STRATEGY & OPERATIONS
Product Strategy
Deciding what a product should do next and why, balancing users, business, and feasibility.
Useful strengths
- analysing information
- persuading or communicating
- prioritising
Skills to develop
- prioritisation frameworks
- user research basics
- roadmap thinking
Possible entry points
- write a one-page proposal for a feature you'd change in a product you use
Questions to investigate
- Are you more energised by the user problem or the business trade-offs?
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
WHAT IT INVOLVES
Deciding what a product should do next and why, balancing users, business, and feasibility.
WHAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY
analysing information and related work most people underestimate.
WHAT YOU MIGHT DISLIKE
The parts furthest from analysing information — worth naming honestly before committing.
EVIDENCE YOU'D NEED
One completed small project, not a credential, is usually enough to start.
STARTER EXPERIMENT
Pick a product you use often and write a one-page case for what it should build next.