Shifting the mindset to see and talk beyond the product is very critical in Product management. No matter what stage in the product lifecycle, simultaneously and deliberately viewing your product through these perspectives will help avoid common pitfalls and help deliver a superior solution.
Former PM at Walmart, Mala Rajendran, talked about putting execution in context and how PM's role is to build the right product, not to build the product right. She also discussed that PM's need to understand their "go-to"" strengths vs. where they need to consciously practice.
18. Values…
• “to enable people and businesses throughout
the world to realize their full potential.
• “Inspire the world, create the future”.
• “to be earth's most customer centric company; to
build a place where people can come to find and
discover anything they might want to buy online.”
• “to give people the power to share and make the
world more open and connected.”
• “to organize the world's information and make it
universally accessible and useful.”
19. “All CEOs are Product
Managers”
“All Product Managers are
CEOs”
29. Product managers see
beyond the product …..
Starbucks CEO say’s he never sold coffee, he was
selling a work place that treats people with dignity
and respect.