Don’t Forget the ‘Up’ in Bottom-up Planning

We all know that good planning starts top-down by understanding the strategy and drawing your actions from it. Unfortunately, for various reasons, it’s not always possible to do so. Sometimes, you need to plan bottom-up, but don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Here is how to ensure you don’t remain at the bottom, even if you can’t start at the top.

Meeting Preparation That Drives Results

Product people attend meetings day in and day out. But many approach meetings passively—attending because it’s expected, sharing updates, or responding to questions. Effective meetings though are far from spontaneous. A well-prepared leader uses every meeting as a strategic tool to influence outcomes, build momentum, and clarify direction. Preparation is key to achieving this. Here’s a simple guide to mastering this art.

The Roadmap Dilemma

Are roadmaps still a thing? Given that it is going to change, is it worth putting all the time and effort it takes into building a solid roadmap? My answer is yes, and here’s why.

Why Your OKRs Need a Hierarchy

OKRs are an extremely powerful tool, but many companies fail to see the value they bring. This is often due to poor implementation. Among the many mistakes companies make, a flat list of OKRs is a very common one. Here is why you should avoid it and what you should do instead.

The Value Assessment Framework (Part 3)

The value assessment framework allows you to identify gaps in any of the value layers – definition, delivery, and perception. But not all gaps are alike, and not all of them need to be treated the same way. Some even need to be left untouched. Here is a guide on how to tell the difference and how to address each.

Strategic Roadmap Template

So you have done your planning and now want to communicate your roadmap to management or to the team. You know that you need a little more than a timeline with features on it, but what is this more exactly? Here is a template that will help you not only communicate your roadmap better but also build it the right way from the get-go.

How Fast Is Fast Enough? Understanding Speed in Startups

Everyone knows startups need to move fast. It is often part of their advantage against larger and more traditional companies. But what does moving fast really mean, and why is it that important anyway? To answer this question we need to break speed down to its various meanings and treat each differently, as well as holistically where they all converge. Here is the detailed breakdown as well as tips to increase each type of speed.

How to Quickly Adjust Your Strategy to the New Reality

As the world is slowly starting to come out of the health crisis, many businesses are rethinking where they should go and how. Many of the companies I work with need to readjust their product strategy, either because of force reduction or because of the change in the market itself. Let’s see how to do it fast enough.

How to Write Your First Strategic Roadmap (Part 2)

Now that you understand what a good strategic roadmap should include, here is the process that you should follow for building yours.

How to Write Your First Strategic Roadmap (Part 1)

The strategic roadmap serves as a compass to the entire company. But if you haven’t built one before, getting there could be tricky. This elaborate 3-part guide will help you avoid common mistakes and build a roadmap everyone is proud of.

“…and I need it TODAY!”

How to remain strategic about your product when your CEO needs answers ASAP