Strategize: Product Strategy and Product Roadmap Practices for the Digital Age
- Downloads：1223
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-06-03 09:54:45
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Roman Pichler
- ISBN：0993499201
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Reviews
Rafael Nobrega
，
A bit short and high level， but still super insightful！ Read it with a notebook next to you。 :）
Gerard Chiva
，
The book is a good summary of strategy practice and techniques。 It is divided into two chapters: strategy and roadmaps。I like its practical approach and down-to-earth recommendations。However， it is just about techniques and practices， nothing about how to actually define a winning strategy。Highly recommended for aspiring product owners and product managers。
Jeff Bubolz
，
Product Management and Scrum is like PB&JsProduct Management and Scrum is like PB&Js。 They just go together。 Roman articulates this very well and gives lots of practical advice。
Gautam
，
This book is a great read for a senior Product manager or aspiring Product Leaders。Connects the dots between the big picture and tactical things very well！ One of the few books which give very good， practical and hands-on advice on how to improve your product development process。
Praneet Rohida
，
Not what I was expecting from the book。
Mykolas Petrauskas
，
Found the book very much for product strategy /roadmapping beginners。 If you already dealt with product strategy or roadmap - won't find anything new。 Quite theoretical and doesn't touch on actual practical challenges everyone inevitably runs dealing with these topics。 That makes this book a good primer though - just don't take what you read for granted Found the book very much for product strategy /roadmapping beginners。 If you already dealt with product strategy or roadmap - won't find anything new。 Quite theoretical and doesn't touch on actual practical challenges everyone inevitably runs dealing with these topics。 That makes this book a good primer though - just don't take what you read for granted 。。。more
Rohit Kumar
，
Has a lot of frameworks and reasonings with real life examples which can be used to design a good product strategy！
Andréas Dieryck
，
This book is like having a Martian returning from Earth trying to explain what a burger is to his fellow people， but doing so by focusing on the molecular structure of each main ingredient， one slice at a time。 You’re going to understand what it is physically speaking， but you won’t have the faintest idea of how to even start cooking it。 This book is interesting。 Surely， the author knows what he is talking about。 However， as the reader， you can’t really understand it。 There are very few examples This book is like having a Martian returning from Earth trying to explain what a burger is to his fellow people， but doing so by focusing on the molecular structure of each main ingredient， one slice at a time。 You’re going to understand what it is physically speaking， but you won’t have the faintest idea of how to even start cooking it。 This book is interesting。 Surely， the author knows what he is talking about。 However， as the reader， you can’t really understand it。 There are very few examples and no storyline。 It gets into excruciatingly long details， never losing its focus on theoretical aspects， always failing to get practical。 I wonder who this book is for: either you’re new to this stuff and there are countless better books that’ll give more perspective， or you’re experienced enough to buy a book about the subject and you might be startled by its depthlessness。 I honestly think the author has all the material to bring this subject to life， but fails to deliver。 I hope this call will be heeded， because there’s still a need for great books to be written on the topics it tackled。 。。。more
Michelle
，
An easy to digest， step-by-step introduction to common product strategy techniques and tools for someone new to product ownership/mgmt。
Sophie
，
It covers the basics of product strategy & roadmaps， with clear frameworks， models and principles。 It is straight forward - no story telling， mainly concrete examples。 For that reason， it is a good guidebook to learn and/or be reminded about key concepts。
Nestor Jimenez
，
Excellent book！ Concise and useful as a guide to managing strategy as a Product Manager。It is a MUST if you are in charge of delivering a product。
Ahmad hosseini
，
