In this presentation, Nithya Natesan discusses:
-How to transition into a Product Management role from technical positions
-Traits for a successful Product Manager
-Tips to tackle challenges and road blocks in a Product Management role
12. 2010Masters in Computer Science, NCSU,
Raleigh
2010Solutions Engineer, SADA Systems,
Los Angeles
Gateway into technical career
Picked up Cloud and Virtualization skills
13. 2010Solutions Test Engineer, Cisco Systems,
San Jose
2014Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco
Systems, San Jose
Technical speaker. Interfacing with multiple PMs and customers.
Go to demo person.
14. 2015Product Manager - Partner Integrations,
Cisco Systems, San Jose
2017Senior Product Manager, GPU Cloud,
NVIDIA
20. Henry FordSteve Jobs
Customer Empathy
“Get closer than ever to your
customers. So close that you tell
them what they need well before
they realize it themselves”
31. www.productschool.com
Part-time Product Management, Coding, Data, Digital
Marketing and Blockchain courses in San Francisco, Silicon
Valley, New York, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Austin, Boston,
Boulder, Chicago, Denver, Orange County, Seattle, Bellevue,
Toronto, London and Online
Notes de l'éditeur
(sales, assisted customers in the SMB, EDU space)
Jeff Bezos really took Amazon from an online bookstore back in 94 to many new markets that made business sense to get into.
TAM, SAM, SOM -> PMFit
M&A
Product Manager really knows the product in and out and is able to communicate its unique value proposition. Knows the competitive landscape and knows when to launch, whether to launch and whom does it target?
Business books:
Every release must have customer value
Living Breathing Doc
Alings with all goals
Reflects where the product is going
Not only ABC, its the ladder to where you need to get to
Everybody in the company has ideas…. Why did we do this? That other ideas.. Suggestions!
PM cannot do everything! Most important skills of a PM -> Say no
If anything they only have the power of saying no. - priority
Conflict management - Don’t take things personally. Having thick skin! Creating win-win situations. Focusing on shared goals.
The flip side -> i look at it as an opportunity to interface and partner with a lot of people for the greater good of the product and customers itself.
Crisis management - Quick thinking on the feet. Creative ideas.
It is really exciting to deal with different kinds of challenges to which there is no one straight answer to.
Aligns with company’s strategic goals. Or it doesnt,
Change management - juggling with multiple priority things. Being ok with unexpected changes at any time any day. Things are not usually all stable and well defined in the PM land.
I am never working on the same small piece for too long. Its not like you are stuck doing the same thing over and over again for too long, because, change management really gives you a chance to keep up with the changing world around you. It is more of a reality check that happens along the way.