Product Management University

DECEMBER 2, 2022

If your product requires integration on any level, your customer’s software engineers will be responsible for installing and deploying the product for the end user. Executive Leadership (The Ultimate Buyer). Executive leadership buyer personas need to know your product can impact the organization’s overall strategic goals.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 19, 2018

As up and coming engineers in Silicon Valley, Jean Hsu and Edmond Lau long sought more influence and impact in their respective positions – but they couldn’t shake the feeling of being stuck. Many engineers feel like they must make a jump into management to lead. Leadership is a mindset, not a title. Short on time?

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Bain Public

JUNE 4, 2020

As business advisors and executive coaches, we've worked with dozens of CEOs to help them build and grow their product leadership team as they scale their company. Getting external support, such as product management consulting, can help establish the product leadership team responsible for nurturing and guiding the product team.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. Many top employers are looking for computer science or engineering graduates to fill PM positions, and this is an excellent route into the role. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below!

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

To become a TPR you don’t need a degree in software engineering, but it will definitely help. However, you need the right mix of technical and leadership skills. The technical skills include a solid understanding of software development and system architecture. Product vision.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 2, 2022

While behavioral interviews are guaranteed for most tech positions, they're often overlooked in interview prep. " and seek to better understand your: Leadership Problem solving Communicating Teamwork Cross-functional collaboration and more. Leadership. Specifically, they want "emergent leadership."

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap. This is because product leadership is genuinely hard and quite distinct from the job of product manager – something that is often misunderstood. A cross-functional team at FutureLearn.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 30, 2023

Product management and leadership From the struggle to balance innovation and market fit to maintaining a customer-centric approach to product development and navigating talks with business partners, product leaders face many challenges. Product management and leadership speakers. leadership to uphold your customer-centric focus.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Step 4: Build a Portfolio Landing a position as a technical product manager requires more than a one or two-page resume. This includes earning a relevant degree, gaining technical experience in roles such as software engineer, and building product management skills through on-the-job experience or targeted training.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

Social Media Platform Management Social media is a free yet powerful platform to gather potential employees’ resumes, find market salary information, and find qualified candidates – all required excessively in a managerial position. Strategy and Execution Skills A strategic mind is important in all jobs and managerial positions.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 19, 2022

However, the role of a cloud architect is not an entry-level position. You will need extensive technical experience to qualify for most professional cloud architect positions. A DevOps engineer will work cross-functionally across many teams, and departments like cloud architects routinely do.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Try applying for a position as a developer or engineer on an upcoming ML project. Being part of a development or engineering team gives you firsthand knowledge and experience about how to make ML systems and products. At times, you won’t land a position as part of an existing machine-learning project right away.

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The Product HQ

MAY 10, 2024

Here, you will have to supplement your initial market research with additional context that will help you to optimize how you position your product in its respective market. This is your opportunity to prove why a potential recruiter should hire you for the position. Can a founder be a product manager?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

It’s also not a natural progression from a specific academic discipline such as a career in law, medicine, or software engineering and a lack of opportunities begets a lack of candidates. They have a healthy disrespect for the impossible, and are looking to make a positive impact on the world. Choosing the Right Graduates.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 4, 2020

Applicants for positions at Amazon can expect to be asked a set of questions commonly referred to as behavioral interview questions. Well, you may have already guessed, but they're the questions focused on gleaning info on your past behavior and performance in earlier positions. What's an example of a time that a project failed?

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 14, 2020

Not every company has the position of a Chief Product Officer (CPO). Most companies have a Senior Product Manager position that is the most logical next step for any Product Manager. Some companies also have a Product Director position. No matter what path anyone chooses, product management demands leadership.

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Mixpanel

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a Product Lead, I continuously emphasize to our broader team the importance of defining personas so that we’re clear about who we’re targeting when shaping our product or positioning. I’ve found a big piece of getting this right is keeping those of us on the development side as close to our customers as our support or sales teams.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 26, 2021

Higher-level graduate degrees may be nice to have, but are not required for engineering management. EM resumes will need to show at least 3-5 years of engineering and leadership experience. Contact Information Building an Engineering Manager's resume may feel like an intimidating task. The key is to be concise.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

One of my reviewers for the Modern Management Made Easy books asked a fascinating question: I've never seen this many women in management or in senior leadership positions. Up until the mid-80s, many of the software engineering jobs were for special-purpose machines or applications. Yes, the stories reflect my experience.

