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Product Strategy
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Connect your roadmap to customer problems, measurable outcomes, and thoughtful tradeoffs.

Phoenix Baker

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KEY TAKEAWAY
Connect your roadmap to customer problems, measurable outcomes, and thoughtful tradeoffs.
Connect your roadmap to customer problems, measurable outcomes, and thoughtful tradeoffs.
In this story, we look at the essential principles, practical tradeoffs, and small changes that help teams put this idea into everyday practice.
Where to start
Begin by observing the current experience and identifying the biggest source of friction. Focus on one clear improvement, make it easy to understand, and check whether it helped.
Make the improvement stick
Document the decision, share the result with your team, and revisit it when new evidence appears. Consistent small improvements often make a bigger difference than complicated processes.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Phoenix Baker
Writes about startup execution, product roadmaps, and calm engineering management.

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