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

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Itโ€™s all about:

โ€ข Profit ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ greed
โ€ข Motivation ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ burnout
โ€ข Doing things right ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ fast
โ€ข ROI ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ doing what you are told
โ€ข Using great ideas ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ choosing the plan
โ€ข Efficient MVP ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ expensive ideal version
โ€ข Clear communication ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ confusing details
โ€ข Overall product results ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ your teamโ€™s delivery
โ€ข Short, relevant backlogs ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ long, full of BS ones
โ€ข Getting things to work well ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ working perfectly
โ€ข Learning from your mistakes ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ the blame game.
โ€ข Career growth based on results ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ playing politics
โ€ข Listening to userโ€™s voice ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ stakeholderโ€™s demands
โ€ข Monitoring a few relevant metrics ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ dozens of them
โ€ข Transparent prioritization ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ working off gut feelings
โ€ข Problem-focused roadmaps ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ feature-focused ones.
โ€ข Giving the team space to grow ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ micromanagement
โ€ข Well-planned sprints ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ relying on stories estimations.
โ€ข Problems looking for solutions ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ the other way round
โ€ข Pursuing the best opportunity ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ sticking to the roadmap
โ€ข Having a single, achievable, but ambitious ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ several goals
โ€ข Prioritizing true value bringing stories ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ stakeholder requests
โ€ข Fixing issues that jeopardize user experience ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ fixing every bug
โ€ข Commitments to solving problems ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ feature delivery date ones.
โ€ข Iterating a releaseโ€ฆ

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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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