Dear Melissa - Answering Questions About Public Roadmaps, Project Management, Product Practice, and More
December 8, 2021
In this Dear Melissa segment, Melissa answers subscribers’ questions about topics across the board- she covers the responsibilities of a Director and VP of Product Management, how to get in your product reps outside of work, her thoughts on sharing your roadmaps with your customer, and product managers vs project managers.
Q: Do Directors of Product Management pull out of the day-to-day and just manage the departments? [1:34]
Q: How might a non-technical PM find or develop products outside of work? [4:39]
Q: Should we make our roadmap public? What are the complications that may arise if we do? [7:21]
Q: How do the roles of project and product managers differ? Where do you see the practical and pragmatic product management's response to value delivery when there are time and money constraints? [9:51]
Resources
Melissa Perri on LinkedIn | Twitter
MelissaPerri.com
In this Dear Melissa segment, Melissa answers subscribers’ questions about topics across the board- she covers the responsibilities of a Director and VP of Product Management, how to get in your product reps outside of work, her thoughts on sharing your roadmaps with your customer, and product managers vs project managers.
Q: Do Directors of Product Management pull out of the day-to-day and just manage the departments? [1:34]
Q: How might a non-technical PM find or develop products outside of work? [4:39]
Q: Should we make our roadmap public? What are the complications that may arise if we do? [7:21]
Q: How do the roles of project and product managers differ? Where do you see the practical and pragmatic product management's response to value delivery when there are time and money constraints? [9:51]
Resources
Melissa Perri on LinkedIn | Twitter
MelissaPerri.com
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