Good Product Manager/Bad Product Manager
Tom Evans
CompellingPM
@compellingpm
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“Being a good product manager is so hard that most product managers at most companies fail
to be good -- and instead are bad.”--Ben Horowitz and David Weiden
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Good PM v. Bad PM
Good Bad
Based on knowledge & confidence They think that….
Owns success of productToo many factors outside their
control
CEO of ProductMarketing resource for
engineering
Drives the what & why Defines the how
Grows the business Builds bells & whistles
Tells the story Presents features
Defines their role Others define role
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Reference: Ben Horowitz, 1996
Bad PM = Product Janitor
• Instead of working on the critical things that will make a big difference for your product and thinking strategically, the product manager [& product marketer] end up doing thankless low-level work that is not appreciated (and many times not necessary.)
Brian Lawley, 280 Group
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What Makes a Bad PM?
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Bad PM Session Notes
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What Makes a Good PM?
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Good PM Session Notes
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How Do We Transform?
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Discover Value
Create Value
Communicate Value
Deliver Value
Capture Value
Transform Session Notes
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What Are You Going to Be?What Will You Do Different?
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Thank You!
Tom Evans
CompellingPM
@compellingpm
www.compellingpm.com
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