When Prioritization Turns Political: How Product Leaders Can Take Back Control

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Thursday February 19th, 2026
1:00 PM ET
Speaker
Amy Graham

Pragmatic Institute

Steve Gaylor

Pragmatic Institute

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Most product teams agree that prioritization should be driven by strategy and market evidence. Yet insights from our recent State of the Industry Report reveal a different reality: prioritization often turns into negotiation, shaped by executive mandates, internal pressure, and the loudest voice in the room.

The report also shows that while teams understand what good prioritization looks like, few have the structures to execute it consistently. Ownership of market insight is fragmented, customer feedback is episodic, and decisions are made under pressure without shared signals to guide tradeoffs. The result is constant reprioritization, eroding trust, and product leaders stuck defending roadmaps instead of driving outcomes.

In this session, we’ll unpack why prioritization becomes political in organizations and reveal other exclusive insights from our State of the Industry Report. You’ll learn how to establish clearer decision ownership, anchor prioritization in market insight, and shift conversations from opinion to evidence – even when stakes are high and timelines are tight.

This webinar is designed for product leaders who are tired of reacting to internal pressure and ready to build prioritization systems that hold up in the real world.

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Thursday, February 19th, 2026 @ 1:00 PM

Most product teams agree that prioritization should be driven by strategy and market...