Good Product People - Silicon Valley Product Group

The single most important responsibility of any VP product is to develop a strong team of product managers and designers. This

I use Marty Cagan’s definition: It’s the product manager’s job to come up with a product solution that is valuable to the user, usable by the user, buildable by our engineering team, and still viable from a business perspective. It’s all about finding a balance between these four dimensions. If you overly obsess on one or the other, chances are hig

The best product managers, regardless of their hard skills, are able to take a genuine interest in the technical work of their colleagues and draw compelling connections between technical work, user needs, and business goals.

of their product team,

As a product manager, you’ll be the advocate for the customer. You’ll learn their needs and translate those needs into product goals and features. Then you’ll make sure those features are built in a cohesive, well-designed way that actually solves the customer’s needs. You’ll focus on everything from the big picture to the small details. One day yo

we need either the leaders of the product management organization (VP product, directors of product), or a principal product manager. This person should regularly review the work of the various product managers and product teams, identifying and helping to resolve conflicts.