Is Product Management = Problem Solving?
Many folks stepping into product management are confident they'll thrive because they are good at solving problems. While that's a fantastic skill for PMs to build, there’s much more to the gig than that. A product manager is responsible to bring together people with diverse skills and create an environment where the team can solve the right problems, together. I think of the product lifecycle as a #flywheel, where each successful launch opens doors to uncover and tackle a new set of challenges.
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#1 Identify the problems
#2 Choose what to tackle first
#3 Evangelize to get buy-in
This is the stage at which PMs begin to solve a problem. But remember, a big part of product management is all finding the right problems to solve and eliminating or deferring the rest!
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#4 Defining the right solution
#5 Get customer feedback
#6 Building the solution
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#7 Launching the solution
What new challenges are we gearing up to tackle next? The product lifecycle is flywheel where every launch opens doors to identify the next set of challenges to go after.
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6 个月Sometimes the problem is already solved. If you look in healthcare for example, a lot of clinics and doctor offices have software that is outdated. But it already solves a problem. What it needs is creating a new experience and opening up new possibilities. So visioning and managing change are also important.
Product Manager | 5+ years in Product Development | HRTech & Enterprise Solutions | Data-Driven & UX-Focused | Agile & Cross-Functional Leadership
7 个月Good point! Sometimes product managers try to solve everything by themselves, but that's not the best approach. Team collaboration is key to success.
General Manager - Business Development & Operations
7 个月Great thoughts...
Customer Experience Leader | 7+ Years in Cloud & Technical Support | AWS Specialist | Proven Success in Process Improvement & Team Leadership | Driving Customer Satisfaction through Innovation
7 个月Identifying and solving problems creatively is surely one of the many skills a PM needs to have. Thanks for the share Aboli Moroney