AMA: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management, Devika Nair on Technical Product Management

This depends on the goals of your product. In general, you want your key metrics to be aligned with what you and the organization considers the top goals of the product. ...

That depends on the organization. I've found that it differs based on the organization, and the impact you make on the projects. Certain organizations and leaders give mo...

The best tech product managers I know have a very good understanding of their product. This includes understanding the customer needs and market. They use this knowledge ...

I've usually found that it is best to start with organizational priorities, and map the projects to the same. I've usually not been a proponent of prioritization framewor...

In general, you need technical product managers when the PMs need a deep technical understanding. In most cases, this is because the customers of your product are technic...

My approach is usually to have a initial wireframe to convey your ideas. The UX team needs to have sufficient understanding of the customer journeys and need to be involv...

It is rare to have a technical product manager and another product manager working on the same product. When this happens, it is usually in organizations where one of the...

The first step to building the vision for a product or program is to ensure you have a clear understanding of the organizational goals and how your product or program fit...

To me, success of my product managers is measured based on their understanding of the product, ability to deal with partners, customers and executives and influence other...

The biggest challenge for any tech product manager (or program manager) will remain your ability to influence. You need to influence members at all levels of the organiza...

In my opinion, you can be successful in any role by not having the expertise if you recognize it and are willing to learn. The product manager is generally not the most t...

To me, the best part of being a Product Manager is that there is no typical day. There is a mix of working with your engineering partners, talking to customers, partnerin...

If you mean technical product manager vs product manager, that depends on your technical expertise and interest towards technical products. If you mean program vs product...

I would not say I had a single point where I made this decision. I had the opportunity to lead a few PMs which I initially picked. I transitioned back to IC from this rol...

I don't think I've had a single surprise across my various tech product management roles. In general, I would say my most surprising aspects when I moved to a product ro...

First, ensure you have the right data to backup any claims or decisions you want to make. Second, focus on the goals you want from that audience. Third is to make sure th...

If your question was about Tech Product Management, it is a solid understanding of the product vision and direction. A tech PM is able to be the voice of the customer in ...

Two constant challenges for me in any product role has been finding the right way to say no. This could be to your customers asking for a particular feature or your organ...

If you are already working in an organization with an opportunity for such a role, that is the easiest way to transition. If not, look at how your current strengths can b...

Yes. If you are willing to transition, its simplest if there is a role in your organization. I am assuming this question was about TPM = Program Managers rather than prod...

PMs in most technical organizations work with technical teams, so the difference really stems from the customers of your product. Technical PMs typically work on technica...

Good judgement or product instinct. Product Managers should make quick decisions with the available data. Product Managers should be able to distinguish between the asks ...

For Product Management, my general advice is to experiment with it. Try to understand your customers and market, define the product vision and work through requirements f...