Derek Ferguson

I think the biggest struggle for junior PMs when working with executives is understanding the fundamental differences in communication and decision-making that happen at ...

Find out what the stakeholders need from you and set up a regular meeting cadence with them. It can be a lot of meetings, but setting these meetings up with clear agendas...

Moving items in priority on the roadmap is going to happen. This is especially true if you are required to have a long-term roadmap. However, even with short-term roadmap...

I think that the answer to this is: it depends. The specifics of how you go about introducing roadmapping, promote a product-based mindset, and establishing a consistent ...

Balancing transparency about product roadmaps with the reality of shifting timelines can be extremely challenging. No one wants to hear that the feature they are eagerly ...

The PM/PMM relationship can be difficult to manage, especially when there are overlapping responsibilities and different perspectives on timing. However, I don't believe ...

Since this question implies that there is already an existing product and customers that are using it, talk to your customers. Ask them what problems they have. Do resear...

This question is very similar to the question about knowing that your strategy is successful, but I’m going to look at them through two different lenses. For this questio...

Balancing this is a delicate act that requires constant reassessment and a strategic approach. It's essential to recognize that both competitive differentiation and custo...

This can be an extremely difficult thing to do, depending on the personalities involved. When communicating that a stakeholder's request won't make it onto your roadmap, ...