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Two Development Team Configurations I Lobby Against

Mironov Consulting

And at least in public, Engineering and Product leadership need to be shoulder-to-shoulder , actively supporting each other at every turn.  Customers and support teams often identify things that don’t work the way they like… tagged as bugs even if the system is behaving as intended.  Product

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Going from College to Product Manager

The Product Guy

I discovered that I must research and understand the entire system and process, problem solve with my team, and share lessons learned. This was due to incorrect contribution amounts, the system not finding an account, or invalid employer data. These system errors increased our backlog and costs, and delayed enrollments.

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How to Ace Technical Program Manager Interview Questions at Facebook

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

System design: tests problem-solving ability, technical knowledge, and ability to work with ambiguity Leadership, collaboration, and cross-functional communication: assesses your ability to collaborate, communicate, and get buy-in from various stakeholders. These are system design , program sense , and cross-functional partnerships.

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What Is Your Best Interview Question for Product Leaders?

Fearless Product

Episode transcripts with more resources can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast. Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review. Episode transcripts with more resources can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast. Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review.

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What Is Your Best Interview Question for Product Leaders?

Fearless Product

Episode transcripts with more resources can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast. Swapna Malekar, Product Lead, RBC Royal Bank of Canada. Rachel Obstler, VP of Product at PagerDuty, former VP of Product at Keynote Systems. Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review. Feedback is a gift!

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What Is Your Best Interview Question for Product Leaders?

Fearless Product

Episode transcripts with more resources can be found at Fearless Product Leadership Podcast. Swapna Malekar, Product Lead, RBC Royal Bank of Canada. Rachel Obstler, VP of Product at PagerDuty, former VP of Product at Keynote Systems. Share what was most useful to you by leaving a review. Feedback is a gift!

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How to Prepare for an Engineering Manager Interview

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Not only do you need to demonstrate your technical prowess and experience with designing complex systems, you also need to showcase your soft skills in people management. System Design Design Twitter ( Video answer ) How would you build Instagram? What do they say about your leadership style?