Which stakeholders need to have buy-in for your product strategy, and how do you approach creating alignment?
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Patreon Product Leader • 4y
The only stakeholder that must have buy-in for your product strategy is the one accountable for the results of your org or area. That may be a C-level exec or VP or GM or...
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Dovetail Product • 1y
There are many stakeholders that need to buy-in to your strategy - your exec team, your cross-functional peers, your cross-functional product teams and just as importantl...
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Salesforce Senior Director of Product Management • 1y
Stakeholder identification varies by the company size, culture, how decision making happens and types of the product (B2B vs B2C). But in general key stakeholders needing...
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Openly Director, Product & Design • 2y
The stakeholder list is very different for every company. Each dynamic is different.Approach leaders in 1:1s BEFORE you make a pitch. Ask about their team strategy, what ...
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Gainsight Director, Product Management • 6mo
All internal leaders and cross functional leaders - Sales, Marketing, Engineering and external stakeholders like strategic customers would need to be aligned on the stra...
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IBM Product Management • 2y
This is a great question! Product strategy is only as good as those who believe in it and choose to follow it. First, product strategy is typically best when it is aligne...
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Product strategy has to align with company, sales and engineering strategies. Start with the company strategy/mission, then define product pillars to support company miss...
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GitLab Group Product Manager • Apr 16
TLDR: engineering leadership, your management chain, design, sales/customer success, and cross-functional product peers.Engineering leadership is first on purpose. This i...
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