Product Stategy Archives

The Product Operating Model at Google – A Critical View

Anti-Patterns, Product Discovery, Product Operating Model, Product Stategy

Marty Kagan and Elias Lieberich, just published an article titled “The Product Model at Google”. It’s a good article that gets many things right, but I think there’s also a more nuanced picture that’s worth talking about. I see Google as an example of a company that used to have one of the best product […]

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Developing a Transformational Vision for AI and Beyond

Product Operating Model, Product Stategy

Everyone’s figuring out their AI strategy now. But a strategy has to be guided by a vision — how the world will be different, for better or for worse, due to AI, and how these changes will affect your target market. Armed with this vision you can choose your part in the future (mission) and

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Why Is Product So Hard?

Product Management, Product Operating Model, Product Stategy

Building great products — ones that deliver high value to the customers and to the company — is extremely hard. This is evident from discussions I hold with product people, who regularly report not being able to create impact. It’s also clear from data: A/B experiment statistics, feature usage data, and startup failure rates, all

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Embracing Uncertainty: A Modern Take On Strategy, Goals, and Roadmaps

Product Operating Model, Product Stategy, Roadmaps and Planning

We all strive for certainty — if we do X, Y will happen. Certainty is comforting; it allows us to operate without fear, doubt, or having to think too much. Many of the processes your company employs, especially strategy, roadmap, and project planning, are meant to create certainty — Here’s what we need to do

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The Big Project Syndrome

Anti-Patterns, Product Operating Model, Product Stategy

There’s a common and highly destructive pattern I’m seeing time and again (and likely you have too). The leadership team falls in love with a big idea and turns it into a big project. This project becomes the top priority—apparently the future of the company depends on it. Other projects (including yesteryear’s top priorities) are

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Opportunities and Threats — The Building Blocks of Strategy

Product Operating Model, Product Stategy

It was mid 2004 and my colleagues and I were gathered in a cinema hall in Tel Aviv to hear our American CEO speak. The charismatic gentleman on stage was all smiles and positive energy. He told us he was proud of what we had achieved that year. There was one topic, though, that made

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Planning and Execution in a Time of Crisis

Product Operating Model, Product Stategy

The Coronavirus pandemic has turned into a global health and humanitarian crisis. But even when we will beat it and go back to work things will not be as they were. There are clear signs of a global economic recession, if not a full depression. There’s much uncertainty, but it’s likely that for a number

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The Three True-North Metrics that Your Product and Business Need

Frameworks and Tools, Metrics and Data, Product Stategy

Imagine finding yourself in an elevator with your CEO or top investor. After a brief hello she lands the big question on you: “How is the product doing?” You have 30 seconds to answer. A simple “all good” won’t cut it — you need numbers. Your mind runs through your dashboard. Each metric conveys a

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