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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower - Product Management

” Of course, it’s more complicated than just checking boxes on a question list. Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What’s the state of those systems?

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Guide to the Software Engineer Career Path

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? On the contrary, as you will soon see, it is possible to advance into very lucrative and high-level engineering positions as an individual contributor (Principal Software Engineer). Trying to better understand the software engineer career path?

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A little love from our customer

BrainMates

Arcadier , an e-commerce SaaS marketplace builder based in Singapore, originally came to a Brainmates Product Management course in Singapore, before engaging us for further specialised workplace training. We spoke with Chief Technology Officer, Paul Cascun to talk about how in-house Product Management training changed the game.

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Transitioning from Software Engineer to Engineering Manager

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

An engineering management position is not on the typical path of an individual contributor (IC) software engineer. Engineering managers will frequently consult with other product managers, engineers, and their teams while spending time in meetings, answering emails, and delivering presentations to upper management.

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When to Declare Backlog Bankruptcy

ProductPlan

Building the product was hard: it was taking longer to develop than everyone expected (of course). I heard requests from customers, domain experts, consultants, our development team, and internal stakeholders. So along with the CTO, I made a decision – we’d declare backlog bankruptcy. It will bubble up to the top.

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What is Product Management, exactly?

BrainMates

See Parity Consulting’s 2018 Product Management Salary Survey. ). Sometimes, the CPO or VP of Product also plays the role of CTO, overseeing Engineering , in addition to product and design. Associate Product Manager (APM) is an entry-level position, usually reporting to a more senior Product Manager.

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How do organizations innovate in the face of existential threats?

DISQO

Think: Apple’s iMac, T-Mobile’s un-contract, or Blackberry’s latest shift to software. Mike Duffy, CEO and Founder, CityBase , a technology platform for government payment systems and functions, provided additional perspective on story-driven innovation. I love talking about KPIs,” Judge said.