5 STEPS to Building a Product Strategy

How to turn strategy into a system — not just a slide deck.

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Imagine an engineering team that has everything — resources, tools, skills. Everything but one thing: a shared understanding of where they’re headed. Every day they’re doing something useful, but it doesn’t add up to a clear picture.

This isn’t a scenario from a business book — unfortunately, it’s the reality for many product teams.

Product Strategy isn’t a beautiful presentation or a formality for investors. It’s your navigator.

It defines which user problems are worth solving first, where the product should evolve, and how it supports the company’s goals.

When there’s no strategy, the team moves blindly. Priorities constantly shift, initiative gets diluted, and the product loses focus.

Without a strategy, you’re not managing a product — you’re just putting out fires.

If this sounds familiar, it’s time to pause and build a strategy intentionally. This article offers concrete steps on how to do it.