Spotify video; they use that as a blueprint for their transformation. Simon Sinek is probably best known for his book Start with Why. In their book, Doing Agile Right , Daryl Rigby, and his co-authors call this Agile Everywhere.

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