AMA: Atlassian Head of Product Management, Narmada Jayasankar on Product Management Skills
March 26 @ 10:00AM PT
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to these questions after the event in case you can't make it.
When joining a new team as a product manager, is it better to have the right soft skills and have to learn the hard skills of the job? Or vice versa?
What are mistakes product managers make when trying to get buy in for their roadmap that end up damaging stakeholder relationships?
Should product management decisions be data-driven or more so data-informed? Should Product Managers lead with intuition and use data to back up their assumptions?
What are the most important product management skills or perspectives that others inside an organization could benefit from that would improve their day to day?
Running a "Think Like a Product Manager" course next month and would love to hear others'
What are the most important soft and hard skills Product Managers can build to become successful in their field going forward?
As a hiring manager, what do the best product management candidates have in common?
Do you have any recommended online courses for those interested in breaking into product management (e.g. LinkedIn Learning PM learning path, Udemy, etc.)
Is an aspiring PM who struggles with decision making absolutely doomed as they consider pursuing PM?
What is the qualities of a Product Manager that impresses their Engineering counterparts and thereby allows the PM to build influence with the Eng team?
What real world experience and skillset do your product org look for in potential candidates?
How can I navigate a situation where I am frequently assigned project management tasks rather than product management responsibilities, and where there seems to be a lack of emphasis on product vision and impact-based product building?
How do product management skills change as you get more senior in the role?
I'm a technical product manager now and I find that the execution piece of my previous roles is not as desired in my current role and I am trying to balance what I deem as PM fundamentals with what my new role expectations should be.