The third instalment in my cycle about product management. Delivered during beIT conference in Gdansk on 2016.03.18.

1. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
with focus on
a few words about
REMOTE COLLABORATION

2. YOUR HOST
Bartek Gatz
xmgatz@gmail.com

3. IT EDUCATION
VS
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
technology
coding efficiency
project management

4. product
goal
customers / market
process
schedule
team
project management product management
GOALS

5. product
goal
customers / market
process
schedule
team
project management product management
GOALS

6. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
customers sales
marketing the lab
product
manager

7. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
How to become an effective information hub?

8. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

9. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

10. REMOTE COLLABORATION
no face-to-face contact
different time zones
different cultures

11. REMOTE COLLABORATION
importance of face-to-face contact
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12. REMOTE COLLABORATION
importance of face-to-face contact
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13. REMOTE COLLABORATION
time zone differences
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Sydney Gdańsk
8 to 10 hours difference

14. REMOTE COLLABORATION
cultural differences

16. 1.
There is one HQ site
And all happenings and mishappenings shall be reported there.
It is also where the knowledge shall be sought and right will be told
from wrong in case of doubt.
Because too many cooks spoil the broth.

17. 2.
Thou shalt @mention thy brethren
and sisteren
And make them aware of the things thou art working on and allow
them to speak, comment and criticise.
Because true collaboration cannot happen behind closed doors.

18. 3.
Thou shalt wake up early and go to
bed late
And have live video conversations with thy folk
from another time zones.
Thou shalt dial in and allow others to do so.
Because nothing beats body language and an occasionally raised
eyebrow.

19. 4.
Thou shalt HipChat and be HapChat
And the path to chat can only be open if thou stay online.
Because adhoc is where miracles and revelations happen.

21. 5.
Thou shalt visit and welcome visitors
And work together in one place, in one time and on one
whiteboard.And in the darkness of the pub thou will forge the
bonds to be never unbound again. Because united minds of friends
can achieve more than all the separate minds alone.

22. 6.
Thou shalt not undermine nor
misguide
And in case the project is not of thy belonging, or thy knowledge is
not sufficient thou shalt contact the righteous owner of the project
and let him speak or tell thou to speak on his behalf. Because
misinformation is far worse than no information.

23. 7.
Thou shalt record and publish
And through these actions make the remote participants take part
in thy meetings in future. Because mute is the new black (when in
doubt consult your prophet).

25. 8.
Thou shalt celebrate weekends and
long weekends
And not schedule meeting for the times where thy peers are
enjoying their time off. Because passion blooms where words are
not spoken.

26. 9.
Thou shalt cherish differences
And thou will allow for contradicting opinions to be expressed, and
thy perspective questioned. Because collaboration is about finding
solutions for many, by many.

27. 10.
Thou shalt be the change thou seeketh
And question, and improve, and question again. For to everyone
who provides, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but
from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness.There
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

28. ADDITIONALTAKEAWAYS
organise projects in single location
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solve problems by avoiding them

29. ADDITIONALTAKEAWAYS
never assume bad intentions
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ask first to understand, only then
act

30. IT REALLY WORKS

31. THANKYOU