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Devika Nair
Director of Product Management, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
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Over 10 years of experience in product management (analytics, cloud). Previously a software developer.
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 19
First, ensure you have the right data to backup any claims or decisions you want to make. Second, focus on the goals you want from that audience. Third is to make sure that the content is clear and crisp with the right level of detail. Occasionally, I have to re-write a document for a different ......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 19
Two constant challenges for me in any product role has been finding the right way to say no. This could be to your customers asking for a particular feature or your organization that has decided to prioritize certain aspects differently. The best way to overcome this challenge is by having your......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 20
My approach is usually to have a initial wireframe to convey your ideas. The UX team needs to have sufficient understanding of the customer journeys and need to be involved early in the product definition/creation phase. Start with your vision document and a wireframe and spend some time discussi......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 19
I would not say I had a single point where I made this decision. I had the opportunity to lead a few PMs which I initially picked. I transitioned back to IC from this role a couple of times based on my interest in the product goals. My final (or I should say current since I could transition back ......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 19
If your question was about Tech Product Management, it is a solid understanding of the product vision and direction. A tech PM is able to be the voice of the customer in front of engineering or the voice of engineering in front of marketing. They are able to represent the best interest for the ......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 20
This depends on the goals of your product. In general, you want your key metrics to be aligned with what you and the organization considers the top goals of the product. For example, this might be revenue from your product, or number of other products customers use alongside your product. There......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 19
For Product Management, my general advice is to experiment with it. Try to understand your customers and market, define the product vision and work through requirements for your features. You can also go through exercises with side projects. For Project Management, I don't have personal experien......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 20
I've usually found that it is best to start with organizational priorities, and map the projects to the same. I've usually not been a proponent of prioritization frameworks, though I've found plenty of PMs including members of my team who find them helpful. I just don't find a one size fits all w......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 19
I don't think I've had a single surprise across my various tech product management roles. In general, I would say my most surprising aspects when I moved to a product role has been the amount of work that goes into non-engineering aspects. For example, how much influence marketing or finance ca......Read More
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Devika Nair
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Director of Product Management • July 20
The best tech product managers I know have a very good understanding of their product. This includes understanding the customer needs and market. They use this knowledge to make quick, but data backed decisions about the product direction. They are also able to influence and bring along a wide ......Read More
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Director of Product Management at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Knows About Developer Product Management, Building a Product Management Team, SMB Product Managem......more