Roman's Product Management Podcast https://www.romanpichler.com/series/romans-product-management-podcast/ Expert Training & Management | Agile Product Management and Scrum Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:41:57 +0000 en-GB © 2020 Roman Pichler Expert Training & Management | Agile Product Management and Scrum Roman Pichler episodic Expert Training & Management | Agile Product Management and Scrum Roman Pichler roman.pichler@romanpichler.com false https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Roman-Podcast-Cover.png Roman's Product Management Podcast https://www.romanpichler.com/series/romans-product-management-podcast/ roman.pichler@romanpichler.com Expert Training & Management | Agile Product Management and Scrum No yes 3e77f2e1-eff9-55c3-bb1b-5f0658df2a21 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 How to Leverage Conflict in Product Management https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/how-to-leverage-conflict-in-product-management/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:39:58 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=28461 red light in dark roomIt may not be pleasant to experience, but conflict is necessary to innovate successfully. Without competing ideas, it's virtually impossible to create great products. Unfortunately, many conflicts are handled poorly; they are hidden or result in personal attacks. In this article, I explain how you can skilfully navigate conflict and use it as a source of creativity and innovation for your product.]]> red light in dark roomIt may not be pleasant to experience, but conflict is necessary to innovate successfully. Without competing ideas, it's virtually impossible to create great products. Unfortunately, many conflicts are handled poorly; they are hidden or result in personal attacks. In this article, I explain how you can skilfully navigate conflict and use it as a source of creativity and innovation for your product.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/aleksandar-zivkovic-nxTo-wTDGkk-unsplash.jpg How to Leverage Conflict in Product Management false no 10:58 No no The Product Strategy and the Product Life Cycle https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/product-strategy-and-product-life-cycle/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:54:23 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=28400 BlueDeveloping a winning product strategy is hard. Keeping the strategy relevant and achieving product success on a continued basis is even harder. In this episode, I discuss how you can use the product lifecycle model to address this challenge. I explain how the model can help you make the right strategic choices, focus and evolve the product strategy, and proactively progress and grow the product.]]> BlueDeveloping a winning product strategy is hard. Keeping the strategy relevant and achieving product success on a continued basis is even harder. In this episode, I discuss how you can use the product lifecycle model to address this challenge. I explain how the model can help you make the right strategic choices, focus and evolve the product strategy, and proactively progress and grow the product.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/richard-horvath-cPccYbPrF-A-unsplash.jpg The Product Strategy and the Product Life Cycle false no 13:14 No no When You Should NOT Use a Product Roadmap https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/when-you-should-not-use-a-product-roadmap/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:30:37 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=28331 AbstractThe product roadmap is a popular product management tool that communicates how a product is likely to evolve. But despite its popularity, it’s not always applicable. In this podcast episode, I share three scenarios in which using a roadmap is not advisable. I explain why not using a roadmap is the right course of action, what you can do instead to plan ahead, and which steps you can take to get closer to developing a realistic, actionable roadmap.]]> AbstractThe product roadmap is a popular product management tool that communicates how a product is likely to evolve. But despite its popularity, it’s not always applicable. In this podcast episode, I share three scenarios in which using a roadmap is not advisable. I explain why not using a roadmap is the right course of action, what you can do instead to plan ahead, and which steps you can take to get closer to developing a realistic, actionable roadmap.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pexels-md-abdul-halim-1073811-2333293-scaled.jpg When You Should NOT Use a Product Roadmap false no 07:37 No no Product Strategy Discovery https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/product-strategy-discovery/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:20:00 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=28240 Abstract colorful retro posterThe product strategy is probably the most important artefact in product management. But how do you come up with an effective strategy in the first place? How can you minimise the risk of offering an unsuccessful product and instead maximise the chances of achieving success? In this episode, I introduce product strategy discovery as a systematic, disciplined approach to help you develop a winning strategy for your product.]]> Abstract colorful retro posterThe product strategy is probably the most important artefact in product management. But how do you come up with an effective strategy in the first place? How can you minimise the risk of offering an unsuccessful product and instead maximise the chances of achieving success? In this episode, I introduce product strategy discovery as a systematic, disciplined approach to help you develop a winning strategy for your product.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tony-litvyak-qmRvjaxbZZM-unsplash.jpg Product Strategy Discovery false no 10:31 No no Should Stakeholders Be on the Product Team? https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/stakeholders-on-the-product-team/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:48:34 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=28200 Red Circle on Top of a Green Circle on a Dark BackgroundA product team is a cross-functional group whose members work together to achieve product success. Most people would agree that the person in charge of the product, a UX designer, and one or more developers should be on the team. But if stakeholders should be included, is more contentious. In this podcast episode, I discuss two types of product teams, core and extended ones. I explore the benefits and challenges of using a larger team that includes the key stakeholders, and I share practical tips to make this approach work.]]