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What does it really mean to be an Agile Product Manager?

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It’s all about:

β€’ Profit π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ greed
β€’ Motivation π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ burnout
β€’ Doing things right π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ fast
β€’ ROI π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ doing what you are told
β€’ Using great ideas π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ choosing the plan
β€’ Efficient MVP π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ expensive ideal version
β€’ Clear communication π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ confusing details
β€’ Overall product results π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ your team’s delivery
β€’ Short, relevant backlogs π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ long, full of BS ones
β€’ Getting things to work well π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ working perfectly
β€’ Learning from your mistakes π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ the blame game.
β€’ Career growth based on results π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ playing politics
β€’ Listening to user’s voice π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ stakeholder’s demands
β€’ Monitoring a few relevant metrics π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ dozens of them
β€’ Transparent prioritization π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ working off gut feelings
β€’ Problem-focused roadmaps π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ feature-focused ones.
β€’ Giving the team space to grow π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ micromanagement
β€’ Well-planned sprints π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ relying on stories estimations.
β€’ Problems looking for solutions π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ the other way round
β€’ Pursuing the best opportunity π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ sticking to the roadmap
β€’ Having a single, achievable, but ambitious π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ several goals
β€’ Prioritizing true value bringing stories π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ stakeholder requests
β€’ Fixing issues that jeopardize user experience π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ fixing every bug
β€’ Commitments to solving problems π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ώ feature delivery date ones.
β€’ Iterating a release…

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Dr Bart PM
Dr Bart PM

Written by Dr Bart PM

I am a senior Product Manager at Microsoft. My online courses have helped thousands to develop their Product Management careers. I would like to help you too!

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