Global Product Management Talk

Teresa Torres, Vice President, Products, AfterCollege, Inc discusses Developing Product Expertise "I've met countless product professionals who are interested in mastering their craft. One of the most common questions I get is, how do we get better at building great products. We'll explore these questions and many more in this one hour chat." Resources: http://bit.ly/1afTmJL Teresa is speaking at Startup Product Summit SF2. Learn about managing products to success at Product Bootcamp San Francisco Oct 10-12! http://bit.ly/14ZagOP   Oct 10: Workshop Day: competitive space & Lean startup way. http://bit.ly/14SMcaC   Oct 11 Startup Product Summit SF2 lightning talks w/experts & practitioners.http://bit.ly/1bvsOFm   Oct 12 ProductCamp San Francisco! true community unconference http://pcampsf.com   http://startupproduct.com  

Data Informed Product Management According to Jason Shah, Product Management is the process of building, testing, measuring, and maintaining good software. Geoffrey Moore, who wrote Crossing the Chasm, says, "You actually have your hand on the tiller that changes the fate of your company. So its an amazing priviledge to work in a high tech company because the amount of power you get, particularly if you can get into this role of product marketing and product management..." is the ability to affect the direction of the product.   Resources: http://bit.ly/1aDqImT   Jason is speaking at Startup Product Summit SF2 which is like Tedtalks for Product excellence:  Learn about managing products to success at Product Bootcamp San Francisco Oct 10-12! http://bit.ly/14ZagO   Oct 10: Competitive space & Lean startup workshops http://bit.ly/14SMcaC Oct 11 Startup Product Summit SF2 http://bit.ly/1bvsOFm Oct 12 ProductCamp San Francisco unconference http://pcampsf.com

Greg Geracie, President of Actuation Consulting, will discuss the newly available ProdBOK, The Product Management Body of Knowledge!  For the last three years approximately sixty of the industry’s leading product professionals banded together and contributed to the development of the ProdBOK Guide. The goal? To distill a collaborative cornerstone that can be built upon to ensure that the product management profession better supports the needs of the product community at large.  Resources: http://bit.ly/181Zwvu Learn about managing products to success at Product Bootcamp San Francisco Oct 10-12! http://bit.ly/14ZagOP Oct 10: workshops re: competitive space & Lean startup way. http://bit.ly/14SMcaC Oct 11 Startup Product Summit SF2 lightning talks w/experts & practitioners.http://bit.ly/1bvsOFm Oct 12 Product Camp San Francisco! true community unconference: You propose topics & present http://pcampsf.com

Soft Touch Product Management for Small Teams Or Managing through LOLcats   On small teams, the product manager often functions as product manager, project manager, scrum master, product owner, QA manager, analytics department, and coffee guy. How do you keep all the stakeholders happy? How do you avoid meltdowns and temper tantrums (including your own)? A sense of humor and a good GIF collection can help.    Barbara says, "As a product team of one I always love tuning in to Global Product Management Talk as a chance to check in with "my people." I've been a pretty passive voice in the community to date, so I'm looking forward to diving in the deep end!"   Barbara North, Director of Product at FORA.tv has worked on a wide variety of projects, including a website that allows you to customize letterpress stationery, mobile friendly social games, music driven photo slide shows, and a mobile social network. She currently serves as the Director of Product at FORA.tv helping conference and event organizers produce, distribute, and monitize their video content.    Barbara attended the first and is registered for the next Startup Product Summit SF2! Register today to network with Barbara and be shoulder to shoulder with the best and the brightest product leaders sharing their experience so you can stand on their shoulders to forward your product, startup and career! http://bit.ly/16qfEKp  

Tatiana Josephy studied public policy, ethics, and development in college and considered becoming a director, but saw a strong similarity between product management and directing.  She'll discuss Being A Woman In Technology, Bootstrapping A Mobile Application, And Agile Culture   She pushed back a sprint to join host Cindy F. Solomon in honor of Women in Product month on the Global Product Management Talk.   Tatiana is speaking at Startup Product Summit SF2 Oct 11, 2013 Register now for best price: http://startupproduct.com   Product Weekend San Francisco - Oct 10-12, 2013 trainings, Summit, Afterparty, Product Camp San Francisco   Resources: http://bit.ly/1bEa6eS

