Blog: PM Decisions
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In recognizing that the Product team would not have the capacity to launch any new projects in the weeks ahead, I reassessed all the in-flight work to identify lower priority items that could be put on the back burner.
The Product Decision: Find good stopping points for some of the projects in motion to clear the path for new initiatives.
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To address one of the most critical problem areas for customers using our software platform, I decided to roll up my sleeves and conduct the fieldwork myself.
The Product Decision: Enlist the help of our User Research expert to coordinate formal interviews with a suitable group of administrators and end users from our active customer base.
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After realizing that I had failed in my previous attempts to head off a questionable new product idea being advocated by our head of Sales, I decided to fabricate a bare bones working example to advance the conversation.
The Product Decision: Outsource a simple prototype to an overseas development partner to avoid disrupting the in-house Engineering team.
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As we approached the half-year mark, I recognized that I needed to regroup with my internal stakeholders to make adjustments around what we would be delivering for the second half of the year.
The Product Decision: Organize and facilitate a product strategy summit with all the department leaders to revisit and rebalance priorities.
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After receiving push back from users in the first rounds of testing, this startup decided to eliminate a significant portion of its product offering.
The Product Decision: Drop an entire section of the user workflow.
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After the principal customer backed off a requested new feature, I decided to quickly wrap up our discovery work.
The Product Decision: Suspend ongoing product discovery and shore up the current state of requirements.
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