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Bob Holt
@productintransformingareas.substack.com
Bob is a product leader, coach and author of Product In Transforming Areas. Helping Product Managers, Product Leaders and Organisations successfully transform to the product operating model. https://productintransformingareas.substack.com/
Is "transformation" just another word for chaos in your org? 🤯 Product Managers, you're not alone!

3 immediate experiments you can run this week to get your team flying. Which will you try first? #ProductManagement #Transformation

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Surviving Cross Functional Chaos During Transformation
Navigate stakeholder demands and team friction when everything's changing
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June 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Product Managers how do you deal with the hangover of saying no?

In this article I review some of the common scenarios with some hints and tips on how to manage.

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April 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Shipping ≠ success. Measuring and iterating until you hit your targets is what really matters.

In my latest post, I dive into why value measurement can be overlooked and how PMs can ensure their work actually makes an impact.

🔗 Read here: productintransformingareas.substack.com/p/shipping-v...
Shipping value
Driving impact through focus on value creation
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April 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
New article! 🚀 "The Battle for Product Discovery: The Product Trio in Transforming Organisations" - Navigating product discovery in changing environments is tough. I explore the challenges of the product trio in transforming organisations.
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The Battle for Product Discovery
The Product Trio in Transforming Organisations
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March 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚀 PMs, stop playing feature whack-a-mole!

You don’t fix problems by shipping features:
🎯 Find the real problem
🥇 Define success in customer actions
📈 Measure & iterate

Full breakdown here: productintransformingareas.substack.com/p/the-proble...

What’s the worst feature request you’ve had? 👇
The problem with problems – they don’t go away if you don’t fix them
Why PM’s need to understand if their feature works
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March 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Product transformation trap: rebuilding the same old problems with shiny new tech 🔄

Check it out if you're navigating a legacy product transformation or trying to measure your impact as a PM

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The difference between value and impact and the product role in transformation
Avoid rebuilding the same old problems in a new way
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March 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Just had a notification from coinbase saying my fiat (GBP) balance is running low. Never held any GBP in the amount. Signs of a potential liquidity issue? Or just testing a new notification?
March 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
NEW POST: Helping PMs understand how to get better at execution
March 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Avoid the swamp of meh. How product managers can focus on creating value and avoiding low impact work.

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March 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New Article:- productintransformingareas.substack.com/p/what-game-...

Talks about the areas PMs need to focus on when transforming to the product model.
February 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Been reflecting on Marty Cagan's - A vision for product teams (www.svpg.com/a-vision-for...).

His vision (prediction?) over the next three to ten years
- Product delivery becomes increasingly automated
- Product discovery becomes the focus
- Product teams shrink in size but increase in scope
A Vision For Product Teams | Silicon Valley Product Group
A partnership dedicated to teaching best practices to product teams and product leaders
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February 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
New post, where we look at how the continuous improvement process PDSA can help Product Managers find product process fit...

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February 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM