Marty Cagan | Worrisome trends in Product Management | ep.01

In this episode of the Product People Podcast, Mirela Mus talks with Marty Cagan, the well-known author of Inspired and Empowered. They discuss worrying trends in Product, how to empower Product teams, the dangers of Product Operations, how to split the work of Product Managers, AI and ML Product Management, the differences between a CTO and a CPO, advice for starting your career in Product Management, the future of Product Management, the Agile industrial complex, the Product Owner function, and the making of a real Product Manager.

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Timestamps:

(00:31) Introduction 

(04:23) Worrisome trends in Product 

(05:38) Empowered Product teams 

(07:31) Dangers of Product Operations 

(10:29) Good Product Ops 

(12:11) Splitting the work of Product Managers 

(13:51) AI and ML Product Management 

(16:18) CTO versus CPO 

(18:10) Advice for starting your career in Product Management 

(20:45) Future of the Product Management function 

(23:43) The Agile industrial complex and the Product Owner function 

(25:19) The making of a real Product Manager

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