Here's why connecting strategy & OKRs to your product roadmap will result in teams that collaborate, maintain focus & accelerate smarter product decisions.

Mission, company strategy, OKRs, product strategy. You know they're all important pieces in the puzzle that is product management, but how do they fit together and contribute to a solid product roadmap that drives true impact?

It's been swell, spreadsheets, but it's time to bid you adieu. Here's why spreadsheets limit, tether and confine PMs to a bygone tool that simply can't keep up with their needs.

Let’s not beat around the bush: as product managers, we know from experience how painful working in Jira can be. The reason is simple: Jira is designed for developers. While it performs brilliantly as an issue-tracking software, trying to twist it to conform to a product manager’s needs can be as stressful as it is unrewarding.

Product managers and prioritization frameworks go hand-in-hand like rice and beans, peanut butter and jelly, or bread and butter. We could go on with the food metaphors, but we think you get our drift: prioritization is a top concern for PMs. Whether it’s feedback, requests, or new opportunities, the backlog is a repository for everything you could be doing. But the age-old question persists: What should we be doing?

In Craft.io’s latest release, we’ve launched several practical tools that will help ramp up your team’s efficiency, as well as introduced an exciting improvement to our Jira integration with multi Jira Project integrations. Let’s take a quick look at these updates.

Last week we held the next session of our webinar series and asked the question, “How can product managers thrive when working remotely?” Craft.io CEO Elad Simon sat down (virtually) with Arif Gursel, CEO of ViBEHEAVY, for a lively and insightful chat that touched on the best ways for remote teams to communicate, avoid potentially detrimental tools, and the role PMs have to play in this transforming world of remote work.

Now that we’ve all dived into the deep end of remote working (thanks, #covid-19), it’s time product managers take stock of which tools and practices will help their teams maintain both focus and motivation. Previously PMs enjoyed the co-location perks of in-person stand-up meetings, watercooler chats, and live dynamic brainstorming. But without those opportunities for nuanced face-to-face communication, how can you lead your product effectively?

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses worldwide are switching their mindset and employees to working remotely. This change has introduced us to a myriad of challenges: whether it’s juggling the reality of working with your kids in the house (read: zoo), ensuring you maintain a healthy work-life balance, or finding the right tools to help you get your work done.

With COVID-19 in full swing, today’s businesses must adapt faster than ever. Travel restrictions, quarantines, and business closures are all having a detrimental effect on our economy, way of life, and livelihoods. As product managers, we are the linchpins governing the decision-making process, requiring constant communication with our stakeholders. On a good day, this comes with many difficulties, but during a pandemic, when everyone is working remotely, these challenges multiply exponentially.