2. Mainframe to
Mobile
UK &
SME
International
&
Enterprise
Tech
To
Commercial
3. Where does Product Management Fit?
What does a Product Manager Do and Not Do?
Product Management & Product Marketing
What Skills, Experience & Attributes
The Classic Routes to Product Management
How to position you experience as positives.
5. R&D
Exec Services
PM
Partners
Mktg Support /Channels
Sales
6.
7. What does Product Management & Marketing Do?
Evolved by DP and GA
Marcomms DELIVER AND DRIVE WINNING / Tools & Training
Product positioning REQUIRED PRODUCT Training the Sales team
Develop marcomms collateral Objection handling hints
Analysts brief Product demo
Marketing plan Finalised pricing
LAUNCH
Product training
Product launch plan Early availability
Build product delivery team Select Beta sites
Define Product Launch checklist Develop beta test plans
Assign responsibility Track progress
Track Product deliverables Requirements Specification
Prioritisation User Scenarios and profiles
Assess tech feasibility External Interfaces
DEFINE
Prioritise requirements Detailed requirements
Buy vs build assessment
Monitor development Competitor analysis
Manage requirements change Competitor SWOT
Product Analysis
ASSESS
Track actual vs planned date
Battlecard development
Business case building Review regularly Market research
Customer business case Primary research
Corporate business case Secondary research
P&L Impact Business impact
Lock in potential
Ease of entry
Environmental scan
Opportunity sizing Lifetime costs
Market segmentation NEW / IMPROVED / RE-POSITIONED PRODUCT Impact of not
Top-down sizing developing
Bottom-up sizing Window of opportunity
Market Growth
9. Manage & Prioritise Through
Evidence
Validate, Validate, Validate
Operate and Think at High and
Detailed Levels
Listen, Question, Structure
Argument & Sell
But Overall ................................
10.
11. Work Outside The Definition of the Role
The Role Agreed & Continuously Reinforced
by the Executive Team
12.
13. Product Knowledge
BUT
Market Knowledge
BUT High and Detailed Level
Operator
Analytic Skills
Listening
Communication
Persuasion
Commercial Acumen
Confidence through
Evidence