Product Management roles have continuously evolved since P&G’s 1931 introduction of the “brand man”. PM models which focus on strategy, planning and brand management are incomplete in today’s dynamic world of Agile, Lean, digital presence, growth-hacking and crowdsourcing. Pat Scherer introduces an alternative model that she has employed with Executives and Product teams to
• Visualize “whole product” requirements, lifecycles and organizational roles
• Assess skills and skill gaps
• Align priorities between leadership and teams
1. A New Model for Aligning Product
Management Roles and Priorities
Pat Scherer
pat@thedetailperson.com
2. Product Management Evolution
“Brand Man”
Neil McElroy
P&G 1931
Tech industry adoption:
Brand, Program & Product
Mgrs, Sr Staff
1980s
Inbound/Outbound,
Strategists, Technical
PMs, Evangelists. Product
Marketing Mgrs
1990s
Product Owners
2000s
Growth Hackers
2010s
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3. The product manager title is often used in many
ways to describe drastically different duties and
responsibilities.
Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_manager
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5. Product Management Frameworks
• Pragmatic Marketing Framework
• Association of International Product Marketing & Management
(AIPMM) Product Management Framework
• 280 Group Optimal Product Process Framework
• Sequent Learning Product Management Organizational Practices
• ISPMA Software Product Management Reference Framework
• Blackbot Product Management Framework and more…
Problems:
• Waterfall vs agile/lean
• Lack clarity on how product and business lifecycles influence
priorities
• Lack structure for defining specialized roles
6. READINESSMARKET BUSINESSFOCUS PLANNING SUPPORTPROGRAMS
Distinctive
Competence
Technology
Assessment
Product
Profitability
Distribution
Strategy
Product
Portfolio
Buy, Build
or Partner
Product
Roadmap
Buying
Process
Positioning
Launch
Plan
Customer
Retention
Customer
Acquisition
Competitive
Landscape
Buyer
Personas
Sales
Process
Collateral
Channel
Training
“Special”
Calls
Channel
Support
Program
Effectiveness
Buyer
Personas
Innovation
Win/Loss
Analysis
Business
Plan
PricingMarket
Problems
Market
Definition
User
Personas
Sales
Tools
Event
Support
Marketing
Plan
Lead
Generation
Use
Scenarios
Requirements
Status
Dashboard
Presentations
& Demos
TM
STRATEGY Pragmatic Marketing Framework (1993)
EXECUTION
STRATEGY & PLANNING
EXECUTION
17. The Chameleon Grid allows us to:
Visualize whole product requirements,
lifecycles and organizational roles
Assess skills and skill gaps
Align priorities with your leadership and
teams