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5 things every product manager should know

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Steve Johnson [email protected] http://under10consulting.com Twitter: @sjohnson717

5 things every product leader should know

Download  the  slides  from  www.slideshare.net/sjohnson717  

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a  shaggy  dog  story  is  an  extremely  long-­‐winded  tale  

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be  clear  on  the  problem  to  solve  

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adapt  to  changing  requirements  

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innova@on  begins  with  observa@on  

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“This  side  up”  

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design  maDers  

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buyers  aren’t  users  

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bring  personas  to  life  

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beware  the  generic  

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avoid  faceless  markets  

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focus  on  personas,  not  markets  

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include  personal  characteris@cs  

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include  personal  characteris@cs  

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Those  were  the  droids  I  was  looking  for.  

and  professional  concerns  

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be  mindful  of  the  important,  not  the  urgent  

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…the  needs  of  the  many…  

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Product management expertise

Business  

Domain   Market  

Technology  

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Then: agile optimizes product

Performance  retrospec.ve  

Product-­‐to-­‐market  process  

Idea-­‐to-­‐product  process  

Product  

Promo@on  

Sales  

Opera@ons  

Business  

Market  

Business  

Market  

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Now: extend your agile processes

Performance  retrospec.ve  

Product-­‐to-­‐market  process  

Idea-­‐to-­‐product  process  

Product  

Promo@on  

Sales  

Opera@ons  

Business  

Market  

Business  

Market  

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“ ” “ ” If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you

don’t know what you are doing.

W. Edwards Deming

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Fundamental principles

  Embrace change   Design matters   Target personas, not

markets   Understand both buyers

and users   Focus on the important,

not just the urgent

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From Fragile to Agile

  Today’s agile development methods are great but don’t miss the forest for the trees.   Moving from Fragile to Agile   Planning beyond the product

team   Four types of product

management expertise   Defining your ideal team

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