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Strategic Thinking for Leaders, Product Managers & Startups
Learn how to create a 5 year strategic roadmap to better communicate and sell your strategy

What you will learn

Create a product vision

How to research user personas

Perform competitive research & battle cards

Build a strategic ecosystem map

Gain knowledge in your industry through research

Create a multi-year strategic roadmap in Figma FigJam

Get buy-in from stakeholders on your strategic vision

Utilize design sprints to validate roadmap assumptions

Description

Requirements:

You’ll need an account with Figma FigJam. A free plan is available.

No previous experience in product management, roadmaps, research or strategy is needed.

No previous Figma FigJam skills required.


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Description:

Hi, I’m Teresa Cain and welcome to Strategic Thinking for Leaders, Product Managers & Startups in which you will learn how to upgrade your business strategy skills and optimize outcomes by applying strategic thinking techniques such as creating a vision, understanding your audience and buyers, perform competitive analysis, build out a strategic ecosystem, and bring it all together in creating a 5 year strategic roadmap. Roadmapping is a great way to communicate a business or product strategy in a meaningful way, both inside and outside the organization methodical way balancing both financial impact with strategic fit for and long-term vision.​ In this powerful session you will get access to 7 Figma FigJam Templates ​that will teach you how to be a strategic thinker and upgrade your business strategy skills including learning how to:

  • Create a product vision
  • Research user personas
  • Perform competitive research & battle cards
  • Build a strategic ecosystem
  • Gain knowledge in your industry through research
  • Create a multi-year strategic roadmap in Figma FigJam
  • Get buy-in from stakeholders in your strategic vision

What’s Included:

  • Receive the tools and a step-by-step instruction on creating a strategic roadmap:
  • 60 minutes of Training Videos
  • Resources, tips and tools
  • 7 Figma FigJam templates including:
    • Strategic Ecosystem Map
    • 5 Year Strategic Roadmap
    • Competitor Battle Cards
    • 2 Hour Design Sprints
    • Buyer Persona
    • Buyer Personas vs. User Personas
    • User Persona vs. JTBD

Who this Course is for:

  • Product managers, product owners, general managers, entrepreneurs, business leaders and executives
  • Anyone looking to become a strategic thinker.
  • Anyone wanting to balance financial impact with strategic fit and long-term vision.
  • Anyone who wants to start using collaborative tools like Figma Figma to create a strategy beyond PPT
  • Anyone needing to create a new strategy for a product, business concept, problem or idea
  • Suitable for those new to strategy and strategic leaders looking for new ways to ideate
English
language

Content

Introduction to Strategic Roadmaps

Welcome & Introduction
What is a Strategic Roadmap?
KPIs vs. OKRs
Strategic vs. Tactical Planning
10 Easy Steps to Create a Strategic Roadmap

Steps 1-3 Establish a Vision, Empathize with Stakeholders, Research the Industry

Step 1: Establish a Vision
Step 2: Empathize with Stakeholders
User Personas
JTBD
Buyer Personas
Step 3: Research the Industry
Create a List of Competitors
Create a Competitive Analysis
Feature Level Analysis
Create Competitive Battlecards

Steps 4-5 Build a Strategic Ecosystem, Ideate Solutions

Step 4: Build an Strategic Ecosystem
Strategic Ecosystem Map Examples
Summary Page for Top 3 Companies in Each Section
Step 5: Ideate Solutions
Document Your Ideas

Steps 6-7 Validate Priorities, Create a Roadmap

Step 6: Validate Priorities
Conduct a Two Hour Design Sprint
Two Hour Design Sprint Method
Benefits of 2 Hour Design Sprints
2 Hour Design Sprint Template
Step 7: Create a Strategic Roadmap
Strategic Roadmap Investment
Strategic Roadmap Examples in PPT
Strategic Roadmap Example in Figma FigJam

Steps 8-10 Sell Your Vision, Accept Feedback, Update Roadmap

Step 8: Sell Your Vision
Slide Deck Example to Sell Vision to Stakeholders
Step 9: Accept Feedback
Step 10: Update Roadmap
It’s Time to Create Your Strategic Roadmap!