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Mind the Product

MARCH 7, 2017

Consider a Thai software engineer who got offended by a Russian-American engineer’s comment on his pull request and then refused to work with him ever again. 2: Abandon Leadership Colonialism. In practice, this means that you must learn to change your communication and leadership styles multiple times a day.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 24, 2021

In my first article in this series, I posited that the only problem Agile has is that it’s too concise. I have been in countless conversations where people argue incessantly about the definition of agile, PO vs PM, how the customers in their industry just don’t get it, and what actually constitutes good software engineering practices.

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Amplitude

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Eric Wang, a recently hired software engineer on our product engineering team, shares what it’s like to onboard with Amplitude’s engineering department. I’m a software engineer on the product engineering team. Even though Amplitude is growing, their onboarding is still done by the leadership team.

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Gainsight

JULY 11, 2023

A few years later, in 2012, my company was acquired by SPS Commerce (NASDAQ SPSC), and as part of that acquisition, I joined their leadership team. We’ve built a fantastic culture on our core values, won NJ’s Best Place to Work four years running, and became a sought-out destination for aspiring software engineers in Poland.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

As an undergraduate at UPenn, I was originally planning to move into software engineering on graduation. Many top employers are looking for computer science or engineering graduates to fill PM positions, and this is an excellent route into the role. Listen to our podcast here, or read the transcription below!

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 27, 2022

“The intention behind the idea was positive, but would it actually be helping anybody, or would we just be doing it to look good, just ticking a box?” The intention behind the idea was positive, but would it actually be helping anybody, or would we just be doing it to look good, just ticking a box?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

AUGUST 8, 2022

This includes product management , software engineering , product marketing , and other key Google hires. Candidates are given two weeks to accept a position. How to Get Hired by Google (Key Skills) Google hires for four general attributes : general cognitive ability, leadership, Googleyness, and role-related knowledge.

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Mixpanel

AUGUST 10, 2021

” Linux, says Tristan, is what made the difference for software engineers. “The primary stance that all software companies now need to take is one of openness.” Currently the founding CEO at data transformation solutions company dbt Labs, he’s also held leadership positions at RJMetrics and Squarespace.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 27, 2022

The role of a solution architect is one of the most impactful IT positions today. Solutions Architects bridge the gaps between sales, account management, and engineering. They are expected to demonstrate technical leadership while also building and executing technical solutions.

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Usersnap

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Offering a clear idea of what the purpose of your product is, and the positive change it brings about for customers. Specifying to the software engineering and design team what needs to be done in order to release the next iteration on time. Dynamic Leadership Qualities 7. Dynamic Leadership Qualities.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

There is a fixed constant, the product, while the artist can change position and form on or around it, like features and functions. Localization is a very detailed art of adapting software and interfaces for specific regions, locales, cultures, and languages allowing users to better connect to your product. Be Curious.

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In 2017 she joined Andela, a software engineering-as-a-service company, leading the product and design team in creating internal products to achieve business goals. And it’s been her experience that Andela plays a positive role in the progression of its employees. Support From Within. Getting the Career you Want.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JUNE 28, 2021

This is especially true for new EMs, who often previously worked as software engineers or developers before being promoted. Here are some of the common pitfalls that new engineering managers face, along with the best ways to overcome them and thrive in your new management position. But that is why we wrote this article!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

JULY 3, 2020

Some of these roles include software engineering, product design, data analysts, sales, marketing, and customer support. After roughly two years of working in an entry level product position, they can expect to be promoted to a mid level product role. After all, PM is in and of itself an interdisciplinary role.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 13, 2021

However, it's very challenging to get a full-time position at many of these companies. The STEP (Student Training in Engineering Program) is for those engineering and tech-related roles. The BOLD (Build Opportunities for Leadership & Development) is meant for those business and marketing-related roles. GPA or higher.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

You somehow have to bring together a rowdy bunch of tech professionals (data scientists, UX and UI designers , software engineers, etc) and make a valuable and functional product happen. If you treat your position as a chance to manipulate people into doing things your way, you’re definitely in the wrong job!

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

Without previously having a PM job, it is vital to position your resume to appear as if you were already doing PM related tasks in your current consulting role. You do not have to have a software engineering background, but you should at the minimum be a good partner to developers. Apply anyway.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 19, 2020

Without previously having a PM job, it is vital to position your resume to appear as if you were already doing PM related tasks in your current consulting role. You do not have to have a software engineering background, but you should at the minimum be a good partner to developers. Apply anyway.

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