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.
