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manager!.............................................................................. 3  \nTanzu Labs’ approach to modern product development ........................................................ 4  \nBalanced team roles .................................................................................... 6  \nBalanced team in practice ................................................................................ 7  \nTeam rhythm .......................................................................................... 9  \nYour role as product manager ............................................................................ 10  \nUnderstand the product vision 11  \nCraft a compelling product vision 12  \nUnderstand the product strategy 13  \nPlan around outcomes, not features 14  \nCreate an outcome-oriented product roadmap 15  \nExample: HomeWiFi’s outcome-oriented product roadmap 16  \nEstablish and track against measurable objectives 17  \nContinually de-risk product direction 18  \nCreate a lean canvas 19  \nThe product development cycle 20  \nTest your leap-of-faith assumptions 21  \nExample: A lean experiment for HomeWiFi 22  \nExperiment techniques 23  \nDefine your minimum viable product 24  \nExamples: Minimum viable products 25  \nPrioritize features 26  \nExample: HomeWiFi feature prioritization 27  \nManage the backlog 28  \nBalance value, quality, and constraints 29  \nManaging backlogs with Pivotal Tracker 30  \nStory workflow 31  \nPlan with stories 31  \nWrite user stories 32  \nExample user stories: good vs. bad 34  \nOther story types in Tracker 35  \nRun the iteration planning meeting 36  \nDecide when to ship software 37  \nHelp establish a sustainable pace 38  \nCommunicate effectively 39  \nGlossary .............................................................................................40  \nReading List .......................................................................................... 43  \n2  \nVMware Tanzu Labs Product Manager Playbook  \nWelcome, product manager!  \nWorking as product manager in a software development team is a multifaceted and challenging role. VMware Tanzu Labs is here to help you and your team build products that deliver meaningful value foryour users and your business .  \nWhether you’re a seasoned veteran, a first-time product manager, working in an enterprise, or working in a start-up, this playbook will help you get a sense of the roles, tools, patterns, and methods that lay the foundation for a healthy, sustainable, lean, and agile product development practice. Tanzu Labs has over 20 years of experience enabling clients in these practices .  \nWhen partnering with Tanzu Labs, our clients are committing to work with collaborators rather than contractors . Together, we build software based on continuous input. Clients maintain full control of product direction, feature prioritization, and release timing. 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