How do you measure your own success in your role? How much have those performance indicators evolved as you grew within your role?

Generally, I am thinking of success in 3 dimensions: Vision, People and Execution. All three need to work well for a team to succeed over time. Early in your career Execution takes a bit of a higher focus. You can get your first 2-3 promotions by launching bigger and more complex projects. However, as you grow in your career the ability to offer broader, more ambitious vision and have others join you in the journey become more central for your success. Your already proven execution skills help i ...Read More

I measure the success in my role based on the measurable value that my team and I deliver to customers, which in turns translates into business results. Example metrics are (increasing) conversion rate or (reducing) response time to end-users. I wouldn't say the KPIs themselves have evolved dramatically. The leading and lagging indicators that I've been accountable for thus far have varied based on the products (e.g. B2B vs B2C metrics). As I've grown within my role, I've become accountable for ...Read More

Companies typically have well-defined criteria around levels and competencies to help measure a product manager's performance. The primary objective of a product manager is to deliver user value and drive business impact by building the right products. Here are common dimensions to assess PM's success: Product metrics: Evaluate key metrics such as adoption, customer satisfaction, revenue growth, and other relevant performance indicators Collaboration and stakeholder relationships: Assess the sat ...Read More

As a PM/product lead, success is defined by both quantitative and qualitative metrics. I measure success - be it mine or anyone of the team across 4 pillars. "Impact and ability to be visionary/innovative" - they are more quantitative than the others. For projects that failed, understanding why it failed, understanding the root cause and evaluating if anything could have been done differently is a key factor to define success when measuring impact. Every failed project does not have to be negati ...Read More

If I am in my current role managing PMs, I care about the following success metrics: How are each of the team members progressing on their areas of ownership, achievement of their own OKRs? How are my team members progressing in their career development plans? Have I successfully rewarded and promoted high potential team mates? Do I have development plans for each of my direct reports and are they on track for their next promotion cycle / role / increase in responsibility? Have I been able to su ...Read More