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 between the company and product vision? And what visioning mistakes should be avoided? These are some of the visioning questions that I am frequently asked and that I answer in this article.
What do incremental enhancements of a legacy app and the development of a new AI product have in common? Both have to create value and innovate to some extent. In this article, I discuss the Innovation Ambition Matrix, a tool that helps you understand your product’s innovation type and, based on it, make the right strategic decisions and optimise your product portfolio.
What do incremental enhancements of a legacy app and the development of a new AI product have in common? Both have to create value and innovate to some extent. In this episode, I discuss the Innovation Ambition Matrix, a tool that helps you understand your product’s innovation type and, based on it, make the right strategic decisions and optimise your product portfolio.
AI has significantly impacted software-based products and has started to change how product management is practised. But how is it affecting product strategy? Can AI-powered tools lead to better strategies? Can they even make strategic product decisions on their own? In this article, I discuss the benefits and limitations of using AI to create a product strategy, as well as the foundations you should put in place to take full advantage of AI tools.
AI has significantly impacted software-based products and has started to change how product management is practised. But how is it affecting product strategy? Can AI-powered tools lead to better strategies? Can they even make strategic product decisions on their own? In this episode, I discuss the benefits and limitations of using AI to create a product strategy, as well as the foundations you should put in place to take full advantage of AI tools.
It 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 products.
It 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.
The product vision plays a crucial part in achieving product success: It sets a shared direction and helps create strong alignment. Despite its importance, there are two competing views of what a product vision is and how it should be captured. In this article, I discuss the different approaches and explain which one I recommend.
The product vision plays a crucial part in achieving product success: It sets a shared direction and helps create strong alignment. Despite its importance, there are two competing views of what a product vision is and how it should be captured. In this podcast episode, I discuss the different approaches and explain which one I recommend.
Change seems to be the only constant when it comes to software technology. Over the last ten years, microservices, cloud-based computing, augmented reality, blockchain, the Internet of Things, machine learning, and artificial intelligence have emerged—to name just a few new technologies. But as product people, we are often so busy with getting new and enhanced features delivered that we risk overlooking new tech trends and being overtaken by competitors. In this article, I share three tips that help you spot new and potentially disruptive technologies early on so you can take full advantage of those that will benefit your product.