Episodios

  • How to Create a Product Strategy for an Existing Product

    How to Create a Product Strategy for an Existing Product
    Jan 12 2026
    Every product has a strategy. But not all product strategies are clearly articulated, let alone communicated and understood. This can lead to confusion and misalignment: Different people have different ideas about what the actual strategy is. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In this episode, I describe a clear, five-step process that helps you build a winning product strategy.
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    12 m
  • Should Product Teams be Self-Managing?

    Should Product Teams be Self-Managing?
    Dec 8 2025
    Product teams play a key role in solving user problems and achieving product success. But who should lead the team and manage its work? The Head of Product, the product manager, or someone else? In this episode, I explain why product teams should be self-managing. I describe the benefits this approach offers and what it takes to succeed at self-management.
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    14 m
  • How to Use AI to Create a Winning Product Strategy

    How to Use AI to Create a Winning Product Strategy
    Nov 3 2025
    AI has significantly impacted product management. But so far, most product teams have used it to create new features and discover and deliver products faster. While helpful, this approach overlooks the area that most determines product success: strategy. In this episode, I’ll explain how to move beyond execution and use AI as a strategic partner—helping you create a product strategy that achieves lasting success.
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    14 m
  • 5 Tips to Succeed with Stakeholder Management

    5 Tips to Succeed with Stakeholder Management
    Oct 6 2025
    Stakeholder management is as important as it is challenging: Without the support of the stakeholders, it is virtually impossible to achieve product success. Aligning them, however, can be tricky. In the worst case, you experience endless meetings, conflicting opinions, and bad compromises. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In this episode, I share five practical measures to help you succeed with stakeholder management.
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    10 m
  • How to Combine Product Strategy, OKRs, and KPIs

    How to Combine Product Strategy, OKRs, and KPIs
    Sep 8 2025
    Product strategy, OKRs, and KPIs are popular product management frameworks. But how can they be applied successfully together? What comes first, strategy, OKRs, or KPIs? Can OKRs describe or replace strategy? And what should you do when a senior stakeholder tells you what OKRs and KPIs to use? Listen to this episode to hear my answers.
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    7 m
  • 5 Product Vision Mistakes You Should Avoid

    5 Product Vision Mistakes You Should Avoid
    Jul 7 2025
    The product vision can be a powerful vehicle for creating a shared purpose, inspiring people, and galvanising them. Unfortunately, I have seen many visions that did not fulfil their potential, as they suffered from a number of mistakes. In this episode, I discuss five common issues and explain how you can avoid and correct them.
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    7 m
  • Strategy and Product Teams

    Strategy and Product Teams
    Jun 9 2025

    Strategy and product teams are both key to achieving product success. But what exactly do we mean by strategy, and to what extent should product teams shape strategic decisions? These are the questions I discuss in this episode.

    Learn More

    • Attend my training courses: https://www.romanpichler.com/training-courses/
    • Read or listen to my book Strategize: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993499244
    • Read or listen to my book How to Lead in Product Management: https://amzn.eu/d/69ypa3z

    Download the Product Vision Board: https://www.romanpichler.com/tools/product-vision-board/

    Related Episodes

    • The Strategy Stack: https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/the-strategy-stack/
    • Setting up Product Teams for Success: https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/setting-up-product-teams-for-success/
    • Maximising Stakeholder Buy-in to Product Strategy and Product Roadmap: https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/stakeholder-buy-in-product-strategy-roadmap/
    • Everything You Need to Know about Product Portfolio Strategy: https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/product-portfolio-strategy/
    • Building High-Performing Product Teams: https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/building-high-performing-product-teams/
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    9 m
  • The Innovation Ambition Matrix

    The Innovation Ambition Matrix
    May 12 2025

    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.

    Learn More

    • Attend my Product Strategy and Roadmap training course: https://www.romanpichler.com/training-courses/product-strategy-roadmap/
    • Read my book Strategize: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993499244
    • Read Nagji and Tuff’s HBR article on the Innovation Ambition Matrix, “Managing Your Innovation Portfolio,” https://hbr.org/2012/05/managing-your-innovation-portfolio.
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    9 m
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