Book Titles

Empowered
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products

By Chris Jones, Marty Cagan

Year Published: 2020
ISBN-13: 978-1119691297
Categories: Empowerment, Products, Teams

51 Quotes Found

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The information that’s in the strategic context – the company objectives, the company scorecard/dashboard, and the product vision – is the foundation for any significant insight.

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…no product strategy survives its initial encounter with the real world.

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Ultimately, the point of team objectives is to execute on our product strategy, and this is where we convert our strategy into action.

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…leaders are essentially managing a portfolio of potential risk and reward.

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In all businesses there are occasional situations where something important must be delivered by a specific deadline date.

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The best product teams know that, when it comes to tech companies, we either all succeed, or none of us succeed.

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One of the critical roles of strong product leaders – especially in medium- to large-sized companies – is evangelism.

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A demo is not training, and it’s not a test – it’s a form of sales. Get good at it.

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Experienced product leaders know that you can never evangelize too much.

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Even beyond the cost savings, innovation almost never happens in the outsourced model, and your company’s future depends on innovation.

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