Stephanie Geerlings, Builder, Hacker, Entrepreneur, PM, and Prime Minister for Cloud City, has grown companies from $3k-3M+ and teams from 3-50. She's built software, hardware, large steel machine sculptures, and has done 3-D, print, and web design and branding for Fortune 500s. Because of her background on various quickly moving projects she used to claim that the startup life was the easiest she's ever experienced. "Just working for one company—that's nice." Stephanie's values are core to how she works. She's overly honest, cares about intention, and believes in people. "Our work is to solve problems. Problems get solved—by thinking it through and applying best practices in a flexible way. Not all clients requirements are the same. We design and engineer the solution."  Stephanie is speaking at Startup Product Summit SF2 Oct 11, 2013 Register today for best price: http://startupproduct.com Product Weekend San Francisco - Oct 10-12, 2013 trainings, Summit, Afterparty, Product Camp San Francisco Resources: http://bit.ly/141zp56

Tatiana Mulry will discuss her new book, The Cause, which represents 20 years of corporate marketing campaign experience distilled into simple lessons that will transform the way you communicate about your organization to make a greater difference in people's lives.   Resources: http://bit.ly/17YuipB   REGISTER TODAY! Startup Product Summit SF2 October 11, 2013  http://bit.ly/11fNVcU http://startupproduct.com http://

The study of product team performance examines the dynamics of high performing product teams sponsored by 13 different organizations and  professional associations spanning the spectrum (product management, project and program management, user experience, etc.).  Greg Geracie, President, Actuation Consulting, and Steven Starke, Author, discuss results of the study with host, Cindy F. Solomon Download study results: http://bit.ly/16jMbwn Resourc

Alicia says, "Participating in as an audience member of the Global Product Management Talk over the last several years has been beneficial in helping me develop as a Product Manager. Now I am delighted to have the opportunity to help other "Up and Comers" in the in the same manner. I hope to generate some lively and thought provoking discussion." Alicia spent 5 years as the Mobile Product Manager for UPS Logistics Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service (now Roadnet Technologies). At UPS-LT Alicia was responsible for strategic and tactical development plans for MobileCast®, a GPS based mobile resource management solution that is part of the Roadnet Transportation Suite®. This role included working with both customers and prospects in order to seek out prevalent challenges that could be solved using technology as well as moving the product through the many stages necessary to bring it to market. Prior to her role with UPS-LT, Alicia spent nearly 10 years in product & brand management roles with Blackboard Inc., Dell Inc., Fruit of the Loom Inc., and Kids “R” Us (Toys “R” Us Inc.). Alicia holds a B.S. from Howard University, an MBA from Baruch College, City University of New York, and a MS in Marketing from the University of Alabama. resources: http://bit.ly/1320MBr REGISTER TODAY! Startup Product Summit SF2 October 11, 2013  http://bit.ly/11fNVcU  startupproduct.com

Social business tools can help product and brand managers to become more engaged, transparent, and agile, leading to better business outcomes. IBM executive Ed Brill discusses IBM's social business journey with host, Cindy F. Solomon; inserting social into business processes and connecting people with people to deliver faster innovation, better responsiveness, and increased customer satisfaction.   Ed says, "Product managers have an incredible opportunity to leverage social business tools, beyond the typical sales and marketing uses in place today. I am looking forward to being on the Global Product Management Talk to expand the understanding of this opportunity to product managers across industries worldwide!" Resources: http://bit.ly/122Vvlq REGISTER TODAY! Startup Product Summit SF2 October 11, 2013  http://bit.ly/11fNVcU  startupproduct.com

