Mindset – Mapping, Visualisation, and Mental Models with Saielle DaSilva and Rosemary King

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In the latest episode, Rosemary King, our Director of Training Products welcomes Saielle DaSilva to Mindset. Saielle is currently Director of User Experience at Cazoo, a platform transforming the way people buy used cars. She is also a Mind the Product trainer, teaching our one-day workshops.

Rosemary and Saielle discuss mapping, visualisation, and mental models and draw from their own experiences and expertise to answer questions from the Mind the Product community. They also discuss our latest workshop – Mapping for Product Managers. Find more information about these workshops and where we are running them.

Show Notes

7:12 | How can I define MVP for a late-mover product in enterprise segment?

17:37 | Which companies have effectively scaled their product organisations with multiple levels of product managers (POs, PMs, Directors etc)?

26:34 | What is the best way to conduct a competitive analysis?

34:15 | Are there strategic frameworks to help come up with a roadmap for the quarter? How should we prioritise them internally?

Resources

Question 1 

• The Kano Model
• The Art of Business Value by Mark Schwartz 

Question 2

• Product Owner vs Product Manager: Worry About Outcomes not Titles

Question 3

• Communication & Alignment Workshop (previously known as Essentials) 
• Start With Why by Simon Sinek

Question 4

• Product Roadmaps Relaunched by C. Todd Lombardo, Bruce Mccarthy, Evan Ryan, and Michael Connors

About Mindset

Mindset is a Mind the Product series featuring expert product thinkers. Speaking with Rosemary King, they give helpful answers to product practice questions collected from our training workshop attendees and the greater Mind the Product community. Discover more episodes!