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Scenario Solutions Blog: Spending too much time firefighting?

By Caleen Frisbie posted 07-19-2023 01:48 PM

  

...Alas, don't we all.

It’s a common complaint among product professionals - days fill up with dozens of small fires that keep us from strategic work. We fight to make space for strategy because it fuels the organization's products, and also our personal creativity. 

Tap these useful resources to help you spend less time fighting and more time strategizing!

  • Business Plan: This workshop recording walks through how to turn an idea into a vision - a vision complete with a strategy matrix, business plan and exec approval.
  • Measurement: Peers share the specific KPI’s they track to measure strategic product work.
  • Roles & Responsibilities: Golden advice for team leaders … from 1997. This in-depth case study breaks down how Frank Tait radically redefined team roles and responsibilities for success.
  • Prioritization: Just because you can build it … doesn’t mean you should. The Focus course will help you find opportunities with the biggest impact, urgency and potential.
  • Marketing Strategy: Live event on June 29th with CEO of Satrix Solutions. We will discuss strategies for identifying (and boosting) the key purchase drivers of your product.
  • Career: Peer advice on managing product portfolios and taking the first step to executive leadership.
  • Personal Growth: …Sometimes there is joy in the firefighting. Here, peers talk about balancing career growth with the desire to create “stuff” directly.

Have other strategic questions, ideas or experiences? Share them with peers here


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