Terry Jones, Founder & Former CEO, Travelocity.com; Chairman, Kayak.com Discusses Turning On Innovation in Your Culture, Teams and Organization Every business needs to innovate, but few know where to start. Drawing from his experience as founder and CEO at Travelocity.com and from the ten other startups where he’s worked, Jones helps product developers turn innovation from an academic exercise into an everyday skill. The stories from his career and personal experiences provide well-chosen real world illustrations of how challenging, and ultimately rewarding, it can be to gather a team and establish a culture that is open to change and is committed to innovation as the way to do business. Terry's New Book is "ON Innovation" This book's focus is turning on innovation in your culture, teams and organization. See Terry at the Online Mini-conference for Innovative Product Development PIPELINE 2013 Mini Conference: June 19th. Resources: http://bit.ly/11cRNuZ  

User Research, Rapid Prototyping, Emotion Recognition in an Agile world Rapid Prototyping and agile research are important, but how does one go about doing both? We're all in the midst of building amazing products, but how should you prioritize user research and user testing as you try to accomplish your end goal? Derek Carter, Co-Founder at YouEye, talks with host, Cindy F. Solomon About Kyle Henderson Kyle Henderson is the CEO and Co-Founder at YouEye, an agile user testing tool which offers webcam tracking, emotion recognition and eye tracking. Prior to YouEye, Kyle worked across multiple roles in product, engineering and design-oriented roles, accruing experience at six web startups, NAVTEQ and NOKIA. About YouEye Usability testing for all. YouEye's user testing platform lets you discover your site's biggest opportunities for improvement.  http://www.youeye.com/ Meet Carter & Kyle at Startup Product Summit SF2  http://bit.ly/11J59AG Resources: http://bit.ly/18fWTY3  

Jason Chicola, Founder And CEO Of Rev.com On Megatrends Of Remote Work, Labor Marketplaces, Product Management, And Role Of Technology In Freelance Work Businesses have a tough time interacting with people who are overseas and in different time zones. There is also the hassle involved with having to select the best workers from a large pool of possible freelancers, leaving business customers unsure of what the final results will be.About Jason ChicolaJason Chicola is founder and CEO of Rev. Prior to starting Rev, Jason was the 3rd employee at oDesk. Jason was also an investment professional with H.I.G. Capital and an associate with Globespan Capital Partners. Earlier in his career, he was a business analyst at McKinsey & Co. Jason earned BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.www.linkedin.com/in/jasonchicolaAbout Rev.comRev is a services marketplace that works with the top 10 percent of freelancers, and delivers services to businesses at half the price and twice the speed of traditional vendors. Rev’s first two services are audio transcription and document translation. Unlike offerings that require businesses to coordinate projects directly with freelancers, Rev vets the workers, manages the project, and guarantees quality. Rev also develops and supports its iOS app, the Rev Voice Recorder, a free audio recording app with one-click transcription services. Rev’s mission is to build the best place for freelancers to work. Rev is headquartered in San Francisco and is funded by Globespan Capital.http://www.rev.com Resources: http://bit.ly/10EoRHj

Michael V. Franchell, Executive Director, Community Based Business Incubator Center, will discuss how the Value Innovation Works (VIW) business development process is being implemented to accelerate growth in Upstate New York. Michael says, "Delighted to forward discussion of innovation on the Global Product Management Talk. I'm excited to share about how we're applying the ideation process and Value Innovation Works to accelerate economic development in all size businesses in Upstate New York." Resources: http://bit.ly/10qzpKd

Carrie Nuayalis, NPD Solution Evangelist, Planview & Maureen Carlson, Partner, Appleseed Partners give a sneak peak into the results of the 2013 Resource Management and Capacity Planning Benchmark Study. The just-released study results reveal the global state of resource management and capacity planning and this talk will focus on the survey findings around Product Development – the pains, risks and opportunities of resource management and capacity planning. The top characteristics of mature organizations and recommendations for next steps in these areas will also be discussed. Maureen says, "This is a great opportunity to discuss the pains and risks that product development organizations face in this area, and also to share the characteristics of mature organizations that have successfully overcome these challenges to improve time to market with existing resources. We'll discuss several recommendations that any organization can leverage for improvement." Resources: http://bit.ly/10vRLrX