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The Successful Product Manager
            presented 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 effective
  elegant
    customer-oriented solutions
Understands the problem...




         ...before proposing the solution
Rejects product narcissism
Searches for anomalies...




  ...that could lead to new opportunities
Relies on knowledge and experience...
but
trusts
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 accountable
                 Self included
Negotiates
   to a point
Creates credible, fact-based
status reports
Tells a compelling story
Is politically savvy
Promotes
Transparency
searches
for
truth
  Strikes.
      Decisively.
Has
The
Touch
Analyzes wins and losses




                           Strikes.
                           Decisively.
Fights for the future
fights 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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