Start Time is August 11 @ 10 AM ET
Don't forget to RSVP @ https://www.meetup.com/TheProductGroup/events/262287468/
Session 11 Livestream Schedule
Sunday, August 11
@ 10 AM ET
John Masterson: A guide to components for Product Managers
Drawing on my own experience as a naive Product Manager, the goal of this talk to increase awareness into the world of front-end JavaScript components. Specifically how to research these at the start of a project to avoid going into production with the wrong ones.
@ 11 AM ET
Chris Butler: Alignment of strategy, roadmap, and backlog
All product managers need to link the high-level challenge they are solving with the day-to-day. How do you keep them connected and in sync when there are different disciplines and stakeholders involved on each level? During this talk, we will review the process and method by which you align the three key components of product planning.
@ 12 PM ET
Scott Levy: The Art of Prioritization: How to prioritize your roadmap/backlog, justify the prioritization and say "No" (politely) to stakeholders
I will be focused on how to use data both quantitative (i.e. in-app metrics) and qualitative (i.e. customer interviews) to make and justify prioritization decisions. This topic will also cover how to use a thematic roadmap to more easily prioritize and justify decisions.
@ 1 PM ET
Yogesh Sharma: Product - Importance of iterative interview of the stakeholders
Good product management practice consists of various technics. To develop an excellent product it is really important to understand your customer’s need or to understand the problem your stakeholders are trying to solve. Big question is how do you know that what is the real that stakeholder’s are trying to solve and how relevant is the problem ?
@ 2 PM ET
Shobhit Chugh: How to stay productive and find time to do deep work as a PM
As product managers, we sometimes tend to do what is easy to do in the moment, rather than what really matters. But most of our high value work is concentrated in a few areas: thinking about product vision and strategy, piecing together various forms of input to figure out priorities, looking at product from different angles, preparing for major meetings to make sure they are productive. In this talk, Shobhit talks about how to increase your productivity and find time to do this high value deep work so that you are contributing as much as possible as a Product Manager, while moving faster and staying sane
Sunday, September 15
@ 10 AM ET
Nis Frome: Being a champion for a culture of experimentation within your organization
Being a champion for a culture of experimentation within your organization: By combining executive buy-in, initial proof points, and an atmosphere of enviable success, experimentation can take hold and lead to meaningful results for any business.
@ 11 AM ET
Bryan Postelnek: Tips on communicating internally to different audiences
Product Managers must be able to communicate to a variety of people across different departments - stakeholders, developers, designers, marketing, leadership, etc. - and, although we wish it were true, one message or document doesn't work for all groups. Watch this talk to learn some tips on how to frame conversations and set yourself up to succeed in talking to these different audiences.
@ 12 PM ET
Yossi Mlynsky: The MVP - how to build the right MVP, it might be a lot simpler than you think.
Building a product is a huge responsibility, each feature you release takes time, focus and ongoing love. Learning from the best products on the market and sharing my experience with Upstack, MealPal and others to workshop a framework of how to decide what features to include in your product launch, ideas for a focused MVP and understanding the engineering implications of your product decisions.
@ 1 PM ET
Paul Hurwitz: How to transition from Product Management to Product Leadership
Key items to keep in mind when making the transition and what new tasks you'll be performing when you make the transition. Do you have to advance your career? What does it mean to manage Product Managers?
@ 2 PM ET
Patrick Hoffman: The rule of seven: how to structure your product organization to succeed
Whether you're the first product manager in an early stage company or one of hundreds in a late stage company it's important to understand different ways to organize your teams for success. In this talk we'll discuss different team structures and how to avoid some common pitfalls that arise as small group behavior gives way to large group behavior.
Sunday, October 13
@ 10 AM ET
Jordan Bergtraum: Get the most out of the PMs on your team
Maximize team output by understanding your peoples interests and skills. Interviewing your PMs, pairing them with the work at which they will excel, and motivating them through the areas that don't come natural.
@ 11 AM ET
Andrew Knight: how to collect and present the right data for your product team's needs
Is your team data driven? Do you have the data required to set your product direction? We'll cover the fundamentals for asking the important questions, collecting the right information and presenting the relevant metrics to meet your objectives. Start using data in your decisions right away!
@ 12 PM ET
Brad Popiolek: Leading with empathy, trust, and transparency -- a product manager's guide
Product managers are challenged to influence without formal authority and often serve as the "go-to" person for cross functional teams. Learn how a combination of leadership tactics and agile methodologies can help you lead a high functioning team that ultimately comes together in peace and harmony, delivers software every week, and does a retro every time to figure out how you can improve.
@ 1 PM ET
Scott Stokke: Starting your PM Job - First 90 days
Starting a new product job is hard, you need quick wins and a long view understanding of the organization. Come learn what's worked and how you can become more impactful in your new product role, in less time.
@ 2 PM ET
Dimitris Sotiriou: Don’t listen to the customer (when to break the rule)
The customer is always right...until proven otherwise. As product managers we are always driven by customer feedback and requests but there is a fine moment when temporarily ignoring the customer may actually help you take a forward leap. How do you identify these moments and how do you minimise the risk of going completely off track?
