Chapter 3

Do more features make a stronger product?

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The chapter's question

How does product strategy differ from feature thinking, and why must strategy be an ongoing process?

Big idea

Product strategy asks "what product should exist?" while feature thinking only asks "what feature to build next?". Strategy is continuous future selection, not a one-time decision.

In this chapter

  1. Part 3.1

    Product Strategy vs Feature Thinking

    What percentage of your current backlog serves the chosen product future, and what goes in your we will NOT do clause?

  2. Part 3.2

    Case Study: AI Course Platform

    Scoring 4 product futures out of 25, which one wins and which 3 go on the Kill list with reasons?

  3. Part 3.3

    Strategy as Continuous Future Selection

    Which day in your calendar have you blocked 4 hours for a strategy review, and which red flag would force an earlier one?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 3 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Strategy - Where to Play is free to read right here.

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Chapters of Strategy - Where to Play

  1. 1.Is my sales plan actually a strategy?
  2. 2.Is strategy guessing the future, or mapping it?
  3. 3.Do more features make a stronger product?