A view of strategic & tactical product management — how bottle rocket adds value in your product development journey

(This article was originally published on Bottle Rocket’s website in the News & Views section: https://www.bottlerocketstudios.com/news-views/a-view-of-strategic-tactical-product-management-how-bottle-rocket-adds-value-in-your-product-development-journey/)

Not all Product Managers are built the same. Which is a good thing since no clients’ (or organizations’) needs are alike. Because Product Managers have a wide range of capabilities and skillsets, it’s imperative to find the right match of Product Management expertise for each and every client challenge or need.

As our Product Management Practice has evolved over the last 5 years, we have learned a lot about how to best serve our clients and their unique needs. Though much of what felt like trial and error, we now have a very clear process for matching client needs with our team’s skillsets.

One model that we lean into to ensure we get the right match is Ravi Mehta’s Product Competency Model. This model is based on 12 product management skills that drive directly at the heart of any product need. We use this model to help us identify very early in any relationship the key requirements and focus areas that our…