Product Thinking
By Melissa Perri
Successful product management isn’t just about training the product managers who work side by side with developers everyday to build better products. It’s about taking a step back, approaching the systems within organizations as a whole, and leveling up product leadership to improve these systems. This is the Product Thinking Podcast, where Melissa Perri will connect with industry leading experts in the product management space, AND answer your most pressing questions about everything product. Join us each week to level up your skillset and invest in yourself as a product leader.
15 episodes
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Continuous Discovery Builds Agility and Competitive Advantage
Continuous discovery is a rigorous, iterative process, not a buzzword. Embracing this structured, customer-centric approach builds true agility and a sustainable competitive advantage.
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Product Completion Requires Cross-Functional Systems for Customer Value
Product success hinges on redefining "done" beyond code to customer adoption and value realization, integrating cross-functional teams for sustained impact.
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OKRs: Measuring True Impact Beyond Output and Activity
Avoid the OKR trap of measuring activity, not impact. Discover how to align teams on behavior change and true business results, not just shipping features.
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Product Development's Hidden Costs: Speed Over User Understanding
Building products that deliver lasting value requires prioritizing deep user understanding over perceived efficiency and chasing trends. Avoid common pitfalls by solving real problems for real people.
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Strategic Focus and Product Principles Drive Durable Advantage
Strategic clarity and well-defined principles drive competitive differentiation. Focus on fewer, impactful initiatives to build aligned, effective, and resilient product organizations.
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Systemic Shifts for Sustainable Product Success in Finance
True digital transformation is about people and culture, not technology. Learn how systemic shifts in operating models, incentives, and long-term vision drive sustainable product success in complex industries.
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Product Leaders Must Embrace Business Building For CEO Roles
Product leaders must master finance and stakeholder management, not just product vision, to become CEOs. Learn to speak the language of investment and risk to drive business growth.
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Aligning Teams Around Value Streams for Sustained Product Innovation
True product development success hinges on aligning teams around enduring value streams, not fleeting outputs, fostering innovation and sustained impact.
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Responsible AI Implementation: Calculated Risk, Regulation, and Sustainable Capability
Building trustworthy AI isn't about perfection, but mastering calculated risk and transparency. Discover how to turn regulation into a competitive advantage and build durable AI products.
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Organize Product Teams Around Value Streams, Not Architecture
Organize product teams around customer value streams, not architecture, for clear ownership, faster decisions, and efficient delivery that aligns directly with business outcomes.
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AI Catalyzes Product Builders and Customer-Centric Experiences
AI transforms product management, enabling product builders to rapidly research, design, and prototype solutions, collapsing traditional development cycles and delivering faster customer value.
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Internal Tools Demand Same Rigor As Customer-Facing Products
Internal and external products demand the same product management rigor; treating internal tools as lower risk creates a dangerous myth impacting customer experience and overall value.
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Storytelling and Immersive Experiences Propel Product Success
Master product launches with storytelling: learn to rally teams, connect with customers, and build immersive experiences that drive success and adapt to market shifts.
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Incremental Value Wins Over Big-Bang Feature Launches
Prioritize incremental releases for faster user feedback and de-risk large projects with phased rollouts, ensuring every feature delivers true customer value.
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Shopify's AI Judges: Building Proactive Entrepreneurial Co-Pilots
Shopify builds a proactive AI co-pilot, Sidekick, overcoming conversational AI's complexity with LLM judges and pioneering agentic commerce for streamlined entrepreneurship.
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