What's the problem?
Many product teams lack a shared definition of what “success” actually means. Without that shared understanding, teams struggle to answer fundamental questions:
Was this feature successful?
Did this change create the effect we were aiming for?
Should we continue, stop, or change direction?
As a result, product decisions become hard to argue for. Discussions about next steps rely on opinions, gut feeling, or isolated metrics — instead of a common, well-reasoned view of progress and impact.
For product leaders, this often shows up as uncertainty: it becomes difficult to assess whether teams are moving in the right direction, which bets are paying off, and how confidently progress can be communicated to stakeholders.
What’s the solution?
This in-house workshop helps teams develop clear mental models for defining and measuring success.
Instead of working through generic examples, participants work through their own one or two selected cases. They practise outcome- and behaviour-based thinking directly in their context, apply proven mental models, and engage in deep discussions that surface assumptions, trade-offs, and blind spots.
Along the way, I deliberately design situations where common pitfalls become visible and turn into powerful learning moments. Combined with hands-on work and guided reflection, this leads to clearer thinking about success and more robust ways to define meaningful success metrics.
Goals–Signals–Metrics (GSM)
Translating business goals into observable outcomes
Identifying signals that indicate progress
Defining metrics that are relevant and less gameable
One deep-dive focus (chosen together)
Customer Journey Quantification
OR
Success Engine (AARRR understood as a system, not a funnel)
Real use cases from your context
One use case for cross-functional product teams
One or two use cases for groups of product people
Exercises adapted to your product, challenges, and maturity
Who It’s For?
This in-house workshop is designed for:
Product Managers and Product Owners
Cross-functional product teams
Product leaders who want clearer insight into progress and impact
It works well for teams who:
Want to make the impact of their work visible
Need better ways to assess whether they are moving in the right direction
Are looking for metrics that can genuinely guide product decisions
Maximum number of participants: 12
Preparation together
Close alignment with a coordinator from your side
Selection of focus area and concrete use cases
Thoughtful adaptation of exercises to your context
Workshop delivery
Structured, hands-on sessions
Practical examples and guided discussions
Learning through exploration, reflection, and comparison
After the workshop
Shared language around success and impact
Reusable mental models and templates
Clear starting points for applying the learning in everyday product work
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