What activities do you do to help set expectations between development and upper leadership?
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Bluevine Senior Director of Product Management | Formerly Xero, Practice Fusion • 10mo
Representing your team to leadership is a core responsibility of a Product Manager. That starts with generating clear alignment on business goals and product requirements...
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For a visible project that has the attention of upper leadership, I think of 3 checkpoints with leadership: 1. Showcasing the vision at the beginning of the project Once...
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BILL Director Product Management • 7mo
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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Co-author Product Roadmaps Relaunched | Formerly Openly, MachineMetrics, ConstantContact, Vempathy, Fresh Tilled Soil • 2y
Communicate, communicate and communicate more!We have a quarterly product strategy meeting where the PMs share their plans and the execs ask questions ahead of the work b...
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Level AI VP of Product • 2y
“Managing up” is core to being a successful PM given how front and centre product development is for a business to grow. “Communication with the right level of detail” i...
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Matterport VP of Product • 6mo
As a product manager, I focus on several key activities to bridge the gap between development and upper leadership:Roadmap Alignment and Communication: ensure the product...
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Eventbrite Senior Director of Product • 2y
Setting clear and realistic expectations between development teams and leadership is key to the success of any product development team. Here are some strategies I use to...
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Asana Former Head of Product Operations | Formerly Adobe • 2y
Be transparent and over-communicate. Clear expectations between development teams and upper leadership are crucial for alignment and stakeholder satisfaction.Establish a ...
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Meta Senior Director of Product Management • 6mo
I have relied on three primary types of tools to maintain alignment across leadership and teams: Dashboards that everyone has access to (providing visibility into product...
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