TL; DR: Hands-on Agile #62: From Backlog Manager to Product Manager w/ David Pereira
What does product success mean? In this energizing Hands-on Agile Meetup, David Pereira talked about the challenges of being a product manager and how to move from managing the Product Backlog to driving value. You can expect provoking thoughts, actionable insights, and a bit of unconventional product management.
📺 Watch the video now: From Backlog Manager to Product Manager w/ David Pereira — Hands-on Agile #62.
Abstract
What does success mean? For many product managers or product owners, it means:
- Maximizing features,
- Increasing velocity,
- Meeting deadlines,
- Pleasing stakeholders.
The above reflects the old ways. The more you face that, the quicker you become a backlog manager.
Let’s talk about the challenges of being a product manager and how to move from managing the backlog to driving value. You can expect provoking thoughts, actionable insights, and a bit of unconventional product management.
From Backlog Manager to Product Manager: Questions & Answers
During the Q&A part on moving from Backlog Manager to Product Manager, David answered the following questions, among others:
- What is a useful mindset for PMs regarding the context they are dealing with? (Creator of Promised Land? vs. Victim of Harsh Reality?) (Denise Fleck)
- Without estimation, how do we arrive at a quarterly roadmap? How do we map alignment with strategy?
- Regarding the estimation bit, when you work for a digital agency, you have to give customers an indication of the duration because that will form the basis of the quote. How do you deal with this situation?
Watch the recording of David Pereira’s ‘From Backlog Manager Product Manager’ session now:
Meet David Pereira
David is a passionate Product Leader with over ten years of product management experience. Over the last few years, he led many product teams in successful endeavors. His biggest fear is the comfort zone. His motto is the faster we learn, the faster we succeed.
He has been working as a Product Leader. He’s focused on coaching teams to deliver the highest value for their customers. One of his hobbies is writing articles:
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