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Product managers often end up reporting to the CTO, and some will argue that this is a good thing. Why Shouldn’t a CTO be the Boss? So if they report to the CTO it creates the impression of bias against the business and user. Being a product manager is no longer being a developer by another name. How can CTOs Help?
I recently spoke at the Y Oslo conference in Oslo, Norway. Ideally, this outcome is a two-way negotiation between an executive at the company, often a chief product officer, a chief design officer, a CTO, and the cross-functional product team. The premise is that we’re starting with an outcome.
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Don’t waste this valuable real estate on showing your company name or “Thank you.” They show onscreen the longest—while you get set up and while you take questions afterward—so they should contain your strongest point. ” Use the “30-day test” to maintain a high-performance team.
getting a certification (be it scrum, agile, product, coaching … you name it). I’ll speak at three conferences. Approach goal: “Be more appreciative of my CTO’s actions.”. Avoidance goal: “Avoid arguing with the CTO.”. Nothing personal with CTOs … for example purposes only!). getting a promotion. finding a new job.
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In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. While there’s no doubt a number of industry-specific conferences for product teams, we’ve focused primarily on industry-agnostic ones for this list. Details on Code Conference 2016 will be announced later this year.
In the grand scheme of things, product management is a new field with relatively few dedicated conferences and events. While there’s no doubt a number of industry-specific conferences for product teams, we’ve focused primarily on industry-agnostic ones for this list. Details on Code Conference 2016 will be announced later this year.
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