Andrew Clark

AMA: 15Five VP of Product, Andrew Clark on Stakeholder Management

June 9 @ 9:00AM PT
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Andrew Clark
Jamboree Chief Product Officer | Formerly Confirm, 15Five, Emplify, Formstack3y
I flinched at the word "approval" here. I don't like the idea that Product would be seeking roadmap approval from other departments in the org. What you really want is ...
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Andrew Clark
Jamboree Chief Product Officer | Formerly Confirm, 15Five, Emplify, Formstack3y
I've tried to drive a writing culture in every team I've been on—with varying degrees of success. I don't think there's a more effective way to drive alignment, especiall...
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Andrew Clark
Jamboree Chief Product Officer | Formerly Confirm, 15Five, Emplify, Formstack3y
Yes and no. I think of these relationships in terms layers of depth. Design and Engineering are, of course, your deepest stakeholder relationships. You're building a pro...
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Andrew Clark
Jamboree Chief Product Officer | Formerly Confirm, 15Five, Emplify, Formstack3y
Here's one that I don't think gets enough love: humility. Product people are very smart*, and it takes a lot of confidence to say no to a series of good ideas just so yo...
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Andrew Clark
Jamboree Chief Product Officer | Formerly Confirm, 15Five, Emplify, Formstack3y
This one is interesting. If your goals are truly inversely correlated, I'd say there is something wrong with the top-line goals. That would suggest misalignment or lack...
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