For our next installment of our Women in Product Management Series, I interviewed Aruna Thapa, Senior Director of Product Strategy at IQVIA Technologies. Now with over 20 years of experience, I’ve internalized the lesson to never underestimate the significance of a framework and the iteration process by consistently applying it in various aspects of my work.…
Every May 13th, we celebrate Product Management Day, honoring the origins of the product manager role that began with a memo in 1931. This blog traces the full history of product management—from the revolutionary “Brand Man” memo to the rise of Agile, SCRUM, and modern frameworks used by tech giants today. TL;DR: Key Milestones in…
Back in 2017, Disney announced plans for a Star Wars hotel that immediately got fans buzzing. Disney promised a completely immersive experience alongside concept art that showed guests on a starship, interacting with Star Wars characters. It looked like a Star Wars fan dream come true. Disney launched the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser experience in March of 2022 to great success. Travelers…
This is part 2 of 3 of our series of using ChatGPT in your day-to-day job as a product manager (PM). In this entry, we’ll explore ways PMs can leverage ChatGPT to help with product discovery. (Read Part 1, “Using ChatGPT as a Product Management Tool,” here). TLDR Using the example of a new product manager…
Happy Opening Day, y’all. (I might be a day or two behind for some teams, but you get the gist). For those who need to become more familiar with the rule change in MLB: there is a new 30-second timer between batters and a time limit between pitches. After receiving the ball from the catcher…
This is part 1 of 3 on the likely impact of Chat GPT in the product operations domain and how product people might use it. ChatGPT has created quite a bit of buzz since its release in November 2022. Responses have ranged from Elon Musk saying, ” We are not far from dangerously strong AI” to Mark…
For our next installment of the Women in Product Management Series I interviewed Costanza Montresor, Global Head of Consumer Digital Security Product at Vodafone. How did you get into Product Management? At the start of my career, I had roles in various departments, from online e-commerce, to media, and strategy. My role in wholesale strategy…
What is Product Management? A Guide for Individuals, Teams, and Companies It’s a question we hear all the time… What is Product Management? So we created this guide to help individuals, teams and companies answer that question. We created this guide to help individuals, teams, and companies answer the question: “What is Product Management?” If…
As a Product Manager, your primary responsibility is driving sustainable business growth. That means determining whether there’s opportunity for market penetration and expansion with a given Product, then aligning various stakeholders throughout the organization to make it happen. Product Managers must rally support across multiple teams – engineering, marketing, customer support, fulfillment, and more –…
For our next installment of the Women in Product Management Series, I interviewed Daniela Ornelas, Vice President of Product Management at Wabtec Corporation. How did you get into product management? My background is in electrical engineering. I got my MBA in automation, and I’ve been at Wabtec for 19 years. The key connections I have…
