Roman's Product Management Podcast

orange burst [https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/steve-johnson-FWNZi7q4r5w-unsplash-150x150.jpg]https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/product-vision-mistakes/The product vision can be a powerful vehicle for creating a shared purpose, inspiring people, and galvanising them. Unfortunately, I have seen many visions that did not fulfil their potential, as they suffered from a number of mistakes. In this episode, I discuss five common issues and explain how you can avoid and correct them.

a blue and green abstract background with wavy lines [https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shydzynr-3TGO0ZvgjnE-unsplash-150x150.jpg]https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/strategy-and-product-teams/Strategy and product teams are both key to achieving product success. But what exactly do we mean by strategy, and to what extent should product teams shape strategic decisions? These are the questions I discuss in this episode.

Blue Lines [https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/anton-maksimov-5642-su-MSzGw5V0ui8-unsplash-150x150.jpg]https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/innovation-ambition-matrix/What do incremental enhancements of a legacy app and the development of a new AI product have in common? Both have to create value and innovate to some extent. In this episode, I discuss the Innovation Ambition Matrix, a tool that helps you understand your product’s innovation type and, based on it, make the right strategic decisions and optimise your product portfolio.

An artist’s illustration of artificial intelligence (AI). [https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pexels-googledeepmind-17483811-e1743004238792-150x150.jpg]https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/ai-and-product-strategy/AI has significantly impacted software-based products and has started to change how product management is practised. But how is it affecting product strategy? Can AI-powered tools lead to better strategies? Can they even make strategic product decisions on their own? In this episode, I discuss the benefits and limitations of using AI to create a product strategy, as well as the foundations you should put in place to take full advantage of AI tools.

red and white petaled flower close-up photography [https://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/evie-s-w1JE5duY62M-unsplash-mod-scaled-e1740129288914-150x150.jpg]https://www.romanpichler.com/podcast/setting-up-product-teams-for-success/Product teams are key in enabling product-led growth and offering successful products. In this episode, I explain what product teams really need to do a great job and how you can best support the teams you work with.