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Don't trust everyone who smiles and "listens" to you. Some of them are only listening to practice arguments against you, or come with ideas to outdate yours. Don't be paranoid, but be prudent.
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Stand your ground when you have sound data. Just because a supervisor doesn't agree because of their gut it doesn't mean you need to change directions. Also, there will be battles you can't imagine you need to prove yourself sometimes. I work in a very male dominated industry though.
Whole heartedly agree with this. Constantly people who want to tear down and doubt your stand point no matter how much data you put in front of them. But remember you're the one doing the work, collecting the data and talking to the customers. Trust yourself, stand your ground.
Product management is an art form. It's a combination of skill and art. You can learn the skill, but you must practice the art to refine your craft. This implies that there will be setbacks along the road. Misses provide real learning opportunities.
I wish they told me that they usually make misleading or false advertising. So misleading that we have to make an explanation to clients and customers about the flaws of our products.
Success may happen by coincidence, and it might make you believe you're greater than you are. Failures provide an opportunity to reflect and evolve as a product manager.
Set up your consumers to aid them in stopping solutioning. Allow developers to avoid working on solutions that have little commercial value. Learn to say no politely by putting it on the backburner for the time being.
You can’t make everyone happy.
When the company reaches its goal, they’re happy and they forget what you did to get them there.
When they don’t reach the goal, it’s the product manager’s fault and you need to present your strategy to fix it 🫠
So always get your money upfront, and have a wealth cushion, for when you’re fired over product problems you couldn’t control 😂
People know how to convey their demands through solutions. The purpose should not be to prevent them from doing so. Take what they offer you and use strategies like the 5-W's to trace it back to the source of the problem. Then, address the underlying issue.
Stakeholders will be disappointed if you fail to fulfill their deadlines. Teams will be unhappy if they have to make shortcuts to meet deadlines. The best thing you can do is schedule your entire day. What is not completed by the time you leave work will not be completed; you will become efficient at prioritizing everything.
Fight the right battle. It can be very tiring sometimes to hold your ground, but be smart about the battles you pick 🙂
Stick to engineering. It pays more for less hassle and has better hours. Don’t let the awful years of IT Consulting at Big 4 make you jaded, as Tech life is different on the west coast.