Main takeaways: - Focus on what users truly value - Team happiness matters - The secret to effective stakeholder management

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6. PM Learnings After Logging 10k Hours
What it takes to be a successful product manager
Jane You Dropbox PM
@jane__you

7. Agenda
● Three hard realities
● My 10k Journey
● The Craftsmanship of PM

8. Three hard realities
What I learnt on the challenges and circumstances product managers face
70 percent of
projects fail
Source
Startups vs Big
Companies
Startup does win over speed
PM talents are
often underutilized
PM vs PgM vs PjM

9. “Let it RAIN.”
- Shi Heng Yi

10. My 10K Hour PM Journey
“A great PM would be
both a visionary & a
user representative.”
- @oicu2 · Adobe
Focus on what
users truly value
The secret to
effective stakeholder
management
Team happiness
matters
- Bring people onboard
as early as possible
- Proactive
communications
diligently
- Speak their languages
- Be technical and
creative as much as
you can
Phase I - PM at startups Phase II - PM at Autodesk Phase III - PM at Dropbox

11. Primary PM Metrics and Engagements
Focus on what
users truly value
The secret to
effective stakeholder
management
Team happiness
matters
Phase I Phase II Phase III
# of user interviews
NPS score of usability test
Daily Active Users & Trend
# of referrals for virality
# of feature iterations
Sprint burn down rates
Regular Retrospectives
Regular alignment
Bi-weekly Sprint Demo
Design Thinking Workshops Release celebrations 🎉

12. Agenda
● Three hard realities
● My 10k Journey
● The Craftsmanship of PM

13. Build Product Instincts in Three Stages
The Craftsmanship of PM
The 3 Stages of Failure in Life and Work
Source
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14. Level 5 Leadership
The Craftsmanship of PM ● ● ● ● ●

15. Influence people without authority
The Craftsmanship of PM
• “Becoming genuinely
interested in other people.”
#1 Principle
• “Smile.”
Be Kind.
• “Be a good listener.”
Understand first then be understood
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16. Storytelling - Start With Why
The Craftsmanship of PM ● ● ● ● ●
Source

17. Design Thinking As a Muscle
The Craftsmanship of PM ● ● ● ● ●

18. Transform hard realities to playful work
Work is my play
Maximize Product
Success Rate
Accept it does fail often
Startup Mindset
Makes a Difference
Speed matters, patience also helps
Tap more into your
creativity energy
Show what a great PM looks like

19. Welcome any feedback!
@jane__you

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