Product strategy Vs。 Product roadmapThe product strategy describes how the long-term goal is attained; it includes the product’s value proposition， market， key features， and business goals。 The product roadmap shows how the product strategy is put into action by stating specific releases with dates， goals， and features。This book will help you play a proactive game， make the right strategic decisions， and use them to guide the tactical work。 It explains how to create a winning product strategy an Product strategy Vs。 Product roadmapThe product strategy describes how the long-term goal is attained; it includes the product’s value proposition， market， key features， and business goals。 The product roadmap shows how the product strategy is put into action by stating specific releases with dates， goals， and features。This book will help you play a proactive game， make the right strategic decisions， and use them to guide the tactical work。 It explains how to create a winning product strategy and an actionable product roadmap using a wide range of proven techniques and tools。Book starts very good， a view on strategy and its relationship to product but at the end chapters includes information that you would find in other books about product development。 。。。more
Francisco
，
This book has a perfect and a must complement that all Product Owner or Product Manager should know about how to manage a Product in a successful way。 It contains how to define and implement a Product strategi， depending on the kind of product and market， it helps in。。。
J。 Terrell
，
A bit repetitive but holds some gold nuggetsSome gold nuggets though repetitive at times。 Sometimes read like a collection of blog posts。 I’d still recommend as a primer。
Nacho Bassino
，
A practical short book with examples and tools。 I still think the method is rather simplified and a bit output-oriented， but an interesting read nonetheless。
Győző
，
Really good， really short summary of the current state of how a successful Product comes to life
Boni Aditya
，
There is something wrong about this book。 I finished two books back to back before this， and each of them took only a week。 The other books were double the size of this book and more complex than this oue。It took me two weeks to complete。 No matter how hard I tried to read the book， I could not concentrate on it for more than a few pages at a time。 The last time a book took so much time for me to process is the black swan。Why is this so？The author does not stick to one topic at a time， he talks There is something wrong about this book。 I finished two books back to back before this， and each of them took only a week。 The other books were double the size of this book and more complex than this oue。It took me two weeks to complete。 No matter how hard I tried to read the book， I could not concentrate on it for more than a few pages at a time。 The last time a book took so much time for me to process is the black swan。Why is this so？The author does not stick to one topic at a time， he talks about one topic in relationship to all the others， may be the subject is so！The entire book is one single article， i。e。 each section is often linked a few other section， sometimes a single line is linked to multiple sections and you should be able to recollect them and reconnect them to the concept that is being discussed。The strategy part was well built， but the Roadmap was more like a namesake attempt。 Moreover the book is like a motley crew of relevant concepts all of them fetched and all of them added because they have value。 The book isn't organic， it is not written with the user in mind。 It is extremely difficult to keep track of the book， as one topic does not flow into another。 All of these topics are discrete collection of concepts。 The books is written like a collection of a few hundred articles。 So we see references to previous articles time and again。 The book caused huge amounts of cognitive dissonance。 The Examples cited in the book are almost barebones i。e。 I could have come up with them pretty easily。 The author only discusses theory， he does not even care to show sample artifacts merely models are shown here with no concern for how the actual artifact looks。 There are no usecases。 The author could have done so much more with his varied experience and adding a few real life use cases to make a huge impact。 Instead he chooses not to deliberately and keeps the book very tiny。 In an attempt to minimize the book， he tried to cram in concepts， losing the much needed clarity in the process。 Each line had to be read twice to understand what he is trying to say。 Moreover， the sentences are super complex i。e。 some sentences run for four lines to five lines in the book。 That is precisely the wrong way to make a book！ It becomes incomprehensible in the first go， as you lose track of what the author was trying to say before you read the end of the sentence。 I read melissa perri's Esacping the build trap。I could actually cite that book as the exact opposite of how this book is composed。 The book is incredibly reader friendly。 This book kind of wants nobody to read it， even if the try reading it， it would try its best to be enigmatic。 I thought this book would be a piece of cake after all the experience in Product Management。 