Let us deep dive into what is Product Coaching?
Product Coaching focus’s on Product Managers and Team Members to help build a strong product offering.
There are two key aspects of Product Coaching.
- Behavioural Factors
- Technical Factors
Behavioural Factors
Behavioural factors relate to the Vision, Mission, Strategy and Business understanding with the team members. For building a successful product, it is important for team members to ensure they understand how the business makes money and what they are committed to. Depending on the level and experience of the team members, Product coaches ensure that these behavioural factors are understood by everyone.
Technical Factors
What technologies are being used to build and manage the product? As technologies keep changing and evolving, it is important for team members to understand how to migrate to newer technologies and how long will a particular technology be available in the market and when should the transition happen etc. These factors to be assessed, understood and shared, Product Coaches help Product Managers to prepare the Tech Strategy framework.
In Summary, all what is required to build a success Product – Team attitude and aptitude, business acumen and technology understanding are the focus on the Product Coaches.