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“Escaping the build trap By Melissa Perri” is always on the list of must-read books for Product Managers.
This blog is the second part of my book summary. You can find the first part here.
What does a great product manager do?
- The most important role of a PM is to work with the team to create value that satisfies both customer and business needs.
- A PM should be able to interface with several stakeholders such as business, technology, design, etc to develop the solution.
PMs are not experts in technology or business; they are experts in product management.
- The PM should be able to balance the inputs from all stakeholders and decide what is best for the product.
The product manager career path
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There are various levels in the product management organization depending on the amount of tactical, strategic and operational work involved.
| Tactical Work | Strategic Work | Operational Work |
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| Building features and getting them out of the door | Envisioning the future state of the product and company and what it will take to get there | Creating a roadmap that connects the current state of the product to the future state and aligns the teams around the work |
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| https://manassaloi.com/booksummaries/2017/07/21/escaping-build-trap-perri.html |
The figure above shows how work starts to shift across roles.
How should product teams be organized?
For large organizations, the author recommends organizing teams around value streams. A value stream includes all activities needed to deliver value to the customer. For example, if there is an app to buy a car insurance, the app should be part of the larger division that holds the true value - the car insurance division.
Hope you found these notes helpful. Stay tuned for the next part of this book summary. You can find the first part here.
Thanks for reading.