The Product Thoughts Podcast - Proven Product Management Strategies & Tactics

By Tim Herbig

What's The Product Thoughts Podcast - Proven Product Management Strategies & Tactics about?

How can Product Teams start to make decisions based on evidence and data, instead of opinions? And which tools help product teams to understand problems worth solving, before jumping into feature ideas and UI details?

The Product Thoughts Podcast delivers bite-sized, actionable advice for challenges like these and many more. Hosted by Tim Herbig, a veteran Product Leader with 10+ years of experience, this podcast provides insights product managers can start using immediately to become the best version of themselves.

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The Product Thoughts Podcast - Proven Product Management Strategies & Tactics episodes:

03.16.2021
Adapting Leading Indicators to Outcome OKRs
In this episode, I will talk about how you can use the concept of leading indicators to improve the quality of your Outcome OKRs. This is the fourth and last episode of a four-part series in which I dive into the...
03.09.2021
Identifying the Right Leading Indicators for Your Product
In this episode, I will talk about a step-by-step process for how YOU can arrive at the best leading indicators for your product. This is the third episode of a four-part series in which I dive into the most common problems...
03.02.2021
Leading and Lagging Indicators in Product Management Practice
In this episode, I will talk about what it takes to make the concept of leading and lagging indicators work in the everyday life of a product team. This is the second episode of a four-part series in which I dive...
02.23.2021
The Problem with Build Measure Learn
In this episode, I will talk about an often overlooked aspect when trying to apply a build-measure-learn style of working. This is the first episode of a four-part series in which I dive into the most common problems around defining goals...
02.16.2021
What I‘m up to in 2021
In this episode, I will talk about the overarching principles and ideas that will inform my mindset, priorities, and activities in 2021.
02.16.2021
What Iâ€˜m up to in 2021
In this episode, I will talk about the overarching principles and ideas that will inform my mindset, priorities, and activities in 2021.
02.02.2021
My 2021 Roadmap is already stacked. How should I find the time to work on OKRs?
In this episode, I will talk about how to balance pre-planned and stacked product roadmaps, with the idea of outcome-focused goal-setting through OKRs.
12.29.2020
PM 2020 and Beyond: Part 3 The End of Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager
In this episode, I will talk about why I believe in the importance of adopting a different perspective on describing the responsibilities of a product manager and measuring the success of the role. This episode is the last in a three-part...
12.29.2020
Product Management in 2020 and Beyond: Part 3 The End of Good PM/Bad PM
In this episode, I will talk about why I believe in the importance of adopting a different perspective on describing the responsibilities of a product manager and measuring the success of the role. This episode is the last in a three-part...
12.22.2020
PM 2020 and Beyond Part 2: Product Strategy Skills need to be present within a Product Team
In this episode, I will talk about why strategic skills not just matter on a company-level but are even more important for a product team. This episode is the second in a three-part series in which I reflect on what I...
12.22.2020
Product Management in 2020 and Beyond Part 2: Strategy Skills for Product Teams
In this episode, I will talk about why strategic skills not just matter on a company-level but are even more important for a product team. This episode is the second in a three-part series in which I reflect on what I...
12.15.2020
PM 2020 and Beyond Part 1: Product Discovery starts to grow up
In this episode, I will talk about a recent shift I've seen in how companies across industries have changed their perspective on Product Discovery - Especially from an organizational perspective. This episode is the first in a three-part series in which...
12.15.2020
Product Management in 2020 and Beyond Part 1: Product Discovery grows up
In this episode, I will talk about a recent shift I've seen in how companies across industries have changed their perspective on Product Discovery - Especially from an organizational perspective. This episode is the first in a three-part series in which...
12.08.2020
The 4 Disciplines of...using OKRs
In this episode, I will talk about the four most critical habits to adopt, when using OKRs for your day-to-day work.
12.02.2020
Why do Companies use OKRs if it doesn't work for them?
In this episode, I will talk about the main challenges product teams face, when they try to adopt Objectives and Key Results.
12.01.2020
Why do Companies use OKRs if it doesn't work for them?
In this episode, I will talk about the main challenges product teams face, when they try to adopt Objectives and Key Results.
11.24.2020
Leading & Lagging Indicators Explained
In this episode, I share practical tips on how you can differentiate leading indicators and lagging indicators, to establish an effective way to measure progress towards your goals.
11.17.2020
An Outcome-oriented approach to User Research
In this episode, I will talk about how you can frame user insights, to support outcome-oriented discussions and next steps.
11.10.2020
Why ICE Scoring Doesn’t Work
As I said in a previous episode, I have seen many misuses of prioritization approaches relying too much on scoring. And today, I specifically want to talk about ICE scoring and its downsides.
11.10.2020
Why ICE Scoring Doesnâ€™t Work
As I said in a previous episode, I have seen many misuses of prioritization approaches relying too much on scoring. And today, I specifically want to talk about ICE scoring and its downsides.
11.03.2020
How are Product Goals different from Product Strategy?
In this episode, I will talk about the different roles Product Goals and Product Strategy have and what these mean for using both of these elements of product management.
10.27.2020
Leading & Lagging Indicators Explained
In this episode, I will talk about the difference between leading and lagging indicators, as well as their use cases.
10.20.2020
The Problem with Working Backward
In this episode, I will talk about starting with an end solution in mind and trying to reverse-engineer a problem from that.
10.13.2020
Why you can‘t skip Day 2
In this episode, I will talk about the most difficult phase of building products and what product teams need to do to push through it.
10.13.2020
Why you canâ€˜t skip Day 2
In this episode, I will talk about the most difficult phase of building products and what product teams need to do to push through it.
10.06.2020
The Importance of Lead Time in Product Discovery
Prioritizing actions to put a Product Strategy into practice is similar to structuring research efforts during Product Discovery: Being aware of the lead time it takes to reduce uncertainty around specific aspects. Now, what do I mean by lead time...
09.29.2020
What if multiple User Segments have the same problem?
When product teams start to dig deeper into the problem space through quantitative and qualitative research, they quickly encounter differences among the user segments they talk to. During Product Discovery, the main question then quickly becomes: Whose problems are we...
09.15.2020
Planning and Structuring Product Discovery Meetings
In this episode, I will talk about how you can structure your Product Discovery meetings in a time-efficient, yet still an outcome-focused way.
09.08.2020
Using Impact Mapping when your Product hasn’t launched yet
In this episode, I share how you can ensure strategic clarity for which problem spaces to focus on next using Impact Mapping, even if your product hasn’t launched yet.
09.01.2020
How to turn identified User Problems into measurable Product Goals
You know that feeling once you get to the bottom of a user’s problem? It feels amazing...until you realize that this itself doesn’t help you measure the success of your product. But in this episode, I will share exactly how...
08.25.2020
How to deal with new Feature Ideas during Product Discovery
In this episode, I share with you practical tips that help you to deal with upcoming feature ideas during product discovery so you don’t talk about the solution space too early.
08.05.2020
How fix the biggest problem of Product Discovery
In this episode, I share how to not let Confirmation Bias destroy your Product Discovery efforts.
07.29.2020
How to engage your engineers in Product Discovery
In this episode, I will talk about why you should engage the engineers on your team in Product Discovery - And how you can do it.
07.21.2020
How Product Discovery and Design Sprints work together
One of the core messages I constantly repeat when talking about Adaptable Product Discovery is the amount of time product teams should spend on understanding the problem space compared to thinking about solutions during it. One framework that is often...
07.14.2020
Why there's more to validation than just testing Usability
When we talk about building and validating products, we talk about a broad range of aspects to consider. Can we build it? Can people use it? Do people want it? The problem here is that testing a prototype in the...
07.07.2020
4 Things that hurt your Product Discovery
Treating Product Discovery as a continuous practice instead of a one-off effort is important to establish the habit of acting customer-centric as a Product Team. However, the act of continuously digging through data for „new“ insights, trying to get in...
06.30.2020
The Problem with MVPs
A Minimum Viable Product (or MVP) is probably one of the most over-used (and misused) terms in product management. So, today, I want to talk about the main misconceptions of MVPs and what you can do to prevent them.
06.23.2020
Product Discovery doesn't start with this...
In this episode, I will discuss the biggest red flag, for recognizing whether you’re doing actual Product Discovery, or just polishing pre-determines feature ideas
06.16.2020
Demystifying Impact, Outcome, and Output
Just like me, you're probably guilty of using Impact, Outcome, and Output interchangeably at least one point of your career. But what if there's more meaning to these teams and how can they change the way product teams make decisions?...
06.09.2020
Kill your Idea Backlog
This episode is all about the problems maintaining an Idea Backlog brings with it for Product Teams. And what you should do instead, to avoid talking about solutions too early and too often.
06.08.2020
Here's exactly what to expect from this Podcast (Trailer)
Welcome to the Product Thoughts Podcast. In this episode, your host Tim Herbig addresses the specific challenges this show will help you to overcome as a Product Manager.

