Product Heads

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Do you know the revenue value of the features and product improvements you shipped last year? With funding issues and budget squeezes there's understandable pressure on teams at the moment to justify their seat on the bus. But most companies aren't managing product teams in a way that makes it possible to quantify the value they are delivering. Here are some tips to help you get on track (link in the comments). Would love to hear how you're doing this with your products.

Product ideas come from everywhere. Customers, Sales, CS, C-Suite, even your mates down the pub 😨. If you don't have a clear and transparent process to collect, triage and update people on the progress of an idea, or why you won't be working on it, then you'll soon get into trouble. Void of feedback key stakeholders will think you haven't bothered to even look at their idea. They may get frustrated. They may stop engaging in the process. They may start trying to go around you if they really think their idea has merit or might unlock a new revenue. Does your ideas backlog leave you in a cold sweat? How do you manage ideas for your product? Answers in the comments below please, really do want to hear from you!

Scaling product teams is a controversial subject. Why, who and when to hire lands many people in hot water as they learn for themselves what's going to work. That's fine, there's always some learning to be done! To help shortcut that learning process a little though, here's my take on why, when and who to hire when scaling your product team. https://lnkd.in/eT6Zm_RW

I ran a poll asking what people found to be the most challenging part of hiring product managers (at any level). The top two answers? 1. Attracting relevant candidates (43%) 2. Screening for the right skills (29%) Fundamentals which will obviously have a huge impact on downstream results for both employer and employee Is this something you're struggling with? I want to hear from you! DM me.

When you move from an IC role to a management role you have to figure out how to deliver through your team, rather than just doing it yourself. This is a whole new skill set, and if your team isn't delivering and the pressure is on, it can be hard to resist the temptation to just reach in and do it for them. We've all been there both at work and at home. My parents (like many people of a certain vintage) struggle with technology, and when I get yet another call about email / phone / internet issues late at night, often the easiest path to solving the problem and getting my time back is to just fix it for them. But of course this doesn't help their skill level or confidence, and it perpetuates their reliance on me. Some (usually inexperienced) managers are ok working like this because it helps them to feel valuable or even, dare I say it, powerful. These 'teams' rarely perform well though, and the manager is the limiting factor. There are three key parts to managing a product team well; 1. Clear, outcome based, goal setting 2. Consistent communication across the org to give clarity, focus and confidence, and provide cover for the product team 3. Coaching your product team to help them meet the challenges you've set and build their skill levels That said, there may well come an occasion when the stakes are high, something just needs to get done, and rolling up your sleeves and getting involved is inevitable. If that happens make sure your team understands why you've jumped in, and be sure to hold a retrospective once the storm has passed so you can all learn as much as possible from the experience.