The Successful Product Managerpresented by

Christopher Cummings

The successful Product Manager...

Understands the big picture

Assesses the market

Boldly goes where no one has gone before.

Gets inside customers’ heads

Seeks effectiveelegant

customer-oriented solutions

Understands the problem...

...before proposing the solution

Rejects product narcissism

...that could lead to new opportunities

Searches for anomalies...

Relies on knowledge and experience...

buttrusts their gut

Makes hard choices

takes calculated

risks

Strikes. Decisively.

Knows when to get a bigger boat

Positions first.Develops second.

Assembles the right team for the job

Provides context

Balances competing interests

Doesn’t discuss business at the dinner table

Gives thanks.

Often, and with feeling.

Celebrates success

Learns from mistakes

Leads

Empowers

Inspires.

Manages Conflict

Shields the team from harm

Holds people accountableSelf included

Negotiatesto a point

Creates credible, fact-based status reports

Tells a compelling story

Is politically savvy

PromotesTransparency

Strikes. Decisively.

searchesfor

truth

HasThe Touch

Strikes. Decisively.

Analyzes wins and losses

Fights for the futurefights for the future

Manages the backlog

Manages the brand

is sales friendly

Prices effectively

Doesn’t give up

Maintains their sense of humor

Stays open to possibilities

Has the heart of a champion

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