What's The Product Thoughts Podcast - Proven Product Management Strategies & Tactics about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Product Thoughts Podcast - Proven Product Management Strategies & Tactics episodes:

Adapting Leading Indicators to Outcome OKRs

Identifying the Right Leading Indicators for Your Product

Leading and Lagging Indicators in Product Management Practice

The Problem with Build Measure Learn

What I‘m up to in 2021

What Iâ€˜m up to in 2021

My 2021 Roadmap is already stacked. How should I find the time to work on OKRs?

PM 2020 and Beyond: Part 3 The End of Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager

Product Management in 2020 and Beyond: Part 3 The End of Good PM/Bad PM

PM 2020 and Beyond Part 2: Product Strategy Skills need to be present within a Product Team

Product Management in 2020 and Beyond Part 2: Strategy Skills for Product Teams

PM 2020 and Beyond Part 1: Product Discovery starts to grow up

Product Management in 2020 and Beyond Part 1: Product Discovery grows up

The 4 Disciplines of...using OKRs

Why do Companies use OKRs if it doesn't work for them?

Why do Companies use OKRs if it doesn't work for them?

Leading & Lagging Indicators Explained

An Outcome-oriented approach to User Research

Why ICE Scoring Doesn’t Work

Why ICE Scoring Doesnâ€™t Work

How are Product Goals different from Product Strategy?

Leading & Lagging Indicators Explained

The Problem with Working Backward

Why you can‘t skip Day 2

Why you canâ€˜t skip Day 2

The Importance of Lead Time in Product Discovery

What if multiple User Segments have the same problem?

Planning and Structuring Product Discovery Meetings

Using Impact Mapping when your Product hasn’t launched yet

How to turn identified User Problems into measurable Product Goals

How to deal with new Feature Ideas during Product Discovery

How fix the biggest problem of Product Discovery

How to engage your engineers in Product Discovery

How Product Discovery and Design Sprints work together

Why there's more to validation than just testing Usability

4 Things that hurt your Product Discovery

The Problem with MVPs

Product Discovery doesn't start with this...

Demystifying Impact, Outcome, and Output

Kill your Idea Backlog

Here's exactly what to expect from this Podcast (Trailer)