What is your advice for creating and/or improving the product management process when joining a small but growing team? Particularly for a small company with no or little structure?
Zynga Senior Director of Product, Central Technology • 3y
Be adaptable to change - don't be afraid to try different things or change a process that is no longer working for the team. For a team that is growing quickly oftentimes...
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strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 3y
When joining a small company with no or little structure or joining a small but growing product team, it is essential to understand the current state of the product manag...
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Aurora Solar Director of Product Management • 3y
I'm a strong believer in "just enough" process, so my answer to questions like this is always some version of "it depends"! The one piece of process that every team must...
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JetBrains Head of Product | Formerly GitLab, Jit.io, Cellebrite, Anima • 3y
As someone who has recently joined a small and growing team, I can relate to the challenge of creating and improving the product management process in a company with litt...
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GitLab Director of Product Management • 2y
You can spend too much time setting up "product management processes" and covering a lot of ground. Instead of focusing on creating a product management process, focus on...
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Adobe Senior Director of Product Management, 3D Category • 1y
Product Management is not about structure or process, it's about the mindset.I would hence spend all my time on ensuring the company and team has the right mindset:we are...
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Chainguard Senior Director of Product Management • 1y
In these situations, I hope you've aligned with leadership on the reasons for them to hire a PM (sometimes their first PM) before you join the team, whether that's as an ...
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Id say the main key things to do is to focus on agility and results over rigid frameworks.1. Start with outcomes, not inputs. Align the team around clear measurable outco...
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