More than any other software tool you’ll find, Craft.io can help your organization centralize your product content companywide in a seamless, end-to-end environment. The native Craft.io platform provides intuitive tools that connect roadmapping, backlog management, prioritization, feedback analysis, dependencies management, capacity planning, and other key workflows.
Under the right circumstances and when used for their intended purposes, spreadsheets are among the most useful and impressive software tools ever developed. So, let’s get that out of the way upfront — we at Craft.io aren’t spreadsheet haters or skeptics. #GoSpreadsheets! In fact, we use them internally to build and manage our business. We just don’t use spreadsheets for our product work. Because… time and place.
For many businesses selling SaaS software and other modern tech solutions, the product mindset is built right into the corporate culture. But companies in older industries, such as bricks-and-mortar retail stores, have yet to embrace the product mindset – or, in many cases, even the product management role in general.
Product managers are responsible for defining the product strategy, delivering value to customers, building roadmaps, and driving direction. They also drive alignment between multiple teams to bring a product vision to life. That sounds like a lot to juggle! Product is certainly not easy, so how can you ensure you’re set up for success?
As the industry’s favorite end-to-end platform for product organizations, we have been listening to our business customers around the world adding more ways for product teams to benefit from our platform. For example, we recently released integrations for Figma, InVision, and Adobe XD, to allow product designers to embed their wireframes and journey maps right into the relevant items in Craft.io for their product management coworkers to review.
Bill Gates has said, “It’s fine to celebrate success, but it’s more important to heed the lessons of failure.” He’s also been quoted as saying, “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” Gates, you’ve probably heard, managed to launch a few successful products in his day.
Yes, you need a product development process if you want to build and release successful products. But no, creating this process doesn’t need to be difficult. We’ll show you a simple, logical formula you can follow to give your products the best chances of success.
Marty Cagan, founder of the Silicon Valley Product Group, once wrote: “Most product organizations I meet don’t even have a product strategy.” If your team has a similar challenge, and you’re not sure how to develop your own product strategy, keep reading. We’ve got some expert suggestions for you.
Product strategy is the process of defining and communicating how a company’s products or services will meet customer needs and achieve business goals. A successful product strategy requires careful planning, market analysis, and customer research. In this blog post, we’ll explore the role of market research in strategic planning and how to create a winning product strategy.