Main Takeaways:
-How to better Discover, Define, Design and Deliver according to your product lifecycle
-Key aspects to uncover during the product discovery
-Frameworks and techniques that will help you build confidence
8. You get ideas from everywhere
INDUSTRY
8
MANAGEMENT INVESTORS
TEAM
USERS COMPETITION
9. 9
“Listening to everyone’s opinions is
important, but it doesn’t mean a product
manager should implement every
suggestion.”
Melissa Perry, author of ‘Escape the Build Trap’
10. You get #greatideas from everywhere
10
INVESTORS
#understanding
TEAM
#understanding
USERS
#understanding
COMPETITION
MANAGEMENT INVESTORS INDUSTRY
11. 11
“The first truth is that at least
half of our ideas are just not
going to work.”
Marty Cagan, author of ‘Inspired’
12. Find ways to
Validate Risk
FAST
12
Effort
Value
Quick
wins
Use
caution
Avoid
Major
features
14. Adapted from ‘Testing Business Ideas’ - Strategyzer series
Desirable
Feasible
Viable
Types of risks
“Can we do this?”
“Should we do this?”
“Do they want this?”
The product manager’s role is to reduce risk prior to building anything.
15. Adapted from ‘Testing Business Ideas’ - Strategyzer series
Desirable
Feasible
Viable
Types of risks
“Can we do this?”
“Should we do this?”
“Do they want this?”
Your product
The product manager’s role is to reduce risk prior to building anything.
18. Problem Definition Solution
Understand Observe Define Ideate Prototype Test
Design Thinking Process
PROBLEM SPACE SOLUTION SPACE
Build the right thing Build the thing right
21. 21
Product
lifecycle
stage
Business
objective
Product
objective
Product
manager
objective
Gain awareness
Convert first customers
Increase revenue
Grow customer database
Getting to product - market fit Expand scale and stay
competitive
Sustain market share and drive
innovation
Optimize business
Increase customer retention
Remain profitable OR
kill the product
Reduce expenses
Maintain loyal customers
INTRODUCTION GROWTH MATURITY DECLINE
Adapt rapidly by using
insights from customers and
market
Define the product value
proposition
Validate product desirability
and viability
Generate traction
●
●
●
●
Accelerate growth and
support more users with a
better product
Allocate resources wisely and
focus on unicorn features.
Maximize viability and
feasibility
Show rapid progress
●
●
●
●
Evolve value proposition and
focus on customer satisfaction
Identify new product
opportunities. Ensure product
development speed.
Innovate without accidentally
damaging the brand
Invest in promising future
ideas
●
●
●
●
Think strategically about next
steps: Pivot, Resurrect current
offer or Phase out.
Ensure continuous
communication with your
customers
Reduce costs to minimal level
Identify the winning solution
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●
23. 23
Product
lifecycle
stage
Business
objective
Product
objective
Product
manager
objective
Gain awareness
Convert first customers
Increase revenue
Grow customer database
Getting to product - market fit Expand scale and stay
competitive
Sustain market share and drive
innovation
Optimize business
Increase customer retention
Reduce expenditure and remain
profitable
Remain profitable
Maintain loyal customers
INTRODUCTION GROWTH MATURITY DECLINE
Adapt rapidly by using
insights from customers and
market
Define the product value
proposition
Validate product desirability
and viability
Generate traction
●
●
●
●
24. 24
Product
lifecycle
stage
Business
objective
Product
objective
Product
manager
objective
Gain awareness
Convert first customers
Increase revenue
Grow customer database
Getting to product - market fit Expand scale and stay
competitive
Sustain market share and drive
innovation
Optimize business
Increase customer retention
Reduce expenditure and remain
profitable
Remain profitable
Maintain loyal customers
INTRODUCTION GROWTH MATURITY DECLINE
Adapt rapidly by using
insights from customers and
market
Define the product value
proposition
Validate product desirability
and viability
Generate traction
●
●
●
●
Accelerate growth and
support more users with a
better product
Allocate resources wisely and
focus on unicorn features.
