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Product in Practice: Introducing Opportunity Solution Trees at Texthelp

Product Talk

And finally, Tali was so convinced of the power of opportunity solution trees that she started leading workshops at product events to teach others how to use this tool. We were so inspired by Tali’s enthusiasm that we just had to share her story here on the Product Talk blog. It was a great experience,” says Tali.

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10 Product Roadmapping Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

You can avoid these drawbacks by using a different roadmap type: a goal-oriented or outcome-based product roadmap. As its name suggests, this roadmap focuses on product goals and outcomes, such as acquiring customers, increasing engagement, and future-proofing the product by removing technical debt.

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My Product Strategy Model

Roman Pichler

The roadmap in figure 1 describes how the product strategy will be implemented in the next six to twelve months; it communicates the specific benefits the product will achieve; and it aligns and guides the stakeholders and development teams. You can simply copy the next product goal into the backlog together with its features.

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Seven Product Backlog Mistakes to Avoid

Roman Pichler

Third and most importantly, focus the backlog on a specific product goal. Then decline and remove items that do not serve this goal, as I discuss below. The Product Backlog is Too Detailed. The former means that there is no product goal that guides the decision if an item should be added to the product backlog or not.

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The Product Strategy Cycle

Roman Pichler

I view the roadmap as a product plan that describes how you intend to implement the strategy and which specific benefits or outcomes the product should provide over the next, say, 12 months, based on the needs and business goals stated in the product strategy. I call these outcomes product goals.

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10 Tips for Effective Product Management Meetings

Roman Pichler

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

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Starting The UX Process: How We Organise Kick-off Workshops

UX Studio

This detailed article will guide you through how we facilitate a UX project kick-off workshop here at UX studio. What happens at a project kick-off workshop? We hold kick-off workshops when a new project starts. You want to see progress, finally seeing your product go in the right direction. First, choose the goal.