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TEI 310: Product managers emerge stronger through adversity – with Joseph Michelli, PhD

Product Innovation Educators

He talked with over 140 global business leaders, includes leaders at Google, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Feeding America, United Way, Verizon, Southwest Airlines, and many more. They had a roadmap they were used to following, but suddenly their roadmap and the terrain diverged. These leaders had to follow the terrain.

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Business model first–and other innovation insights for product managers Aug 19, 2016 - The Everyday Innovator – Resources for Product Managers and Innovators

Product Innovation Educators

Steven shares that effective product leadership is not simple, but there are distinct actions to take. Read the interview at https://blog.mixpanel.com/2016/08/11/steven-sinofsky-product-leadership/. The context of the articles is product development for airlines but the points apply to product management in general.

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All the Awesome Speakers for #mtpcon SF 2017

Mind the Product

Jeff has worked in various roles and leadership positions at iXL, Fidelity, AOL, WebTrends, and TheLadders. Janna is the CEO and co-founder of ProdPad, product management and roadmapping software for product people, an international speaker, as well as co-founder of Mind the Product. Janna Bastow, CEO & Co-Founder, ProdPad.

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Demystifying Product Management’s Role in Pricing Strategy

ProductPlan

The leadership team will have expectations and assumptions that may not line up with what the “CEO of the product” would prefer. Just like product strategy and roadmapping , pricing should be a collaborative effort. Just like goals drive roadmaps , they should also be driving pricing. Myth #2: Pricing is a solo effort.

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Let’s Fire a Few of Our Customers

Mironov Consulting

At many enterprise software companies, I see one or two outlier customers consuming an inordinate share of support time, product management attention, engineering cycles and roadmap focus – hugely out of proportion to their actual revenue or market value. Bi-weekly meetings, authority to drop committed roadmap items. Too Hot to Touch?

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How do organizations innovate in the face of existential threats?

DISQO

Bombacino spent 15+ years in various digital and direct marketing leadership roles at companies of all sizes including Andersen, United Airlines, Omnicom Media Group, and Restaurant.com. Stories are an emotional an effective roadmap from going from A to B, especially within chaotic and stressful environments.

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How do organizations innovate in the face of existential threats?

DISQO

Bombacino spent 15+ years in various digital and direct marketing leadership roles at companies of all sizes including Andersen, United Airlines, Omnicom Media Group, and Restaurant.com. Stories are an emotional an effective roadmap from going from A to B, especially within chaotic and stressful environments.