“The role of the product manager has evolved to influence every aspect of making a product successful.” ~ MCKINSEY REPORT; The Product Management Talent Dilemma Since 2018, Productside has been conducting a global survey to examine the skill levels of Product Managers across 15 dimensions and to create the Product Management Skills Benchmark report. In…
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Building new products or new product features in-house may or may not be the right choice. There are other options, including buying the capabilities, partnering with another company, or even acquiring altogether. How do you decide? Which factors should you take into consideration beyond a pure cost comparison? In this session, we will define each…
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In this talk, we will explore five essential habits that can significantly accelerate product development cycles. Drawing from transformative prior work as a senior executive at Fortune 500 firm Agilent Technologies, John Sadler emphasizes the importance of continuous customer contact, prioritizing quality and cadence over scope, maintaining integration throughout the development process, fostering psychological safety…
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What do you do when everyone wants everything everywhere all at once? How do you decide what enhancements and even bugs (since not all are deal breakers) to focus on and in what sequence? Feature prioritization is a key activity in Product Management. But when the topic of prioritization comes up, many people don’t actually…
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Summary Join us to discover some of the latest approaches to end-to-end product, from concept to market, along with some of our speaker’s lessons learned in each phase. Focus on the problem, not the solution: Initiate the product journey by thoroughly understanding your target audience’s pain points and challenges. This problem-centric approach lays the foundation…
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Many people believe that breaking into product management is one of the most difficult career transitions in technology. However with the right actions on your part, it doesn’t have to be that way. In keeping with SVPMA’s December meeting tradition of a career theme, this event will highlight the path and journey that led Ronke…
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Summary ChatGPT has exploded in popularity with the fastest consumer product adoption in history. But what is it and how can it be used in your job? Join us as Steve Johnson discusses using ChatGPT for product management tasks with a practical breakout to use the tool and techniques with your product. He will discuss:…
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Learn to create an outcomes-based roadmap using a bottoms-up approach and a top-down approach with affiliated business metrics. Join us via Zoom for Jessica’s talk to learn how to connect product development to the corporate strategy. When Wednesday, April 13, 2022 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm PST Topic Why Should We Care? Connecting Product Development to…
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As busy product professionals, we sometimes struggle to focus on career development and manage the growth and progression of our own careers. Career management during periods of high change and uncertainty also presents additional unique challenges. The past couple of years have certainly presented more change and uncertainty than any year in recent memory. During…
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Meeting Archives 2020 Please click on the link below to see the meetings for that year. 2021 | 2020 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000…
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