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What is your process of setting a vision when you join a new company?

Vasanth Arunachalam

Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft • 3y

I’m assuming the question is about setting a ‘team’ vision/mission and one doesn’t exist yet. The mission statement is the “What” and the vision statement is an ambitious...

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What's your framework to prioritizing needs/deliverables when you're the first Product Manager at a company establishing the function?

Clara Lee

PayPal VP, Product | Formerly Apple, Automattic, Deloitte • 4y

There are many great approaches to this question – and to some extent, it will depend on what the company values. If you're a first Product Manager, it is most important ...

1,786 Views

What's a typical product manager career path?

Sheila Hara

Barracuda Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y

In the field of product management, there isn't really a "typical" career path. Product management is highly flexible. Some product managers may transition into related f...

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What is the most effective way to scale a Product Management team beyond the first Product Manager?

Rupali Jain

Optimizely Chief Product Officer • 4y

The simple answer is to hire PMs :) . That said, I'm assuming you are asking more of how to structure the team to scale to the needs of the organization as you hire Def...

1,604 Views

What are some examples of "quick wins" you should aim for in the first 90 days?

James Heimbuck

ATG Group Product Manager | Formerly Doppler, GitLab, Twilio/SendGrid • 2y

It can be tempting when joining a new organization to find something small to ship but you should remember that shipping does not mean a "win", you want to drive a succes...

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If you're new to PM, what's a good way to think about, contextualize, and approach a 30/60/90 plan if you've never done one before? Also, are there any templates/resources you'd recommend as a jumping-off point?

James Heimbuck

ATG Group Product Manager | Formerly Doppler, GitLab, Twilio/SendGrid • 2y

In the first 30 days get to know the user you are building for, the problems that they have and how your product or feature solves that. Get to know your team and how the...

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What questions should you ask during your one-on-ones with the engineers, design, support, marketing and sales team during your first month at the company?

James Heimbuck

ATG Group Product Manager | Formerly Doppler, GitLab, Twilio/SendGrid • 2y

There is a lot to learn from your new team when starting and it can be tempting to jump right into what they can help you build first or what their problems are and you w...

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You're the new Product Manager for a B2B SaaS company that has 40 people and is starting to scale. What should you aim to do in your first month and your first quarter?

James Heimbuck

ATG Group Product Manager | Formerly Doppler, GitLab, Twilio/SendGrid • 2y

For an organization at this stage a product manager was probably brought in to help manage the vision, ensure the variety of customer requests and ideas are being reviewe...

3,699 Views

What is your 30-60-90 day plan when you go into an org with the intention of setting up PM function for the first time?

Vasanth Arunachalam

Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft • 3y

I’ll apply the framework outlined above to this question and talk about setting up a Technical PM function for the first time. 30 days of LEARNING: I’ll start with a list...

2,242 Views

What questions should you ask during your one-on-ones with your cross-functional teams during your first month at the company?

Vasanth Arunachalam

Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft • 3y

The listening tour is what I love most while taking on a new role. I’m a social person and I love meeting people. What better than getting to know the people you are goin...

858 Views

What's your best product management 30-60-90 day plan to make a big impact at a new company?

Tamar Hadar

Senior Director of Product | Strategic Planning, Mentoring | Formerly The Knot Worldwide, Trello (Atlassian) • 4y

First off, take a deep breath and remember, crushing those OKRs is going to take time and effort. Next, set clear goals for each milestone and build a plan around it. Jus...

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