@ 10 AM ET
John Masterson: A guide to components for Product Managers
Drawing on my own experience as a naive Product Manager, the goal of this talk to increase awareness into the world of front-end JavaScript components. Specifically how to research these at the start of a project to avoid going into production with the wrong ones.
@ 11 AM ET
Chris Butler: Alignment of strategy, roadmap, and backlog
All product managers need to link the high-level challenge they are solving with the day-to-day. How do you keep them connected and in sync when there are different disciplines and stakeholders involved on each level? During this talk, we will review the process and method by which you align the three key components of product planning.
@ 12 PM ET
Scott Levy: The Art of Prioritization: How to prioritize your roadmap/backlog, justify the prioritization and say "No" (politely) to stakeholders
I will be focused on how to use data both quantitative (i.e. in-app metrics) and qualitative (i.e. customer interviews) to make and justify prioritization decisions. This topic will also cover how to use a thematic roadmap to more easily prioritize and justify decisions.
@ 1 PM ET
Yogesh Sharma: Product - Importance of iterative interview of the stakeholders
Good product management practice consists of various technics. To develop an excellent product it is really important to understand your customer’s need or to understand the problem your stakeholders are trying to solve. Big question is how do you know that what is the real that stakeholder’s are trying to solve and how relevant is the problem ?
@ 2 PM ET
Shobhit Chugh: How to stay productive and find time to do deep work as a PM
As product managers, we sometimes tend to do what is easy to do in the moment, rather than what really matters. But most of our high value work is concentrated in a few areas: thinking about product vision and strategy, piecing together various forms of input to figure out priorities, looking at product from different angles, preparing for major meetings to make sure they are productive. In this talk, Shobhit talks about how to increase your productivity and find time to do this high value deep work so that you are contributing as much as possible as a Product Manager, while moving faster and staying sane
Sunday, September 15
@ 10 AM ET
Nis Frome: Being a champion for a culture of experimentation within your organization
Being a champion for a culture of experimentation within your organization: By combining executive buy-in, initial proof points, and an atmosphere of enviable success, experimentation can take hold and lead to meaningful results for any business.
@ 11 AM ET
Bryan Postelnek: Tips on communicating internally to different audiences
Product Managers must be able to communicate to a variety of people across different departments - stakeholders, developers, designers, marketing, leadership, etc. - and, although we wish it were true, one message or document doesn't work for all groups. Watch this talk to learn some tips on how to frame conversations and set yourself up to succeed in talking to these different audiences.
@ 12 PM ET
Yossi Mlynsky: The MVP - how to build the right MVP, it might be a lot simpler than you think.
Building a product is a huge responsibility, each feature you release takes time, focus and ongoing love. Learning from the best products on the market and sharing my experience with Upstack, MealPal and others to workshop a framework of how to decide what features to include in your product launch, ideas for a focused MVP and understanding the engineering implications of your product decisions.
@ 1 PM ET
Paul Hurwitz: How to transition from Product Management to Product Leadership
Key items to keep in mind when making the transition and what new tasks you'll be performing when you make the transition. Do you have to advance your career? What does it mean to manage Product Managers?
@ 2 PM ET
Patrick Hoffman: The rule of seven: how to structure your product organization to succeed
Whether you're the first product manager in an early stage company or one of hundreds in a late stage company it's important to understand different ways to organize your teams for success. In this talk we'll discuss different team structures and how to avoid some common pitfalls that arise as small group behavior gives way to large group behavior.
Sunday, October 13
@ 10 AM ET
Jordan Bergtraum: Get the most out of the PMs on your team
Maximize team output by understanding your peoples interests and skills. Interviewing your PMs, pairing them with the work at which they will excel, and motivating them through the areas that don't come natural.
@ 11 AM ET
Andrew Knight: how to collect and present the right data for your product team's needs
Is your team data driven? Do you have the data required to set your product direction? We'll cover the fundamentals for asking the important questions, collecting the right information and presenting the relevant metrics to meet your objectives. Start using data in your decisions right away!
@ 12 PM ET
Brad Popiolek: Leading with empathy, trust, and transparency -- a product manager's guide
Product managers are challenged to influence without formal authority and often serve as the "go-to" person for cross functional teams. Learn how a combination of leadership tactics and agile methodologies can help you lead a high functioning team that ultimately comes together in peace and harmony, delivers software every week, and does a retro every time to figure out how you can improve.
@ 1 PM ET
Scott Stokke: Starting your PM Job - First 90 days
Starting a new product job is hard, you need quick wins and a long view understanding of the organization. Come learn what's worked and how you can become more impactful in your new product role, in less time.
@ 2 PM ET
Dimitris Sotiriou: Don’t listen to the customer (when to break the rule)
The customer is always right...until proven otherwise. As product managers we are always driven by customer feedback and requests but there is a fine moment when temporarily ignoring the customer may actually help you take a forward leap. How do you identify these moments and how do you minimise the risk of going completely off track?