A thread of product management frameworks:
(this might be useful if you are a product manager, product leader, or founder)
Before we jump in:
Frameworks will not fix all your problems.
Used right, they should help you
1) better understand your context
2) create structure for problems
3) communicate ideas & solutions
I often use these frameworks in my product work, sometimes without realizing it.
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3X framework (Kent Beck)
A product can be in one of 3 stages
1. Explore
2. Expand
3. Extract
For product leaders this is the most vital framework to understand because almost every important decision should account for the stage your product is
Examples of decisions you can make more rigorously with the 3X framework:
- optimize for inputs, outputs, or outcomes?
- set more qualitative or quantitative goals?
- how to measure progress?
- what skills to look for?
- how to evaluate PMs'
2/
5Qs for product rigor
1) Who is the customer?
2) What is the problem/opportunity?
3) What is the main customer benefit?
4) How do you know customers want this?
5) What is the customer experience?
This framework provides useful structure for product proposals, reviews, etc.
