Are stakeholders the better product managers?

Are your stakeholders the better product managers?

Do they tell you exactly which feature to build?

Welcome to product development – this is what you deal with all day long.

𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 …

➡️ You challenge your stakeholders on the reasons and motivation behind the feature,

➡️ and uncover which problem and need they want to solve for the business or their customers,

➡️ and figure out together with them what a better future state would feel like.

Directing discussions and meetings in this direction is a crucial success factor for a product manager.

It requires not just 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 but also a deep understanding of the 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗣𝗜𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮.

Getting to that level is tough, but the payoff is:

‼️ Becoming a trusted partner to your peers and stakeholders in developing the best product solutions.

👆 So, when you work on your product management capabilities, don’t just develop the hard skills – pay attention to the soft ones, too.

How do you lead and guide your stakeholder discussions?

Contact me and lets discuss how to improve.