AMA: BILL Director Product Management, Advaita Nigudkar on Product Development Process
October 7 @ 10:00AM PT
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BILL Director Product Management • 6mo
I involve engineering and design right from the start, not just at execution.When we’re defining the problem space, I like to bring the team in to align on:Who are the cu...
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BILL Director Product Management • 6mo
Setting clear expectations between development and leadership is one of the most important parts of my role as a PM. I see myself as the bridge — translating strategy int...
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BILL Director Product Management • 6mo
I believe it's important to bring the development team in early — not just on the what, but on the why and how we’ll measure success.Success metrics shouldn’t be an after...
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BILL Director Product Management • 6mo
This is a classic product tension, building fast and building the right things. The way I balance shipping on time with market insight is by separating strategic prioriti...
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BILL Director Product Management • 6mo
Engineering plays a huge role in initiative planning, not in deciding what we build, but in shaping how we build it and what’s feasible. I involve them early in problem d...
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BILL Director Product Management • 6mo
I work closely with engineering managers, designers, and engineers as a core triad, each of us brings a different lens: PMs focus on the why and what, design on the user ...
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How are PMs that worked on products across multiple industries perceived while evaluating for a PM role in a new/different industry? How can they sell themselves better? Wouldn't the outside perspective bring fresh external breath to the existing product ecosystem? Learning from the best practices in other industries can help immensely, isn't it? Your thoughts?
E.g. A PM with experience working on products across industries like Telecom, CGR, BFS, Insurance etc applying for a PM role in a product company that is in healthcare space. How can they sell themselves?
BILL Director Product Management • 6mo
I genuinely believe that great product management is largely domain-agnostic. If you’ve built strong PM fundamentals — customer discovery, problem definition, roadmap pri...
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