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Do any of these sound familiar?

• We have too many ideas, and too many that never go anywhere.

• We have too many projects, too many products, and a roadmap nobody can defend.

• Too much of our success depends on a handful of exceptional people.

• Titles are a mess, and people are unclear on who owns what.

• Our strategy doesn't drive day-to-day decisions.

These aren't a bunch of unrelated problems. They're symptoms of four missing fundamentals.

To learn more, download the free ebook.

Steve Johnson wrote The Strategic Role of Product Management in 2008 when he was a vice president and instructor for Pragmatic Marketing. A lot has changed since then. 

In the 2024 edition, learn how agile created role chaos, how Quartz clarifies the product management triad, and how to reclaim product management.

Get The Strategic Role of Product Management to understand the conflict between product managers' tactical and strategic roles.

Does this sound familiar? “We have chaos in every aspect of our product lifecycle. What to build and what not to. And who does what anyway?”

For many teams, products get launched due to individual heroics rather than coordinated teams. Despite the process … or the lack of process.

In this ebook, author Steve Johnson explains the need for product management in business terms. 

Does this sound familiar? “We have more ideas than we can handle, and too many products competing for limited resources. How can we confidently choose where to invest and what to scale back?”

Download this free ebook for a tool to help you balance your portfolio resources across products, markets, and personas. 

Just as you have a process for development and for selling, you need a process for defining which products and features to create… from idea to market.

Enable your product teams to achieve business results through a nimble process, practical tools, and a common language. 

You’ve spent decades learning how product organizations really work. You’ve led teams, developed strategies, managed portfolios, and solved problems that less experienced leaders haven’t even encountered.

But… what repeatable systems and methods do you have?

A consultant’s systems include product models, assessments, workshops, facilitation techniques, diagnostic approaches, templates, and engagement methods. These should be repeatable, or you will have to create or rebuild them every time.

If everything you do lives in your head, you don’t have systems; you cannot scale your business.

The Fractional CPO Field Guide shows experienced product leaders how to turn what they know into a focused, repeatable consulting practice.