Enjoyed writing this with @gibsonbiddle - Approach your career the same way you approach building products. The secret? Self-awareness (discovery) and knowing when to swing (delivery). #productmanagement
FullStory's Head of Product, @EvanMichner, sat down with @GibsonBiddle, who joined Netflix in 2005 as VP of Product to discuss what it takes to navigate a career path as dynamic and unique as product management:
See what wisdom may help your journey here: https://t.co/eG0EXv48Kb
@JustAnotherPM Product scaffolding =
Vision: Casting vision for the future to be created
Strategy: Hypothesis-driven path to unlocking the vision
[Objectives: Measurable goals laddering up to the strategy hypotheses]
Roadmap: Rolling view that visualizes bets and tactics
@petergyang@dennyyus@shreyas@kennethn Personal experience: Atlassian, and we built our PM tracks at FullStory similarly. Honors the craft. Allows for experimentation. Keeps motivations more pure.
...It's tempting to rev in neutral and stall for the perfect. Yet, the art of #Product is in editing, simplifying, and collaborating!
So, set a timer, tell yourself it will be imperfect, and get something — anything — on paper.
Here's to a faster annual planning season 🍻
Product folks: Beat blank page syndrome with time boxing. ✍️ ⏰
Annual planning, vision statements, PRDs, whatever -- time box that first messy version to move from Author to Editor faster and give yourself (and others) something to react to and shape. Because...
Digital transformation — Challenging how you’re delivering value today: Learning your customer to serve them better. All about data! Thank you @productschool#ProductCon NYC
To get a great idea, all you need is a spark.⚡️So how can your teams stay curious? 🧐
Join us & @fullstory on Aug 25 & discover:
✅ The role product leaders play in driving curiosity
💭 What cultures of curiosity look like
...and more.
Sign up 👉 https://t.co/OZ0kSIcLo7
3/3 Human Resources ➡️ People Ops. ❤️ Surprised? They’re proactively designing and building so *people* like you can do the best work of your life. Bringing intentionality and a strategic lens. Authoring and accountable for OKRs. (Feels like Product work!) Wind in the sails.
2/3 Product Operations. 🔨 Imagine: A PM whose product is the product process. Systematically reducing friction for PMs. Layering process around customer feedback and GTM. Aligning and amplifying across the company.
The mark of an exceptional product manager?
Obsessive about communication.
Constantly driving clarity, sparking shared understanding, and igniting action. #ProductManagement
Let’s have a conversation about what career growth really means. And that starts with understanding what makes you tick as a Product person. Join us! @productschool
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One month since joining @fullstory and I’m still being blown away — amazing talent, unbelievable culture, massive opportunity, and gnarly problems to solve! (Come join us!) 🚀
💯❤️ The process of writing — drafting, editing, revising — helps crystallize your thoughts. For Product people in an async world, it’s crucial to pursue excellence here. Crisp writing = Clear thinking! ✍️ ⌨️