AMA: Uber Director of Product, Sirisha m on Stakeholder Management
May 1 @ 10:00AM PST
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Uber Director of Product, Sirisha m on Stakeholder Management
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Top Questions
How do you approach building successful partnerships across multiple functions?
What's a good way to approach decisions that other teams feel they should own vs. Product feels they should own?
What kinds of ongoing, cross-functional meetings do you think are important to have? Which teams are involved, and what agenda items do you recommend?
How do product key stakeholders from other departments change as your company grows?
How do you ensure alignment when you have two senior executive stakeholders who disagree with each other on the proposed strategy and you are stuck in the middle?
How do you manage people who don't necessarily report to you? This could be while giving feedback on a piece of work? Or getting them to prioritize the project you're running.
How do you go about resolving conflict between team members?
How to go about influencing people across different functions and teams?
Do you approach stakeholder management differently based on the team you're talking to? (Design, Marketing, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success). And if so, how?
How do you work towards win/win situations with stakeholders who's top-line goals are inversely correlated to your top line goals?
How do you measure your own success in your role? How much have those performance indicators evolved as you grew within your role?
What guidance can you share around communicating effectively with stakeholders, once you've determined you will not be including their product request into your roadmap?
What do you think junior PMs struggle with the most in regards to working with executives?
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