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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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

As a consequence, different people have suggested different ways to apply the product goal. Some view it as the product vision , others equate it to the product’s value proposition. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context. In other words, the goals are connected and form a cascading set of product-related goals.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

But what Scrum lacks in my mind, is a way to involve the key stakeholders in strategic product decisions and the product discovery work. That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products. Align the product team members through shared goals.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 11, 2022

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. First, reflect on your current product management skills and determine any gaps and shortcomings in your current skill set. Many learning plans I have seen were lists of learning measures.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2 Use Scrum for Products that Experience Uncertainty and Change Scrum is often seen as the standard way to create digital products, and I have met more than one company where the product managers were told to be agile and do Scrum. As I mentioned earlier, Scrum is not a product management framework.

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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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Analysts Corner

MARCH 10, 2025

I came across the book “Radical Product Thinking” from Rhadika Dutt and I couldn’t help thinking how the elements that are part of the… Continue reading on Analysts corner

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, the person in charge of the product must have the necessary expertise. Figure 2: Roman’s Goal-Setting Framework with Product Management Artefacts The goal-setting framework shown in Figure 2 suggests that a product team needs four different objectives: a product vision, user and business goals, product goals, and sprint goals.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Step 1: Ensure that you know who the product is for and why people will want to use it. I’ll never forget the day when I suggested to the product manager of a brand-new healthcare product to prioritise its features. A tool like my product vision board helps you capture and validate your product strategy.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

Instead of introducing feature-based strategies, consider unbundling one or more capabilities and creating product variants. 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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Analysts Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We will delve into the importance of requirements elicitation, its key principles, and how it contributes to delivering successful products. > 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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Roman Pichler

JULY 8, 2024

2] The Power-Interest Grid was originally developed by Ackerman and Eden and published in their book Making Strategy. I cover the tool and its application in product management in my book How to Lead in Product Management. [3] 4] As its name suggests, the coach supports and coaches the product team.

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Passionate BA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

by Yulia Kosarenko All images by the author This article delves into the fundamental difference between a system and a solution in the context of business analysis and product management. Internal Product Management is Hard. The Rock Crusher: Mastering Agile Backlog Management. How to Mitigate This?

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 10, 2024

Such a strategy should state the users and customers who will benefit from the product, the needs the product will address, the business benefits it will offer, and the standout features which will set it apart from competing offerings—which is particularly important for commercial products.

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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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Vitality Chicago

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And I kind of took on the mantle of product, project management. One day, my boss dropped a book on my desk, the agile book from Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle, the little black book. Anjali: So I actually had not heard the term agile coach until 2013 and it was picking up Lisa Adkins’ book.

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

But in product management, there are several horizons that need to be considered—how many depends on the product planning model you use. 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.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 13, 2024

Additionally, note that for brand new products and larger product updates, you will benefit from practising a second type of strategy work, which I call time-boxed strategizing, see my article A Brief Guide to Product Strategizing. [4] 4] I first introduced the elements shown in Figure 2 in my book Strategize , 2 nd ed. [5]

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Decline ideas and requirements that do not help you meet the release goal and move you closer to realising the product vision. This ensures that your product has a clear value-proposition and it prevents your product from getting bloated. Tip #5: Say No. Learn More.

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Roman Pichler

JULY 11, 2016

Manage the Product, not the Team. Focus on your job as the product manager or product owner, and manage the product, not the team. Provide guidance on the product, including its market, value proposition, business goals, and key features. Let the ScrumMaster take on this role. Learn More.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In order to answer the questions above, you may want to use techniques such as direct observation, user interviews, prototyping, creating a strategy canvas or E-R-R-C grid , and you may capture some of them using a tool like my product vision board. Co ntinuous Product Discovery.

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Roman Pichler

MARCH 9, 2021

As a consequence, different people have suggested different ways to apply the product goal. Some view it as the product vision , others equate it to the product’s value proposition. Figure 1: The Product Goal in Context. In other words, the goals are connected and form a cascading set of product-related goals.

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The BAWorld

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Roman Pichler is a product management expert which rich experience in digital products and agile practices. His informative blogs are on key topics such as product vision & strategy, product roadmap, product backlog, process (product discovery, agile, scrum). Roman Pichler’s Blog.

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Cprime

JANUARY 24, 2023

Identifying Products Maximizing customer value and increased speed of delivery are two benefits often seen by companies after moving to a product-centric application delivery model. Once the decision is made, the next opportunity occurs when the person books the flight.

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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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Bridging the Gap

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

If you’re interested in learning more about business architecture, be sure to check out Whynde Kuehn’s new book Strategy to Reality: Making the Impossible Possible for Business Architects, Change Makers and Strategy Execution Leaders by visiting [link]. This is a relatively new book. How to become a business architect.

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Agilemania

JANUARY 12, 2022

You will be taking steps to become a practitioner of Agile Product Management and product delivery principles. . Web-based, closed book , no outside assistance, timed. Leaders who can define vision, guide, and remove the hurdles . Why Should I Consider Becoming an SPC? Question format. Languages offered.

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Word of Digits

APRIL 1, 2021

Over the years, this vision has been refined to become Collective Performance. Sharda | “We are a UX researchers, designers, product managers, project leaders and product owners tribe. – Internal projects: book club, HR process. The way I lead the PO and PM tribes responds to this vision.

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Data Pine

MARCH 31, 2022

To help you with your studies, you can start here with a list of the best SQL books that will help you take your skills to the next level. Advanced vision and attention to detail: By its very nature, business intelligence is incredibly detail-oriented. Business Intelligence Job Roles.

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Argon Digital

MAY 15, 2023

Using elicitation techniques to identify stakeholder objectives is extremely important but oftentimes falls short when ensuring that the overall user experience of the end product is successful. 1 In order to improve upon the overall user experience of our products, we must first understand our stakeholders.

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Marutitech

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Product Backlog grooming (also known as backlog refinement) is a recurring event or meeting where backlog items are reviewed and re-prioritized by product managers, product owners, and the rest of the team. Manages Backlog Mess. It helps improve sprint planning productivity. Make your product backlog DEEP.

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Bridging the Gap

APRIL 27, 2023

You may be a business analyst while also taking on other roles like becoming a project manager, tester, product manager, or even a developer. You may be a business analyst, but then you’re taking on other roles like project manager, tester, product manager, or even a software developer.

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Insight Software

JANUARY 2, 2025

Continuous Learning: Improves over time by analyzing feedback and interactions For Product Managers, this means delivering standout features that users rely on. Core Benefits Context-Aware Responses: Tailored to your unique business needs, ensuring every insight is relevant.

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Insight Software

MARCH 3, 2022

Using ISW and Deltek’s products, BSK saved time reduced time spent generating reports by fully automating them. And recently, three Deltek customers and Bret Tushaus, VP of product management with Deltek who manages our Professional Services portfolio, recently joined ISW and Deltek to talk about their experiences in a roundtable.

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