Timeline into Technology Graduated from Columbia Engineering Started at JP Morgan Left JP Morgan Learned iOS Development + Released 6 apps in the App Store Started as an iOS Engineer at Venmo May 2013 June 2013 August 2013 February 2014
Takeaways ● Keep an open mind about your career ● Trust your gut ● You never know what skills will come in handy ● Invest in learning about different careers and industries ○ Intern ○ Attend career panels and talks like this
Today’s Agenda 1) Roles: What positions makes up a product team? 2) Process: How does a product team collaborate on a project? 3) Hired: How can you land a PM Job?
Today’s Agenda 1) Roles: What positions makes up a product team? 2) Process: How does a product team collaborate on a project? 3) Hired: How can you land a PM Job?
Responsibilities of a Data Analyst ● Providing data to support or reject potential projects ● Establishing KPI’s ● Designing A/B tests ● Analyzing test results to make recommendations ROLES
Responsibilities of a Designer ● Creating what you see in the product ● Developing a deep understanding of the target users and personas ● Rapid Prototyping ROLES
Responsibilities of an Engineer ● Providing feasibility estimates ● Writing production code ● Testing production code ● Reviewing code written by peers ROLES
Today’s Agenda 1) Roles: What positions makes up a product team? 2) Process: How does a product team collaborate on a project? 3) Hired: How can you land a PM Job?
Process: How does a product team collaborate on a project? 1. Write a narrative 2. Share and get feedback 3. Flesh out the narrative 4. Kickoff Project 5. Create Product Spec Tickets 6. Execute 7. Celebrate 8. Test & Measure Impact
Share and get feedback ● User test and gather data to verify the problem ● Have stakeholders identify issues and opportunities ● Confirm metrics with leadership PROCESS
● A meeting with everyone working on the project. All members should have reviewed the narrative beforehand ● 2-3 weeks before coding is anticipated ● Goal to arrive at shared context and agreement on product team Kickoff PROCESS
● Ship to a small cohort ● Wait for a larger enough event sample ● Measure KPI’s ● Decide whether to ramp to 100% or pivot Test & Measure Impact PROCESS
Today’s Agenda 1) Roles: What positions makes up a product team? 2) Process: How does a product team collaborate on a project? 3) Hired: How can you land a PM Job?
Hired: How can you land a PM Job? ● Practice writing product specifications ○ For your own idea ○ Ideas on dribbble.com ● Run with an idea and start a side-project (or join one) ● Learn to use basic event tracking software ● Take an intro computer science and / or UX class ● Read, Listen, Watch Tech Media
Recommended Books ● “Inspired” by Marty Cagan ● “Sprint” by Jake Knapp ● “The Lean Startup” by Eric Reis ● “Hooked” By Nir Eyal ● “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darrell Huff