AMA: Momentive (SurveyMonkey) Vice President Product Management, Aleks Bass on Product Management 30/60/90 Day Plan

April 18 @ 10:00AM PT

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What questions should you ask during your one-on-ones with the engineers, design, support, marketing and sales team during your first month at the company?

Aleks Bass•

Typeform Chief Product Officer • 3y

Every organization is different and has a different culture, different role definitions, different ways of getting work done, different objectives, secret sources of powe...

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If you're new to PM, what's a good way to think about, contextualize, and approach a 30/60/90 plan if you've never done one before? Also, are there any templates/resources you'd recommend as a jumping-off point?

Aleks Bass•

Typeform Chief Product Officer • 3y

The 30/60/90 plan is very helpful for anyone coming into a new role, but specifically for PMs there is a simpler way to break it down. This won't libe up perfectly, but I...

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What are some examples of "quick wins" you should aim for in the first 90 days?

Aleks Bass•

Typeform Chief Product Officer • 3y

The first 90 days are for quick wins. This is to help establish and validate your reputation quickly. You are going to want to pick something realistic that you can accom...

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What's your framework to prioritizing needs/deliverables when you're the first Product Manager at a company establishing the function?

Aleks Bass•

Typeform Chief Product Officer • 3y

Great question, and I'll make some assumptions before I answer. I'll assume that the PM function is new but that there is an engineering and design team already establish...

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