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Product Ethics in the Age of AI
AI is changing not only what product teams can build, but also what they need to take responsibility for. As digital products increasingly affect privacy, safety, fairness, human agency, and...
Connecting Product Outcomes to Business Strategy
Every product has to create real value for a group of people and the business, at least in theory. But in practice, that’s not always the case. Worse, it can...
Product Operating Model: The Crucial Enabler for AI Success
Over the past few years, many product teams have built AI fluency and started to apply AI to their work and products. That's great, but it's not enough to fully...
How to Create a Truly Inspiring Product Vision
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you,” Steve Jobs once said. Creating such forward momentum...
Emotional Intelligence for Product Managers: The Critical Capability AI Can’t Replicate
As product management becomes increasingly data-driven and AI-powered, one human capability is growing in importance: emotional intelligence. In this article, you'll discover why emotional intelligence is a critical complement to...
The Product Strategy Framework: A Revised Guide for Product Leaders
One of the biggest mistakes I see product managers make is making decisions in isolation: Deciding on strategy without considering how it impacts product discovery and delivery, or determining UX...
Should Product Managers be Product Builders?
Is it a good thing when product managers are hands-on and use AI to build prototypes and generate code? Will it increase productivity and job satisfaction? Will it deliver better...
Get the Outcomes on Your Product Roadmap Right
Product outcomes define the specific value a product creates—for users, customers, and the business. When applied correctly, they align stakeholders, create focus, and give development teams clear direction. But getting...
Succeeding with the Product Operating Model
This article explains how you can successfully implement the product operating model—based on my experience of helping companies introduce and improve a product-centric way of working over the past 15...
How to Build a Strategy for an Existing Product
Every product has a strategy. But not all product strategies are clearly articulated, let alone communicated and understood. This can lead to confusion and misalignment: Different people have different ideas...
Should Product Teams be Self-Managing?
Product teams play a key role in solving user problems and achieving product success. But who should lead the team and manage its work? The Head of Product, the product...
How to Use AI to Create a Winning Product Strategy
AI has significantly impacted product management. But so far, most product teams have used it to create new features and discover and deliver products faster. While helpful, this approach overlooks...
5 Tips to Succeed with Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder management is as important as it is challenging: Without the support of the stakeholders, it is virtually impossible to achieve product success. Aligning them, however, can be tricky. In...
How to Combine Product Strategy, OKRs, and KPIs
Product strategy, OKRs, and KPIs are popular product management frameworks. But how can they be applied successfully together? What comes first, strategy, OKRs, or KPIs? Can OKRs describe or replace...
Product Leadership FAQs
How product leadership is practised has a big impact on the success of individual products and the product management group as a whole. But who should exercise product leadership? How...
Product Strategy FAQs
The product strategy is a crucial product management artefact. But what exactly is it? Who should create the strategy? How often should it be reviewed and updated? How does AI...
Product Vision FAQs
The product vision can be a powerful vehicle to inspire and guide people. But how can you create a truly inspiring vision? Who should develop it? What are the differences...
Product Portfolio Strategy FAQs
Product portfolios, like Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud, play an increasingly important role in value creation. But how can you capture the strategy of a product portfolio? Who should...
Product Roadmap FAQs
The product roadmap is an important product management tool. But is it still useful? What is an outcome-based roadmap, and how does it differ from a traditional one? Should a...
Product Team FAQs
Product teams play a crucial part in achieving product success. But who should be on the team? How can the group become high-performing? Who is the boss on the team?...