> Red Circle on Top of a Green Circle on a Dark BackgroundA product team is a cross-functional group whose members work together to achieve product success. Most people would agree that the person in charge of the product, a UX designer, and one or more developers should be on the team. But if stakeholders should be included, is more contentious. In this podcast episode, I discuss two types of product teams, core and extended ones. I explore the benefits and challenges of using a larger team that includes the key stakeholders, and I share practical tips to make this approach work.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pexels-damir-20510145-1-scaled.jpg Should Stakeholders Be on the Product Team? false no 09:56 No no Maximising Stakeholder Buy-in to Product Strategy and Product Roadmap https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/stakeholder-buy-in-product-strategy-roadmap/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:51:00 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=27801 white and grey optical illusionThe most amazing product strategy and product roadmap are ineffective if the stakeholders don’t support them. Without their buy-in, you’ll struggle to execute the strategy and find it hard to deliver the roadmap. But it doesn’t have to be this way. This podcast episode shares my tips to help you secure strong stakeholder buy-in to strategic product decisions, align people, and achieve product success together.]]> white and grey optical illusionThe most amazing product strategy and product roadmap are ineffective if the stakeholders don’t support them. Without their buy-in, you’ll struggle to execute the strategy and find it hard to deliver the roadmap. But it doesn’t have to be this way. This podcast episode shares my tips to help you secure strong stakeholder buy-in to strategic product decisions, align people, and achieve product success together.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/jj-ying-7JX0-bfiuxQ-unsplash-2.jpg Maximising Stakeholder Buy-in to Product Strategy and Product Roadmap false no 09:16 No no How to Get Started with Outcome-Based Product Roadmaps https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/how-to-get-started-with-outcome-based-product-roadmaps/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:28:04 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=27559 Blue Whirl IllustrationOutcome-based product roadmaps offer many benefits over traditional, feature-based ones including a strong focus on the value a product should create. But how can you introduce this new approach when an organisation is used to feature-based plans and stakeholders find it difficult to trust an outcome-based roadmap? To address this challenge, I introduce a four-step process in this podcast episode.]]> Blue Whirl IllustrationOutcome-based product roadmaps offer many benefits over traditional, feature-based ones including a strong focus on the value a product should create. But how can you introduce this new approach when an organisation is used to feature-based plans and stakeholders find it difficult to trust an outcome-based roadmap? To address this challenge, I introduce a four-step process in this podcast episode.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pexels-asim-razan-32997.jpg How to Get Started with Outcome-Based Product Roadmaps false no 08:38 No no Continuous Strategizing https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/continuous-strategizing/ Mon, 13 May 2024 13:39:16 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=27198 Macro Photography of Water WavesMarkets, products, and technologies change at an ever-faster pace, and product strategies are in danger of becoming quickly outdated if they are not being adapted. To help you address this challenge, I discuss continuous strategizing in this podcast episode—an approach that looks at strategy as an ongoing process rather than periodical work. What's more, I offer practical advice on how you can implement continuous strategizing and ensure that your product strategy is truly adaptive.]]> Macro Photography of Water WavesMarkets, products, and technologies change at an ever-faster pace, and product strategies are in danger of becoming quickly outdated if they are not being adapted. To help you address this challenge, I discuss continuous strategizing in this podcast episode—an approach that looks at strategy as an ongoing process rather than periodical work. What's more, I offer practical advice on how you can implement continuous strategizing and ensure that your product strategy is truly adaptive.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pexels-pixabay-355288-1.jpg Continuous Strategizing false no 07:29 No no OKRs and Product Roadmaps https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/okrs-and-product-roadmaps/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:29:05 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=26962 PatternOKRs—objectives and key results—are a popular goal-setting technique. But can and should you use OKRs on product roadmaps? What benefits does this approach offer and are there any drawbacks? These are the questions I’ll answer in this podcast episode.]]> PatternOKRs—objectives and key results—are a popular goal-setting technique. But can and should you use OKRs on product roadmaps? What benefits does this approach offer and are there any drawbacks? These are the questions I’ll answer in this podcast episode.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pexels-frank-cone-2495173-scaled-e1711361078600.jpg OKRs and Product Roadmaps false no 11:02 No no The Strategy Stack: Connecting Business, Product, and Technology Strategy https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/the-strategy-stack/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:54:58 +0000 https://www.romanpichler.com/?post_type=podcast&p=26053 a stack of rocks sitting on top of each otherFor any business to succeed, it is crucial to make the right strategic decisions. To achieve this, you’ll benefit from using four different types of strategies: business, portfolio, product, and technology strategy. But that’s not enough. You’ll also have to successfully align the plans. To help you address these challenges, I have developed a new framework, the Strategy Stack, which I introduce in this podcast episode.]]> a stack of rocks sitting on top of each otherFor any business to succeed, it is crucial to make the right strategic decisions. To achieve this, you’ll benefit from using four different types of strategies: business, portfolio, product, and technology strategy. But that’s not enough. You’ll also have to successfully align the plans. To help you address these challenges, I have developed a new framework, the Strategy Stack, which I introduce in this podcast episode.]]> https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nicolas-solerieu-7AM9xVtFlZ0-unsplash.jpg The Strategy Stack: Connecting Business, Product, and Technology Strategy false no 11:17 No no