I’ve been crafting product strategies for over four years, but it wasn’t until the past year that I realized I might not have been doing it in the best way possible. It’s not unusual to have these realizations in the fast-paced tech world, where new insights and best practices are constantly emerging. Keeping up with feedback and quickly adapting to new teams, features, and ideas can be quite challenging.
Product strategy is crucial because it’s where you can best showcase your product knowledge in any situation. Almost always, your ability to strategize and drive a product to business success is essential in any product-related role.
Whether you’re a junior product manager or have over a decade of experience, this article aims to remind everyone in the product community about the best practices for applying product strategy. Here are three key elements that product professionals should be particularly mindful of when developing their product strategies:
1. Your strategy isn’t…