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Get. Best practices Lessons learned Case studies Tactics – the manual for how to be a product manager Product rollout, communications, marketing Building great teams How PM is done at different companies Networking Understanding branding Career paths
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Get • Best practices • Lessons learned • Case studies • Tactics – the manual for how to be a product manager • Product rollout, communications, marketing • Building great teams • How PM is done at different companies • Networking • Understanding branding • Career paths • Continuing education – formal (MBA) and informal (trade shows, knowing industry better)
Give • Usability knowledge • Web analytics • Cross-functional success – keep the plates spinning, how to do that across groups • marketing
Get • Best practices • Innovation, new product development • What are the resources for PMs? Courses, etc • How to work with PMs (if you’re not a PM) – sales, technology, design • “Business stuff” – finance, market sizing, cost estimates, pricing, working with sales
Give • Brand management / branding • Technical • User-centered design • How to develop your product’s vision / strategy
Get • For non-PMs: How to be more effective working with product managers • Networking • Learn / explore best practices • How to get in to an area as a new product manager – getting the lay of the land – working with teams • How close is PM to brand management? • How do you test if a product concept will work? • Resources for product management, learning, continuing education
Give • For non-PMs: What is it like to work with a PM? What are the challenges / issues working with PMs? How can you work with PMs more effectively? • Software development lifecycle – IT experience ; product management lifecycle
Topics for meetings • How to educate your sales force about your product? How to train sales? How do you make sure they are knowledgeable? How to work effectively with sales? • How do other companies handle ______? • Where does the handoff occur from Product management to _____? How involved are PMs (should PMs be) ongoing with a product?
How do you measure the success of PMs? Goals for PMs… How do you approach the conversation? • Org chart – where does PM fit? How do you organize a group of PMs? Product management team structure • What is the scope of product management? What should / shouldn’t PMs do? Roles / responsibilities? • What background do you need to be a PM? What are the benefits of each background? (The MBA question.) What backgrounds do good PMs come from • Three perspectives on the same topic (panel-led discussion) – product perspective, agency, client
Logistics • Monthly • Second Tuesday / Wednesday? • Networking @ 5, meeting @ 5:30, end @ 7 (7:15… 7:30… ?)