The Successful Product Manager
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The Successful Product Managerpresented by
Christopher Cummings
The successful Product Manager...
Understands the big picture
Assesses the market
Boldly goes where no one has gone before.
Gets inside customers’ heads
Seeks effectiveelegant
customer-oriented solutions
Understands the problem...
...before proposing the solution
Rejects product narcissism
...that could lead to new opportunities
Searches for anomalies...
Relies on knowledge and experience...
buttrusts their gut
Makes hard choices
takes calculated
risks
Strikes. Decisively.
Knows when to get a bigger boat
Positions first.Develops second.
Assembles the right team for the job
Provides context
Balances competing interests
Doesn’t discuss business at the dinner table
Gives thanks.
Often, and with feeling.
Celebrates success
Learns from mistakes
Leads
Empowers
Inspires.
Manages Conflict
Shields the team from harm
Holds people accountableSelf included
Negotiatesto a point
Creates credible, fact-based status reports
Tells a compelling story
Is politically savvy
PromotesTransparency
Strikes. Decisively.
searchesfor
truth
HasThe Touch
Strikes. Decisively.
Analyzes wins and losses
Fights for the futurefights for the future
Manages the backlog
Manages the brand
is sales friendly
Prices effectively
Doesn’t give up
Maintains their sense of humor
Stays open to possibilities
Has the heart of a champion
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