Product Bakery – The Product Management, UX & Design Podcast

We've been invited to the Product Conference in Munich and interviewed great guests about the importance of the product strategy. Here are the questions we've asked: The importance of product strategy Why do product teams need a product strategy (or not)? What are the key steps for a team or individual PM to define a strategy (ideally with examples)? Which key parts & information need every strategy to cover? How can teams & leaders ensure that their teams live by the defined strategy and further develop it so it doesn't get outdated? What do CEOs & founders need to give buy-in? Follow the guests: Shilu Mistry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilu-mistry-b56598a/ Pankaj Gupta, Ph.D.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-gupta-germany/ Check out amplitude: https://amplitude.com/ ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

We've been invited to the Product Conference in Munich and interviewed great guests about the product discovery process. Here are the questions we've asked: Running the product discovery process How do you run product discovery at your company? How did you initially set up or adjust a product discovery process when starting at your company? Which KPIs & metrics do you use to measure the impact of your discovery (ideally with examples)? At which point of the discovery process do most teams fail? Check out amplitude: https://amplitude.com/ Follow the guests: Gopi Kannappan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gopikannappan/ Sophie Genty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgenty/ Vikas Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikas-seth-/ ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

In this episode, Alex and Christian are joined by the insightful Ofir, a Chief Product Officer with a deep passion for AI. They explore the evolving role of AI in product management and design, discussing how AI capabilities can empower users, boost productivity, and unlock new value. From AI copilot assistants to generative AI tools, they provide practical examples and valuable resources for integrating AI into your work. Join us as we dive into the AI revolution and discover how to develop an AI mindset in the world of product development. What We’ve Covered: (00:01:24) A good CPO focuses on AI, tools, and AI mindset. (00:06:59) AI empowers product managers to innovate faster. (00:09:13) English is the new programming language. (00:13:50) Will AI make humans smarter or dumber? (00:17:41) Rate of change challenges the education system now. (00:21:50) Generative AI tools will help. (00:24:45) Saving time with backlog management. (00:30:06) Revolutionary shift in product development approaches. (00:32:32) AI transformation empowers users and boosts productivity. (00:35:00) AI is a powerful partner, not hype. (00:39:23) Be mindful of AI but don't underestimate it. Connect with Ofir: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ofirnatan/ Link to Ofir's AI talk: https://ofirnatan.gumroad.com/l/gen-ai-for-product-teams-eu-cpo-conf-2023 Link to the resources: https://amplitude.com/blog/supercharge-with-ai ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

We invited Esmar to our show who is an experienced product leader. In this episode, he talked about how to set up a product discovery process as a leader who recently joined a new team/company. Connect with Esmar Mesic: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmarmesic/ ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

After diving into the product discovery, we continued our conversation and talked about the product delivery process. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

This week, Alex talks about how he does product discovery and how he and his team managed to establish a new process within their company. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

After many requests, we finally talked for the first time about OKR planning! In this episode, we looked at the whole planning process of OKRs on a team and company level. We specifically looked at the planning process and the common traps teams fall into. OKR planning & process https://www.christianstrunk.com/blog/practical-okr-planning-guide Defining OKRs: https://www.christianstrunk.com/blog/5-okr-best-practices ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

This time we attended the Chief Product Officer Conference 2023 in Berlin. We've hosted a panel discussion and talked about product lead growth as well as the importance of AI. Our guests: Mirela Mus - CPO & Founder @Product People Rhiannon White - CPO @Clue Belen Caeiro - VP Product @Microverse ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

After our previous discussion about product owners and managers, we looked deeper into product design vs. UX design. ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠⁠Product Bakery⁠⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠@productbakery⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠@productbakery20⁠⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/

Product management and design collaboration is what we've talked most about in the past. The same goes for product and engineering collaboration. In this episode, we talk about how product designers and engineers should collaborate to ensure seamless delivery to production. Follow us on LinkedIn: Alex Dapunt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexdapunt/ Christian Strunk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianstrunk/⁠ ✩ Follow The Product Bakery Podcast ✩ 👨‍💻 Linkedin: ⁠Product Bakery⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠@productbakery⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠@productbakery20⁠ 🌍 Website: ⁠https://www.product-bakery.com/