Episode description

In this episode of the Product People Podcast (recorded live on April 5, 2022), Mirela talks with Roman Pichler, the author of “Strategize”. They discuss various topics such as managing a product portfolio, prioritizing outcomes for a roadmap, dealing with stakeholders, and building a product strategy. They also touch on the importance of having a strategy before creating a roadmap and adapting strategies for poorly performing products. Pichler shares insights on how to prioritize technical improvements for future developments and how to talk with users while dealing with risks.

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Timestamps:

(1:32) Managing a product portfolio

(4:23) Cash cows and core innovations

(5:38) Prioritization for an outcome-based roadmap

(8:12) Prioritizing technical improvements to enable future developments

(9:44) Managing stakeholders away from feature-based roadmaps

(14:16) Dealing with people as a PM

(18:30) Having a strategy before creating a roadmap

(20:53) Adapting your strategy for a poorly performing product

(24:41) How to build your Product strategy

(27:34) Talking with users and dealing with risk