As the pace of the market accelerates and customer expectations evolve, it has never been more important for companies to build excellent products and get them to market faster. But what exactly is an excellent product? Excellent products are products that people use and love. They solve real problems by
There are teams that consistently build excellent products — products that solve real problems and cater to the needs of users. After years of observation and learning, we’ve found that they all share three pillars of mastery: deep user insight, a clear product strategy, and an inspiring roadmap. We’ve coined
Deep user insights means that the entire product team has a shared understanding of what users really need, and builds the right products as a result. Failing to achieve deep user insights, to put it simply, leads to the wrong products.
This post is an excerpt from our ebook, “Building excellent products in the age of remote work,” written to help you overcome today’s unique challenges and focus on what really matters—building excellent products that customers truly need. Even before COVID-19, the writing was on the wall for product managers. The
Instead of using the product roadmap to merely share what is being developed and when it will be delivered, the roadmap should be a tool for building a shared understanding of the why behind each decision. Here’s how linking insights to your roadmap can help.
COVID-19 has forced product managers to suddenly figure out how to work remotely. In many cases, it has not been an easy transition for this multifaceted and cross-functional role. Throw the swiftly shifting market landscape and changing user needs into the mix, and you can see how product managers have
The story of how organizations pursue a clear product strategy, following the story of your hypothetical startup.
Earlier this week, we kicked off our Product Excellence AMA Hour webinar series by welcoming Rachel Wolan, VP of Product at LiveRamp, alongside our CEO, Hubert Palan. During a frank and transparent chat moderated by Hubert, Rachel discussed the impact that COVID-19 is having on business and how her company
Yesterday, we were excited to welcome Hiten Shah as the first guest on productboard’s Age of Product Excellence webinar series. Hiten is a remote work expert, product thought leader, and the co-founder and CEO of FYI. During the webinar discussion, Hiten shared valuable tips for product teams working remotely during
A dedicated product manager tool is a perfect partner for your existing product processes, acting as a filtering layer that comes before tasks are funneled into your development tools. Here’s why both tools are essential to build excellent products.
Written by Bruce McCarthy, author, speaker, founder at Product Culture, for our ebook, The Path to Product Excellence: Stories and Advice From the Field. Product roadmaps have gotten a bad rap. Most of them deserve it. Ask someone what a product roadmap is and 9 out of 10 times you’ll
How do modern product leaders build products that people love? As product managers, we all want to achieve excellence in our craft. But what constitutes an excellent product in the first place? What strategies, processes, and mindsets are employed by the world’s best product makers? Announcing Age of Product Excellence,