Turned out that it caused my mind to go through a lot of pain， specifically the cognitive dissonance and the need to drill through related topic， was extremely draining on my mind！ Finally the book does contribute well， but it acts more like a brief introduction to hundreds of concepts rather than an attempt to make you understand any one of them clearly。 The author is desperate to include as much unique content as possible。 I loved the Conway law and Brooks Law mentioned in the book。I saw that many concepts were directly taken from the PMP， project management like the Iron Triangle and prioritization techniques。 The problem with this book or this theory is that， all of it is a single whole， i。e。 you can't learn a single piece in isolation。 All of these are linked with each other， either that or the author does a very bad job of drawing lines between them。 From the time he draws the innovation grid in the first chapter， stating core， adjacent and disruptive innovations to the very end of portfolio roadmaps。 This is just a single article。 So as you keep reading， the concepts pile on and cause greater fatigue。 Imagine having to carry a rock， which becomes more heavy as you keep moving forward。The example of the health app chosen by the author could not be blander。 It does not arouse any interest in the topic， more over it kills any residual interest you might have mustered up。 The author covers plethora of topics， sometimes more than one topic per page。 So he jumps from one topic to the next， without any concern for the reader， i。e。 does not really care if the reader can understand it or not。 But this book serves as a good GLOSSARY for other books， authors and concepts。He talks about lean， scrum， kanban， etc。。 with a huge name dropping at varoius places in the book。 It is in no means a book for the beginners。 Unless you know a lot of these concepts before hand it will definitely leave you confused at best。 If you are trying to begin from here。 。。。more
Mark Schleier
，
Full review coming soon。。。 Book rating criteria; to help objectify my ratings。1。 Will I read it again？No， likely not， but will definitely hit the main points frequently。 2。 Would I recommend this to others？Yes， this is an excellent primer and overview to product management theory and I'd especially recommend to anyone desiring to be a leader of product。 3。 Am I smarter， better or wiser as a result of this book？Yes， especially around formulating vision and strategy to get to roadmapping。 4。 Was I Full review coming soon。。。 Book rating criteria; to help objectify my ratings。1。 Will I read it again？No， likely not， but will definitely hit the main points frequently。 2。 Would I recommend this to others？Yes， this is an excellent primer and overview to product management theory and I'd especially recommend to anyone desiring to be a leader of product。 3。 Am I smarter， better or wiser as a result of this book？Yes， especially around formulating vision and strategy to get to roadmapping。 4。 Was I entertained while reading this/it kept my attention？Yes， it's pretty engaging and pretty easy read。5。 This book was just the right length？Yes， I think it's just right。 。。。more
Hania
，
How to build strategy， and roadmaps in the digital world。
mosami
，
informative bookI enjoyed reading this book， it was an addition to my knowledge in product management。 I recommend it strongly for any one in management industry。
Fabian
，
Nice introduction but lacks depth。 The content should have been a blog post （or three）。
Nathalie Karasek
，
Good resource for POS
Madzukas
，
A really useful book with many examples， tools and answers to most common mistakes。 If you doing this for the first time it is almost a perfect guide how this should be done。
Antti Aalto
，
Product management for dummies。 Concise and opinionated。 Skips all background and science behind the practice， which may or may not be your cup of tea。
Juan Manuel Vera
，
Great book， great advices Very well written book。 All the concepts are deeply explained。 Suggested templates are very useful and ready to use。 I enjoyed reading this book and taking ideas for mi job and business。
Diego
，
Good and basic intro to some core Product Management conceptsIf you are knew to product management， this will give you a quick and light weight intro to the concept of roadmaps but not much else in terms of skills and principles for becoming a great product manager。As a more seasoned PM， this will give you a quick refresher if you’ve spent too much time head down managing a backlog
Dario
，
I found the second part about roadmap a little bit more easy reading than the first one。
Andrew Hew
，
Good information for product managersGood basic coverage for product managers wanting to hone their skills further。 Teaches some key concepts that not all product managers understand。
Kristjan
，
Too dry to read - offers methodical approaches and theory behind， but only on fundamentals （read: basic） level。
Steven Reiz
，