AMA: Atlassian Senior Product Manager, DJ Chung on Product Development Process

Ideally you have the right market insights before you start building. However, if you have open questions, I encourage you to break down the project into smaller mileston...

Generally, the engineering manager (EM) is more involved than the individual contributor (IC) engineers. First, before planning of individual features happen, I make sure...

Don't think there's a "right" ratio, but I would say 1 PM to 6-12 engineers is a good ratio. I think beyond 12 engineers, it gets a little difficult for a PM to stay on t...

At the beginning of the project. Before we start implementation, I make sure to define: What problem are we trying to solve and for whom? Why is this problem important ...

For a visible project that has the attention of upper leadership, I think of 3 checkpoints with leadership: 1. Showcasing the vision at the beginning of the project Once...

This is a continual process! It is important to have regular syncs with the engineering team to discuss progress, open product questions, and review next steps. I don't t...