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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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Positioning Jujitsu | April Dunford | BoS Conf Online Europe 2020

Business of Software Conference

April is an expert marketing practitioner turned executive consultant and author who helps technology companies make complicated products easy for customers to understand and love. She is a globally recognized expert in Positioning and Market strategy. make sure your customers understand who your REAL competition is.

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Chief Product Officer: Their Superpowers and Role in SaaS Growth!

Usersnap

Ever wonder what a chief product officer is up to? Well, the CPO position has certainly grown and evolved over time. It’s the CPO’s job to make sure that impact is positive. Leadership. How Much Does a Chief Product Officer Earn? Chief Product Officer vs. Chief Technology Officer.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Product Management

The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear. Do your own review first so you can be confident and better positioned. Getting Buy-in from Leadership Business leaders are often concerned about how their tech teams will react to an external technical review. Are you ready?

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Hiring a Head of Product

Mironov Consulting

Over the last three decades, across 10 full-time jobs and 150 consulting clients, I’ve headed up product teams 18 times (mostly as interim VP ) and helped another dozen companies choose their Head of Product. They come from professional services groups — which is all bespoke contracts and project management.

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What is the Role of a Technical Program Manager?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Photo by Alvaro Reyes / Unsplash T - Technical: The position is unsurprisingly a technical one. P - Program: The position is centered on developing and executing technical business programs. For example, imagine that a CTO is looking to develop and bring to market a software product. So let's get to it.

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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.