Maximize viability and
feasibility
Show rapid progress
●
●
●
●
25. 25
Product
lifecycle
stage
Business
objective
Product
objective
Product
manager
objective
Gain awareness
Convert first customers
Increase revenue
Grow customer database
Getting to product - market fit Expand scale and stay
competitive
Sustain market share and drive
innovation
Optimize business
Increase customer retention
Reduce expenditure and remain
profitable
Remain profitable
Maintain loyal customers
INTRODUCTION GROWTH MATURITY DECLINE
Adapt rapidly by using
insights from customers and
market
Define the product value
proposition
Validate product desirability
and viability
Generate traction
●
●
●
●
Accelerate growth and
support more users with a
better product
Allocate resources wisely and
focus on unicorn features.
Maximize viability and
feasibility
Show rapid progress
●
●
●
●
Evolve value proposition and
focus on customer satisfaction
Identify new product
opportunities. Ensure product
development speed.
Innovate without accidentally
damaging the brand
Invest in promising future
ideas
●
●
●
●
26. 26
Product
lifecycle
stage
Business
objective
Product
objective
Product
manager
objective
Gain awareness
Convert first customers
Increase revenue
Grow customer database
Getting to product - market fit Expand scale and stay
competitive
Sustain market share and drive
innovation
Optimize business
Increase customer retention
Reduce expenditure and remain
profitable
Remain profitable
Maintain loyal customers
INTRODUCTION GROWTH MATURITY DECLINE
Adapt rapidly by using
insights from customers and
market
Define the product value
proposition
Validate product desirability
and viability
Generate traction
●
●
●
●
Accelerate growth and
support more users with a
better product
Allocate resources wisely and
focus on unicorn features.
Maximize viability and
feasibility
Show rapid progress
●
●
●
●
Evolve value proposition and
focus on customer satisfaction
Identify new product
opportunities. Ensure product
development speed.
Innovate without accidentally
damaging the brand
Invest in promising future
ideas
●
●
●
●
Think strategically about next
steps: Pivot, Resurrect current
offer or Phase out.
Ensure continuous
communication with your
customers
Reduce costs to minimal level
Identify the winning solution
●
●
●
●
27. 27
27
How Do You Know
You Are Building
The Right Thing
In Each Stage?
28. Problem Space
Build the right thing
Solution space
Build the thing right
Desirability
Who are my potential customers?
What are their unmet needs and goals that are not
solved in the market?
Feasibility
Do I have the resources to solve the problem?
Viability
What customer groups and problems shall I focus
on?
Desirability
What solution will cover the customers needs?
Feasibility
How fast can I build it with the existing resources?
Viability
How can I create value?
How many customers are actually buying my
solution?
INTRODUCTION
Product objective: Getting to product – market fit
29. Problem Space
Build the right thing
Solution space
Build the thing right
Desirability
Who are my core customers and non-users?
What are their needs and goals?
How well is my product meeting their needs?
Feasibility
Do I have the resources to solve the problem fast?
Viability
How can I best serve my customers?
How can I attract new groups of customers?
Desirability
What solution will cover more customers needs?
Feasibility
How can I create value faster?
Viability
How can I create more value?
How much can I scale?
GROWTH
Product objective: Expand scale and stay competitive
30. Problem Space
Build the right thing
Solution space
Build the thing right
Desirability
Who are my best customers?
Which customers churn?
What are their needs and goals?
Feasibility
Viability
How can I turn my best customers into loyal ones
and reduce churn?
Desirability
Do the customers love it?
Feasibility
How can I innovate faster?
How can I test the new experiences in a risk-free
environment without hurting my brand?
Viability
How can drive innovation?
Is the experience indeed driving value ?
MATURITY
Product objective: Sustain market share and drive innovation
31. Problem Space
Build the right thing
Solution space
Build the thing right
Desirability
Why do my customers leave?
Which customers are still loyal?
What are the current needs and goals?
What is competition doing?
Feasibility
Viability
What customer problems can I still fulfill?
How many customers could I still serve?
Desirability
How can I best serve my loyal customers?
Feasibility
How can I generate impact with my existing
resources?
Viability
How can I innovate?
Is the experience profitable?
DECLINE
Product objective: Reduce expenses and remain profitable