What is a product manager? - upload.wikimedia.org · A Wikimedia product manager Data Design...
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What is a product manager?...and why does Wikimedia need them?
Steven Walling · Siebrand Mazeland · Diederik van Liere · Maryana Pinchuk
Howie Fung · Denny Vrandecic ·Fabrice Florin · James Forrester
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It’s not this.We don’t sell products.
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Not this.We’re not anyone’s boss.
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It’s happy users.That’s readers, editors, and donors of Wikimedia projects.
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Our responsibilities1. Make sure we have a roadmap
2. Define what a product is, how it works, and who it’s for
3. Make sure the product actually meets that definition
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How do we do that?I’ll show you.
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Business
EngineeringDesign
“Traditional” view
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A Wikimedia product manager
Data
EngineeringDesign
Community
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Let’s talk.About what we do, and how we can help you.
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